Madhura Kavi : X.3 Taniyans Posting : A Correction

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

An error had crept in my attribution of " Inbhatthil iRainjuthalil-- "

paasuram of Swamy Desikan . It is from AdhikAra Sangraham(paasuram 2)

and not from Prabhnadha Saaram of Swamy Desikan .I was going to

write about the Prabhandha Saaram " Taniyan " on Madhura Kavi

originally and the order got mixed up.

 

This " Inbhatthil IRainjuthalil-- " paasuram and

the next one in AdhikAra Sangraham praising

the importance of AchArya Paramparai's anusanthAnam

( Yennuyir tantthaLitthavarai SaraNam pukki--)are two

of the most important paasurams dealing with

Swamy Desikan's Upadesam on the AchArya vaibhavam

for us.Some describe this " Inbhatthil IRainjuthalil-- "

paasuram is originally from the now extinct work of

Sawmy Desikan known as " Madhura Kavi Hrudhayam " .

It is however enshrined in AdhikAra Sangraham now.

 

The Prabhandha Saaram Taniyan on Madhura Kavi, which got

left out is as follows:

 

ThERiya maajn~Anamudan ThirukkOLUril

ChitthirayiR Chitthirai naaL Vanthu thOnRi

AaRiya NalanbhudanE KuruhUr Nampikku

anavaratham antharanga-adimai seythu

MaaRanai allAl yenRum maRanthum thEvu

maRRaRiyEn yenum Madhura kaviyE nee munn

kooRiya KaNNinuNN SiRutthAmpu athaniR paattuk-

kulavu pathinonRum yenakku uthavu neeyE

 

(Meaning): Oh Maadhura Kavi born on

Chitthirai maasa Chitthirai at ThirukkOLUr

with clear Jn~Anam and who performed antharanga

kaimkaryam for Swamy NammAzhwAr with intense

devotion and without let ! You declared that

You do not know of any gods other than Swamy

NammAzhwAr . Please bless me now with the Jn~Anam

about the eleven paasurams of Your aruLiccheyal

(blessed work) KaNNinuNN SirutthAmpu that you blessed

the world earlier.

 

(Comments):Even when KrishNa ParamAthmA was living at

DhvArakai during his (Madhura kavi's) lifetime , he did not

seek Bhagavan's feet for Prapatthi based on his conviction

that he has to approach the Lord through a sadAchAryan and

hence he waited for Swamy NammAzhwAr's avathAram to perform

Prapatthi at His sacred feet. He considered thereafter

that his AchAryan's sacred feet alone are his Taaraka-Poshaka

Bhagyam and performed uninterrupted kaimkrayam to

his AchAryan.Through this act , Madhura Kavi showed

the world the ancient , auspicious and safe route

(Tholl Vazhi)of AchArya Bhakthi even over Bhagavath

Bhakthi . Madhura Kavi thus pointed out that even with

the greatest bhakthi to Bhagavaan , those who do not

approach Him through a sadAchAryan will not be redeemed.

Madhura Kavi instructed us on this very important doctrine

for the first time (nee munn kooRiya) through his Prabhandham .

 

Madhura Kavi AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE saraNam

RaamAnuja Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil SatakOpan