Magnanimity II-3

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naDuvil thiruvEdhi bhaTTAr- pin-pazhagarAm perumAL jEyar-swAmi nam-piLLai.

 

 

Continuing on the consultation from a srEaishNavite of how his AchAryan would

interprert a particular point, let us dwell into an incident among three great

souls. Perhpas, this may not strictly fall within the parameters of magnanimity

but whenever I read this, it is very moving .

 

naDuvil thiruvEdhi bhaTTAr was a third generation descendant of Sri

kUrathAzhwAn. Sri nam-piLLai was sparkling in his kainkaryam during the same

period. The fame and name Sri nam-piLLai got from His greatness of knowledge

and character did not attracrt Sri naDuvil thiruvEdhip piLLai perhpas due to

his august lineage.

 

He was holding a royal office in the kingdom. One day he was proceeding to the

royal durbAr when pin-pazhagiarAm perumAL jEyar was coming across. He asked him

to join him. Considring the divine lineage Sri pin-pazhagiyarAm perumAL jEyar

joined him.

 

The king on seeing them gave due respects and asked a question " If Sri RamA had

led a life of a perfect human being and did not display Godly quaities , then

how could He have blessed jatAyU to -gacha lOkAnanuthamAn"--and for this

nothing occurred to naduvil thiruvEdhi bhaTTar. Meanwhile, the king had to

attend to some other work.This gave opportunity for consultation. He consulted

pin-pazhagiyarAm perumAL jEyar "jEyA, piLLai periya vudaiyArukku mOksham

koduthadhai eppadi nirvahippAr?" --jEyA, How would nampiLLai interpret this

cohesively? was his question.

 

Pat came the reply "sathyEana lOkAn jeyathi" enRu nirvahippAr. He will

determine this with the help of this slOkam. Sri rAmA by following the path of

truth reigns all the worlds and with this power he bestows this blessing to

periya vuDaiyAr.

 

The king on hearing this highly commended and appreciated and presented him with

gifts of clothes,jewels and money. Tears rolled from the eyes of naduvil

thiruvEdhi bhaTTar. He rquested jEyar to lead him to nam-piLLai and surrendred

not only the gifts but himself at his feet. He said these are the gifts i got

for a fraction of your words. YOu should accept me in your ghOsthi was his

reply.

 

'nithya samsAriyAiyAna rAjA dhEvarErudaiya dhivya sUkthiyilEa sindhina sollukku

thORRuk kodutha kodai idhu;..dhEvarEr thiruvadigaLai izhandhadhu

mAthramanRikkEa asUyai paNNith thirindha ivvAthmAvai dhEvarErukku

samarpikkalAvadhu vEAREA eankku oru kai mudhal illai. AgaiyAlEa adiyEanai

avasyam angEgarikka vEANum" enRu kaNNum kaNNErumAi koNdu piLLai

thiruvadigaLilEa sEavithuk kidakka, piLLaiyum bhaTTarai vAri aNaithuk koNdu

vishEsha kaDaksham seidharuLi, tham thiruvuLLathil thEangik kidandha artha

vishEshangaLai ellAm onRu vidAmal ellAm ivarkku prasAdhitharuLinAr.

 

"Not just realising that i have all along was missing your feet, I had been

envious. Saying this with tears rolling down his eyes, Sri naduvil thiruvEdhip

piLLai fell at the feet of Sri nampiLLai who embraced him and blessed him with

all the rahasyams.

 

The greatness of naduvil thiruvEdhip piLLai on three counts. 1. consulting

nampiLLai's disciple without ego. 2. On getting the gifts straghtaway went and

submitting it to nampiLLai and 3. Finally surrendering totally to

him-confessing all his doings/undoings.

 

The greatness of pinpazhagarAm perumAL jEyar i. accomapnaying naduvil

thiruvEdhip piLLai giving respect to the lineage.

ii. Without hesitating clarifying the doubts from the vast resources Sri nampiLLai had granted him

 

The greatness of swAmi nam-piLLai Accepting Sri naduvil thiruvEdhip piLLai

without hesitation and inhibition. Teaching him all artha vishEsham.

 

If we read all the above in the backdrop of the contemporary world of

cds/cassettes/ patents and copy rights, the gretness of heart and broadness of

mind will sparkle like the lamp on a hill

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan