Struggle of chetanas - Azhwars's concern

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The

concern of Azhwars on the struggle of the chetanas

Namazhwar’s

concern:

 

In the Divya Prabandam, Thiruvaimozhi, Chapter 3, Pasuram-4, Sri Namazhwar was very much

concerned about the chetanas who due to their Karma always care for the

happiness derived from their body, materialistic pleasures.

He addresses Sriman Narayanan as follows:

“YOU

have created other religions which have confused the minds of the poor

/chetanas. Instead of doing your duty of

creating means to save these people from the clutches of wrong doing, make them

realize their mistakes and attract them towards YOU, YOU are enjoying and

deeply enthralled in the ecsotic fragrance of the flowers and the herbal scents

emanating from thiruthuzhai (Tulasi) that YOU are wearing, forgetting the

chetanas waste their precious life in all earthly pleasures. If this continues they will loose YOU

completely. Then what will happen to

this world which YOU have created?â€

Even though this pasuram reflects Azhwar’s

own feelings, one can also infer that Pirati, who is very much concerned,

appeals to Perumal to do away with HIS silence and enjoying the fragrance of

flowers and the beauty of HIS ornamental alankarams and help the chetanas in this broad world.

The Pasuram:

mAtathe yakilum immalar

thalai mA gnalam nin

mAttaya mAlarpuraiyum thiru

vuruvam mAnam vaika

mAttatha pala samayam

mAthi keduthai mAlar thuzhai

mAte nee mAnam

vaithai gnalam varundade?

 

Meaning

of Words:

 

mAlar thalai mA gnalam: This big broad world originated from the

Lotus flower, having its

Sacred

place on the ‘nabi’ of Sriman Narayanan

nin

mAttaya: Your

wealth of Swaroopm

mAlar

puraiyum

Thiruvuruvam: revealed in Your beautiful

flower like Thirumeni

 

mAnam

vaika

mAtatheyakilum: the chetanas in this world

could not engage themselves in their

mind such beautiful Swaroopa

mAttatha

pala samayam

mAthi

koduthai: (You have)

created other religions thereby confusing the

minds of human beings of this world

without

any concern on taking proper action to retrieve this

mAlar thuzhai mAtte

world from the clutches of evil,

You are enjoying the

nee mAnam vaithai fragrance of Thiruthuzhai (Tulasi) and other

such scents

emanated from the flowers

(that You are adorning)

 

mA gnalam varundado? (If You keep quite like this) the

people of this big world will

be engrossed in other worldly pleasures and loose You

Completely.

 

Ref:

Sri Dr. V.V.Ramanujam Swamy’s Viyakyanam

 

Sri

Thondaradipotiazhwar’s concern:

 

On

the same line of thinking but in a different mode of expression Sri Thondaradipodiazhwar

was also very much concerned and more serious about the sufferings of the

chetanas. Divya Prabandam Thirumalai, Pasuram 16, goes as

follows:

 

“SoothanAi kalvanAgi thoortharodu

esaintha kalam

mAtharAr kayal kan ennum

valaiyul pattu azhunduvenai

‘podu are’ enru solli pundiyil

pugundu thanpal

Adaram peruga vaitha

Azhagan voor Arangam

Andreâ€

 

Meaning

of words:

soodum Aai

kalvan Aagi:

Those who say no to Iswar and no to Dharma and

claim the

Athma as his own that belongs to Iswar

(Here ‘kalvan’ means a person taking away others

Belongings like the

chetanas claim Athma as his

Own which actually belongs to Bhagavan)

 

Thoortharodu esaintha

kalam: the period

(when I was ) in the company of bad

 

Elements

 

mAdarar

kayal kan ennum: falling a prey to the

trap laid by women with

their beautiful eyes like a

fish

 

azhunduvenai

:

when I was immersed in such unholy pleasure

 

*‘podu Are’

enru solli: (HE) called

me “come hereâ€

 

Pundiyil

pugundu: and got

into my inner mind

 

Thanpal adaram peruga vaitha Azhagan: and dragged me to HIS side and blessed me

with

His aboundant love – HE is the beautiful

 

Emperuman

 

Voor

Arangam Andre: lives in

the place called Thiruvarangam

 

 

To think others belongings as his own is

referred as stealing here. Vice and stealing are referred to as the act of

negative attitude on the ultimate, the Iswar.

The act of chetanas wrongly thinking that Athma belong to them, which is

actually in possession of Iswar is compared to stealing here. Those who possess good qualities believe

Athma belongs to Iswar and become slaves

of Baghavan (Saranagathi) To think what

Baghavan desire is Devine and what HE do not desire is evil, is the best salvation.

 

This

Pasuram is a passionate outpouring of the Azhwar’s heart on obtaining union

with Baghavan.

This

Pasuram is considered to be a gem of poetry and a beautiful Tamizh literary

piece.

 

*Podu Are, Bhagavadas! view this

divya dharsanam of Lord Ranganathaswamy.

See HIS bright thirumugam, red lotus eyes, coral red mouth, broad

shoulders, HIS thiruabaranam

 

 

 

Sacred Jewels), HIS sacred vasthram. Worship HIS lotus feet and Udayavar by HIS

side. Watch the pride, benevolent looking Adisheshan offering his soft body as

bed to his Lord Sri Ranganathar.

Sri

Thondaradipodiazhwar says that he do not want even the coveted offer of ruling

the Indira Logam when he has the opportunity to enjoy the beauty and blessings

of Lord Sri Ranganathar who is residing

in Aranga mA nagar (Srirangam)

 

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan

Ranga

Madabushi

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