BhuthatthAr and PeyAzhwAr Thirunakshathram - Aippasi avittam and Sadhayam (Oct 21 and 22)

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Sri:

Srimathe Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya Namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

PoigaiAzhwAr, BhoothatthAzhwAr and PEyAzhwAr are the

three mudhal (first) AzhwArs who were not only

contemporary azhwArs; but were born on three

consecutive days in SiddhArti year, Aiyppasi month on

TiruvONam, Avittam and sadhayam nakshathrams

respectively ;and the babies appeared on flowers of

different kind (and not were born like us actually!-

They are ayOnijars).

 

PoigaiAzhwAr, was born (made to appear by the Lord) in

kancheepuram, while bhoodaththAr in mahabalipuram and

pEyAzhwAr in thirumylai (present Mylapore).

 

1. PoigaiAzhwAr, an incarnation of MahAvishNu's

paanchjanyam (Divine conch, sanghu in Tamil) is also

called Adhi kavi. poigaiAr appeared on the ThAmarai

mottu (lotus bud) in a pond in tiruvekka near

kancheepuram. [Though his star was on Saturday, the

star again comes later part of this month i.e. Nov

middle- and second appearance is generally celebrated)

 

2. BhoothaththAzhwAr appeared in a flower called

" kurukkaththi " in a garden at kadalmallai port of

pallava rajyam (kingdom) in mahAbalipuram

(south of madras). He was an incarnation of Divine

mace (called kaumOdaki) of our Lord mahAvishNu.

 

3. PEyAzhwAr, as an incarnation of the sword of

mahAvishNu (called nandaki), appeared in sevvalli (Red

alli-lily) flower in a well of AdhikEsava perumAL koil

at mylapore (in madras).

 

 

Let us dwell one prabhandham each to pay our obeisance

to them.

 

1. PoigaiAzhwAr says: (Mudhal Thirubanthaathi- 64th

pAsuram)

 

nayavEn piRar poruLai; naLLEn keezhaarodu;

uyavEn uyarndhavarOdallaal- viyavEn

Thirumaalai alladhu deivam enRu yEtthEn

varumaaRu en nammEl vinai?

 

An advice to us.. Let us not desire or long for

others' objects /properties; Let us not associate with

keezh (lowly ) people (those who do not recognise

Emperumaan Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan's Parathvam);

Let us associate ourselves with Devotees and get saved

(by learning from them). (How do we do

all this? AzhwAr asks us as a reply query..) If we

pray to Thirumaal (Sriman Narayanan alone) as the One

and Only Deivam (Lord) and lead our lives, How

any harm or sin (paapam) will come to us? (It can

never come).

 

2. BhUtatthAzhwAr says: (IraNdaam Thiruvanthaathi- 45

th pAsuram)

 

uLandhu enRu iRumaavaar uNdillai enRu

thaLardhanalathanarugum saaraar- aLvariya

vEdatthAn vEmkatatthAn viNNOr mudi thOyum

paadhatthAn pAdham paNinndhu

 

Yet another instruction to us! Let us not jump to the

skies, if we (are blessed to) get some thing (like

getting a pay hike; or some bonus; a

promotion, whatever-); nor shall we feel depressed and

feel remorse and cry should we miss any thing. We

should always think that everything is Bhagavath

sankalpam. When does one get sucha manObhAvam (such

balanced bent of mind)? azhwAr says: It will come to

only those who have surrenederd to the Lotus Feet of

the Lord Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan- The Lord of

Vedas- ThiruvEmakatatthaan- Srinivasan (at whose Feet

one vcan see the crowns of Nithyasooris). (so, now do

we know how to get a balanced mind? YES..)

 

3. PEyAzhwAr says:

 

nenjAl ninaippu aRiyan yElum nilai peRREn

nenjamE pEsAi ninaikkumkAl --nenjatthup

pErAdhu niRkum perumAnai yen kolO

OrAthu niRpathuNarvu

 

Oh my dear mind! Even if the Lord is not so easy to be

realized in His fullest entirety by meditation ,

please be firm and involve yourself in the utterance

of His divine names and become blessed. you praise Him

steadfastly. Why is it that you are distracted to

other sensual pleasure and material subjects , when

the object of your meditation, the Lord Sriya:

Pathi sriman Narayanan is so accessible to you without

separation even when you think of Him just once ?

(ninaikkum kaal nenjatthu pErAthu niRkum

perumAnai uNarvu OrAthu nirpathu yen kol)

 

Mudhal AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

namo narayana

aazhwaarkkadiyaan Narayana dAsan Madhavakkannan