AchArya Hrhdayam 135

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AchArya Hrdhayam sUthram 221 Contd.

 

The Third Ten

It was seen that the prime quality of the Lord highlighted in this ten is

omni-presence. It was also noted that though He is spread everywhere, He is not

easily pereceptible due to our limited nature of sensory organs. He is not

affected by the defects of the souls or insentients where He is present.The Lord

grants release from cycle of births to those souls who consider Him as means and

end. The initial grant of physical body was wasted and it distanced one from the

Lord Almighty. This led to a situation where the soul knew only to enter various

births but did not understand how to get release. The yearning grew for AzhwAr

towards the Lord which culminated in the Lord showing Him His abode and granting

it to AzhwAr. In the previous ten AzhwAr desired the brightest mOksham. What is

it actually? Service unto the Lord. AzhwAr cherished the beauty of the Lord

with His divine ornaments. The service mentioned above was desired by AzhwAr at

all places, at all times and at all states. The Lord who is the Lord of the one

and all displayed His presence in all states, all places which AzhwAr

apprecaited greatly.

Further,

 

Text: " sollippAdi yEathip pidhaRri ezhundhum paRandhum, thuLLIk kudhithu,

thadukkuttakkumbidu, nattamittuch sirikka kuzhaindhu naiyum prEthiugaLath tham

adiyArenna vudan kUdum sAthyam vaLara............... "

 

 

Summary: After having enjoyed the Almighty's prsence in everything, AzhwAr

became very mirthful which trsnposed into AzhwAr appreciating the LOrd through

deeds, words, mind and so on. This led to a state where AzhwAr subservience did

not just stop with the Lord but extended towards His devotees. The service not

just to Him but to His devotees, the shEshathvam not just to Him but to His

devotees is the ultimate, which AzhwAr's mind culminated into.

pAsuram-s:

" emmAnai sollip pAdi'-----------> thiru voi mozhi

] The extreme mirth makes AzhwAr

" paNgaL thalaik koLLap pAdi " --------> thiru voi mozhi

] appreciate the Lord and His devotees

" pEar pala sollip pidhaRRi " ------------>thiru voi mozhi

]

" yEathik kuNippAr " ----------------> thiru voi mozhi

] thiru voi mozhi 3-5; through mind, words and deeds in

" thadu kuttamAi paRavAdhAr " ------thiru voi mozhi

] various forms.

" kumbidu nattam ittu Adi, gOgu kattuNdu vuzhalAdhAr " --->thiru voi mozhi ]

" nenjam kuzhaindhu naiyAdhEa " thiru voi mozhi

]

 

" tham adiyAr thamakku, adiyAr , adiyAr, tham adityAr adiyOngaLE " thiru

voimozhi 3-7; The subservicence/shEshathavam did

stop just with the Lord but went on to the extreme border of

devotees, their devotees and their devotees.

 

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan

 

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan