Bhagavath GuNa anubhavam : Part VI(Taathparya RathnAvaLi & DramidOpanishath Saaram )

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SrI:

Dear BhakthAs of Swamy NammAzhwAr : AzhwAr revealed to us in the

first decad that the Lordis our Upaayam. In the second decad, he

instruced us that He is our Upeyam . In the third decad , he

described the SubhAsrayam of the Lord . In the fourth decad , he

dwells further on the message of the second decad and states that the

fruits of seeking and attaining Lord as Upeyam is far superior to

Iswaryam (Riches ) and Kaivalyam ( the state of existence of self in

its true form as free from bondage ; a state of Moksha ) . The

sections of the decad ( 4.3, 4.5 and 4.7 ) are particularly important

for the understanding of the concept of Dayaa GuNam

of the Lord.In decad 4.3 , AzhwAr celebrates the Aasritha Anyonyathvam

ofthe Lord . That arises from His Dayaa . In the magnificient

verse,4.3.3 ( Eka murthy Iru Murthy --) , AzhwAr asks Sriman NarAyana

a question : O Lord , You accepted my love and communed me with great

joy and appears as though You are better for that experience .O my

dear One ! What a stupendous effort you took to make meYours ? You

seem to be happy that You have fulfilled Your goal of creating me. "

Both Your soul and my soul , so to say , are now evidently satisfied

.." In pasuram 4.3.5( KaNNi Yenadhyuir --) , AzhwAr celebrates the

Vaatsalyam and AnukampA of the Lord further . He says : " My master,

who wields a Kala chakra in his right hand seems not to be fully

satisfied with the level of union with me. He has now mademy love the

sum and substance of His glory . " What an honor it is for me and my

soul says the ecstatic AzhwAr at the thought of the Dayaa of the

Lord.In Pasuram 4.3.7 ( Kurai KazhalgaL --) , AzhwAr makes a

discovery about the depth and extent of Lord's dayaa and says

joyously : " O Lord ! All along I was thinking that I was drawing

sustenance fromYou ; now I have found out that You are drawing

sustenance from mysoul. O Lord ! how can I even attempt to describe

the vastness of Your Dayaa !After experiencing the Lord's infinite

mercy , in decad 4.5 Azhwaarposes a rhetorical question: " What more

do I need in all sevenbirths hereafter ? ".He says that he has become

KrithArthan and the Lord has elevated him to that exalted

status.AzhwAr is overwhelmed by the Lord's Dayaa and exults : " The

Lord , who is the soul of all beings and all worlds and of my soul

too as well, made my soul enjoy Him as He enjoyed my soul ; Could it

ever be believed ? An all-pervasiveforce enjoying and enlivening an

atomic trifle ? A whole and an infinitesimalpart enjoying mutually

and equally ? Miracle He makes ! ".In verse 4.5.8 , celebrates his

union with the Lord .He says : " I have joined the Lord this day .

For that very reason , He holds me dearer thanHis consort Lakshmi .

No surprise for those who know that he loves most the latest devotee

and the poorest in qualifications. " IN decad 4.7 , AzhwAr celebrates

the Lord as Sath Bahu GuNan,one with limitlesss auspicious qualities.

He reminds the Lord of Hisdayaa and beseeches Him to come before him

in physical form . MaNavALa Maamuni salutes this great AzhwAr , who

proved that there is no supreme being worthy of worship than Sriman

NarAyanawho is the root cause of this Universe and its chetanas and

Achetanam this way : " ONRUMILAI THEVU IVVULAHAM PADAITTHA

MAALANRIYENA AARUMARIYAVEH --NANRAAHAMOODALITTHU PESIYARUL

MOIMAHIZHOHN TAAL THOZHAVEHKAATHALIKKUMENNUDAYA KAI " (MEANING): My

hands will only salute the holy feet of VagulAbharaNan , who proved

clearly that there is no supreme being other than Sriman NarayaNa

that created this Universe.AzhwAr Thiruvadigaleh saraNam ,Oppiliappan

Koil Varadachari Sadagopan

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