AchArya Hrdhyam 151

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Sunday, February 08, 2004 8:20 PM

AchArya Hrdhyam 151

 

 

AchArya Hrdhayam -sUthram 223

The Fifth Ten

The Love for the Lord

" pEAr amar pin ninRu kazhiya migu yAneAyenna vAithu ARRAgillAdhu nErAi meliya

vUdu pukku vaLara... "

 

Summary: It was seen in the preceding posting that the Lord is the reason for

increasing the increasing yearning for Him, the reason for the Love and

Affection towards Him. The creation of such Love, the emancipation of such love,

the evolution of such love, the impact of the Love on AzhwAr is further

explained.

 

The great love-pEaramar kAdhal- emerges from the Lord's everlasting beautiful

form. This Love settles down in the mind of AzhwAr and creates restlessness.

Does it stop with that? The friends around AzhwAr comments on this love. The

love manifests itself into thriving oneself by acting like the Lord- I created

this whole world, I am the ultimate in learning, I am the ultimate in what one

sees, I am the pancha-bhUdham, the actions, the cause-effects, the heaven, hell

etc. This reflcts that AzhwAr cannot live without the Almighty even for a

second. Even the physique of AzhwAr melts on thinking of sweetness of the Lord

Almighty. Is this state of affair intermittent for AzhwAr? No this is an

experience day in and day out for AzhwAr.

The auspicious qualities and deeds of the Lord pierces into the mind of AzhwAr

and melts him time and again. That is the nature of love towards the lord-great

love-pEr amar kAdhal.

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pAsuram-s:

 

" pEar amar kAdhal kadal puraiya viLaivitha " --thiru voi mozhi 5-3-4---->

TheGreat Love towards the Lord is created by the Lord Himself.

" pin ninRa kAdhal nOi nenjam peridhu adumAl " --thiru voi mozhi 5-4-6--> The

Love becomes a disease as it pains the mind -makes it restless.

" kazhiya mikkadhOre kAdhgalaL ivaL " -thiru voi mozhi 5-5-10--> The friends

around AzhwAr comment on AzhwAr's Love.

" kadal gnAlam seidhEnum yAnEa ennum " ---> thiru voi mozhi 5-6-- all the elven

pAsuram-s of this thiru voi mozhi

reflect AzhwAr's mindset. AzhwAr is able to survive by acting like the Lord.

AzhwAr says that " I created the world.I am the world. I am the cause effects. I

am the Learning. I destroyed. I am the deities , the muni-s and so on. These

pAsuram-s reflect that AzhwAr is not able to sustain himself by merely thinking

about the Lord but need more by acting like the Lord.

" Agilum ini vunnai vittonRum ARRa kiRkinRilEan " --thiru voi mozhi 5-7-1--> " I

am not able to be my self without being with you " is AzhwAr's predicament.

" ArA amudhEA adiyEAn vudalam nin pAl anbAyEa nErAi alaindhu karaiya " --thiru

voi mozhi 5-8-1--> AzhwAr's physique melts on contemplating the sweetness of the

Lord.

" vaigalum vinayEan meliya " --thiru voi mozhi 5-9-1--> This effect of Love is

day in and day out for AzhwAr and not just intermittent.

" niRandhan vUdu pukku enadhu Aviyai ninRu ninRu vurukki vuNginRa " --thiru voi

mozhi 5-10--> This thiru voi mozhi talks of deeds and qualities of the Lord

Almighty which pierces into the mind of AzhwAr and torments.

 

Thus, the nature of Love and Affection towards the Lord is elaborated.

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan