Kulasekara AzhwAr PerumAL Thirumozhi- 2.5- My heart melts thinking of these blessed bhAgawathAs of Srirangam!

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest all,

 

Kulasekara AzhwAr ‘s heart melts and gets goose

pimples thinking of the bhAgawathAs of Srirangam.

 

What is a kaimkaryam? Kainkarya is a general sense

means a service (or seva) rendered to others. Hence

kainkarya for Bhagawaan is Bhagavad kainkaryam.

Servcie towards BhAgawathas is BhAgawatha kainkaryam.

The Srivaishnava sampradaya and the acharyas do not

make any specific mention of any specific type of

kainkarya or types of kainkarya to be rendered to a

bhAgawatha except that whatever is done should be

conformity with the dictates if the sacred texts

(yathA saasthram). That is, the kainkaryam offered to

a bhAgawatha should be within the ambit of the ethical

and religious code laid down by the Saasthra.

 

Sri SMS Chari mentions: That is what would please the

Lord. Even a respectful attitude towards a devotee of

Vishnu is considered as a bhAgawatha kainkarya.

 

Now let us enjoy the verse:

 

poysilaikkura lERReruththami

RuththupOrara veerththakOn

seysilaissudar soozhoLitthiNNa

maamathiLthenna ranganaam

meysilaikkaru mEgamonRutham

nenciln^inRu thigazhappOy

meysilirppavar thammaiyEn^inain^

thenmanammeysi lirkkumE 2.5

 

The Lord who conquered and killed the seven strong

angry bulls; who danced on the heads of Kaalingan

snake and crushed them; who reclines in the dhivya

desam of Srirangam, surrounded by tall shining and

strong ramparts made of rock stones; whose dhivya

mangaLa vigraham is like the divine bow and is like

the dark, dense, rain-laden clouds, is contemplated by

the ardently devoted bhAgawathas of Srirangam in their

hearts permanently with hairs standing on its head

(with bhagavad anubhavams). My heart thinks of these

blessed bhAgwathas and melts at their devotion; with

hairs on my body standing on their heads.

 

Sri RanganayikA samEtha Sri Ranganatha ParabrahmaNE

Namah

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan