aruLic ceyal anubhavam II -8

September 20, 2009

idhuthaan - sAshtrangaLAl tiruththavoNNAdhE vishayaantharangaLilE manDi

vimukharaaypOrum chEtanarukku vaimukhyaththai mARRi ruchiyai

viLaikkakaDavathAi, ruchipiRandhAl upAyamAi, upAyaparigraham panninAl

bhOgyamumAi irukkumSrivachaNabhUshaNam 38This archAvathAram attracts those who are involving themselves in, indulging in materialistic pursuits and pleasures. The indifference they have towards Him is gradually transformed into emotional entanglement and create intense interest in Him. archAthAram thus not only just a means to divert the attention of uninterested and apathetic souls towards HIm but also generates immesne pleasure and happiness and great bliss.

The beauty of archAvathAramÂ attracts the souls who otherwise do not heed to SAsthirc prescriptions and change their ways unot Him.Ultimately, the same archAvathAram is just not the means but the gives immense happiness to one and all- BhOghyamAi irukkum.

The archAvathAra EmperumAn like a perosn in our family, is disticntly recoginised by His unique bequty , looks, hands, legs and smile. The eyes and the splendour mesmerises us. Thus, Tirumalai Srinivasan iis easily recognized by one and all and the great beauty of Nambi is well known while AudhArayam of DehivanAyakam is so sweet. that one can correlate these with the respective archAvathAram-s.

The presence of such EmperumAn makes us feel His presence. He is a part of our cult. Day in and day out we feel Him. The pancha parva puRappadu, the nithyapadi gOshti , the tiruppAvai goshit , the visvwroopm and EkAntham all makes His presence felt thorught the day till the night.

EmpeurmAns presence is felt thorught. These blessed souls feel EmpeurAn. A day without Him creates a feeling of hollowness and vaccuuum. He walks amidst us, He plays amidst us, He bathes and eats around us. The way we -SrivaishNavites palce archavathAram is indeed great. The soulabyam at one point with equal reverence. A unique and unparallel combination.

He being , thus present with us always, we neverÂ feel His absence. We never yearn for His vision , as He is always there to give His archA form to us.Even for those who cannot or do not want to enter the temple, He comes out and blessses them.

This can go on. The essence is, unless one feels the absence , one canot desire for Him.Thus, the presence of archAvathAram does not even make us think His any other form and desire for such ones.archAvathAram is indeed a roadblock for such parmabakthi

What has go this to do with aruLic ceyal anubhavam?(to be continued)dasanvanamamalai padmanabhan