Kulasekara AzhwAr PerumAL Thirumozhi- 4.3- Let me be the humble servant to hold the golden bowl for the Lord to spit after rinsing His jOthi vaay...

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest all,

 

Let us continue to enjoy azhwAr’s verses in the fourth

ten on ThiruvEnkatam. A brilliant set of verses… This

fourth ten contains a brilliant eulogy to Lord

Srinivasa

 

pinnitta sadaiyaanum piramanu manthiranum

thunnittu pukalariya vaikuntha neeLvaasal

minvattas sudaraazhi vEngatakkOn thaanumizhum

ponvattil pidiththudanE pukappeRuvE NnaavEnE

 

In the last verse 4.2, AzhwAr had pleaded to

ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan for being ordained to be born as

a fish in the Swami Pushkarinee. Azhwar then reasons

out that the stream could perhaps dry up and the fish

may die, thus denying him further Anubhavam of

Bhagavan.

 

The thought of separation from Bhagavan is

extremely painful to the Azhwar. This must be noted in

the context of the Azhwar's desire for daily

pilgrimage to Srirangam so that he could constantly be

by the side of his Abhimana Dhaivam, Lord Rama and

enjoy Bhagavath and Bhaagavata Kainkaryam. Therefore,

he seeks a better way to remain by the side of the

Lord. {which leads us to the next verse 4.3]

 

The matted lock haired Rudra, the Chathurymukha

Brahma, Devendra and all other devas rush to your gate

in order to have darshana bhaagyam of yours at

ThiruvEnkatam. To such Supreme Lord Sri Srinivaasan,

may I blessed to be the kaimkarya parar [humble

servant] to hold the golden bowl for Him to spit after

rinsing His ThiruppavaLa chevvaay [red coral lipped

mouth].

 

Thereby, adiyEn can enjoy his yoga nithrA; He gets up

and looks at me first? Hence adiyEn gets the bliss of

having his divinely Beautiful ThirumEni as a feast for

my eyes. And also adiyEn is at His beck and call to

hold the golden bowl for Him to spit after rinsing His

most beautiful mouth. He would also call me or

address me perhaps? [What a great anubhavam by AzhwAr

to aspire for this position! The King who had ruled

chera, Chozha Paandya dEsam, has aspired for holding

the golden bowl for the Lord to rinse His mouth and

spit into the bowl] It is a message to us, to be a

humble servant to Bhagawaan and Bhaagawathas and not

to be proud, arrogant, and great that we are equipped

with few cents in our bank or few huts in one corner

of His Kingdom. That is also His Blessing and His

property.

 

Sri Muralidhar Rangaswamy shares His anubhavam for

this verse: In the third Pasuram, the Azhwar desires

to hold the spit bowl of Lord Srinivasa. The message

here is that when the Lord cleans his mouth with the

water from the bowl while brushing his teeth, his

benign glance will inevitably fall on the person who

holds the bowl. This is a sure shot method to obtain

the grace of the Lord. In the Daya Shatakam, Swami

Desikan states that a mere benevolent glance of Lord

Srinivasa is sufficient to absolve an individual of

Deva Runa, Rishi Runa and Pitru Runa. The Azhwar

points out an excellent method for obtaining this

blessing. This Pasuram is also indicative of the fact

that Bhaktas throng to the Temple of Srinivasa in

large numbers and vie with one another to have a

Darshanam of Lord Srinivasa just like Brahma, Indra

and Rudra compete with one another to get a Darshanam

of Lord Narayana at Thirumala. Hence, the entrance

gate to the Temple of Lord Srinivasa is just as

difficult to enter as the door to Sri vaikuntam.

" Wouldn't it make my task easier if I wait for the

Lord at the gate [Vaikunta Dwaram] holding his spit

bowl, and be assured of his

Darshanam? " This seems to be the thought of the

Azhwar.

 

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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