A Peep into Periya ThiruMozhi 130

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Dear srEvaishNavites,

 

Sri SadagOpan swAmy goes on to relate the fact that Sri kaliyan rejects the

worldly pleasures for its nature of ending up in disaster. Further, nElan

reiterates that he also detests the cycle of births and deaths.

 

The highlight in the final pAsuram is the desire for the Lord Oppiliappan.

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan

 

 

 

Worldly Pleasures-Distress-Cycle of Births-Detested by AzhwAr.

The Lord of Oppiliappan-Ultimate Desire by Sri Thirumangai mannan.

 

 

 

In the next two Paasurams , Thirumangai rejects the PurushArTam ofKaamam and the

dukkham associated with it and gives that as reason forrejecting the worldly

life ( manai Vaazhkkai ) pursuing siRRinbham andsetting his mind on the

pErinbham of ThiruviNNagarappan's darsanam andKaimkaryam to Him . The 8th

Paasuram housing these thoughts takes this form:kaathal seythu iLayavar kalavi

tarum , vEdanai vinai athu veruvathalAmaathalin unathu adi aNuhuvan nAnn ,

pOthalar nedumudip-PuNNiyanEANDAi unnaik-kaaNpathOr aruL yenakku

aruLithiyElVENDEn manai Vaazhkayai ViNNagar mEyavanEOh ThiruviNNagarappaa ! As

in the case of BhimasEna , who went thru manypainful difficulties in bringing

the KalyANa Sougandhikam flowers from thegarden of KubEra to please his wife

Draupathy , men waste their time to maketheir young women happy to win their

hearts and to enjoy the resultingcarnalpleasures , which ultimately ends up in

disappointment and sorrow . Thesearefrightening things ( athu veruvathalAm)

.. "iLayavar ( young women ) kaathalseythukalavi tarum ( through the act of

expressing their carnal desires throughphysicalunion ) ultimately leads to

suffering and sorrow thru obsessions anddisappointments .Therefore says

Thirumangai in a mood of VivEkam that he would like to stayawayfrom the pursuit

of such Kaamam ( distracting desires) and would preferthe adornment of the tall

crown ( nedu mudi=TiruvabhishEkam ) ofThiruviNNagarappan ,which is the most

appropriate place for those fragrant flowers to blossom ontime .Thirumangai

begs the Lord to grant His darsanam and promises to give up allthe worldly

pleasures .Periya Thirumozhi : 6.1.9****************************saathalum

piRatthalum yenRu ivaRRaik-kaathal seyyAthu unn kazhal adainthEnOthal sey naan

maRayAhi umbar aathal sey MoovuruvAnavanEANDAi unnaik-KaaNpathOr aruL yenakku

aruLitiyElVENDEn maanai vaazhkkayai ViNNagar mEyavanEHere , Thirumangai rejects

both Manushya Aanandam as well as the dEva janmamassociated with even superior

pleasures ( " Indhira lOkam aaLum accuchvaipeRinum vENDEn " ) ." Punarapi

Jananam , Punarapi maraNam , Punarapi JananeejaDirE sayanam , iha samsArE bahu

dhustArE , krupayA paalaya Paahi MUrArE "was the soulful cry of an AchArya ,

who was not far from Thirumangai's time.Thirumangai abhors the experience of

Undergoing endless cycles of births anddeaths (Saathalum piRatthalum

yenRivaRRai kaathal seyyAthu) and experiencinggarbha vaasam again and again in

different wombs ( Manushya, DEva, Thiryangetc) .Therefore , Oh

ThiruviNagarappA ! adiyEn has arrived at Your sacred feet (aathalAl Unnkazhal

adainthEn) . adiyEn does not want to experience the Kshudhra PhalansofYuvaa ,

Jaraa , MaraNam and Kaivalyam ( Youth , old age , death of thephysical bodyand

mere aathmAnubhavam/Kaivalyam ) . Oh Lord , who is the indweller ofdEvAs

withsuperior posts and who is of the form of the four VedAs ! If I am blessed

tohave YoursoukumArya darsana aanandham , adiyEn will kick away the pleasures

of thisworldin one instant and forever stay close to Your sacred feet .Periya

Thirumozhi : 6.1.10******************************This is the Phala Sruthi

Paasuram for this set of ten Paasurams :poomaru pozhilaNi ViNNagar mEl ,

kaamaru seerk-kalikanRi sonnapaamaru Tamizhivai paada vallAr Vaamanan adi iNai

maruvuvarEAfter rejecting the great wealth desired by many , long life filled

withsukhams , fame , glory , high birth , kaama bhOgams , dEvAnandham

andPrakruthi sambhandham , Thirumangai opted out for a life free from allthese

distractions . Thirumangai longed for only one soubhAgyam (viz).,the darsana

soubhAgyam of ThiruviNNagarappan in His archaa stateat the dhivya dEsam of

AakAsa Nagaram or VyOmapuri . Rest of the pleasureswere worthless blades of

grass for him .With that conviction and VairAgyam , Thirumangai reveals to us

the Phalan ofreciting his ten Paasurams on ThiruviNNagarappan prsiding over the

dhivyadEsam adorned by fragrant flower gardens . Thirumangai states that those

whorecite and reflect on the inner meanings of his ( pious poet's )

paasuramsset inTamil will be attracted to the sacred and beautiful feet of the

Lord andwill staythere . In these beautiful Paasurams , Thirumangai instructed

us on thehollownessof the worldly life and pointed out that the closeness to

the Lord's sacredfeetis the only PurushArtam to seek for lasting sukham .Daasan

, Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagopanSrimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka

SevakaSrivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: