AchArya Hrdhayam 104

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AchArya Hrdhayam 211 contd.

 

The nature of the Lord - iRai nilai - and the soul- vuyir nilai - were

discussed in the earlier postings. In this posting the four padhigam-s dealing

with hassles or virOdhi swarupam/nature of the obstacles that may occur in the

path of salvation is discussed.

 

The four padhigam-s are a. vEdu b. sonnAl c. oru and d. koNda.

 

 

a. vEdu: " vEdu min muRRavum " thiru voi mozhi 1-2 preaches that ego and the

egotist feelings should be removed from oneself.

 

b. sonnAl: " sonnAl virOdham idhu " thiru voi mozhi 3-8 teaches that subservience

should be dedicated only to HIm and not to those who do not deserve.

 

c. oru: " oru nAyakamAi' thiru voi mozhi 4-1 discusses the temporary nature of

materialistic aspects and the Lord's divine feet is the permanent one is

emphasised.

 

d. koNda " koNda peNdir, makkaL, vuRRAR " thiru voi mozhi 9-1 highlights that

relatives and friends are not to be desired and explains that with several

instances. Only the Lord is the relative of all kind is underlined.

 

Thus, egoism/egotism (in vEdumin muRRavum), subservience to others ( in sonnAl

virOdham), temporary nature of material aspects ( in oru nAyakamAi) and

relatives and friends are not actually to be considered so( in koNda peNdir) are

categorically listed out as the obstacles and their nature - virOdhi swarUpam.

 

vanamamalai padmanabhan