PaaNPerumAL- ThiruppANAzhwAr Thirunakshathram today- Kaartthigai RohiNI

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

Today is ThiruupANAzhwAr Thirunakshathram.

Kaarttthigai RohiNI.. Let us meditate on the Lotus

Feet of Sriya: pathih Sriman Narayanan and pay

obeisance to our Dearest AzhwAr ThiruppANAzhwAr, whose

Thirunakshathram (Birthday) is today. He needs no

introduction to our group of BhAgawathAs.

 

Let us enjoy His anubhavam of the Lord's Lotus Feet.

Srimath prakarutham Azhagiya Singar had written series

of articles in Sri Nursimhapriya and later published

as book by name: erAr guNamum yezhil uruvum.”. Any

person who reads and understands simple Tamil will

enjoy reading this greatest book.

 

His writing made me enjoy the article so much and thus

wanted to share with all of you on this great day of

ThiruppANzhwAr Thirunakshathram. The greatest of the

enjoyment can be had from the writings of Srimadh

Azhagiya Singar on AmalanAdhipirAn of ThiruppANAzhwAr

... I am not qualified to write even attempt the

translation of Swami’s writings at all!

 

Emeperumaan’s Lotus Feet have been described and

enjoyed by all our PoorvAchAryAs. In

amalanaadhipiraan, ThiruppANAzhwAr starts from the

Lotus Feet. He enjoys each and every a~ngam of the

Lord in his ten pAsurams, and has been enjoyed by

Periyavaacchaan PiLLai, Azhaigiya MaNavaaLa perumAL

Naayanaar, Swami Desikan et al in their commentaries

on this lovely Prabhandham.

 

Generally, the Paramaikaanthins start from the Feet to

the Crown; while the Ekaanthins start from the Head to

the Feet, as BrahmA did during his asvamEtha yaagham.

 

1. It is told by Poorvacharyas that

ThirppANAzhwAr started singing the ten pAsurams (while

he was being carried by LokasAranghamuni on his

shoulders, on his way to Sri RanganAthan sannidhi.)

and he finished his tenth inside the sanctum

sanctorum, and united with the Lord.

 

2. The Lotus flower, blooms only during certain

occasions; depending on the climate, the time

(daytime); some days, it remains fresh; then it loses

its freshness. But this Lotus of our Lord - the Feet

never gets such dhOshams. When the Lord knew that

AzhwAr had already started his course and is on his

way, singing, the Lotus automatically became fully

bloomed and became more fresh. It (the Feet) did not

feel like waiting for the AzhwAr to come. It started

going towards him and went straight to him. AzhwAr,

when he saw the Lotus Feet, (mentally ) approaching

him, he, out of his naicchiyam and humility, felt

ashamed and closed his eyes to avoid spoiling such

Lotus Feet and the Beauty. (not to cat his evil

eye on that Lotus Feet).

 

3. But what happened? The Lotus Feet, did not

wish to leave the AzhwAr?s eye sight and hence went

into his eyes and showed Their Beauty! (adadaa! Parama

kripai of Emperumaan! How Great the AzhwAr is! )

?Thirukkamala paadham vandhu en kaNNinuLLana

okkinRadhE?? vandhu?. en?. KaNNinuLLana?. OkkinRadhE?.

(I will not translate further and spoil its beauty!- )

 

 

4. What is so great about Thiruvadi (lotus Feet)?

They have both bhAvanam (the ability to alleviate the

dhOshams of those who pay obeisance to Them) and

bhOgyathvam (the ability to offer the delicious

sweetness to those who see and enjoy Them and pay

obeisance to Them). No single thing in the world is

both tasty and has medicinal value. Only the Lotus

Feet of Emperumaan has both aspects.

 

5. Swami Desikan, in his many slOkAs, have

enjoyed the Beauty of the Lotus Feet. PeriyAzhwAr says

: At Aayarpaadi everywhere one can see on the ground,

the marks of Sanghu and ChakrA (the marks on each sole

of Lord?s Lotus Feet), since Kutti KaNNan walked His

?thaLar nadai? everywhere having His Lovely footprints

(with sanghu and chakrA). Also

he explains, as YashOdhA, the ten fingers of Kutti

KaNNan shine as if they are impregnated with Pearls,

diamonds, Emerald stones, etc..

 

6. And These Lotus Feet are not just bhOgyam for

THiruppANAzhwAr, Swami Desikan and PeriyAzhwAr alone;

They are for our enjoyment, too! Not just that. Even

Emperumaan is perplexed as to why all these devotees

and

BhAgawathAs look mostly at My Feet and enjoy. What is

so special at My Feet? He wonders and what does He do?

Kutti KaNNan takes the Lotus Feet and the pearl like

shining fingers, with both of His cute short lovely

Hands, and TRIES TO PUT IN ALL THE TOE FINGERS IN HIS

RED CORAL LIPPED ?PavaLa cchevaay? and Kovvaipaazha

idazh? (bimbhA fruit like lips). ? PeriyAzhwAr says:

pEthaik kuzhavi pidiithuch chuvaiithu uNNum paadha

kamalangaL?? ?VedAs say ?VishNO: PadhE paramE madhva

uthsE?? ?thEnE malarum thiruppaadham?.

 

7. Thus His Lotus Feet are the BhOgyam for Him

and for us. WE ARE ALL BORN IN THIS SRIVAISHNAVA KULAM

ONLY TO-REPEAT ONLY TO-ENJOY HIM.

 

Let us pay our obeisance to ThiruppANAzhwAr who has

sung such lovely deep pAsurams enjoying the Beauty of

Emperumaan, and to SrImath Azhagiya Singar who has

highlighted this first pAsuram so beautifully.

 

ThiruppAzzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dasan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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