A Peep into Periya ThiruMozhi 186

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Dear srEvaishNavites,

 

They say that proof of the eating is in the pudding. Similarly, one need not

look externally to confirm that one has become a srEvaishNavite. The fact that

one is ecstasic on seeing a fellow srEvaishNavie is the ultimate proof of being

a srEvaishNavaite.

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan

 

Sri Parthasarathi thunai

SrimathE ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Vara Vara munayE Namaha

Sri vAnachala maha munayE namaha

 

“taN chERai emperumAn thAlai nAlum sindhippArkennullam tEnoori eppozhudhum thiththikkumE”

 

In the earlier paasuram, kaliyan expressed his wish to be amidst the bhagavatas

without sparing a second. Immediately a questioned aroused.

 

It is quite usual for people to wish to be amidst others who are like-minded.

For instance, samsAris want to be amidst other samsAris, they can never

tolerate loneliness. The bhAhya kudrishtis (Buddhist and Jains) prefer company

of those in the same category. So in which crew do you want to join?

 

Azhvar answers, “I am not part of the Buddhist or Jains (bhAhya kudrishtis)”

After listening to the great episode of the NarasimhAvatara where emperuman

came running to save his bhaktha from the clutches of Hiranyan and went to the

extent of tearing off Hiranyan to pieces how can I join in any other group?

 

“Ok azhveer! But even we have heard about narasimhAvataram. But still we

haven’t got that ultimate faith (ananyArhasEshatvam). How did you come to know

that you have affinity only towards the jagathkAranabhoothan sarvEsvaran Sriman

Narayanan?

 

“The joy I obtain while thinking about Srivaishnavas is the proof for my

ultimate surrender to emperuman”

 

Thiruppavai Ithihyam (Thiruppavai 7 Arayirapadi)

 

“Atkondavilli Jeeyer ezhundharulA niRka seidhE, nanjeeyer daNdanittu nirka,

“bhagavat vishayaththil ruchi namakku meyyAga pirandhadhillai kANum”

endrarulichcheiya, “vummai pOlE AchAryavAngal vundO? EnnganE arulichcheivAnen?”

enna, “bhagavat vishayaththil meiyyE ruchi vuNdendru erukkaiyAvadhu

bhAgavadhargalai kaNdAl vugakkumandru kAnum!” endru arulich seidhAr.”

 

[Once Nanjeeyer happened to prostrate Atkondavilli Jeeyer, a satsishyA of

emperumAnAr. Atkondavilli Jeeyer said, “I have not got perfect affinity towards

bhagavat vishayam yet” Shocked by this statement nanjeeyer replied,”Being a

great acharya how is it that you say like this” Atkondavilli Jeeyer said, “One

is considered to have a true affinity towards bhagavat vishayam only when he

experiences great ecstasy on meeting a bhAgavata!”]

 

Essence of kaliyan’s words has been showed by our acharyas in their life.

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan