Upadesa Ratna Maalai - Paasuram 13

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Sri.U.Ve.Vangipuram Pattangi Srinivasa Varadan 13. KULASEKARA AZHVAR’S BIRTH DAY மாசிப௠பà¯à®£à®°à¯à®ªà¯‚சம௠* காணà¯à®®à®¿à®©à®¿à®©à¯à®±à¯ மணà¯à®£à¯à®²à®•à¯€à®°à¯ *தேச௠இதà¯à®¤à®¿à®µà®šà®¤à¯à®¤à¯à®•à¯à®•à¯‡à®¤à®©à¯à®©à®¿à®²à¯ ** பேசà¯à®•à®¿à®©à¯à®±à¯‡à®©à¯à®•à¯Šà®²à¯à®²à®¿ நகரà¯à®•à¯‹à®©à¯ * கà¯à®²à®šà¯‡à®•à®°à®©à¯ பிறபà¯à®ªà®¾à®²à¯à®¨à®²à¯à®²à®µà®°à¯à®•à®³à¯ கொணà¯à®Ÿà®¾à®Ÿà¯à®®à¯ நாளà¯mAsip punarpUsam * kANmin inRu maNNulagIr! *thEsu iththivasaththukku Edhennil ** - pEsuginREnkolli nagar kOn * kulasEkaran piRappAl *nallavargaL kondAdum nAL maNNulagIr!those living on this earthinRuTodaymAsip punarpUsam kANminis Masi Month and Punarvasu

StarIththivasaththukkufor this daythEsu Edhennilif you ask what is the

glorypEsuginREnlet me tell youkolli nagar kOnKulasekara Alwar, the lord

of the land Kolli NadukulasEkaranKulasekara AlwarpiRappAlhas born, (because of that)nallavargaLthe good people (sat

janangal)kondAdum nALcelebrate this day mAsip punarpUsam: In the auspicious month of Masi and in the Star Punarvasu, the

special day has fallen. Kulasekara Azhvar is devoted to Lord Rama and sang the

whole Ramayanam in his Prabandham. The birth star of Sri Rama is Punarvasu. So

this Azhvar was also born in Punarvasu Star. Rama was a king and this Azhvar

also born in a Royal family. inRu: to

day. Because of respect and reverence, though the birth of the Azhvar has taken

place long ago, we still feel that the birth has taken place to day. pEsuginREn:

I am saying the glory of this Azhvar. Despite having born as a king, he was

humble and devoted to the bhagavathas. His birth is not merely the birth of the

body; it is the birth of the soul. He declared ‘ooneru sel-vath-thu perai yan

vendayn’. He wished for him the birth of

a thiryak (bird or animal) or sthavara item (inanimate object) at Tirupathi

Hill, where the Lord Venkateswara is residing. Because of these qualities of

this Azhvar, this day has attained its glory. nallavargaL kondAdum nAL: Sri Vaishnava always wish good for others. ‘Ellai-yil adimai thi-rath-thi-nil enrum

mayvu manath-tha-nam’ – The ultimate nature of atma (soul) is to be subservient

to the devotees of Lord. To prove the innocence of bhagavathas, this Azhvar has

gone to the extent of putting his hand inside a pot where a poisonous snake is kept.

Therefore, all Sri Vaishnavas celebrate his birthday. Swamy Embar (Govindap Perumal)

was also born in this star, Punarvasu. He also renounced every thing like

Kulasekara Azhvar. Recall that for. Kulasekara Azhvar wished for devotion to

the lotus feet of Lord Rama. In the same way Embar remained devoted to the

lotus feet of Bhagwat Ramanuja and earned a name – Ramanuja pada chayya. When

considering the steadfastness to Lord Narayana as against ‘theva-tantara-bhajan’

(praising other devathas) Embar can be compared with Thirumazhisai Azhvar. Thus this day has acquired

triple importance. Lord Rama, Kulasekara Azhvar and Acharyan Embar are remembered on this day. Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadikale SaranamJeeyar Thiruvadikale Saranam