Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Sri Parthasarathi thunai SrimathE ramanujaya Namaha Sri Vara Vara munayE Namaha Sri vAnachala maha munayE namaha “van chErai emperumAnadiyAr thammai kandEnukkidu kAneer ennenjum kaNNiNaiyum kalikkumARE” The thought of bhagavatas is not sweet to all our hearts but how does that feeling arise in you? Enquired the samsaris. Kaliyan answers,”That is because I have surrendered to that almighty who rushes to the rescue to those in danger (Abat rakshakan)” In the previous paasuram kaliyan talked about emperuman rushes to save prahladam. Now he is reminded of the earlier avatara as varaha moorthi where emperuman took the form of the maha varaha to save piratti from the clutches of hiranyAkshan (elder brother of hiranyakasipu). Varaha moorthi did upadesa to bhoomi piratti and also gave the varaha charama sloka where he talks about the bhagavatas. He says, “stitE manasi …..aham smarAmi mat bhaktham nayAmi paramAm gathim” The bhakthas/bhagavatas are ever in the thoughts of emperuman. So whenever I look at them my eyes and heart experience a special joy, says kaliyan. Bhoomi piratti wanted to preach this upadesa to one and all and hence she took the avatara as soodikkoduththa nAchiyar and showed the importance of singing the praise of the lord and bhagavata seshatvam through her thiruppavai. So in our sampradayam, just surrendering to the lord’s divine feet is not the last step. One reaches the final step only when he physically and mentally surrenders to the divine feet of bhagavatas who are ever in the meditation of the kalyana gunas of the supreme emperuman. For a person who has surrendered to the divine feet of emperuman the next motto will be to please the lord in all ways. How to please emperuman? Emperuman gets elated only when we please his bhagavatas (emperuman’s body). So in the next paasuram kaliyan says I have surrendered to the lord but my love will surrender to the feet of the bhagavatas. “seiviriyum taNchErai emperumAn thiruvadiyai sindhiththErken Iyarivum kondAnukku AlAnArkku Alam en anbu thAnE” Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam Adiyen ramanuja dAsee Sumithra Varadarajan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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