A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 188

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Dear SrEvaishNavites,

 

That Kaliyan emphaises on bhAgavathA worship is well understood. The

efficacy of bhAgavatha shEshathvam is beind discussid by SumithrAjE.

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan

 

 

Sri Parthasarathi thunai

SrimathE ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Vara Vara munayE Namaha

Sri vAnachala maha munayE namaha

 

“vuunAdhu ven kooRam mOvadha pAvangal sEra”

 

One thing we all have in common is a big bag of sins accumulated over

the various births we have taken in this world. “mAri mAri pala

pirappum pirandhu” A tamil proverb says, “madiyillE ganam erundhAl

vazhiyilE bayam” If we are traveling from one place to another with

something precious with us surely we have the fear of carrying the

object safely without any thief stealing it or we ourself loosing it.

Similarly we are all now carrying a bag of sins it is nothing

precious but it is sure to show its true colours. We are sure to

face a lot of hurdles in our life due to the effect of our poorva

karmas and at the end of this life, we are sure to face the

punishment specified in the sastras for the various bad deeds. So

when such a great tragedy is awaiting us will our minds be free and

calm. It will always be wandering and hence we cannot concentrate

our minds at any one point peacefully.

 

But these bhagavatas forget all these worries and they are deeply

immersed in the divine qualities of the lord. They enjoy the

eye-filled darshan of emperuman and fill their hearts with deep love

and devotion towards him. They are not worried about the sins they

have committed, the effects or the final result. They are ready to

have a ride over the heads of yama (the god of death) and his

Servants. Even if we are unable to be so confident like those

bhagavatas, even if we lack the ultimate faith still a single thought

about these bhagavatas is capable of getting us rid of all our sins

and the after effects. Both the nithya sooris and those in this

world worship Emperuman. He is ubhaya vibhooti nAthan. What is not

possible for him? These bhagavatas are capable of locking emperuman

in their hearts. So aren’t they having a step higher than emperuman?

So surely their thought will uplift us. That is what kaliyan conveys

in his Eighth paasuram of his kanSora venkuruthi padhigam.

 

“kaNNAra kandurugi kaiyAra thozhuvArai karudhum kale”

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan