Guest guest Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 AchArya Hrdhyam suthram 224 The Sixth Ten Contd Lord divine feet as the means- AzhwAr leads by example. " piNakkaRath thodangi vEdhap puNidha irudhi sonna sAthyOpAya sravaNa sasOja sadhAyErkku 'thandhanan maRRoar kaLai kaN ilam, pugundhEan' enRu svachithOpAya nishtyaiyai vukthi anushtAnangaLAlEa kAttugiRAr ARAm pathilEA " Summary: AzhwAr preached right from the pAsuram " piNakkaRa " to " vEdhap puNidha irukkai " exhorting deep devotion and the fact of the bhakthi yOga not fit for srEvaishNavic soul as a means. Those , who feel for this are blessed by the Lord by offering His divine feet as the only refuge for AzhwAr. AzhwAr accepting this exhibits what he has preched earlier --> The divine feet as the means -- in this sixth ten--ARAm pathu. What was AzhwAr's preaching earlier . " vaNakkudai thava neRi vazhi ninRu " emphasises to select the appropriate means to reach Him. The pAsuram - " vEdhap puNidha irukkai nAvil koNdu gnAna vidhi pizhaiAmEa achudhan thannai mEavith thozhudhu vuiminErgaL " stressing that bhakthi yOgam does not only call for impeccable procedures and meticulous following but also does not behove the basic nature of the soul. The Lord offers His feet as the refuge which AzhwAr accepts and surrenders unto His divine feet completely in -thiru malai- dhivya dhEsam - demonstrating incisively the pUrvArtham of dhvyam. 'The charaNAgathi' at His feet is what AzhwAr had preached earlier, as seen above, which is aptly practised here is demonstrated in practice-practising what one preaches. pAsuram-s: AzhwAr preached to sift the means and follow the right one. " vaNakkudaith thava neRi vazhi ninRu, puRa neRi kaLai kattu " ---> thiru voi mozhi 1-3-5----> Leave other paths of attaining Him. Follow the path of extreme devotion is Sri Lord krishNA's sermon " mEavith thozhudhu vuimenErgaL, vEdhap puNidha irukkai, nAvil koNdu achuthan thannai gnAna vidhi pizhaiAmEA.. " Worhsip Him with good-vEdham-s like purusha sUktham which proclaim His qualities. Follow the path of devotion impeccably-gnAna vidhi pizhaiyAmEa. Follow the prescriptions as laid down meticulously. The Edu vyAkyAnam for gnAna-vidhi-pizhaiyAmEa " gnanamAgiRadhu-gnAna vishEshamAna bhakthiyai. bhakthipalAthkruthamAna kriyaigaLil onRum kuRaiyAmEa " It is imperative from the aformentioned facts, that this path not only calls for perfect procedural following but also does not behove the very nature of soul. The thiru voi mozhi which preaches in the sixth ten is " nal guravum' -thiru viNNagar pAsuram-s. What does it say? " thandhanan than thAL nizhalEa " 6-3-9 , the Lord offering His divine feet and AzhwAr declaring " thiru viNNagar mannu pirAn kaLai kaN ilam kANmingaLEA " 6-3-10- procaliming that The oppiliappan's divine feet is the only refuge. and in fact following this up with actual practical act of total surrender unto the feet of thiru vEnkatamudaiy An " adik kEzh amarndhu pugundhEanEa' 6-10-10 It may thus be observed that this surrender has been essayed in three dhivya-dhEsam-s earlier -vAna mA malai - 5-7, thiruk kudanthai-5-8 and thiru valla vAzh -5-9 and in vibhavam -piRandhavARum 5-10. This culminated into ultimate surrender at the thirumalai thiru-vEnkatakumdaiyAn's holy feet - A milestone indeed. Lord divine feet as the means- AzhwAr leads by example. (to be continued vanamamalai padmanabhan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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