Kulasekara AzhwAr PerumAL Thirumozhi- 5.1- AzhwAr's unconditional unflinching faith (mahAviswAsam) towards the Lord!

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest All,

 

After the fourth decad of praising the Lord

ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan and praying to His Lotus Feet to

be anything on the Hill in order to serve Him at all

times and under all circumstances. Azhwar wanted to

have uninterrupted bliss of enjoyment of the Lord and

serve Him forever.

 

He realizes that it is possible only by the

performance of unconditional surrender to the Lord,

having no other refuge except Himself. Feeling

utterell helpless in one’s own disqualifcations to

perform any other path (i.e. bhakti yogam), the

Saranagati needs to be performed.

 

AzhwAr expresses in this 5th decad his ananyagatitvam

and (having none other as his refuge) Akinchanyam

(helplessness) which are closely tied to Saranagati.

 

AzhwAr inspite of being a king, did not have I or mine

(ahankara and mamakrama) attitude. He always wanted to

be the humble servant to the bhAgwathas of the Lord

Ranganathan. Every Jeevathma, by the very inherent

nature is eternally servant to the Lord. And the Lord

(Paramathma) is bound to protect and save as the Only

Saviour to the Jeevathmas. Jeevathmas are given the

karttrutva, jnAtrutva and bhOgtrutvams only in order

to know, enjoy and do… thereby (if one gets to know

the saasthrAs, do as per saasthrAs and enjoy in

dharmic manner (by doing and knowing so), would

ultimately realize that every one of us is His servant

always and all that is required to is to surrender at

His Feet with unconditional surrender.

 

This 5th decad of KulasEkara Azhwar on VitthuvakkOttu

PerumAL is about ananya gathithvam and aakinchanyam.

Ananya gathi means that the Jeevathma has no other

recourse for succor than SrIman NaarAyana. The

Saranagathan is thus ananya PrApyan. He does not have

any one else as his goal (upEyam)for rakshaNam. He is

also ananyArhan (means he does not belong to or serve

anyone. (maRRumOr deivum uLadhu enRu irrupArOdu

uRRilEn- says Thirumangai AzhwAr)

 

He is ananya prayOjanan as well. He only thinks of his

relationship to perumAL (anubhavam, kaimkaryam). He is

nirapEkshan meaning- he does not

expect anything else except the Lord's grace and

embrace.

 

He is filled with the mood of KaarpaNyam or his lack

of qualifications and feels helpless with respect to

his own ability to take care of himself. Recognizing

this utter state of helplessness , he throws himself

at the feet of the Lord and places the burden of his

protection entirely at the Lord's feet. He recognizes

that his karmaas (munn vinaikaL) have brought him into

the world with a body and recognizes that his sole

means of overcoming the karma bandhams is through the

performance of prapatthi at the Lord's Thiruvadi to

attain the boon of residence in Parama Padham and

enjoying ParipoorNa BrahmAnandham there thru ceaseless

and blemishless kaimkaryam there to the Dhivya

Dampathis.

 

Here in these verses, AzhwAr in soul stirring way

pleas to the Lord expressing his ananyagatitvam and

his utter helplessness (Akinchanyam). Really wonderful

verses.

 

KulasEkara AzhwAr reminds the Lord of VithtuvakkOdu

(Uyyavantha PerumAL)about his unalterable relationship

to Him and performs SaraNAgathi at His Thiruvadi.

 

Let us begin to enjoy the verses now.

 

tharuthuyaram thadaayElun saraNallaal saraNillai

viraikuzhuvu malarppozhilsoozh viRRuvakkOt tammaanE

arisinatthaa leenRathaay akaRRitinum maRRavaLthan

aruLn^inainthE yazhumkuzhavi athuvEpOn RirunthEnE (1)

 

Oh Swami of Thiru viuuthuvakkOdu, surrounded by cool

gardens full of most fragrant flowers! Even if You do

not choose to chase away the Sorrows of SamsAram that

adiyEn experiences, I have no protection except You

and You alone. One’s own mother with tremendous anger

(due to the child’s transgressions and disobedience)

pushses the infant away, the poor infant will only go

back to its mother, holding her feet crying

uninterruptedly, knowing fully well (or not) of the

mother’s compassion. Regardless, the child does not

have anyone else to go to; nor would be able to

survive on its own (ananyagatitvam and aakinchanyam)

 

Comments: AzhwAr implies: You are the Primordial Chief

and the one who causes the sorrows which are the

result of my own karma vinaikaL. You are the One to

banish Them as well. When You decide not to protect

me, no one else can step in Your place and be my

Rakshakan. Therefore, I have no means except to seek

Your sacred Thiruvadi for the removal of my sorrows

and gain Moksha siddhi.

 

AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE saraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

 

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