Sri Srinivaasa Vaibhavam- NammAzhwAr's divine anubhavams- Thiruvaymozhi 3.3.4- neechanaen niRaivonRumilaen...

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest all,

 

Let us continue to enjoy AzhwArs wonderful verses on

Thiruvenkatamudiayaan.

 

BhakthAmrutham viswa janAnumodhanam

sarvArthatham Sri Satakopa Vaangmayam

sahasra SaakOpanishadh samAgamam

namAmyaham Draavida Vedha Saagaram

 

Meaning ): adiyEn salutes the ocean of Tamizh Vedam ,

which is of the form of Sri SaThakOpan's vaak

(speech/aruLiccheyalkaL). These are linked to the

thousand upanishads and includes in them all the deep

meanings (Taathparyams)of Tatthva-Hitha-PurushArthams

and artha Panchakam. They are nectar to the minds of

the devotees of Sriman NaarAyaNan and they enjoy it

with relish as aparyAthAmrutham [insatiable amirtham].

 

Today’s ThiruvEnkatam verse is: NammAzhwAr’s

Thiruvaaymozhi 3.3.4

 

Isan vaanavarku enpan enRaal,athu

thEsamO thiruvEngadath thaanukku?,

neesanEn niRai onRum ilEn en kaN

paasam vaittha parancudar sOthikkE. 3.3.4

 

I, the Most lowliest of Lowly self of all, am calling

Him as " The Chief of NityasUris! " Due to that, - the

One who is My dearest Emperumaan and who is Most

affectionate towards me- Will His glory be NOT

belittled? (Is it a plus point for His glory? Yes.)

 

In 3.3.4 ( Isan Vaanavarkku enban --) : Here Azhwaar

points out that the Lord's unique trait of making

Himself readily " accessible to the lowly and

downtrodden , to the rustic forester and the nomadic

tribal---to which class I belong , having no merit--

-with which He has shown a doting love on me ,

endearing me that way ----. "

 

Of all the self-abasing phrases the most desperate one

is found in Thiruvaaymozhi 3.3.4. The emotion this

phrase generates is indescribable. What the Azhvaar is

doing is dramatically illustrate (i) the contrast

between " samsaram " and " mOksham " and (ii) the natural

" vatsalyam " of our Lord towards us. He says, " What

is so great about ThiruvEngadavan being the Lord of

the Nithyasoories? After all, they

(nithyasoories) are free of any sin and full of merit.

Who wouldn't want to Lord over them? Now, look at

me, I am the very antithesis, full of sin and free of

any merit. Yet, the Lord loves me.

Don't you agree that’s why He is truly great? "

 

He is the Lord of all nithyasoories. But that is not

impressive for the Lord of ThiruvEngadam. (What is

really remarkable is that) He, the heavenly brilliant

light, has placed His affection in me, a lowlife,

devoid of any merit.)

 

AzhwAr says: I had mentioned that He is chief of

Nithyasuris. Is that grand for Him? Not at all. This

lowliest self- me- in me He has such a vaathsalyam and

care; He has truly blessed me by showing Himself at

this Thirumala. This Paranchudar; ParanjOthi- That’s

why He is GREAT. This is simlar to Alavandhar’s

amaryadha: kshudhra: nrusamsa: paapishta: from

Sthothra Rathna sloka. He is the Iswaran of

Nithyasuri; but has affection and vaathsalyam on me..

In order to give sath to Them, He united with Them;

and in order to bless me and to show me His

sowseelyam., He mixed with this neechan [lowliest

one]. He granted me the desire to me to desire for

Him.. He did not mix with me to get some name or fame

or to be called so Great; Because of His vaathsalyam,

on His own, due to His very nature of being my

affectionate Father [in spite of my being lowliest],

He cares and is affectionate with me.

 

What a wonderful verse!

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE saraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan