pravESa of thiruvaaymozhi - 1.3 "paththudai adiyavar"

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srImathE SaTakOpAya namah

srImathE rAmAnujAya namah

srImathE anantArya mahAguravE namah

srImathE vara vara munayE namah

 

In the first thiruvAymozhi, AzhvAr talked about the all-supremeness

(parathvam) of the Lord. In the second thiruvAymozhi,

he adviced people living in this world to worship the all-supreme

Lord. The samsAris in this earth, now, asked the AzhvAr

- "You tell us repeatedly to worship the Lord with love; Will it be

possible for a man without the two arms to climb

and sit on an elephant? Similarly, is it possible for us samsAris,

who are so unqualified and unworthy, to worship/surrender to

 

such a Supreme Lord?". For that AzhvAr replies - "Does not that

elephant sit down near the ground so that the man without

two hands can climb it? Similarly if the Lord comes down to us, we

can also worship/surrender to Him".

 

It is possible to talk extensively about the LOrd's Supremeness

(parathvam). But, it is very difficult and rare to talk

about his simplicity (eLimai; His quality of being so simple to come

down to us). Such a great/supreme person has come

down so much! Isn't this something that one should talk about with

tears flowing over his/her body, moving voice & melting

hearts? (uLLelaam urugi kural thazhuththu ozhindhu, udambellaam

kaNNa neer sOra). This greatness of the LOrd made

the AzhvAr moved for a long time (6 months!).

 

AzhvAr emperumAnAr jIyar thiruvadigaLE saraNam,

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan,

thirumalai anandAnpiLLai varadhan

 

(Source of the material: Translation of the pravESas of the simple

version of divyArtha deepikai, found in the book "aNNa svAmiyin

amudha mozhi aayiram, 401st - 500th mozhigaL)