AchArya Hrhdayam-201 -Tenth Ten contd.

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AchArya Hrdhayam

pathAm pathu

 

sUthram 228-6

 

AZHWAR'S COUNSEL TO HIS MIND

 

" mundhuRRa nenjukku paNi maRavAdhu maruLozhi, nagu, kaividEal, enRu kruthya,

krithyangaLai, vidhithu nenju pOlvAraith thoNdEr enRu azhaithu.. "

 

 

AzhwAr's mind raced towards the Lord even before he did. Hence, AzhwAr first

prescribes the do-s and dont-s to his mind and then extends the same to fellow

souls. That is why he mentions his mind as " mundhuRRa nenjEa " in peirya thiru

vandhAdhi 1.

 

Right in the first thiru-voi-moizhi AzhwAr counsels " thozhudhu, ezhu en mananEa "

1-1-1;

 

What are the things that are mentioned for the mind:

 

1. Worhsip Him daily.

" paNi nenjEa nALum, parama param paranai " thiru-voi-mozhi 10-4-7;

 

2. Good! Do not forget HIm.

" vAzhi nenjEA! maRavAdhu vAzh kaNdAi " thiru voi mozhi 10-4-8;

 

3. Forsake the anxiety.

" maruL vozhi ne mada nenjEa! " thiru voi mozhi 10-6-1;

 

4. Laugh at this world of samsArA.

" naragathai nagu nenjEa! " thiru voi mozhi 10-6-5;

 

5. Never forget this dhivya-dhEsam. All this divine wealth was blessed in this

dhivya-dhEsam-s . Hence, though we are proceeding the final place -thiru-nAdu-

never forget this divine dhivya-dhEsam.

" vAzhi manamEa kaividEal " 10-7-9; thiru mAl irunjOlai.

 

 

And

 

calls upon the srEvaishNavic devotees who are intimate like his mind and

counsels thems

 

" thoNdEr vammin " thiru voi mozhi10-1-5;

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan