A Peep into Periya ThiruMozhi 130

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Dear srEvaishNavites,

 

Sri SadagOpan swAmy goes on to relate the fact that Sri kaliyan

rejects the worldly pleasures for its nature of ending up in

disaster. Further, nElan reiterates that he also detests the cycle of

births and deaths.

 

The highlight in the final pAsuram is the desire for the Lord Oppiliappan.

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan

 

 

 

Worldly Pleasures-Distress-Cycle of Births-Detested by AzhwAr.

The Lord of Oppiliappan-Ultimate Desire by Sri Thirumangai mannan.

 

 

 

In the next two Paasurams , Thirumangai rejects the PurushArTam

ofKaamam and the dukkham associated with it and gives that as reason

forrejecting the worldly life ( manai Vaazhkkai ) pursuing siRRinbham

andsetting his mind on the pErinbham of ThiruviNNagarappan's darsanam

andKaimkaryam to Him . The 8th Paasuram housing these thoughts takes

this form:kaathal seythu iLayavar kalavi tarum , vEdanai vinai athu

veruvathalAmaathalin unathu adi aNuhuvan nAnn , pOthalar

nedumudip-PuNNiyanEANDAi unnaik-kaaNpathOr aruL yenakku

aruLithiyElVENDEn manai Vaazhkayai ViNNagar mEyavanEOh

ThiruviNNagarappaa ! As in the case of BhimasEna , who went thru

manypainful difficulties in bringing the KalyANa Sougandhikam flowers

from thegarden of KubEra to please his wife Draupathy , men waste

their time to maketheir young women happy to win their hearts and to

enjoy the resultingcarnalpleasures , which ultimately ends up in

disappointment and sorrow . Thesearefrightening things ( athu

veruvathalAm) . "iLayavar ( young women ) kaathalseythukalavi tarum (

through the act of expressing their carnal desires

throughphysicalunion ) ultimately leads to suffering and sorrow thru

obsessions anddisappointments .Therefore says Thirumangai in a mood

of VivEkam that he would like to stayawayfrom the pursuit of such

Kaamam ( distracting desires) and would preferthe adornment of the

tall crown ( nedu mudi=TiruvabhishEkam ) ofThiruviNNagarappan ,which

is the most appropriate place for those fragrant flowers to blossom

ontime .Thirumangai begs the Lord to grant His darsanam and promises

to give up allthe worldly pleasures .Periya Thirumozhi :

6.1.9****************************saathalum piRatthalum yenRu

ivaRRaik-kaathal seyyAthu unn kazhal adainthEnOthal sey naan maRayAhi

umbar aathal sey MoovuruvAnavanEANDAi unnaik-KaaNpathOr aruL yenakku

aruLitiyElVENDEn maanai vaazhkkayai ViNNagar mEyavanEHere ,

Thirumangai rejects both Manushya Aanandam as well as the dEva

janmamassociated with even superior pleasures ( " Indhira lOkam aaLum

accuchvaipeRinum vENDEn " ) ." Punarapi Jananam , Punarapi maraNam ,

Punarapi JananeejaDirE sayanam , iha samsArE bahu dhustArE , krupayA

paalaya Paahi MUrArE "was the soulful cry of an AchArya , who was not

far from Thirumangai's time.Thirumangai abhors the experience of

Undergoing endless cycles of births anddeaths (Saathalum piRatthalum

yenRivaRRai kaathal seyyAthu) and experiencinggarbha vaasam again and

again in different wombs ( Manushya, DEva, Thiryangetc) .Therefore ,

Oh ThiruviNagarappA ! adiyEn has arrived at Your sacred feet

(aathalAl Unnkazhal adainthEn) . adiyEn does not want to experience

the Kshudhra PhalansofYuvaa , Jaraa , MaraNam and Kaivalyam ( Youth ,

old age , death of thephysical bodyand mere aathmAnubhavam/Kaivalyam )

. Oh Lord , who is the indweller ofdEvAs withsuperior posts and who

is of the form of the four VedAs ! If I am blessed tohave

YoursoukumArya darsana aanandham , adiyEn will kick away the

pleasures of thisworldin one instant and forever stay close to Your

sacred feet .Periya Thirumozhi :

6.1.10******************************This is the Phala Sruthi Paasuram

for this set of ten Paasurams :poomaru pozhilaNi ViNNagar mEl ,

kaamaru seerk-kalikanRi sonnapaamaru Tamizhivai paada vallAr

Vaamanan adi iNai maruvuvarEAfter rejecting the great wealth desired

by many , long life filled withsukhams , fame , glory , high birth ,

kaama bhOgams , dEvAnandham andPrakruthi sambhandham , Thirumangai

opted out for a life free from allthese distractions . Thirumangai

longed for only one soubhAgyam (viz).,the darsana soubhAgyam of

ThiruviNNagarappan in His archaa stateat the dhivya dEsam of AakAsa

Nagaram or VyOmapuri . Rest of the pleasureswere worthless blades of

grass for him .With that conviction and VairAgyam , Thirumangai

reveals to us the Phalan ofreciting his ten Paasurams on

ThiruviNNagarappan prsiding over the dhivyadEsam adorned by fragrant

flower gardens . Thirumangai states that those whorecite and reflect

on the inner meanings of his ( pious poet's ) paasuramsset inTamil

will be attracted to the sacred and beautiful feet of the Lord

andwill staythere . In these beautiful Paasurams , Thirumangai

instructed us on thehollownessof the worldly life and pointed out

that the closeness to the Lord's sacredfeetis the only PurushArtam to

seek for lasting sukham .Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri

SadagopanSrimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka SevakaSrivan

Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: