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AchArya Hrdhayam - sUthram 220 Contd.

Second Ten Contd.

 

Continuing on the second ten of thiru-voi-mozhi it was noted that the Lord who

is the cause of all the worlds and souls, blessed AzhwAr with knowledge who

desired for mOksham and nithya sUri ghOshti. AzhwAr became crestfallen on not

getting this. The Lord poured His affection on Him which flowed down to

generations of AzhwAr's sambhandhi-s. However, when the Lord tried to grant

salvation, AzhwAr rejected on the grounds that it should be for His sake and not

for the sake of AzhwAr and he always requested for His divine feet, thus

underlining the nature of both. Further, It was seen that those qualities which

go to establish the supremacy -parathvam-namely, sagala pala prathathva,

kAraNathva, shEsha sAyithva, sriyapathithva and saulabhyAdhigaL were seen in the

thiru-voi-mozhi-s " thiNNan " and " aNaivadhu aravaNai " . It was also observed that

vision by arjunA and an utterance by shivA was shown as another instance which

go to establish the supremacy of the Lord. The grief associated with this world;

the happiness linked with the mOksham and the yield which is generally final, is

right from the inception stage, is enunciated.

Further,

 

 

Text: " madhithup perukki, mUgzhi azhundhik, kEzhmai valam sUdhu seidhu, iLamai

kedAmal seiyyum, kshEthra vAsa, sangErthanAnjali, pradhakshaNa gadhi,

chinthanAthyangayukthamAkkugiRAr iraNdAm pathilEa "

 

Summary: The obstacles which hinder approaching Him are all mentioned and the

underlying disadvantages are spelt out. The accumulated effecrts submerge

inescapably one into this world.

In Contrast, at a young age, choosing a dhivya-dhEsam as one's abode, singing

hymns in praise of Him, thinking of Him always are indeed soul's nature and

appropriate to the means which is apposite.

 

The pAsuram

the key aspects covered in the' kiLar oLi iLami' thiru voi mozhi -2-10 are

covered herein: Accordingly the donts are listed hereunder:

 

THE DONT'S

" sadhir iLa madavAr thAzhchiyai madhithu " }

" thiRamudai valathAl thEvinai perukki " }

" valvinai mUzhgi " }

" naragu azhundhi " }

The nature of the obstacles are listed out ;

" kEzhmai seidhu " }

Beware, these are to be avoided.

" valam kazhithu " }

" sUdhenRu kaLavum sUdhum seidhu " }

 

THE DO'S

 

" mAl irunjOlai sArvadhu sadhiREA " -> It is good

to settle down in this dhivya-dhEsam-azhagar koil.

" pOdhavizh malaiyEa puguvadhu poruLEA " ---------------------------> It is good to

enter and settle down here.

" padhiyadhu YEathi " =============================>To apprecaite the greatness of

this dhviya dhEsam;

" thozhak karudhuvadhEa " -------------------> To

worship;

" valam seidhu nALum maruvudhal vazhakkEa " --------------------> To do

circusmsribe;

" neRi pada adhuvEa ninaivadhu nalamEA " --------------------------> To think of

this as a method of worship.

 

All these are a part of worshipping Him is being stressed.

 

 

Second Ten Concluded: Thus,The Lord who is the creator of one and all blessed

not only Azhwar but also His generations, essayed to grant mOksham which AzhwAr

rejected on the grounds that it has to given for His sake and not for AzhwAr's.

The request is always for His thiruvadi.

The qualities which go to establish the supremacy were also discussed. This was

further strengthened by one utterance and a vision. Finally, the brief

associated with this world and the greatness of the path and end is also

emphasised.AzhwAr prescribes the do-s and dont-s for the souls by simple

formula-Go to thirumAl irunjOlai, settle down there, appreciate and worship that

dhivya dhEsam and Him, in this second ten- iraNdAm pathu.

 

 

(to be continued)

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