Unlocking The Values 24

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THE NATURE OF MEANS-UPAYA SWARUPAM

 

In the previous posts, we dealt with iRai nilai, vuyir nilai and thadai. That is, the nature of the Lord, the nature of the soul and the hassles in attaining Him.

 

The means of attaining Him are spelt out by AzhwAr in "nORRA nAlum" நோறà¯à®± நாலà¯à®®à¯

 

1.nORRa nOnbu ilEan: the thiru voi mozhi "nORRa nOnbilEan"-நோறà¯à®± நோணà¯à®ªà®¿à®²à¯‡à®©à¯ ௫-௭ detailing on the means of attaining Him culminating in the pAsuram "ARenakku nin pAdhamE charaN Agath thandhozhindhAi"-"ஆறெனகà¯à®•à¯ நின௠பாதமே சரணாகத௠தà¯à®¨à¯à®¤à¯Šà®´à®¿à®¨à¯à®¤à®¾à®¯à¯" 5-7-10; spelling out that the divine feet of the Lord is the way to attain HIm without any quid-pro-quo -The Causeless Mercy

 

and the three thiru voi mozhi-s following this:

 

2. ARA amudhEA: 5-8 ;mentioning "kaLaivAi thunbam kaLaiyAdhozhivAi" and 'kazhalgaL avaiyE charaNAgath thandhozhindha" 5-8-11- களைவாய௠தà¯à®©à¯à®ªà®®à¯ களையாதொழிவாய௠spelling out the the Lord has given His feet as the resort to AzhwAr.

 

3. mAnEi nOkku nallEr: 5-9; mentioning nam-perumAn adimEal shEmam koL then kurughUrch -நம௠பெரà¯à®®à®¾à®©à¯ அடி மேல௠சடகோபனà¯-satakOpan, reflecting AzhwAr taking refuge in the Lord's divine feet.-மானேய௠நோகà¯à®•à¯ நலà¯à®²à¯€à®°à¯

 

4. piRandhavARum: 5-10; declaring nAganai misai nampirAn charanE charaN namakku" 5-10-11 proclaiming that the Lord's divine feet as the ultimage refuge and means - நாகà¯à®£à¯ˆ மிசை நà¯à®®à¯à®ªà®¿à®°à®¾à®©à¯ சரà¯à®£à¯‡ சரண௠நமகà¯à®•à¯†à®©à¯à®±à¯ ௫-௧0-௧௧.

 

thus in the aformentioned four successive thiru voi mozhi-s AzhwAr lists out the only means - the Lord - His feet - HIs causeless Mercy.

 

NOw we will move on to the upEya svAruPam or the nature of the end

 

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