Kulasekara AzhwAr PerumAL Thirumozhi- 1.8- when am I, the worst sinner, going to redeem my life?

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest all,

 

Continuing on the wonderful verses on Srirangam by

Kulasekara PerumAL…When! O! When am I, the worst

sinner, going to redeem my life?

'valvinaiyaen Enru kolo Vaazhum Naale?'

 

kOlaarntha nedunchaarngam koonaR sangam

kolaiyaazhi kodunthaNdu koRRa voLvaaL

kaalaarntha kathikkaruda Nnennum venRik

kadumpaRavai yivaiyanaiththum puRanchoozh kaappa

sElaarntha nedungazhani sOlai soozhntha

thiruvaranga tharavaNaiyil paLLi koLLum

maalOnaik kaNdinpak kalavi yeythi

valvinaiyE NnenRukolO vaazhum naaLE

1.8

 

(AzhwAr details the five divine weapons of the Lord

herein) The strong divine bow- Saarngam along with its

fiery arrows; The white most beautiful conch shell

(Shankham) that is slightly bent and curved as if it

is brimming with pride due to the wonderful bhagavad

anubhavam; The most strongest divine chakrAyudham, the

resplendent SudharsanAzhwAn, who can destroy the

enemies effortlessly; The KaumOdhakI (GadhA) that

spreads shivers of fear through the opponents; the

bright, shining spear that glitters victoriously at

all times (Naandhakam); the victorious GarudAzhwAn,

the divine bird who flies even faster than the air; -

 

all of them surround and protect at all times in the

divine land of Srirangam which is surrounded by

fertile fields and cool gardens. In this Srirangam

lies Sri Ranganthan, Sarvaadhikan; Sarvagnan, Sarva

shakthan reclining on Thiruvarangatthu aravNai (the

bed of AdhisEshan)… when will this worst and lowliest

sinner be able to prostrate at the lotus feet of this

Lord, enjoy the unmatched and unparalleled Anandham

(ecstasy) and live in Srirangam?

 

AzhwAr addresses himself as the worst sinner.. as he

is still not able to go and enjoy seeing the divine

Lord of Srirangam. This naichyAnusanthAnam is followed

even by Acharyas.

 

AaLavandhAr's 11th verse in Sthothra Rathnam starting

with , " Na Ninthitam karma tadhasthi lokE sahasrasO

YannamayAvdhAyee " is a case in point. Here, the

great AachAryA cries out to Lord MukhundA :

 

" O Lord ! There is not a sin that I have not

committed tens of thousands of times . I do not know

of any sin that I have not committed. All of these

sins have now ripened and are ready to yield their

fruits . At this time of desperation and terror , I

stand before you screaming as to who is going to

protect me .

 

Swami Desikan states elsewhere:

 

jaanan anaadhi vihithaan aparAdha vargaan

Swamin bhayaath KIMAPI vakthumaham na saktha :

 

(Meaning): Oh SarvesvarA! I AS THE BEARER OF LIMITLESS

LOAD OF ANCIENT SINS am standing before you with

terror in my mind and am dumb to describe your glories

.. I stand muted before you weighted down by my paapa

Raasis.

 

Swami Desikan also has described himself in yet

another sthothram as " Adharma pravaNAnAm agra skandha

pravruttham agatamaana vipratheesAram maam " . Here he

describes himself as the one standing in the front row

unrighteous and as one, who has no compassion for

fellow jeeva Raasis.

 

Sri RanganayikA samEtha Sri Ranganatha ParabrahmaNE

Namah

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

 

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