[sri ramanuja] nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi-98

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

 

Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha

 

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

Paasuram-89

 

 

 

*"pazhudhAgA tondRaRindhEn pArkadalAn pAdham*

 

* vazhuvA vagaininaindhu vaigal-thozhuvArai*

 

* kandiRanji vAzhvAr kalandha vinaikeduththu*

 

* viNdiRandhu veeRRiruppAr mikku"*

 

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Ignoring the not so effective ways, do we really have something that is

surely effective?

 

'Yes' answers thirumazhisaipiran. Bhagavat/bhAgavata samAsrayanam

(surrendering to the lord and bhagavatas) are the best upayas. Again out of

these two bhAgavata samAsrayanam is absolute.

 

 

 

(pazhudhAgA tondRaRindhEn) I have known the one upaya that will never go

fruitless.

 

The ways that does not go waste are i) Surrendering to bhagavan ii)

considering bhagavatas to be our masters and surrendering iii) settling

under the shadows of bhagavata abhimanam. Out of these azhvar talks about

the second (bhagavata samasrayanam) in this paasuram and then proceeds to

talk about the first and last in the next paasuram

 

 

 

(pArkadalAn pAdham) The divine feet of the one who has sacrificed his divine

abode the ultimate bliss and descended to the milky ocean (thiruparkadal)

for the sake of the sharanagathas.

 

 

 

(vazhuvA vagai ninaindhu) Those who surrender with purity in mind,

considering the lord's divine feet to be both the way and the goal. Aspiring

for the right benefit unlike begging for a rupee from a billionaire;

 

 

 

(vaigal thozhuvArai) Surrendering to the lord is such a pleasant feeling

that if one falls to his feet once he will be tempted to do the same again

and again daily.

 

 

 

(thozhuvArai kaNdu) After we taste the pleasure of surrendering we then

start searching for those who have the same experience.

 

Here lies the difference between ii) and iii). The bhagavata talked about

in ii) goes in search of other bhagavathas whereas those in iii) are blessed

to be admired by other bhagavathas without any effort on their side.

 

 

 

(kaNdu eRanji vAzhvAr) They are blessed with the acquaintance and sight of

bhagavat bhakthas and also extol their enchanting activities;

 

 

 

(eRanji) prostrate whole-heartedly says Appillai

 

 

 

(kalandha vinai keduththu viN tiRandhu veeRRiruppAr mikku) they are blessed

to get rid of all those sins that were mingling with the athma for so long.

Slowly the door to the vaikunda opens. The jeeva now filled with jnana and

bhakthi enters the ultimate bliss to do divine service to the nithyasooris

who rank first among the kainkaryaparas to the divine lord.

 

 

 

(mikku veeRRirupAr) they remain with utmost knowledge and devotion; they sit

with might;

 

 

 

* (To Be Continued)***

 

 

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

 

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

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