Kulasekara AzhwAr PerumAL Thirumozhi- 5.5- Where else will I go to get saved except for the pair of Lotus Feet of Yours?

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SRI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest All,

 

AzhwAr expresses in this 5th decad his ananyagatitvam

and (having none other as his refuge) Akinchanyam

(helplessness) which are closely tied to Saranagati.

 

Thus praathikoolyasya varjanam (as per AmmAL): is

abandoning ways contrary to His will i.e. giving up

cruelty and other forms of injury. Furthermore,

recognizing the universal pervasiveness of He who is

sought after in self-surrender, 'abandoning ways

contrary, means refraining from cruelties and other

injuries to all beings.

 

etena vyAptivijnAnAt prapattavyaSya sarvaSa: |

AnukUlyasya sankalpAt prAtikUlyasya varjanam |

himsAdy apAyavirati: uktA sarveshu jantushu || )

 

Then one has to feel utterly helpless and completely

disqualified which is termed kaarpaNyam.

 

Feeling utterly helpless --> abandoning all pride and

ego Because of one's incapacity to pursue other means

to moksha, and the inherent pitfalls therein,

relinquishing pride and being humble is known as

'kArpaNya'.

 

angasAmagryasampatter aSakteS cApi karmaNAm |

adhikArsya cAsiddhe: deSakAlaguNakshayAt |

upAyA naiva siddhyanti hy apAyA: bahulAs tathA |

iti yA garvahAnis tat dainyam kArpaNyam ucyate || )

 

[Courtesy: Sri Mani Varadarajan, USA]

 

Thus the reason to overcome the feeling that he is the

doer is to realize that his action is due to the grace

of the Lord and that he remains His eternal servant.

 

More of it –later.

 

Let us continue to enjoy the 5th verse.

 

vengaNthiN kaLiRatartthaay viRRuvakkOt tammaanE

enguppO yuykEnun NniNaiyatiyE yataiyalallaal

engumpOyk karaikaaNaa theRikadalvaay meeNdEyum

vangatthin koompERum maappaRavai pOnREnE

 

 

Oh Lord of VitthuvakkOdu! KaNNA! The One who killed

effortlessly the strong cruel elephant Kuvalayaapeetam

in the palace entrance of Kamsa! Other than those your

twin lotus feet, there is none for me to get saved.

Where will I go for my upliftment / salvation

(Ujjeevanam) except to perform Prapatthi at Your

sacred feet? The bird that loiters around the anchor

of the ship can not go far away from the same (as

there is nothing else for the bird except that anchor

in the middle of the ocean.. Like that, for me too (in

this samsaara saagaram, there is no other hold except

your Lotus Feet.

 

engu pOi uygEn? - where will I go to get saved (but

for your lotus feet)..

 

AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE saraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

 

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