ThirumangaiAzhwAr ThirukkuRunthANdakam - verse 18- AzhwAr celebrates bhakti yogins and praises!

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all,

 

Thus there are NO other reasons or causes for

moksham-proves AzhwAr. Here AzhwAr praises those who

perform bhakti yoga and enlist the eight angas of

bhakti yoga [ashtAnga yoga].

 

iLaippinai yiyakkam neekki

yirun^thumun Nnimaiyaik kootti,

aLappilaim pulana takki

anpavar kaNNE vaiththu,

thuLakkamil sin^thai seythu

thOnRalum sutarvittu, AngkE

viLakkinai vithiyil kANpAr

meymmaiyE kANkiR pArE 18

 

iLaippinai – getting thinner

iyakkam- movement

neekki irundhu – are ignored and sitting down on

slightly higher seat (neither lower or higher)

mun imayai kootti – bringing the upper and lower eye

lids together (and focus)

aLappu il aimpulan adakki – the five sense organs

(that do not wander towards their respective

vishayams) are inwardly focused and controlled

avarkaNN anbu vaiithu- and focus and love is on the

Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayana and on Him the heart is

offered;

thuLakkam il- without any interruption absolutely

(avicchinna)

sinthai seydhu – perform bhagavad dhyAnam (penance)

AngE- and there providing a right seat in the heart

cave;

sudar vittu- shining resplendently with guNAs and with

strict anushtAnams

thOnRal um – in the stage of samaadhi (where it is

equal to darsana of the Lord)

vidhiyil- in such bhakti yoga

viLakkinai – ParamjyOthI (the effulgent Self)

kaaNbaar- is seen and enjoyed in the purest hearts

meymmai yE kaaNbaar- and they will be blessed to enjoy

seeing His divya Divya mangaLa vigraham certainly in

Srivaikuntam and His Swaroopa, Roopa, GuNa vibhoothis.

 

 

Ashtaanga yogam -

 

Yama, niyama, Asana, praaNaayaamam, prathyaahara,

dhaaraNa, Dhyaana, Samaadhi are enumerated herein.

 

Yama, niyama – are to be adhered to always. Not just

during dhyAnam.

 

From the Asana (seating), the dhyanam is referred to.

Seat should be firm; may be with a back rest.

 

iLaippinai neekki- avoiding getting thinner (means-

one takes regular intake of bhagavad prasadham and

hence hunger does not interrupt dhyAnam); the

diseases, back pains are thus avoided (with seat

comfortable enough). The seat should neither be high

nor low.

 

iLaippinai neekki- not reclining or sleeping; not

standing for a long time; thus seating is referred to.

 

Also in accordance with poorvacharya’s commentaries:

iLaippu is klESam; mind’s wavering is referred to

here. durguNAs are to be avoided. avidyA, asmithai,

raaga, dvEsham, avinivESam, are the klESam – says Yoga

sutra.

 

avidyA- a~jnAnam;

asmathai- ahankara;

raagam – desires;

dvEsham – hatred;

abinivESam- fear of death; or fear as to whether there

will be any hurdle for living comfortably.

 

Being under all these states- is klEsam and that is to

be avoided or ignored. iLaippinai neekki..

 

Vidhiyil- all these mode of bhakti yogam, the

performance should adhere to the saasthirc

injunctions. Not some arbitrary manner.

 

meyymaiyE kaNNbaar- they will be blessed to realize

and enjoy seeing.. the divya mangaLa vigraham – the

Paranchudar, ParanjyOthi. These bhakti yogins would be

blessed and granted by the Lord. He is moksha pradhan.

It is because of their bhaagyam they are able to do. –

means- others should not venture into (if they are not

qualified). They have to look for Prapatti yogam

declaring their Akinchanyam (helplessness).

 

kaaNgiRpaarE- AzhwAr praises the bhakti yogins; Bhakto

yogam should not be considered as offspring of

ahankaaram… as viewed wrongly by some. That is against

all other saasthrAs that prescribe bhakti yoga.

 

Here, Thirumangai celebrates Bhakthi Yogam and the

Ashtaanga Yogam that precedes it. This Jewel of a

Pasuram on Bhakti Yogam can also be considered as an

indirect mangalaasaasanam of Deepaprakasan (ViLakkoLi

Perumal). He reveals that the final stage(Dhyaanam) of

the Ashtaanga Yogam(Yama, Niyama, Aasana, Praanaayama,

Pratyaahaara, Dharana and DHYANA), RESULTS in the

visualization of the resplendent Lord ( Darsana

Samanaakaaram).

 

The successful practioners of Bhakthi Yogam thus

enjoy the Lord as a Splendid and bright flame of a

lamp in their minds(fruits of of Savikalpa Samaadhi).

 

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

regards

Namo Narayana

narayana dAsan madhavakkannan

 

 

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