adiyEn's pErAsai (Greed) to write on PeriyAzhwAr pAsurams

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SrI:

SrImathE rAmAnujAya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

It is adiyEn’s pErAsai (greed) to write on PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi which

starts with the most famous and popular Thiruppallaandu. With Bhagavath

anugraham, Acharyan’s kataaksham, and with all your patience, support,

adiyEn attempted to write translations of Thiruvaymozhi, Periya Thirumozhi,

Nanmukhan ThiruvanthAthi, Kanninun chiRutthambu etc, thanks to great amount

of encouragement given by Bhagawathas, in spite of adiyEn’s follies and

disqualifications to even attempt the same. Fools rush in where angels fear

to tread! I only proved myself and would like continue to prove so, that I

am one..:-) always!

 

There have been requests from quite a few Bhagawathas for the few months to

write on Thiruppallaandu. adiyEn was in a dilemma to whether to accept their

request as BhAgawatha AgnyA or rehect due to aDiyEn's disqualifications;

adiyEn submitted this request to the lotus feet of asmadhAchAryan during my

trip last week to attend His 20th year of AchArya peetam to seek His

Blessings. His Holiness Srimath PaRavaakkOttai Andavan Sri Gopaladesika

Mahadesikan Swamy blessed the kaimkaryam.

 

With Swamy’s blessings, Bhagavath krupai and your support, I am sure adiyEn

can dream of its completion, as it is written by Him through me as an

instrument. Nothing can go wrong anymore; If it does, it will be made right

by Them .. :-)

 

Please forgive me for errors and mistake; anything good is entirely due to

Swamy’s kataaksham, If adiyEn’s rambling can kindle an interest to study

further, the attempt justifies the kaimkaryam of aDiyEn’s.

 

Before proceeding, let us enjoy PeriyAzhwAr’s life history along with the

avathArigai of Thiruppallaandu.

 

Read PeriyAzhwar’s life in:

 

Http://members.tripod.com/~sriramanujar and click on AzhwArs.

 

(From Sri Satakopan mama’s article for a brief history and quick glance)

PeriyAzhwAr’s original (given) name was VishNu chitthar- (what an apt name-

His chittham (mind) always on VishNu..).. VishNu chitthar was born in a

Brahmin family (pUrva SikhA Brahmin- mun kudumi sOzhiyar) at

Srivilliputthur. He was born in the Tamil month of Aani, swAthi star

(Nakshathram). (SrI UttamUr Swamy was also born in the same star in Massi

month). VishNuchitthar is an amsam of Garudan , the Lord's vaaganam-

transport .- one of the Nithya sooris.

 

Vishnu Chitthar occupied himself in performing the kaimkaryam of adorning

the Lord of SrivilliputthUr with MaalA (galrland of flowers). He had groomed

an exquisitely beautiful garden (nandhavanam) full of TuLasi

and other flowers. He did not have any child and he and his dharma pathni

were longing for a child. He found one day a baby girl in his thuLasi garden

and named the baby GodhA and reared her as his own. Godhai is the

incarnation of ShrI bhUmi Piraatti. She composed ThiruppAvai and NaacchiyAr

Thirumozhi and blessed us with such greatest Sri sUkthis. Later, she married

Lord RanganAthA at Srirangam and made Her foster father acquire later the

name of PeriyAzhwAr as a result of his becoming the father-in-law to Lord

RanganAthan Himself.

 

Vishnu Chitthar was not versed in VedAs and other traditional forms of

scholarship. He presented daily TuLasi Maalais adorned by His daughter to

Vadapathra Sayee as commanded by Him .He led a life full of VairAgyam (

Dispassion ), anushtAnam , Bhakthi and Bhagavath Kaimkaryam .Lord Vatapathra

Sayee decided one day

to bring out the glory of Vishnu Chitthar . There was a royal competition

going on at the southern city of Mathurai convened by King Sri Vallabha

Devan to establish who is the Supreme God based on vedic pramANams . Many

vidhvAns of the day and great Vedic scholars participated in that assembly

(sathas) to win the sumptous purse set aside for the winner in that

competition .

 

Lord Vadapathra Sayee appeared in Vishnu Chitthar's dream and commanded him

to appear in the sathas and win the prize money. Vishnu Chitthar protested

and pointed out to the Lord that he was illiterate in the VedAs and had no

formal tutelage in them. The Lord responded that He is responsible for the

outcome of the debate on establishing His Parathvam as Sriman NaarAyaNan and

insisted that Vishnu Chitthar attend the royal sathas. The obedient servant

of the Lord arrived at the sathas and was able to deliver a brilliant and

convincing discourse on the unquestioned supermacy (parathvam ) of Sriman

NaarAyaNan with ample pramANams ( proofs ) from VedAs and VedAntham . This

he did through the anugraham of PerumAL since he did not learn VedAs and

VedAntham through the traditional route. The judges of the competition

declared VishNu Chitthar as the winner and the King let him cut down the bag

of gold tied up on a lofty pole. When VishNu Chitthar approached the flag

stand , the pole bent down to his level by itself and the prize money was

collected and Sriman NaarayaNa Parathvam was established in an uncontestable

manner.

 

The King fell at the feet of VishNu Chitthar and placed him on the back of

the royal elephant for a procession around the main streets of Then Mathurai

.. Sriman NaarAyaNan with His Devis wanted to witness the honors accorded to

His dear devotee and appeared in the sky on the back of Garudan.

What happened then?- Please await for the next post: (

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

aDiyEn Narayana dAsan madhavakkannan

 

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