Swami Nammazhwar's Glories... - 2

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SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest all

 

What an overwhelming appreciation and encouragement!

This really inspires adiyEn. Thanks very much for your

emails.

 

Naalaayiram (4000 divine verses of Azhwars) is

organized as follows:

1. FIRST 1000-

PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi;

ThiruppAvai;

Naacchiyaar Thirumozhi;

PerumAL Thirumozhi;

Thirucchandha Viruttham;

Thirumaalai;

Thiruppalliyezhucchi;

Amalanadhipiran;

KaNNinunchIrutthaambhu; -

nine works.

(Total- 947 pAsurams)

2. Second 1000- Periya Thirumozhi;

ThirukkuRunthANdakam;

ThirunedunthANdakam; - three works (Total- 1134

pAsurams)

3. Third 1000- Thiruvaymozhi alone- (1102 pAsurams)

4. Fourth 1000- mudhal, iraNdaam and mooNraam

nooRanthAdhi;

Thirumazhisai

AzhwAr¡¦s naanmukhan ThiruvanthAdhi;

Thiruviruttham;

Thiruvaasiriyam;

Periya ThiruvanthAthi;

ThiruvezhukkuRRirukkai;

SiRiya Thirumadal;

Periya Thirumadal;

Iraamaanusa NooRanthAthi (11 works- Total- 817

pAsurams)

 

TOTAL- 4000.

 

And the 4000 is the Tamil Vedas; the praNavam

(Thiruppallandu) is the beginning of 4000.

 

Due to the above the PeriyAzhwAr's works have been

taken first in 4000.

The first Ayiram (first 1000) is also considered as

PraNavam;

while second 1000 is considered as nama sabhdham;

The Third 1000- is considered as Narayana sabhdham and

the last 4000 is considered as the Aya sabhdham, Hence

the whole 4000 is the elaboration of thiruashtAkshara

manthram.

 

The divya prabandam, which is the divine collection of

4000 verses of AzwArs, is thus comparable to the very

Vedas and Upanishads themselves.

 

NammAzhwAr is also considered as the Chief of all

AzhwArs and is also reported as the One constituted by

other AzhwArs as the parts of his form. BhUthathAzhwAr

as siras (head), Poigai and pEyAzhwAr as his eyes,

PeriyAzhwAr as his Thirumukham (face), Thirumazhisai

vandha jOthi as his neck, KulasEkara PerumAL and

ThiruppANan as His two hands,

ThirumangaiAzhwAr as his chest and Thondaradippodi as

his navel. Madhurakavi as his Thiruvadi (Lotus Feet)

and Emperumaanaar Sri RamanujAchArya as Divya pAdukAs

of NammAzwAr.

 

Swami Desikan has equated Lord Sri RanganAtha PadukA

to NammAzhwAr Sri SatakOpar in toto. Hence, all Sri

vaishNava temples, the Emperumaan’s Divya PadukA is

called “sataari” or “satakOpam”.

 

NammaAzhwAr is the most outstanding AzhwAr both in

terms of his extensive composition of the verses and

the contribution that he has made for the

VisishtAdvaita Srivaishnava philosophy and religion.

Hence he is held at the highest position and esteem by

our Srivaishnava acharyans and everyone else as

Prapanna jana santhAna kooTasThar. He is our Kula

pathi, the founder seer of our Srivaishnavam.

 

[Reproduced below is from asmadhAcharyan His Holiness

PaRavakkOttai Andavan Swami’s tamil commentary on

Yathiraja Sapthathi- Translated into English by Sri CG

Balaji swami of Bangalore]

 

According to Srivaishnava Guru paramparA, Lord

VishvaksEnar forms the bridge to the Celestial Acharya

and the Acharyas who appeared in human form for our

sake. Senapathi VishvaksEnar himself came down to

Alwar Thirunagari, and gave pancha samskAram and

initiated Swami SatakOpa [Nammazhwar].

 

Swami Desikan in his 4th verse of YathirAja saptathi:

 

yasya saarasvatham srOthO vakuLAmOdhavasitham |

srutheenAm viswa mAyAlam SatArim thamupAsmahE ||

 

We mediate on ShaTaari, (NammAzhwAr) whose garland of

VakuLa flowers gets its fragrance exuded into the

fluent flow of poetry - a work of literature at which

the Vedas, having been tired of imparting codes of

life, even ineffectively, can safely rest and relax

now, since AzhwAr's works will suffice and do the same

job more effectively!

 

VishvaksEnar revealed the meanings of the three

rahasyAs and yOgam to SatakOpan and thus became the

Achaarya for the latter. SatakOpan was blessed to wear

the Mahizhampoo garland of the Lord of Thirukkuruhoor

and as a result the prabandhams that came out of his

mouth carry the never-fading fragrance of those

flowers sanctified by the Lord. The blessed

prabandhams of the AzhwAr in Tamil instruct one and

all about the deep meanings of VedAntha in an easy

-to-understand manner. As a result of this unique

service by the AzhwAr to the Sanskritic VedAs , they

take a much needed rest . The flood of the paasurams

form the AzhwAr's lips flow and uplift us and bless us

with all kinds of auspiciousness.

 

Thus as a paramAchaarya , SatakOpan thru his most

merciful service deserves our uninterrupted meditation

on him and his most brilliant aruLiccheyalgaL.

 

Let us enjoy Swami Nammazhwar's life and works morrow

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

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Dear Swamin, First 1000, Pallandu considedred as Pranavam Kanninun as nama saptham ( Reference from Upadesa Ratnamalai) Periya Thirumozhi as Narayana Saptham This is what we heard. If adiyen quoted wrong, please correct Adiyen Madhavakkannan V <srivaishnavan wrote: SrI:SrImathE Gopaladesika

Mahadesikaya nama:Dearest allWhat an overwhelming appreciation and encouragement!This really inspires adiyEn. Thanks very much for youremails. Naalaayiram (4000 divine verses of Azhwars) isorganized as follows:1. FIRST 1000- PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi; ThiruppAvai; Naacchiyaar Thirumozhi; PerumAL Thirumozhi; Thirucchandha Viruttham; Thirumaalai; Thiruppalliyezhucchi; Amalanadhipiran; KaNNinunchIrutthaambhu; - nine works. (Total- 947 pAsurams)2. Second 1000- Periya Thirumozhi;ThirukkuRunthANdakam; ThirunedunthANdakam; - three works (Total- 1134pAsurams)3. Third 1000- Thiruvaymozhi alone- (1102 pAsurams)4. Fourth 1000- mudhal, iraNdaam and mooNraamnooRanthAdhi; Thirumazhisai AzhwAr¡¦s naanmukhan ThiruvanthAdhi; Thiruviruttham; Thiruvaasiriyam; Periya ThiruvanthAthi; ThiruvezhukkuRRirukkai; SiRiya Thirumadal;

Periya Thirumadal; Iraamaanusa NooRanthAthi (11 works- Total- 817pAsurams)TOTAL- 4000.And the 4000 is the Tamil Vedas; the praNavam (Thiruppallandu) is the beginning of 4000.Due to the above the PeriyAzhwAr's works have beentaken first in 4000. The first Ayiram (first 1000) is also considered asPraNavam; while second 1000 is considered as nama sabhdham;The Third 1000- is considered as Narayana sabhdham andthe last 4000 is considered as the Aya sabhdham, Hencethe whole 4000 is the elaboration of thiruashtAksharamanthram.The divya prabandam, which is the divine collection of4000 verses of AzwArs, is thus comparable to the veryVedas and Upanishads themselves.NammAzhwAr is also considered as the Chief of allAzhwArs and is also reported as the One constituted byother AzhwArs as the parts of his form. BhUthathAzhwAras siras (head), Poigai and pEyAzhwAr as his

eyes,PeriyAzhwAr as his Thirumukham (face), Thirumazhisaivandha jOthi as his neck, KulasEkara PerumAL andThiruppANan as His two hands, ThirumangaiAzhwAr as his chest and Thondaradippodi ashis navel. Madhurakavi as his Thiruvadi (Lotus Feet)and Emperumaanaar Sri RamanujAchArya as Divya pAdukAsof NammAzwAr. Swami Desikan has equated Lord Sri RanganAtha PadukAto NammAzhwAr Sri SatakOpar in toto. Hence, all SrivaishNava temples, the Emperumaan’s Divya PadukA iscalled “sataari” or “satakOpam”. NammaAzhwAr is the most outstanding AzhwAr both interms of his extensive composition of the verses andthe contribution that he has made for theVisishtAdvaita Srivaishnava philosophy and religion.Hence he is held at the highest position and esteem byour Srivaishnava acharyans and everyone else asPrapanna jana santhAna kooTasThar. He is our Kulapathi, the founder seer of our Srivaishnavam.

[Reproduced below is from asmadhAcharyan His HolinessPaRavakkOttai Andavan Swami’s tamil commentary onYathiraja Sapthathi- Translated into English by Sri CGBalaji swami of Bangalore]According to Srivaishnava Guru paramparA, LordVishvaksEnar forms the bridge to the Celestial Acharyaand the Acharyas who appeared in human form for oursake. Senapathi VishvaksEnar himself came down toAlwar Thirunagari, and gave pancha samskAram andinitiated Swami SatakOpa [Nammazhwar].Swami Desikan in his 4th verse of YathirAja saptathi:yasya saarasvatham srOthO vakuLAmOdhavasitham |srutheenAm viswa mAyAlam SatArim thamupAsmahE ||We mediate on ShaTaari, (NammAzhwAr) whose garland ofVakuLa flowers gets its fragrance exuded into thefluent flow of poetry - a work of literature at whichthe Vedas, having been tired of imparting codes oflife, even ineffectively, can safely rest and relaxnow, since

AzhwAr's works will suffice and do the samejob more effectively!VishvaksEnar revealed the meanings of the threerahasyAs and yOgam to SatakOpan and thus became theAchaarya for the latter. SatakOpan was blessed to wearthe Mahizhampoo garland of the Lord of Thirukkuruhoorand as a result the prabandhams that came out of hismouth carry the never-fading fragrance of thoseflowers sanctified by the Lord. The blessedprabandhams of the AzhwAr in Tamil instruct one andall about the deep meanings of VedAntha in an easy-to-understand manner. As a result of this uniqueservice by the AzhwAr to the Sanskritic VedAs , theytake a much needed rest . The flood of the paasuramsform the AzhwAr's lips flow and uplift us and bless uswith all kinds of auspiciousness.Thus as a paramAchaarya , SatakOpan thru his mostmerciful service deserves our uninterrupted meditationon him and his most brilliant

aruLiccheyalgaL.Let us enjoy Swami Nammazhwar's life and works morrowAzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNamRegardsNamo narayanadAsan________Need a vacation? Get great dealsto amazing places on Travel.http://travel./ Adiyen Sadagopan Ramanuja Dasan

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