Sri Srinivaasa Vaibhavam- BhoothatthAzhwAr anubhavam of ThiruvEnkatam- 6- [45th verse]

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesikamahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

Let us continue to enjoy the BhoothatthAzhwAr’s-

wonderful anubhavams on ThiruvEnkatam. Next and

today’s verse on ThiruvEnkatam is 33rd verse.

 

uLathenRu iRumaavaar uNdillai yenRu,

thaLar_thal athanarukum saaraar, - aLavariya

vEthatthaan vEngadatthaan viNNOr mudithOyum,

paathatthaan paatham payinRu.

45

 

Those who have surrendered to the Lord would not be

affected by other desires or failures;- says AzhwAr

here; Swamy desikan takes this verse for reference and

explanation / reinforcements in his magnum opus Srimad

Rahasyathrayasaram.

 

Those devotees who have surrendered to and are used to

contemplate only on the Lotus Feet of the Lord; who

stands at ThiruvEnkatam where the Nithyasuirs place

their heads at His Lotus feet; who is praised by the

unbounded Vedas themselves;[but not able to fully due

to His unbounded and limitless glories]; - they

[devotees or Saranagathars or Prapannans] do not get

affected if they do not have something; nor do they

jump with joy and brim with pride if they have

something (materialistic or worldly). They are firm at

His Lotus Feet and are detached like the water on the

lotus leaf, though they live in this material world.

 

There will be nothing to fear other than offence

towards BhAgawathas and he will not entertain desire

for anything other than Swaroopa praaptha kaimkarya or

service to the Lord only; which will be according to

his true nature as jeevathman- being His eternal sesha

bhoothan (servant) . he will be blessed with such a

kind of noble attitude by the Lord Himself. He will

neither rejoice in things that woirldly people like or

take delight; nor does he become afraid of this that

cause fear to the worldly people.

 

A Prapanna (one who has surrendered to the Lord Sriman

Narayanan) who is steadfast in his essential nature is

neither disturbed on account of causes of fear nor

pleased with causes of joy other than loving service

at the feet of the Lord. This is similar to the state

of a sthitha pragna.

Desika mentions in Achutha sathakam: verse 47-

 

Oh Lord, your devotees who are without any desire for

the enjoyment of the objects of the senses, who never

get detracted even by things that detract one are like

jeevan mukthas, and they are holy and purifying

others. [extract From " essence of Srimad

Rayashyathraya saram " - by Dr NS Anantharangachar

Swami, Bangalore]

 

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan