Kulasekara AzhwAr PerumAL Thirumozhi- 4.1 - I would like to be born a Crane in the cool pond of Swami pushkariNee in Thirumala

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest all,

 

Let us enjoy azhwAr’s verses in the fourth ten.. A

brilliant set of verses… This fourth ten contains a

brilliant eulogy to Lord Srinivasa [which is our

subject in this series]

 

It is surely impossible to do justice to the

brilliance of Kulashekara Perumaal's anubhavams on the

divine eleven verses on ThiruvEnkatam. Let us make an

attempt to enjoy at least a drop of this ocean of

beautiful verses.

 

oonERu selvath thudaRpiRavi yaanvENdEn

aanEREzh venRaa Nnatimaith thiRamallaal

koonERu sanga midaththaaNnthan vEngadatthu

kOnEri vaazhum kurukaayp piRappEnE

 

The bodily flesh strengthening its muscles- such a

dhEham- I do not want such a birth [of being a king-

flexing the biceps and firming up the shoulders]. I am

not desirous of such a human birth to groom the body

and enjoy the bodily comforts. Being an eternal

servant performing kaimkaryam for KaNNan who had

fought with seven oxen and conquered, killed them to

unite Nappinnai PiraaTTi- to such greatest Lord is

here at ThiruvEnkatam, I would like to be born as a

bird [crane] in the pond of Swami Pushkarinee in

ThiruvEnkatam.

 

kOn Eri- Swami pushkarinee- may mean Swami’s

pushkarinee- It is the holy pond of Swami’s. Or it is

the Swami of all Pushkarinees.

 

Sankham idatthaan- The One who has Conch Shell in His

left Hand [AzhwAr enjoys His dhivya mangaLa vigraham

holding Sankham]; Similar to His killing seven oxen,

He should kill my enemies; hurdles of mine.

 

The first Pasuram referring to the Krishnavathaaram

indicates that just as Lord Krishna subdued the seven

bulls to win the hand of Nappinai, one who seeks the

Lord must subdue ones senses before beginning their

quest. Since all material pleasures are transient in

nature and only serve to increase one's desires for

gratifying the senses, they are counterproductive to

spiritual pursuits. Therefore, the Azhwar seeks to

avoid them at the outset. The opening of the

Paanchajanya conch refers to Shankha Naadham, which

has several important meanings. First, the Pranava

Aksharam emanating from the Panchajanya indicates the

Supremacy (Parathvam) of Lord Narayana. This can be

associated with the Narayana Upanishad salutation

" OmithyekAksharam " .

 

Next, Pranavam destroys all inauspiciousness and

removes all obstacles coming in one's quest of the

Lord. A third interpretation is that the Shankha

Naadham denoting the Pranava Aksharam indicates a

tribute to Bhagavan Hayagriva, the presiding deity of

Knowledge.

 

The Sphatika, around Bhagavan Hayagriva is white in

color, as is the Panchajanya conch. The stork is also

white in color. These are indicative of the Shuddha

Satva of the Lord of Seven Hills. Thus the Shanka

Naadham and tribute to Bhagavan Hayagriva taken in

conjunction denote Anishta Nivrutti and Ishta PrApti.

 

The choice of the stork is instructive for it

indicates the Azhwar's thirst for Bhagavath Anubhavam

just like a hungry stork waiting to grab fish from a

lake. [Thanks to Sri Muralidhar Rangaswamy for his

permission to make use of his writing.]

 

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

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