Sri Alavandhaar's SthOthra Rathnam verse- 43- Glory of NithyasUris- free from all samsaaric affliction; never bound by karma

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

After mentioning the key NithyasUris, now Alavandhar

mentions about the rest at srivaikuntam.

 

hathaakilaklesa Malai: svabhAvatha:

tvadaanukoolyaika rasaisthavOchithai:

gruheethatatttat parichaara saadhanair

nishEvyamaaNam sachivair yathOchitham [43]

 

You are the Lord who is worshipped and served by the

Ones- who are free from all samsaaric affliction;

never bound by karma; never caught by ego, or any

other imperfections; whose only duty and pleasure is

to serve You (the Lord) uninterruptedly; who are

eternal ones [at srivaikuntam]; who on their own

nature, [with the blessings of the Lord and due to his

sankalpam] also possess expanded knowledge (dharma

bhUtha jnAnam in expanded form in full glories); who

is ever devoted to You at all times; who match You in

form; and who wait at Your feet waiting for Your agnyA

to serve You- while enjoying You.

 

In yoga saasthrAs, the five are considered as klEsam..

namely, ajnAnam, ahankaram, desire, enmity and anger,

etc.. Nithyasuris do not have them. Even mukthas

[jeevans who have been blessed to perform bhakti or

prapatti and have attained mOksham by the grace of

Sriman Narayanan and attained Paramapadham] do not

have; But, mukthas eternally are never like that; as

they were once in our world and were caught by the

samsaaric ocean and were bound by karmas, unlike

Nithyars. They can be thus called equal and matching

to You in all aspects except they can not create or

grant mOksham. Rest of having same roopam, same lokam,

same place and same glories of expanded dharma bhUtha

jnAnam are all equal to You. They always see enjoying

You- sadhA paSyanthi.. Though everyone can serve You

any kaimkaryam, they do not quarrel and fight for the

same kaimkaryam. [That is only for usļ ] Thus, You

enjoy being served by each one the crores of

NithuasUris serving unique kaimkaryam for You- only

You can do that.

 

You consider them as equal to You and consider them as

friends. He is such a bhaktha vathsalan!

 

He, during raama avathAram introduces SitA PiraaTTi

and Lakshamanan to Guhan as here is Your friend and

Your brother¡K what a sowseelyam! Let us enjoy that

pAsuram of Thirumangai mannan..

 

Ezhai Ethalan keezhmagan ennaa

thirangi maRRavaR kinnaruL suranthu

'maazhai maanmada nOkkiyun thOzhi;

umbi embi'en Rozhinthilai, uganthu

'thOzha Nneeyenak kingozhi' enRa

soRkaL vanthadi yEnmanath thirunthida,

aazhi vaNNa!nin adiyiNai yadainthEn

aNipo zhilthiru varangaththam maanE (5.8.1)

 

A great pAsuram!

yEzhai- yEthalan- Keezhmagan- AzhwAr refers to Guhan..

Lord Ramachandran- hugged Guhan and said, " ninnudan

aivarAnOm- with you, we have become five brothers..

What a quality! Sowseelyam! (ability to mix freely

with those much below one's status and level)

 

Guhan- illiterate and immersed in sensual pursuits;

always kills (being

a hunter); born in low caste; Still, You did not look

down at him; You

showered Your grace on him; and also said to him,

further, -This darting, deer eyed Seetha is your

friend; this younger brother is your brother too- Not

just that. He added that You are my friend; the fifth

brother (in our family). (Kamban says " Guganodum

ivaranOm.)

 

Such a sowseelyam ! These words of Yours are ringing

in my heart always. Hence I have a hope too. Oh

merciful Lord! Sri Ranga swAmI! AdiyEn surrenders at

Your Feet!

 

He is Sarvagnan- Omniscient; One who knows everything

and about every being. He knows all our thoughts

(however bad or wrong they are! or how much ever we

have tried to hide from others!) But He does not

dislike us for that. He is waiting for us to come to

His Lotus Feet. Once we

surrender to Him: He (despite knowing all our follies

and deceits /cunning thoughts)showers His affection.

He does not look at our offering (the quantum of

that). He is ParipooraNan; He does not need anything

from us; Still, for a smallest step from us, He gets

pleased and offers Himself to us.

 

He is Sarva shakthan- Hence, He can grant what He

pledges that He will do. His attributes and kalyANa

guNAs are: Natural, unlimited,

 

GnAnam, Bhalam, Aishwaryam, Veeryam, sakthi, tEjas,

such six qualities,

sowseelyam(quality of mixing with the lower and

inferior ones);

vAtsalyam; mArdhavam (unable to bear the separation

from bhAgavathAs);

Arjavam(nErmai- honest); sowhArtham (thinking of good

to others at all

times); sAmyam (does not see the level); kAruNyam

(pitying those who suffer); mAdhuryam (being good and

sweet to enemies, too);

ghAmbeeryam; AudhAryam(being " a kodai vaLLal " - Grants

Himself to those who surrender to His Lotus Feet);

chAturyam( capability to change enemies into friends);

sthairyam(determination), dhairyam (being brave);

sowryam( can fight alone in a battle);

parAkramam(ability to win effortlessly);

sathyakAmam(able to get what He desires);

sathyasankalpam(able to achieve what he thinks and

attempts);

kruthagnathai (grateful; not forgetting anyone's good

deeds, however

smallest they may be like our small saraNAgathy);

 

Such qualities are flooded in our Lord!

 

Swamy Desikan says (in adaikkalappatthu):

umadhadigaL adaiginRen enRu oru kaal uraitthavarai....

thamadhu anaitthu avar thamakku vazhangiyum thaam miga

viLangum..

 

Once one surrenders to His Feet, saying, " I have come

to Your Feet. " , He grants all His possessions to the

prapannan.The Lord is resplendent at the sight of the

prapannan and blesses him to enjoy all of His wealth

(Isvaryam) and looks at the prapannA with great

compassion and reveals through the gesture of His Hand

(as abhayam)that his one-time praaptthi alone is

sufficient to enjoy all of that bliss.

 

Naturally AzhwArs and Acharyas have fallen for the

Lord's such sowseelyam and sowlabhya kalyANa guNAs.

 

Please forgive me for my digression. I could not

control enjoying His vaathsalyam.

Alavandhaar ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dasan