AchArya Hrhdayam 155- Sixth Ten-Introduction

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AchArya Hrdhayam

sUthram 224

The Sixth Ten -Introduction

AzhwAr practising what he had preached- The Lord as the means

 

In the fifth ten Lord's immense Grace was highlighted by swAmi nam-AzhwAr. Due

to this Grace Lord becomes approachable by one and all and is subject of

surrender by them. AzhwAr who had no other refuge, had the divine feet of the

Lord as given out by the Lord Almighty. However, the Lord did not show Himself

in person which made AzhwAr to send emissaries. Still the Lord did not show His

vision forthwith. AzhwAr became very frustrated and angry and turned his

countenance the other way akin to a 'thalaivi' being temporarily indifferent

(vUdal-praNaya rOsham) towards her ' thalaivan'.The Lord removed this

indifference by showing His greatness, strength . AzhwAr, who was not able to

cherish the tenth thiru voi mozhi in the fifth ten=being piRandhavARum= which

talks about the deeds of the Lord, as AzhwAr melted on contemplating them,

enjoyed thoroughly the deeds which are narrated in the thiru voi mozhi " kuravai

Achiyar " 6-4.

 

While surrendering, AzhwAr withered off the unwanted things (mAlukku vaiyam

aLandha maNALaRku-6-6).

The Lord blessed one and all with His divine feet when He measured all the

worlds.

AzhwAr completely surrendered himslef to this " Lord with the divine consort "

exhibiting the first sentence of dhvyam, in the 'thirumalai' dhivya dhEsam. (

agala killEan iRaiyum enRu ---6-10-10)

 

Thus, AzhwAr who had counselled, advised and preached the nature of means,

exhibited it here in this great divine feet of the Lord, practising what one

preaches.

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan

 

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan