Sri Srinivaasa Vaibhavam- Kulasekara perumAL anubhavam- PerumAL Thirumozhi 4.10

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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. Today’s verse

is the tenth- the penultimate in this series.

 

Aazhvaar ends this set of ten verses with the hope:

 

umpa rulakaaN torukudaikkeezh uruppasithan

ampoR kalaiyalkul peRRaalu maathariyEn

sempavaLa vaayaan thiruvENG katamennum

emperumaan ponmalaimE lEthEnu maavEnE 4.10

 

Even if given the company of the gold-bejeweled

Urvasi, I shall not desire her. I shall seek instead

to be simply ANYTHING on the sacred hills of

ThiruvEnkatam (to be near my Lord always) where the

most beautiful red coral mouthed [sem pavaLa vaayaan]

Lord of ThiruvEnkatam resides.

 

emperumaan ponmalaimEl EdhEnum aavEnE --

May I be born as *anything* on the golden hill of my

Lord of ThiruVenkatam! What a brilliant line! AzhwAr

wishes to be just merely ANYTHING in the mountain of

ThiruvEnkatam!

 

AzhwAr had sought to be from Stork bird to fish,

champaka flower tree, thorn, the river, the path the

step in the temple.. etc.. in the mountain of

ThiruvEnkatam.

 

Now AzhwAr wonders as to why he has been troubling

mind asking for various beings and non-beings. He

wants the Lord to grant him anything that He wishes.

Let me be born anything that You choose to let me be!

 

yEdhEnum aavEnE…

 

This was commented by Sri Paraasara Bhattar:

 

Anything yEdhEnum- means:

 

Grant me ANYTHING that none should know as to what or

whom I will be..so that I can perform my kaimkaryam

without any one’s notice..

 

[an indeed a wonderful verse!] AzhwAr is an epitome of

Bhagawath and Bhaagawatha sEshathvam! A

personification of NammAzhwAr’s verse ozhivil

kallamellaam udanaay manni (TVM 3.3) which we will

enjoy later in this series.

 

Let us reflect on this divine sthothra which kind of

echoes AzhwAr’s sentiment:

 

Srisa SriyA gatikayA thvadhupAyabhAvE

prApyE thvayi svayamupEyatayA spuranthyA

nithyAsrithAya niravdhyaguNAya thubhyam

kinkarO vrushagirIsa na jaathu mahyam

 

Oh Lord of ThiruvEnkatam hills! Oh Consort of MahA

Lakshmi! You are indeed the integrated essence of all

auspicious qualities. Your consort makes us worthy of

the object of Your mercy. When we obtain Your

blessings through Her intercession, She also presents

Herself with You as the inseparable, divine couple; at

that time, both of You become the object of our

adorations. We will serve both of You with pure

hearts. We shall never be detached from You even for a

moment in thought or deed. We will never consider

ourselves as svatantra purushAs. We are indeed blessed

to receive the benefits of SaraNAgathi performed

according to the way taught by our AchAryAs to secure

Your blessings.

 

MangalAsAsanam is a tradition by which a grateful

devotee hails the Lord and wishes Him all MangaLams or

auspiciousness. PeriyAzhwAr's ThiruppallaANDu (wishing

long life to the Lord) belongs to this category.

 

KulasEkarAzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan