Thiruvallikeni-3

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

 

Pranams,

 

Let us see some interesting facts about the Thiruvallikeni

Divyadesam. We know that according to our sampradayam, tattvas are

three: Achit, Chit and Ishwaran. Ishwaran refers to Sriyapathi

Sriman Narayanan. Ishwaran has 5 forms, namely para, vyuha, vibhava,

antaryami and archai. Among these, para form is seen only by the

Nityasuri's and even the Devas are not eligible to see this form.

Then Perumal by his Nirheduka krupai came to the Thiruparkadal as the

vyuha murthy so that the Devas can come to see him and tell their

miseries to him. Even this form cannot be seen by the baddha

jivatmas. So Emperuman took the vibhava avatara, but the difficulty

of this avatara is, he can be seen only by the people in that time

and it is difficult to understand him. Then, comes the antaryami, who

can be seen only by great people, like the alwars. So the easiest

form and the one, seen, even by a nastikan is the archavataram.

Among the various archavatarams of the bhagavan, 108 have been sung

by the divyasuris(the alwars) and hence are called the divya desams.

Thiruvallikeni is one such divya desam. Thirumangai alwar, Peyazhwar

and Thirumazhisai azhwar have given their Mangalasasanams to the

Emperumans of this divya desam.

In mumukshupadi charama sloka prakaranam sri pillai lokacharya says

"KAIYIL VUZHAVU KOLUM, PIDITHA

SIRUVAIKAYIRUM, SENAADHOOLI DHOOSARITAMANA

THIRUKUZHALUM, THERUKKU KHEEZE NAATTRINA

THIRUVADI KALUMAI NIRKINDRA SARATHYA VESHATHTHAI

'MAM'ENDRU KATTUKIRAN"

This portray can be visuvalized in Thiruvallikeni. Even Arjuna for

whom Krishna showed this kolam couldn't have enjoyed it, since he was

filled with confusion and vishadam. But even today we are able to

enjoy that arpuda divya mangala vigraham in Thiruvallikeni. Even

today he shows his feet and says 'mam ekam charanam vraja' and

assures that he will release us from all our sins and grant us

moksham. The moolavar has only two hands, a site not seen in any

other divyadesam(except nachiyar koil). On the right he holds the

Panchajanyam, the only Ayudam which Emperuman had with him during the

Bhaarada Uddham.

Even when he sacrificed all other Ayudams and said he will not touch

any, till the end of the war he did not give up his sankam. Probably

this is why even Sri Andal the consort of Sri Parthasarathi in

Thiruvallikeni envies the sanghu and sings "karpuram narumo kamalapu

narumo" and all. In this excellent 10 verses in the Nachiyar

Thirumozhi actually Sri Andal shows the relation of the Perumal and

Sankam and also shows how the other consorts feel jealous of the Divya

Panchajanyam which keeps going to the mouth of the Emperuman, day in

and day out. For others, they have to take bath before going in front

of Perumal but the Sankam never takes bath but it has its bath with

the amudham from the Perumal's mouth itself. These verses are apt to

be sung in front of Sri Venkatakrishnan in Thiruvallikeni, where the

Sangam gets its major place leaving all other Ayudams, the Emperuman

of the other Divyadesams generally have.

In the left is the varada hastam which says 'Mam Ekam Charanam

Vraja'. To show the warrior vesham the Emperuman has a moushtache and

a small knife in his hip and also a vuzhavu kol as acharya puts it

(since he is a Edayan he needs a kol). Till the next posting let the

image of Sri Venkatakrishnan remain in all our minds.

 

adiyen ramanuja dasyai

sumithra varadarajan