A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 188

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Dear SrEvaishNavites,

 

That Kaliyan emphaises on bhAgavathA worship is well understood. The efficacy of

bhAgavatha shEshathvam is beind discussid by SumithrAjE.

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan

 

 

Sri Parthasarathi thunai

SrimathE ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Vara Vara munayE Namaha

Sri vAnachala maha munayE namaha

 

“vuunAdhu ven kooRam mOvadha pAvangal sEra”

 

One thing we all have in common is a big bag of sins accumulated over the

various births we have taken in this world. “mAri mAri pala pirappum pirandhu”

A tamil proverb says, “madiyillE ganam erundhAl vazhiyilE bayam” If we are

traveling from one place to another with something precious with us surely we

have the fear of carrying the object safely without any thief stealing it or we

ourself loosing it. Similarly we are all now carrying a bag of sins it is

nothing precious but it is sure to show its true colours. We are sure to face

a lot of hurdles in our life due to the effect of our poorva karmas and at the

end of this life, we are sure to face the punishment specified in the sastras

for the various bad deeds. So when such a great tragedy is awaiting us will

our minds be free and calm. It will always be wandering and hence we cannot

concentrate our minds at any one point peacefully.

 

But these bhagavatas forget all these worries and they are deeply immersed in

the divine qualities of the lord. They enjoy the eye-filled darshan of

emperuman and fill their hearts with deep love and devotion towards him. They

are not worried about the sins they have committed, the effects or the final

result. They are ready to have a ride over the heads of yama (the god of

death) and his Servants. Even if we are unable to be so confident like those

bhagavatas, even if we lack the ultimate faith still a single thought about

these bhagavatas is capable of getting us rid of all our sins and the after

effects. Both the nithya sooris and those in this world worship Emperuman. He

is ubhaya vibhooti nAthan. What is not possible for him? These bhagavatas are

capable of locking emperuman in their hearts. So aren’t they having a step

higher than emperuman? So surely their thought will uplift us. That is what

kaliyan conveys in his Eighth paasuram of his kanSora venkuruthi padhigam.

 

“kaNNAra kandurugi kaiyAra thozhuvArai karudhum kale”

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan