GPP(ElaiyAzhvar Vaibhavam-3)

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai,

Srimathe Ramanujaya namaha,

Sri Vara Vara muniye namaha

 

 

Highly disappointed with the happenings, elaiAzhvar proceeded to run for life in

the opposite direction. Soon, he found himself, amongst a deep jungle, looking

for water to quench his throat filled thirst. As per the verse, "porundhAr

kaivEl nudhipOl pAlpAya meladikkal kurudhi sOra, virumbhAtha kAn virumbhi veyil

vurappa venpasi nOi koora", elaiyAzhvar was left in the hot sun all alone

("vindhyAda veeshvathO yAsu") searching for someone to help him out of the thick

forest ("AvArAr thunai endru pakkam nOkki). He was so confused, mentally tired

and upset that, he couldn't really think how to proceed.

 

At that time bhagavan, sarvEshvaran "sadhAhas sarva sulabha:" appeared along

with a bow and arrow in his hand accompanied by his consort ("nAhamAthmAnamAsAsE

math bhakthais sAdhubhir vinA"). Relieved to see the hunter and his wife,

elaiyAzhvar enquired them about who they were and to which destination they were

proceeding? The hunter replied back that they were coming from siddhAsramam in

the north, and were proceeding towards the sathya vratha kshetram. ElaiyAzhvar

requested them to show him the path for the same for which they readily

accepted. Hence all three of them started their journey towards the sathya

vratha kshetram. The sun started falling and once the evening set in, they did

their evening anushtanams and rested in one place.

 

It has become dark by then and hence the visibility has drastically reduced. So

they decided to stay under a tree for that night. The hunter's wife, tired due

to the journey throughout the day, wanted to have some water to quench her

thirst. Due to the darkness the hunter told her to wait till the morning so

that he could get her water from the nearby well. ElaiAzhvar felt very bad for

being unable to even quench her thirst when they have saved his life.

 

Then the darkness slowly unwrapped ("kanavirulagandradhu") and light slowly

appeared in the bottom of the sky. Hearing the loud utterance of hari nAmA

("hariendra pEraravam kEttu") elaiyAzhvar woke up and completed all his morning

anushtanams and searched for the hunter and his wife who were not to be seen in

any of the nearby place. He made a loud call for two or three times around the

place and not receiving any response, he began to proceed forward. By this time

the sun started to rise and the light began to spread throughout the area

("kadhiravan gunadhisai sigaram vandhadainthAn"). ElaiAzhvar was taken aback to

find the place he was now was totally different from the one, he stayed the

earlier day.

 

With utter confusion, elaiyAzhvar proceeded walking while he entered a garden

with a well. Near the well, he found a few men to whom he enquired about the

name of the place he was presently in. They replied,"Oh! Brahmin don't you see

the punya kOti vimAnam over there?" On hearing this, elaiyAzhvar became highly

ecstatic like piratti after hearing about ravana vadham and perumal on hearing

the words, "DrushtA seethA" and like hanuman on reaching the madhuvanam.

Immediately elaiyAzhvar realized that the hunter couples were none other than

perumal and piratti, the divine couples (kAnchi dEva perumal and perundEvi

thayar) and from then on involved himself deeply in the divine kainkaryams of

divine couples just like the azhvars.

 

Azhwar EmperumAnAr JEyar Thiruvadigale Saranam,

 

Adiyen,

Varadarajan Ramanuja Dasan,

Sumithra Ramanuja Dasee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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