Vaishnava Vamanam

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KAlathizhikulathu chandAlanAnAlum mEladhavar adhanin mEnmaithE KOlakkurungudivAzh mAyan kuraikazharkku AlAvar perumkudiyil vAzhvar pirappu - Divyakavi Pillai Perumal Ayyangar in 108 Thirupathi

AndhAdhi If a person has been blessed by Thirukkurungudi Perumal, even if he is born in chandala kulam (so called lower caste), he still will be leading a life of very high cadre, even higher than that of Maharishis. On this day of Kaisika ekadasi, adiyen would like to reproduce the article that was written by Vanamamalai Padmanabhan Swamy in 2004. Thirukkurngudi

Nambi has special connection with SriVaishnavites. Nambi used to listen to the ghAnam of a great bhkatA called NampAduvAn. He was born in chandala kulam. He used to play veenai and sing on Perumal every day. The entire episode of his kaimkaryam to Perumal, and eventually getting the Grace of Nambi has been narrated by VarAha Perumal Himself to BhoomiDEvi ThAyar in varAha purAnam. This is known as "Kaisika Puranam". Swamy Parasara Bhattar has written vyAkyAnam for this, and this is recited in front of Perumal on Kaisika ekAdasi (falls on Karthigai sukla paksham) en-nenjinAl nOkkik kANEr 1. First Going by Our Philosophy: Unlike other Divya Desam Perumals ThirukkuRungudi nambi is a rank srEvaishNavite. How? He is a devotee of sri em-perumAnAr and hence, sri vaishNava nambi. Our basic tenet is to be devotee of devotees and since vaishNava nambi is a devotee of our devotee -going by nam-AzhWar's and kaliyan's directions- I think thirukkuRungudi vaishNava nambi should be ranking top in our list. 2. Going by the beauty and Perfection: As mentioned in AchArya Hrdhayam, the immaculate and immense beauty is not on just the features, but is comprehesive. What does AchArya Hrdhyam say highlighting this divya-dEsam: "vaishNava vAmanathil niRaindha nEla mEaniyin ruchi janaka vibhava lAvanyam pUrNam" sUthram 162; The beauty of the Lord attracts the souls and pushes Him into eternal bliss and helps him in attaining salvation. The beatuy in this divya-dEsam has attracted both thirumangai mannan and swAmi nam-AzhwAr undoubtedly. The blue thirumEani, the ornaments,

the conch and the disc, the four shoulders all fill in the mind of AzhwAr. "nEla mEanium, nAngum thOLgaLum en nenjam niRaindhanavEA" 5-5-7 of thiru-voi-mozhi. "selginRadhu en nenjamEa" My heart goes for Him. The Lotus eys, the thirumaru in the chest, the nectar-fruit mouth,the bow, thaNdu, vAL,the

garland,the silk robes,the throat, long eyebrows,the beautiful nose, the slim mid-portion-siRRidai and finally "niRaindha sOdhi veLLam sUzhndha" The fifth thriu-voi-mozhi of fifth ten. Thus, the features and the whole beauty makes AzhwAr attracted

towards Him. If for some people, tbe features are good, the macro beauty does not match. If the macro beauty is good, the micro is not pretty. In nambi's case, the beauty is all pervading, the beauty is macro and micro, the beauty and perfection to the core -niRaindha sodhi veLLam. 3. Going by the Impact of the beauty: What is the impact of this beauty? It has made parAnkusa nAyaki to cross from the threshold of a woman's fortitude and patience and

come out and seek for Him. The mother and women all scold her. She says " see from my angle. Step into my shoes. YOu see from my heart" then you will understand my position. "en nenjinAl nOkkik kAnEr".then you will not be angry at me. Just by going and standing in front they were scolding her. "munninRAi enRu thozhi mArgaLum

annaiyarum munidhir" The blemishless thirukkuRungudi nambi -vazhuvil kErthi- has attracted AzhwAr. Thus, the beauty has rocked AzhwAr out of his composure made him talk in the feminine-prEamathil peN pEachu- and knocked him out of the inner circle of the decency and fences. This is retributed by the womanhood around. The justification by the AzhwAr is " You kindly see the beauty. See these from my angle" 4.Going by the pAsuram-s: this divya-dEsam not only gives us a desired srEvaishNavic devotee in nambi, but also makes us a srEvaishNavite. How, those who comprehend and understand this "enganEYO" thiru-voi-mozhi 5-5 are considered as

srEvaishNavites. "aRiyak kaRRu vaLLArgal vaittaNavar Azh kadal sUzh gnAlathuLLEA" 5-5-11. adiyen, ramanan

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