Kulasekara AzhwAr PerumAL Thirumozhi- 4.4- I would rather become a Chamapaka tree at Thirumala hills.. to yield flowers for offering at the Lotus Feet of the Lord

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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. The fifth verse today

 

Today’s verse is the fourth one of this divine ten.

 

oNpavaLa vElai yulavuthaN paaRkataluL

kaNthuyilum maayOn kazhaliNaikaL kaaNpathaRku

paNpakarum vaNtinangaL paNpaadum vEngadatthu

seNpagamaay niRkum thiruvudaiyE NnaavEnE

 

The Azhwar then reasons: " Wouldn't it be better for me

to be near the lotus feet of the Lord, since his gaze

is bound to fall on me as soon as he awakes from his

sleep? What can I do to serve the lotus feet of the

Lord? " This thought is probably motivated by the

Mahabharata incident where Arjuna and Duryodhana

proceeded to Dwaraka to seek Lord Krishna's help in

the war. Lord Krishna was resting at that time.

Duryodhana stood at the head-rest of the Lord's bed,

while Arjuna respectfully stood at the Lord's feet and

was blessed by the Lord's grace as soon as he awoke.

Accordingly, the Azhwar resolves that if he becomes a

Champaka tree at Tirumala, which yields flower used

for offering at the feet of the Lord, his objective

would be realized. This is reflected in the fourth

Pasuram.

 

O Lord! The Most mysterious and wonderful One [maayOn]

who has His Yoga nithrA on the milky ocean where the

waves push the corals to the shores! In order to see

Your two most beautiful lotus feet, the singing bees

hum musical tunes and surround You in the hill of

ThiruvEnkatam [as their offering] and in that

mountain, I would like to be blessed with the greatest

wealth of being a tree of Champaka flowers.

 

The Azhwar continues in similar vein and reasons:

" Perhaps the flowers offered to the Lord's feet may be

discarded after they lose their freshness. Then I

shall be deprived of the Lord's Anubhavam again. How

can I do better? " The Azhwar is also fearful of being

distracted by material pursuits. Accordingly, he shuns

all aspirations for monarchy, the marks of royalty and

its associated pleasures. Instead, the Azhwar desires

to be a tree at the hills of Tirumala and perform

Kainkaryam for Lord Srinivasa. In taking the form of a

tree at Tiruvenkatan, the Azhwar wishes to serve

Bhagavatas, by providing them shade from the sun. In

return, he would be overjoyed by their out pourings

extolling the Lord and his limitless Kalyana Gunams.

 

This verse referring to bees humming echoes similar

one in Venkatesa sthothra.

 

PadhmEsa mithra sathapathra gathAlivargA:

harthum Sriyam kuvalayasya nijAnga-lakshmyA:

bhEri ninAdhAmiva Bhibrathi theevranAdham

SeshAdhri Sekhara VibhO ! tava suprabhAtham

 

Oh Lord of SeshAdhri peak! Both the bees and the blue

lotus share your divine blue hue. The swarms of bees

are making a loud sound like the beating of drums to

announce to the world that their bluish hue is far

superior and beautiful compared to the hue of blue

lotuses. This jealous reenkAram is filling the morning

air. Won't you arise from your sleep to stop this feud

between these two, who are your dear ones?

 

Even the bees and flowers have accrued good karma in

the past for being born or made to appear here in

ThiruvEnkatam- this is what Kulasekara is longing for.

 

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

 

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