AchArya Hrhdayam 213-Tenth Ten Contd.

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AchArya Hrdhayam

pathAm pathu

 

sUthram 228-17

GRAND RECEPTION FOR ARRIVAL DEVOTEE

OF THE LORD

AT THE ALTARS OF PARAMA-PADHAM

 

When priest who conduct the marriages forget some " manthram-s " what do they do?

They request for 'getti mELam'.

 

This whole episode in narrated in thiru-voi-mozhi 10-9 " sUzh visumbu aNi mugil " .

Likewise, Lord who did not want to make big of His non-response, immediately

brought in front of AzhwAr the vision of big band and paraphernalia, divine

sounds from various instruments inviting him to enter the great parama-padham.

 

The waves from the ocean jumped in joy. The bugles raised their typical sounds.

The devotees there offered their seats -emadhidag pugudhum - and place. The

divine women spoke good of the souls -madandhar vAzhthal.

" sUzh visumbu-aNi mugil, thUriyam muzhakkina, Azh kadal alai thirai, kai eduthu

Adina,

yEAzh pozhilum, vaLam yEandhia ennappan, vAzh pugazh nArANan thamaraik

kaNdugandhEa " 10-9-1;

 

The royal and divine instruments were doing their duty. vAdhya ghOshangaL,

mangaLa bhErigaigaL. Songs were sung in celebratin of the occasion. The divine

din from the 'valam-puri sanku' originated. The divine souls there, appreciated

by reciting 'sthothram-s'. The reception was grand-gala and the arrival of

AzhwAr was a great event.

" gEthangaL pAdinar kinnarar garudargaL, kALangaL valam-puri kalandhu engum

isaithanar, vALoN kaN madandhaiyar vAzhthinar " 10-9-5;

 

The divine escorts-AdhivAhagargaL, the path of archirAdhi, the affectionate

reception into the parama-padham by the souls there, the enjoyable structures

there and finally attaining the lotus feet of sriman nArAyaNa were all the

priceless and unequal visions which were bequeathed by the Lord on AzhwAr.

 

The highlight of the celbration was for the arrival of the devotee of sriman

nArAyaNA.

 

 

 

vanamamalai padmanabhan