Sri Srinivaasa Vaibhavam- Kulasekara perumAL anubhavam- PerumAL Thirumozhi 4.2

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest all,

 

After the first four AzhwArs namely, Poigai, bhootha,

Pey and Thirumazhisai Azhwars’ anubhavams, next we

immerse ourselves in the most wonderful verses of

Kulasekara PerumAn’s on ThiruvEnkatam. It is the

fourth decad of his PerumAL Thirumozhi.

 

aanaatha selvath tharampaiyar_kaL thaRkuzha

vaanaaLum selvamum maNNarasum yaanvENdEn

thEnaar_pooNY chOlaith thiruvEnga dassunaiyil

meenaayp piRakkum vithiyudaiyE NnaavEnE 4.2

 

KulasekarAzhwAr wonders: The kuruhu- stork- may grow

and start to fly [if I am born in that body as I had

sought from my 1st verse].. and may get tempted with

the outside world away from Thirumala. That is not

what we want. So, better to be a being- living in the

pond forever and ever and die there itself. Which one-

of course- a fish…

 

So, I do not pray for dEvEndran’s pomp surrounded by

immortal beauty of the apsaras and the heaven

(Svargam), but shall seek to be a fish in the streams

of Thirumalai hills. The Thirumala Hills where the

honey dripping flowered gardens are there in

abundance- meaning: His dayA is dripping and flowing

in abundance in the whole area.

 

Wealth is material wealth and even Devendra’s wealth

is fleeting and not permanent. After the puNya are all

over [for which he is meant to be enjoying heavenly

pleasures:-] he still needs to be pushed down or back

to other births.

 

So AzhwAr hopes for kaimkarya ruchi of being immersed

in the pond and cleaning the same by taking the form

of fish. Even for such births in Thirumala – one needs

to have accumulated lots of puNya and receive His

Blessings and kataaksham. It is also told Nithyasuris

take such births in Thirumala like ants, birds,

animals, trees, fishes etc…

 

[from Sri Muralidhar Rangaswamy's article] Thus the

second Pasuram again emphasizes the evanescent nature

of worldly and material pleasures. The Azhwar shuns

them and desires to be a fish in the hill streams of

Venkatachalam. Several explanations can be offered for

this desire of the Azhwar. In a moment of weakness,

the stork may decide to fly away. In this case, the

Azhwar would be deprived of Bhagavad Anubhavam.

Therefore, wouldn't it be wonderful to be a fish in

the hill stream of Venkatachalam and constantly be

associated with the Lord? The reference to the fish

can also be interpreted as a reference to the Matsya

Avatram, which beautifully illustrates the Narayana

Upanishad salutations " NarayanE PravartantE " and

" NarayanE Praleeyante " . These salutations refer to the

fact that Lord Sriman Narayana is the one who sustains

the universe as well as the one who causes Pralayam.

Matsya Murthy brilliantly illustrates this Vedic

declaration, by causing Pralaya and at the same time

bestowing Satyavrata the power to overcome the waves

of Pralaya. I am indebted to Sri Rangapriya

Mahadesikan Swami for blessing me with the insight on

the Matsya Murthy and the Narayana Upanishad

salutation.

 

Here one may wonder – First AzhwAr says: I do not want

births; and then ask for this birth and that birth. He

implies that any other birth other than being in

Tirumala is a mere vegetation. Irutthal.. While the

birth in Tirumala is living.. [vaazhum kuruhu]

 

This is similar to Vaiyatthu vaazhveergaaL of AndAL's

Thiruppavai second verse. Those who desire for and are

devoted to the Lord; those who contstantly aspire for

performing kaimkaryam and have earnest bhaktha prEmai

and love for Him like the Gopikas are the ones who

live…

 

KulasEkarAzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

SrI PadmAvathI SamEtha Sri Srinivasa ParabrahmaNE

Namah:

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan