NavaRathihnamAlai 7

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.. SrEvaishNavites: How are the fellow SrEvaishNavites to be considred?

 

Those whose association is the seed for sprining knowledge in bhagavath vishayam

and also indifferenct towards other matters. They also help in achieving the

kainkarya prApthi and are to be most desired ones. Therefore, they also are the

ultimate goal.

 

SwAmi PiLLai LokAchAryar has categorically spelt this out in SrEvachana

BhUshaNam’ivvartham- idhihAsa-purANangaLilum,payilum sudar oliyilum,

nedumARkadimaiyulum, thEATTarum thiralilum, naNNAdha vALavuNar, kaN sOra

venkurudhiyilum,mEmporul mEaliR pATTukkaLilum –visadhamAgak kANalAm’227;

 

That devotion to devotees is ultimate has been demonstrated by AzhwAr-s and These pAsuram-s are

 

a. payilum sudar oli –ThiruvAiMozhi –3-7;

b. NedumARkadimai ----ThiruvAiMozhi 8-10;

c. NaNNAdha vAL avunar-Periya ThiruMozhi 3-6;

d. KaN sOra venkurudhi –Periya ThiruMozhi 7-4;

e. TheAttarum Thiral –PerumAL ThriuMozhi 2.

f. The pAsuram-s following mEAmporuL pogavittu in ThirumAlai.

 

These have been quoted to highlight the importance of SrevaishNavites and the

good it casues to the self.

 

Therefore, one should consider the srEvaishNavites and their association as the

most desirable. The stages of kainkaryam is set as three. The first is Acharya

Kainkaryam, the next is Kainkaryam to EmperumAn and the final is dhAthEya

kainkaryam.

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan