Swami Nammazhwar's Glories... - 4- Swami nammazhwar is our sarva vidha bandhu

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all,

 

Let us enjoy the greatness of Swami Nammazhwar

sreesookthis

 

Nammazhwar composed Thiruviruttam, a collection of

hundred psalms as the essence of Rig Vedam,

Thiruvaashiriyam with seven psalms as the essence of

Yajur Vedam, Periya Thiruvandadi with eighty-seven

psalms as the essence of Atharvana Vedam and

Thiruvaimozhi with a thousand hundred and two psalms

as the essence of Sama Vedam. He also sang thirty-six

divya deshams. Bhattar glorifies the works of

Nammazhwar and says “drAmideem vEda samhithAm” while

Swamy Deshikan glorifies it as “sahithA saarvabhoumee

samhithAm dhrushta vanthAm”

 

One should always remain in contemplation of the great

Shathakopa for his immense contributions to the

sampradayam. When a study of Vedas is undertaken, one

might find something in them to be of asaaram (without

essence), alpa saaram (with limited essence), saaram

(with essence), sarataram (greater essence) and

saaratamam (ultimate essence). It is required that one

accepts and studies only the ultimate essence of the

Vedas (saaratamam) suitable for paramaikantins after

having rejected the others. Azhwar’s srisooktis are

like the pure cloudburst which is free from the saline

qualities of sea-water and is rich in content like

(thirattu-paal) thick condensed sweet milk and the

ultimate truths (saratamam) depicted in them are

greatly cherished like the divine nectar.

 

Having adorned the garlands of magizhum-poo presented

by Paraman, it is not only Azhwar’s thirumeni that has

the fragrance of magizhum-poo but also the sri-sooktis

that were worded by him. What a fragrance! Having

extolled the divine glories of the Lord,

brahma-gandham emanates out of Azhwar while his tongue

is luscious with brahma-rasam.

 

Many philosophers, in order to show their native ideas

to be present in works of yore, have gone against the

rule of exegesis (mimamsa-nyaya) and have greatly

mis-interpreted those works in self-contradicting

ways. Having seen the statements of Vedic scriptures

being mis-interpreted, a deeply hurt Veda maatha finds

some solace in the divine outpourings of Nammazhwar.

Azhwar most beautifully speaks about the divine

attributes and glories of Paraman who is the sole

person exalted in the Vedas. Swamy Deshikan says that

may be it is for this reason that Vedamaatha moves

around in graceful paces in the divine outpourings of

Nammazhwar.

 

Swamy Deshikan says that he bows in front of Azhwar,

who opposed the binding wind of Shata-vayu and the

debates of those adversaries who had incomplete

knowledge. He stands as an enemy to those passing

purposeless statements. Nammazhwar, who remains in

perpetual contemplation of Paraman attains divine

communion with him. Because of this Paraman gets the

ethereal fragrance of Azhwar’s magizhum-poo while

Azhwar gets the fragrance of Paraman’s thirutthuzhaai

malai (garland of basil leaves). It is not an

exaggeration to say that, having adored Nammazhwar who

remains glorifying the Lord all the time, the same

ethereal fragrance of magizhum-poo and thirutthuzhaai

could be found near Deshikan and his sri-sooktis too.

 

Let us conclude with Sri AlavandhAr's sthOthra rathna

verse paying tribute to Swami NammAzhwAr:

 

mathA pithA yuvathayas tanayA vibhUthi:

sarvam yadhEva niyamEna madhanvayAnAm

Adhyasya Na: Kulapather VakuLAbhirAmam

Srimath Tadhangri YugaLam praNamAmi MoordhnA

 

For me and all those associated with me, Swamy

NammAzhwAr is always the Mother, Father, progeny,

spouses and all other wealth. At the most

beautiful pair of Thiruvadis of the emperor of our

Kulam [Kula pathi], Swamy NammAzhwAr adorned with the

most fragrant divine VakulA flower garland, adiyEn

salutes those holy feet with my head.

 

In line with Sage Parasara’s Sa dhisathu bhagawaan

asEsha pumsaam- and in order to fulfil the same, this

AzhwAr who is Prapanna jana santhAna kootasthar-

blessed us with the most divine and wondreful verses

with clear truth on Tattva traya, Hitha purushaarthams

in a language understood even by common masses so that

all can be immensely benefitted; and in those works

(prabandhams), in every verse touches upon the Lord

Sriman Narayanan alone and associated with Him; even

losing his heart, mind on the unparalleled Sriman

Narayana- the Most beautiful Purushan- Purusha

utthaman and enchant the reciters’ and listener’s

hearts much more times that the purANAs themselves;

and even blessed the prabandhams of other AzhwArs as

well through Sriman Nathamuni- how merciful and most

compassionate is our SrI SatakOpa muni.

 

More of this verse enjoyment tomorrow..

 

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

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