Thiruppavai and Divyadesams - by Sri PB Annangarachariar Swami

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Jai srimannarayana!

 

 

Thiruppavai and Divyadesams #10

 

 

Pasuram: Notru Suvargam

Divyadesam: Thirukkatkarai

 

Those who seek the Lord are of two types: those

who follow siddhOpAya and those who follow

sAdhyo:pa:ya. They are also known as paragatasvi:ka:ra

nishtulu and svagatasvi:ka:ra nishtulu. As mentioned

in Nayamatmashruti " yame:vaishavrunute: te:na labhya: " ,

those who are sought by Him will not fail to gain

eternal service. Such devotees no longer need to

perform any austerities to attain Him. They are

described as " seydha ve:lviyar vaiththe:var " by

Nammazhvar in his Thiruvaymozhi.

 

It is this uttama:dhikari who has completed everything

(no:tru) and now performs service forever without any

separation (suvargam puguginra), who is described by

Andal in this pasuram in the very first line.

 

So, where is the experience of the divyadesam of

Thirukkatkarai in this pasuram? In his pasuram

for this divyadesam, Nammazhvar says " va:rik kondu

ennai vizhunguvan ka:nil enru, a:rvurra ennai ozhiya

ennil munnam pa:riththu, tha:n ennai murrap parugina:n,

ka:r okkum ka:tkarai appan kadiyane: " (Thiruvaymozhi

9-6-10). This is a description of the same adhika:ri

that Andal has done in this pasuram.

 

In addition, Azhvar describes this divyadesam

as " theruvella:m ka:vikamazh thirukka:tkarai "

(Thiruvaymozhi 9-6-1). That is, this divyadesam

carries a very fragrant smell. This pasuram of

Andal carries the fragrance of the divine Tulasi

( " na:rththath thuzhAy mudi " ).

 

Jai srimannarayana!

 

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

 

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