The Secret Behind the Smile -3

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THE SECRET BEHIND THE SMILE

PHILSOPHICAL SMILE

 

Emphaising the importance of following one's AchAryan, sri piLLai lOkAchAryAr in

his srE vachana bhUshaNam suggests that we should take refuge in the AzhwAr who

followed this aspect meticulously. Other Azhwars in fact, toed the Lord who is

swathanthran. Hence, whenevert He gave His divine vision/ encouraged, they

talked in glee. Whenever, He vanished or played hide and seek, they talked in

misery.

 

sri madhurakavigaL who took refuge in "nam-AzhwAr" as AchAryan and talked HIm as

His Lord, never had this problem. He explicitly told 'dhEvu maRRaRiyEan avan pon

adi meimayEa" in his kaNNi nun siruthAmbu.

 

Thus, the AzhwAr's prabhandham which transforms as per the fluctuating moods of

AzhwAr's due to separation from the Lord or happy when they are with the Lord

should not be taken as a premise.

sri madhurakavigaL whose steadfast devotion towards AchAryan and singleminded

pAsuram-s should in fact be taken as the premise for this purpose.

 

That is what is mentioned by piLLai lOkAchAryar when he says "we should take

madhurakavigaL's prabhandham as the guding beacon. He is the one who laughs at

them, as his means secured him unfluctutating fortunes"

 

sUthram 408:" vuNda pOdhu oru vArthaiyum, vuNNAdha pOdhu oru vArthaiyum solluvar

pathu pEar vuNdiREa; avargaL pAsuram koNdanRu ivvartham aRudhiyiduvadhu.

 

409:" avargaLai pArhtuch sirithiruppAr oruvar vuNdiRea; avar pAsuram koNdu

ivvartham aRudhiyidak kadavOam"

 

Here, to emphasise the importance of taking refuge in AchAryan in preference to

the Lord, the words "avaraip pArthu sirippAr oruvar vuNdiRea" is menitioned.

This is philosophical than literal.

 

That is the secret behind the philoshopical smile.

vanamamalai padmanabhan