Magnanimity 7

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parathvam

 

It would be my conveying inability if a feeling has been generated

based on this series, that the Almighty's magnanimity is confined to

vibhavavAthAram- i.e during only incarnations.

 

This can only be far from the truth. While the vibhavAvathArangaL

throws up several instances highlighting this auspcious quality, the

Supremacy and antharyAmithvam are not bereft of this.

 

Sri thirumangai mannan in the same 'yEazhai yEadhalan 'thirumozhi in

the third and fourth pAsuram talks of the magnanimity of the Supreme

Lord Sriman nArAyaNA. The gajEndra mOksham happens to be the day

after tomorrow and perhaps this is the opportune moment to recall

that divine event. GajEndrAzhwAn after fighting against the crocodile

for years, called the Lord, the Lord overlooking the protocol of Sri

vishwaksEnar and forgetting His dress and sandals rushed to the spot

on the GarudAzhwAr. Due to the extreme passion towards His devotees,

the speed of the garudAzhwAn was not enough for the Almighty.

 

The Lord who is by nature very soft and does not have anger innately,

gets on Him, the anger for the sake of His devotee. 'koNda sERRam'

says kaliyan. After killing the crocodile, the Lord takes care of the

gajEndrAzhwAn giving treatment to the feet which was suffering due to

the crocodile bite.

 

The Lord could have right from His spot 'parama-padham' could have

slain the alligator. He could not tolerate the suffering of the

devotee. He rushed Himself and also presented His divine sight to the

worship-desiiring elephant -thozhum kAdhal kaLiRu says swAmi

nam-AzhwAr.

 

The next episode mentioned by the nAlu kavip perumAL is that of

sumukan the serapnt who surrendered unto the feet of Lord having been

vowed by garudA to kill him. The Lord vested the responsibilty of

taking care of sumukA to the Divine bird himslef making the

incompatible possible.

 

The third pAsuram -kadi-koL pUm-pozhil kAmaru poigai and nanju

sOrvadhOar depict the magnanimity of sriman nArAyaNA, precisely.

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan