Sri Srinivaasa Vaibhavam- PeyAzhwAr anubhavam of ThiruvEnkatam- 15- 71st verse of moonRaam ThiruvanthAthi

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesikamahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

Let us continue to enjoy PeiyAzhwAr’s wonderful

anubhavams on ThiruvEnkatam. Today’s verse on

ThiruvEnkatam is the 71st verse.

 

kaLiRu mukilkutthak kaiyeduth thOdi,

oLiRu marupposikai yaaLi, - piLiRi

viza,konRu ninRathirum vEngadamE, mEnaaL

kuzakkanRu koNdeRinthaan kunRu.

71

 

AzhwAr again enjoys the animals living in the mountain

and the events that take place.

 

The strong male elephant looking at the dark clouds

loitering and almost touching the mountains of

ThiruvEnkatam, chases the same thinking that it is yet

another elephant; and runs behind shouting with its

trunk raised, attempting to hit the cloud (elephant).

 

The yaaLi (a wild animal) which is stronger than the

elephant listening to its [elephant’s] shout, fights

breaks its tusker and kills the elephant, yelling and

roaring its success.

 

AzhwAr adds: in such a mountain where the wild animals

live in- resides the Lord who had thrown the calf at

the viLAmpazha tree to kill the asurAs.

 

Similar to The Lord of ThiuruvEnkatam who killed the

enemies of His dear devotees, here even the animals

kill their respective opponents and conquer. – says

AzhwAr in this verse.

 

Why would AzhwAr talk about killing of an animal by

the other – while mentioning about ThiruvEnkatam?

Two reasons:

One- In that wild mountain, lives lots if animals, and

it is natural for an animal to kill the other for its

prey and survival.

 

Two- It is also equally a puNya to get killed and die

in the divine mountain ThiruvEnkatam, and thereby the

elephant gets uplift in its next birth.

 

It is appropriate to mention here about the above

line: This is similar to the goat which the rishis

used to offer. It is simlar to surgeon cutting a wound

or amputate a part of his patient as that would let

the being save his life or get rid of his suffering.

The suregon would not say: ahimsA paramO dharma: I

would not cut and cause this himsa to my patient.

Instead, that patient would even plead him.

 

The animal gets rid of its current life and attains

heaven. And there was a great article written by our

Sri Sadagopan Iyengar Swamin few years ago on the

subject: [in mid 2003- if some one needs it, I can

send the same]

 

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

SrI PadmAvathI SamEtha Sri Srinivasa ParabrahmaNE

Namah:

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

 

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