Sri Srinivaasa Vaibhavam- Kulasekara perumAL anubhavam- PerumAL Thirumozhi 4.6

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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.

 

minnanaiya nuNNitaiyaa ruruppasiyum mEnakaiyum

annavar_tham paadalodu maadalavai yaathariyEn

thennavena vaNdinangaL paNpaadum vEngadaththuL

annanaiya poRkudavaa marunthavattha NnaanavanE (6)

 

 

AzhwAr says: The lightning like narrow waist celestial

maids Oorvasi, Menaka of Indra lokam – even if given a

chance to listen to their songs and see their dances,

I do not want or desire for the same. I do not crave

to see the dance of Urvasi, Menakai and others and

hear their music. Instead, I would like to hear the

songs or humming of the honey bees of ThiruvEnkatam

and enjoy the dance of peacocks of ThiruvEnkatam. In

such a ThiruvEnkatam, may I be blessed to be the very

peak of Mountain itself. Thereby I always have the

darsana bhaagyam of His divine effulgence and also the

devotees who throng to see Him.

 

Sri Muralidhar Rangaswamy shares his anubhavam: Last

verse, AzhwAr had desired to be a tree of thorns so

that none would take or long for the same. He can just

be there in Divya Desam and enjoy Him. Azhwar is then

concerned by the fact that someone can uproot the tree

for fire during cold seasons. In that case, he would

again be deprived of the Bhaagyam of performing

Bhagavad and Bhaagavata Kainkaryam. Therefore he

desires to be something that is harder to move from

Tiruvenkatan. Possible distractions surface again. The

connection between Indra Lokam and the tree is

indicative of the Parijaata tree being uprooted from

Indra's kingdom. Accordingly, Kulashekara Perumal

argues: What if I am conferred with the pleasures of

Indra Lokam? Would this not be simply like a parrot in

a golden cage? Are not the pleasures of Indra Lokam

just as fleeting? Therefore is it not better to be an

inanimate hill peak at Venkatachalam, resonating with

the humming music of the bees? This motivates the

Azhwar to do penance to be a peak at Venkatachalam.

 

Sri Satakoapn Swamin refers this Venkataachala in his

article on Purandara dasa:

 

VENKATAACHALA NILAYAM VAIKUNTAPURA NIVAASAM

PANKAJA NETHRAM PARAMA PAVITHRAM SANKA CHAKRA DHARA

CHINMAYA RUPAM

 

AMBHJOTHBHAVA VINUTHAM AGANITHA GUNA NAAMAM

THUMBHURU NAARADA GAANA VILOLAM

 

MAKARA KUNDALA DHARA MADANA GOPAALAM

BHAKTHA POSHAKA SRI PURANDARA VITALAM

(SRI VENKATAACAHLA NILAYAM )

 

Here , Purandara Dasa worships Srinivasa as Sri

Vaikuntanatha with His base in Thirumalai. There he

sees Him with His lotus eyes, sankha and chakra,

chinmayaananda rupan enjoying the divine music of sage

Narada and Thumbhuru and the eulogy of His lotus-born

son, Brahmaa. His indescribable sacredness and

unimaginable Nama Mahimaa are then referred to. Lord

of Thirumalai must have given darsanam to him as the

most enchanting Madana Gopala wearing MakaraKundalam.

Dasar salutes this protector of devotees in the rakthi

ragam of Sindhu Bhairavi.

 

KulasEkarAzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan