Kulasekara AzhwAr PerumAL Thirumozhi- 2.4 - I will always sing in praise of these bhAgawathas of Srirangam

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest all,

 

Kulasekara AzhwAr says his mind would praise the lotus

feet of bhAgawathas only and sing pallaandu for them

always.

 

Who is a Bhaagawatha? And what is bhAgawatha

kainkarya? The word Bhaagawatha is derived form the

term Bhagawaan. The word Bhagawaan, which is very

commonly used in the Paancharaathra Samhithas, means

that the Supreme Being or God who is endowed with the

six essential opulent qualities namely jnAnam, bhalam,

aishwaryam, veeryam, shakthi, thEjas (as mentioned in

VishNu purANam).

 

In general sense, the worshippers of Bhagawaan are

called BhAgawathas.

In a traditional sense, (per Sampradayam), a

BhAgawatha, as stated in Mahabharatha, is the one who

has full knowledge of the nature of Bhagawaan and the

doctrine of Para, Vyooha, vibhava, archA, and Haarda

forms and the one who strictly adheres to the

saasthras conducting the five fold religious duty.

 

In view of this, the religion propounded in the

Paancharaathra system is named Bhaagawatha religion

and the followers named and acknowledged as

Bhaagawathas (says Sri SMS Chari in his book on

Vaishnavism). They include regardless whether they are

Brahmins or not.

 

Now let us enjoy the verse:

 

thOyththathaNthayir veNNeypaaludan

uNdalum_udan RaayssikaNdu

aarththathOLudai yempiraanenna

ranganukkadi yaar_kaLaay

naaththazhumpezha naaraNaavenRa

zhaitthumeythazhum paththozhu

thEththi,inpuRum thoNdarsEvadi

Eththivaazhththumen nencamE 2.4

 

The cool, fresh, just fermented milk yoghurt, the

butter that is just churned out from another yoghurt,

the fresh milk (in another pot) were all consumed at a

stretch and while doing so, was caught red handed (or

white handed) by Yasodha PiraaTTi and was tied down

tightly by her around His waist; Such Parama

sowlabhyan, sowseelyan, Our Lord, Our Master, Lord Sri

Ranganathan is worshipped by these devotees,

Bhagawathas of Srirangam; they are enslaved by His

majestic beauty and they call Him repeatedly seasoning

their tongue with the constant rendering of His divine

name “Narayana, Narayana, Narayana, Narayana again and

again without any interruption; they prostrate on the

ground again and again contemplating at His Lotrus

Feet; (puna: puna: praNamya); they sing and utter

words of praise of His kalyANa guNas (with sthothras);

my mind would sing in praise of these greatest

bhAgawathas; sing maglasasanams for their lotus feet

always.

 

Sri RanganayikA samEtha Sri Ranganatha ParabrahmaNE

Namah

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan