Sri Srinivaasa Vaibhavam- Kulasekara perumAL anubhavam- PerumAL Thirumozhi 4.8

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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. Today’s verse

is the eighth.

 

piRaiyERu sadaiyaanum piramanu minthiranum

muRaiyaaya peruvELvik kuRaimudippaan maRaiyaanaan

veRiyaar_thaN sOlaith thiruvENG katamalaimEl

neRiyaayk kitakkum nilaiyudaiyE NnaavEnE 4.8

 

AzhwAr in the earlier verse longed to be the river

that flows from the mountain forests of ThiruvEnkatam.

Then he is reminded of Bhaagawathaas who would just

wash their feet, their hands, perform Achamanam and

then proceed to leave for further duties. He is

worried that he would be deprived of the continuity of

their sparsam.. and hence shifts his plea to being the

very road or path itself in this verse.. He wants

himself to be the entire stretch of the road on which

these Bhaagawathas will walk… Their feet will touch

the AzhwAr ThirumEni who will be the path… Thus arises

this wonderful verse from azhwAr.

 

The crescent moon adorned Rudra, Chathurmukha Brahma,

Devendra et al pray to Him – The Lord of

ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan (muRaiyaaga- in accordance with

the Vedanthic saashthrAs- i.e. knowing the Supremacy

of the Lord and their eternal servitude to Him- which

is declared in Vedas and Upanishads). They perform

their penance and get their wishes fulfilled by His

grace. He Himself is the essence of Vedas

[maRiyaanaan].

 

Thus in this Diyya Desam of ThiruvEnkatam, [full of

charming gardens- and where this Supreme Lord of

ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan stands so gracefully] I would

like to be blessed to remain as the very road or path

in This mountain.

 

What a wonderful verse impregnated with great

meanings:

 

Our Venkatesa Suprabhatam echoes the above:

sachathurmukha shaNmukha panchamukha

pramukAkhila dhaivatha mouLimaNE !

SaraNAgathavathsala ! SaaranidhE !

ParipAlaya maam VrushasailapathE !

 

[from Sri Satakopan Swmai’s translation] Oh Lord of

Vrusha sailam ! Saranaagatha vathsalaa! Oh Crown Jewel

of all DevAs and Gods like the four-faced BrahmA, the

five-faced Sivan and the six-faced KumAra Swamy! Oh

Lord who is immensely attached by the bonds of love to

those, who seek Your protection ! Please protect me-

the One who has surrendered to You! Oh Lord of VrushA

hills! You overlook the deficiencies of those , who

perform SaraNAgathi at Your holy feet and look upon

that SaraNAgahti as a vyAjam [excuse] to come to their

rescue and bless them fully. Just as poor people at

times of grinding poverty access their savings, we

come to You at times of great distress to save us. May

You, known for such vaibhavam as Saara Nidhi

(matchless treasure) and being a SaraNAgatha Vathsalan

protect me!

 

In GitA Krishna says: Vedaischa sarvam ahamEva Vedhya:

[i am the Vedas]. Maha Bharata states clearly " Na

Vishnoh Paramo Deva: " The terms Isana and Siva have

been reconciled under the Etymological meanings. Sage

Vyasa says clearly elsewhere,-After a very careful

examination of all the sacred texts

(ALODHYA SARVA SAASTRANI) AND AFTER REPEATED

INVESTIGATION into their purport, we come to one

obvious conclusion (Vichaarya cha puna: puna: Idham

ekam sunishpannam), that the Lord to be mediated upon

at all times is Narayana( DHEYEYO NARAYANA: SADHA).

 

One can pile up more and more from Agamas, Puranas,

Ithihasas, Samhitas and Upanishads about the supermacy

of Sriman Narayana. After Vyasa Deva’s statement

quoted above, there is no need for more proofs.

 

Sri Muralidhar Rangaswami writes: Kulashekara Perumal

then refers to the elevated status of Brahma, Indra

and Rudra and points out that they have been granted

their status as fruits of their Yagas and penance for

Lord Srinivasa. However, even these are transient in

nature. That which is permanent and lasting is service

to the Lord and his Bhagavatas. Therefore, wouldn't it

be marvellous to be a path or road traversed by

Bhagavatas who come to have a Darshanam of Bhagavan.

Thus yearns the Azhwar in this eighth Paasuram.

 

KulasEkarAzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

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