Sri Alavandhaar's SthOthra Rathnam verse- 55- May I be born as a little worm in the homes of Your BhAgawathAs for them to cast their kataaksham on me!

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

There should be no other enjoyment for me in this

world; except You and You alone- prayed Alavandhaar.

But in as much as the enjoyment of Yours and devotion

for Your Lotus feet should be granted to me here,

please bless me the devotion for Bhaagawathas. The

association with Bhaagawathas should always be there

for me. Tad paadha bhakthi jnAnAbhyaam phalam anyath

kadhaachana – na yaachEth. Thus one can pray to the

Lord for jnAnam, love, devotion, for Bhagawaan.

Similarly one can also seek Bhaagawatha bhakti as

well. That is not kaamyam.

 

thava daasya sukhaika sanginaam

bhavanEshu asthu api keeta janma mE

idharaavasathEshu maa sma bhoodh

api mE janma chathurmukhAthmanaa [55]

 

Please bless me to be born as even a small worm at the

thirumaaLigai (house) of Bhaagawatha- Paramaikaanthin-

who are devoted only at Your Lotus Feet and enjoy only

the Lotus Feet of Yours; may I be born so. BUT PLEASE

DO NOT let me be born even as the Chathur mukha brahmA

[the four faced Brahmaa] in the residence of those who

do not consider themselves as devotees of Yours.

 

The Bhaagawathaas- are grander and more glorious than

even the rivers like Ganges, Cauveri, etc.. The fruits

of taking holy baths in the sacred rivers- is perhaps

the association with Bhaagawathaas. The white cloth

gets its colour when other colours join the same;

similarly, the sathsangam makes one shine like gold

and be resplendent with Bhakthi for the Lord. Hence

there should be nithya vaasam (permament residence) in

the ThirumaaLigai (residence) of Bhaagawathaas.

Instead of being born as human beings and then have

association with the Bhaagawathas and then leave them

due to some reason, it is even better to be born as

worm in the residence of Bhaagawathas- thereby there

is no chance or avenue to even go out of the house.

Even if it gets crushed inadvertently by Bhagawathas,

it is even grander to die there. During its short

life, there will be at time occasional kataaksham at

those worms by those Bhagawaathas. That itself is

enough. Pasur manushya pakshI vaa- they bless all

beings with benovelent grace.

 

Instead, even it is equal to the status of Chathur

mukha Brahmaa, OR even given a chance to rule all this

universe as Brahmaa (four faced one) it is still lowly

and will do no good to Athma vichaaram. Also brahmaa’s

life is so long, one needs to suffer and suffer and

suffer with samsaaric affliction. What is the use of

education, wealth, power, fame- when there is no

devotion for Bhagawaan, no detachment (vairAgyam) etc…

 

 

Alavandhaar ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

There should be no other enjoyment for me in this

world; except You and You alone- prayed Alavandhaar.

But in as much as the enjoyment of Yours and devotion

for Your Lotus feet should be granted to me here,

please bless me the devotion for Bhaagawathas. The

association with Bhaagawathas should always be there

for me. Tad paadha bhakthi jnAnAbhyaam phalam anyath

kadhaachana – na yaachEth. Thus one can pray to the

Lord for jnAnam, love, devotion, for Bhagawaan.

Similarly one can also seek Bhaagawatha bhakti as

well. That is not kaamyam.

 

thava daasya sukhaika sanginaam

bhavanEshu asthu api keeta janma mE

idharaavasathEshu maa sma bhoodh

api mE janma chathurmukhAthmanaa [55]

 

Please bless me to be born as even a small worm at the

thirumaaLigai (house) of Bhaagawatha- Paramaikaanthin-

who are devoted only at Your Lotus Feet and enjoy only

the Lotus Feet of Yours; may I be born so. BUT PLEASE

DO NOT let me be born even as the Chathur mukha brahmA

[the four faced Brahmaa] in the residence of those who

do not consider themselves as devotees of Yours.

 

The Bhaagawathaas- are grander and more glorious than

even the rivers like Ganges, Cauveri, etc.. The fruits

of taking holy baths in the sacred rivers- is perhaps

the association with Bhaagawathaas. The white cloth

gets its colour when other colours join the same;

similarly, the sathsangam makes one shine like gold

and be resplendent with Bhakthi for the Lord. Hence

there should be nithya vaasam (permament residence) in

the ThirumaaLigai (residence) of Bhaagawathaas.

Instead of being born as human beings and then have

association with the Bhaagawathas and then leave them

due to some reason, it is even better to be born as

worm in the residence of Bhaagawathas- thereby there

is no chance or avenue to even go out of the house.

Even if it gets crushed inadvertently by Bhagawathas,

it is even grander to die there. During its short

life, there will be at time occasional kataaksham at

those worms by those Bhagawaathas. That itself is

enough. Pasur manushya pakshI vaa- they bless all

beings with benovelent grace.

 

Instead, even it is equal to the status of Chathur

mukha Brahmaa, OR even given a chance to rule all this

universe as Brahmaa (four faced one) it is still lowly

and will do no good to Athma vichaaram. Also brahmaa’s

life is so long, one needs to suffer and suffer and

suffer with samsaaric affliction. What is the use of

education, wealth, power, fame- when there is no

devotion for Bhagawaan, no detachment (vairAgyam) etc…

 

 

Alavandhaar ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan