Guest guest Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 *Thai, Vyaya Azhvar 4, Acharya 4** * * SrImathE rAmAnujAya namaH* * SrImathE varavaramunayE namaH* * * * * *ThirumazhisaippirAn Thirunakshathram* * * *thaiyil magam inRu thAraNiyEr*** * * *Thai magam-February 3rd-2007.*** * * *The magam of thai is an excellent day. Why so? It gave us the great apostle Thirumazhisaip pirAn.*** * * *Thirumazhisai AzhvAr, Thirumazhisai-p pirAn, BakthisArar, vuraiyil idAdhavar are a few names of the AzhvAr fourth in the sequel of our distinguished clan.* * * *'poigaiAr, bUdhathAr, pEyan, pugazh mazhisai aiyan' declares SvAmi mAmunikaL.* * * *Having experienced other religions and got himself into the right path by none other than Sri pEai AzhvAr, Sri Thirumazhisai AzhvAr went on to be a great devotee of** EmperumAn and blessed us with two divine prabhandham-s nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi and thiruchandhaviruththam.* * * *The name Thirumaizhisai AzhvAr as the name goes, indicates the birth place of the AzhvAr at Thirumazhisai which is located between Chennai and Sri PerumbUdhur and near pUndhamallE.* * * *The Relationship with the Lord: The devotion of Mazhisaip pirAn is so intimate with that of the LOrd that Sri ArAvamudhan of Thirukkudanthai became to be known as *** *'ArAvamudhAzhvAn' and AzhvAr became 'Thirumazhisaip piran'* * * *The Thirukkudanthai EmperumAn tries to get up and welcome AzhvAr but azhvAr requests Him not to tire Himself further and The Lord speaks by just raising Himelf from the reclining posture -kidanthavARu ezhundhirundhu pEAsu (Thiruchandhaviruththam)* * * *At ThiruvekkA, Sri yathOthakAri perumAL reclining, folded his bed and walked behind AzhvAr and stayed away for a night (at a place near kAnchi - this place is now known as Orikkai i.e. Or iravu irukkai) and unfolded his bed again at the same place in a different position, all just for the sake of Azhvar. Having done as per the desire of AzhvAr, This EmperumAn came to be known as 'sonna vaNNam seidha perumAL (yathOthakAri)'.* * * *Incidentally, AzhvAr requested this EmperumAn to shift for the sake of his devotee 'kani-k-kaNNan' which reflects his** unassuming nature.* * * *The relationship with EmperumAn and how emperuman manages the whole jeevathma's and grants moksham to them is summarized as*** *'athAnAgi annaiyAgi ALum EmpirAnumAi, othovAdha pal piRappozhithu nammai At-kOLVAn' Thirucchanthavirutham 115;*** *The Almighty who is our all encompassing relation rescues us and elevates us releasing from bondage using his nirhethuka kripa.** In fact, this is the crux of Charamaslokam and our sampradhAyam and has been most appropriately quoted in mumUkshuppadi by Sri PiLLai lOkAchAryAr* * * * Varthai aRibavar enkiRapATTum AththanAgi enkiRa pATTum ithukkartham Aka anusandhEyam (mumukshuppadi 278 )* *[The songs "varthai aRibavar" and "AthhanAgi" are considered to give the meaning of this (charama slokam)] * * * *Vurayil idAdhavar: We have seen Kaliyan having a spear in his hand. So is Sri PiLLai vuRangAvilli dAsar. However, Thirumazhisai AzhvAr is known as 'vurayil idAdhvar'. The person who does not put the spear in its sheath. When the Supremacy of Lord is questioned, pat comes the solution from Thirumazhisai AzhvAr- and always is alert in this regard. So is known as 'vuraiyil idAdvhar'. The verses of nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi is prominent in this regard. The first pAsuram describes the lineage of creation-The creator being EmperumAn and all others then.* * * *That He is the one who can grant liberation, the supreme spelt out in the vEdhAm-s is given the 13th pAsuram.*** *'VEdAkkum meipporuLthan, VEdha mudhalporuLthAn, viNNavaRku naRporuLthAn nArAyaNan' nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi 13*** * The final pAsuram sees AzhvAr concluding that Sriman NarAyaNA is the Lord of others and He is the cause of one and all and everything. -ini aRindhEan Esarkkum nAnmugaRkum dheivam, ini aRindhEan kAraNan nE.. nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi 96;* * * *BakthisArar: *** *Thirumazhisai AzhvAr an ardent devotee of EmperumAn, unflinched and staunch devotion is well known. He terms these type of srEvaishNavites as 'maRandhum puRam thozhA mAndhar' nAnmugan thiruvandhadhi ; That is though one may forget Him, they will not indulge in anya-devathA worship.* * * *The legend goes that once, the couple pArvathi and ShivA, were going along the skies and they wanted to bless AzhvAr and descended to earth and offered some boons. AzhvAr mentioned that he was not interested in anything. However, on being insisted, he requested for liberation, which of course was not possible. Then AzhvAr asked for long living years, which was also not done and therefore, asked the thread to go into the eye of the needle. Furious at this, ShivA opened the eye on his forehead and azhvAr opened the eye on his foot thumb **finger**, to originate water to douse the fire from the eyes. * * * *Realizing the devotion he came to be known as ' BakthisArar'.*** * * *The Divine works: The ninety six pAsuram-s of nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi resonating with Supremacy and our faith and** the one hundred and twenty pAsuram-s of Thiruchandha virutham embedded with experience with the Lord and asserting our philoshopy are the two divine works of Sri Thirumaizhisaip- piran.* * * *The role of pirATTi has been well established in the pAsuram- thiruvillAth dhEvarai thEREAn min dhEVu.(Dont consider those without Sri as devas) *** * * *The reverence of other deities towards SrivaishNavties is depicted in the pAsuram - namanum than dhUthuvarai kUvich chevikku (yama called his dhoothas and told in their ears...) * *Yama dharmA advises his messengers to respect the srEvaishNavites and take care when they meet them. ** * *The devotion to devotees is highlighted in the pAsuram 'vEARAGa yEathi iruppArai vellumEA mathavari sAThi iruppAr thavam' 18 *** *reiterating the fact the thadEya shEshathavam is superior.*** * * *Coming to Thiruchandha virutham, the sweet words and rhymes reverberates and pervades. * * * *The great souls assume that they are born only on knowledge of Thirumanthram is pointed out in the pASuram** 'anRu nAn piRandhilEan, piRandha pin maRAndhilEan' (I was not born before and after I never forgot.....) * * and thinking of Him permanently also springs from His causeless mercy is spelt out* *'nirandharam ninaippadhAga nE ninaikka VEANDumEa (Please think (make your sankalpa) that I should think of you always)' 101;* * * * * *This can go on and on. The life of Thirumazhisai AzhvAr is hallmarked with his superior intelligence, his grasp of vEdhic tenets and texts is far ahead of others. Despite being born in a lower caste -kulangaLAya Er iraNdil onRilum piRandhilEan(I am not born in none of the 4 upper castes)- he mastered all these. This is summed by mAmunikAL as 'thuyya mathi peTRa mazhisaip piran' (Mazhisai piran filled with clear knowledge)12 of upadEsa rathinamAlai.* * * * * *Let us commemorate the Thirunakshathiram of Thirumazhisaip pirAn recalling a few details on him and** thinking of his ascension as he himself has given this message 'ARADha inba vEDu peTRAdhEa (Attaining the ever imperishable house)' Thiruchandha virutham 120* * * *vara vara muni dasargaL*** * * * * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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