GPP-18(IlaiyAzhwAr Vaibhavam-5)

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe Ramanujaya namaha

Sri Vara Vara munaye Namaha

 

 

Sri ILaiyAzhwAr Vaibhavam-5

 

YAdhava prakasa, after completing his yatra returned back to perumal kOil.

When he found elaiyAzhvar over there, he was totally taken aback and in

total awe, he said "Oh! elaiyAzhvAr after loosing sight of you in the

HimAlayan region, we were deeply struck by sorrow assuming that something

bad has happened to you. It is very nice to see you safely back."

ElaiyAzhvar then explained the episode of, he losing his way in the thick

jungle and how with the great help of the tribal couples, he reached kanchi.

Yadhava considered this to be a miracle and once again accepted elaiyAzhvar

in his class and continued teaching the lessons to him.

 

 

Meanwhile, two Srivaishnavas from pErarulAlan sannadhi went to Srirangam.

After having the darshan of the lord Sri Ranganatha, they proceeded to

prostrate the great acharya, Sri Aalavandaar. Sri Aalavandaar enquired

about

the happenings in perumal koil for which the srivaishnavas told

incidentally, "One, Sriperumbudur elaiyAzhvar is undergoing Vedanta

lessons under the ekadandi sanyAsi, yAdhava prakAsa. During the lesson on

"satyam jnanam anantham brahma" yadhava gave a wrong meaning which

elaiyAzhvar corrected him without any fear and told him that the meaning

of that verse cannot be told without accepting the kalyana gunas of

emperuman. Yadhava released a sigh of disinterest.

 

 

Another day when yadhava prakasa was teaching lessons to elaiyAzhvar

elaiyAzhvar was gently massaging the hair of yadhava with oil. At that time

yadhava gave a misinterpretation to the verse, "thaya yathA kapyAsam

pundareeka mEva akshini" by comparing the divine eyes of the lord to that

of a posterior of a monkey. Listening to the explanation of yAdhava,

elaiyAzhvar's eyes were filled with tears of sorrow, which dropped over

the lap of yAdhava. The heat of the tears burnt yAdhava and he was taken

aback. He asked elaiyAzhvar the reason for the tears. ElaiyAzhvar

explained that the meaning of the verse as actually "the attribution of

the divine eyes of paramapurushan being similar to the freshly bloomed

lotus flower on seeing the sun-rise". When such a beautiful

interpretation exists yAdhava gave a very disheartening interpretation,

which made elaiyAzhvar shed immediate tears. The Srivaishnavas from kAnchi

told all

these in detail to Sri Aalavandaar.

 

Hearing all the above, aalavandaar was deeply impressed. He said, "like a

lotus bloomed in a pond, a great mahAn has bloomed in this leela

vibhuthi!". Aalavandaar wanted to see elaiyAzhvar immediately and hence

he along with his shisyas took the permission of namperumal and started

his journey towards perumal koil. On the way, aalavandaar visited

thirukOvaloor and had darshan of the mudhal Azhvars and AyanAr and then

finally reached perumal koil, which is a great place praised as,

"pureenAmapi sarvAsAm srEshtApApa hArisa:- namnAkAnchee thivikyAdhA puree

punya vivardhani".

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

AzhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigaLE saraNam

 

Adiyen,

 

Varadarajan Ramanuja dAsan

 

Sumithra Ramanuja dAsee