Bhagavath GuNa anubhavam : Part V

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Dear BhakthAs of Swamy NammAzhwAr : In this posting , adiyEn will

cover the second Decad of Thiruvaimozhi to illustrate examples of

AzhwAr"s anubhavam of the Dayaa of the Lord.AzhwAr focuses here on

the concepts that Sriman Narayanan is ANUBHAVA BHOGYAN , UPEYAN and

OUR PURUSHAARTHAM .The fourth, fifth , sixth and seventh sections of

this Patthu are consideredimportant references to the Dayaa of the

Lord. 2.4.1: ADIYAADI AHAM KARAINTHU -----Here , the mother of

ParAnkusa Nayakiaddresses the Lord . Inspite of the mother's tone of

complaint about the treatment accorded by the Lord to her daughter ,

the message that comes out is that Sriman NarayaNan has the kalyaNa

guNam of ASRITHA VYSANANIGRAHATVAM . He is known for His quality of

removing the sorrows of those , who have sought refuge in Him .Swami

Desikan states that the message of pasuram , 2.4.7( ULLULAAVI ) is

TRAANEH DHATTAAVADHAANAM aspect of the Lord . Thus , He is deeply

focussed on protecting HisAsritha Janams out of his Dayaa GuNam and

Anukampaa for them.In 2.4.10 ( YEZHAI PETHAI -- ), Swami Desikan

points out that Sriman NarayaNa has SATPREKSHAA RAKSHITHAARAM quality

.. His VYAKTHA KEERTHI ( manifest fame ) is that he is ASRITHA VYASANA

NIGRAHAN ( Banisher of the tribulations of those , who sought refuge

at His holy feet ) . He protects ( Rakshithaaram )the Satprekshaa (

that clear understanding of the Paratvam of the Lord by the Righteous

ones gained form their study of Saasthraas ) ..In 2.5 decad

(ANTHAAMATTHU ANBU --) , Sriman Narayana"s ASRITHA SAMSLESHA PRIYAM

out of His KaruNa for the asrithaas is covered according to Swami

Desikan . Azhwaar exults in the experience of union with the Lord ,

who out of His magnanimous KaruNaa united with the longing Azhwaar .

In decad 2.6 ( VAIKUNTHAA -- ) , MaNavALa Maamuni points out that the

Lord was filled with Joy , when Azhwaar declared that he will not

leave the Lord's feet even for a moment . The Lord seems to have

become stronger as a result of that declaration of the Ananya Bhakthi

of Azhwaar. Swami Desikan has similar viewsin Taatparya RatnaavaLi and

states there that the Lord is ASRITHA VIRAHA SAKITHAN . The Lord can

not bear the thought of separation from His Bhakthas due to his Dayaa

and Anukampa for them .Swami Desikan describes the state of the Lord

in DramidopanishadSaaram as SVAVAIMUKHYA TRASTHAN (i-e) , The Lord is

afraidas to whether the Bhakthan will not show his face and stayaway

from Him. That is the extent of Anukampaa for the Bhakthaas.In decad

2.7 (KESAVAN TAMAR-- ) , the Lord's Compassion and KaruNaa is refered

to . MaNavALa Maamuni intreprets the centralmessage of this section

this way : The Lord confers auspiciousnesson seven generations that

went ahead of the Bhaktha and the sevengenerations coming after the

Bhaktha . In both Taatparya RatnaavaLi and Dramidopanishad Saaram ,

Swami Desikan has similar thoughts.Swami states that the Lord's

compassion for the bhaktha extends beyond the Bhaktha to latter's

family and friends ( SUHRUTH OF AASRITHA JANA SAMBHANDHIS ) . It has

been our tradition not to have Archana, Ghanta sevanam ( Using the

bell in service ) and playing of instruments like Nathasawaram.,

whileThiruvaimozhi or other portions of Naalaaiyra Divya Prabhandham

are recited infront of the Lord. The reason has been given that the

Lord has so much overflowing Dayaa for his Bhakthas(Azhwaars) and

enjoysthe togetherness with them that He does not want to be

interrupted by any distractions, even if they are meant well . He

will gladly postpone such upachaarAs to another time .IN decad 2.8 (

ANAIVATARAVANAI --) , Swami Desikan states that his compassion leads

to the boon of Mukthi for the Bhakthan. Hencethe Lord is revered as

MUKTHI SOWKHYAN , MUKTHI SAARASYADHAATHAA AND MUKTHIRASATHAN. He

gives His Bhaktha the ultimate joy of climbing the Naagasanam and

embracing the Lordin Parama Padham out of His Daya for them . That is

why our Acharyasfrom Swami Desikan to the current ones state 'MUKTHI

SOWKHYAM MUKUNDEH ". The 518th sahasra Naamam salutes VishNu as :OM

MUKUNDAAYA NAMA: " . Here the name Mukundha has beenintrepreted by

Parasara Bhatta as " Mukthim Dadhaathithi " Mukundha : .This Mukundha

lakshanam , which is closely associated with His dayaa guNam and

Anukampaa for our suffering state is then the central theme of the

second decad of SatakOpa's Thiruvaimozhi .Thirukkuruhur Azhwaar

Thiruvadigaleh SaraNamOppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan