Srinivaasa Vaibhavam - NammAzhwAr's divine anubhavams- Thiruviruttham- 31st verses- Oh clouds! will you go and inform my state to the Lord of ThiruvEnkatam!

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest all

 

After Nammazhwar anubhavams of Thiruvaymozhi [on

Thiruvenkatamudaiyaan], let us take up his other works

namely Tiruviruttham and Periya anthAthi.

 

Today’s verse on ThiruvEnkatam from this wonderful

work is the 31st verse of Tiruviruttham

Let us continue to enjoy.

 

isaimin_gaL thoodhen Risaiththaa

lisaiyilam, en_thalaimEl

asaimin_ga LenRaa lasaiyinko

laam,ampon maamaNigaL

thisaimin miLirum thiruvENG

kadtthuvan thaaLsimayam

misaimin miLiriya pOvaan

vazhik koNda mEgangaLE ! 31

 

[in earlier Thiruviruttham verses before 30th]

Paraankusa nAyaki had sent the swans, the bees as the

messengers to Her Lord. They did not go and hence she

had asked the clouds to pass her pitiable plight to

Him. They too did not go. So, she appeals to them

again in this verse.

 

On the mountain of ThiruvEnkatam, most beautiful

glittering invaluable gem stones glow everywhere in

all directions like the lightning. Over this cool

gigantic mountain, you all crawl like a lightning

striking now and then! You never heeded to my plea to

go as my messenger to the Lord.. oh my dear clouds!

You are all blessed and most fortunate to go near Him

in that lovely ThiruvEnkatam; and I am not blessed. So

at least place your [blessed] feet on my head.. if I

make such a fervent appeal, would you at least go now?

 

SrI Satakopan Swami adds in this context the inner

meaning on such messengers -sent by AzhwArs namely

Parankusa Naayaki [NammAzhwAr] and Parakala Naayaki

[Thirumangai AzhwAr]

 

The inner meaning of this appeal to the birds is that

the AchAryan is the most appropriate messenger(one who

intercedes with the dhivya dampathis). Swamy Desikan

has elaborated on the ten messengers chosen by

ParAnkusa Naayaki in the amchiaRaiya madanaaraay

[Thiruvaaymozhi 1.3] decad( Dr. V.N.Vedanatha

Desikan's arrangement of Swamy Desikan's Taathparya

RathnAvaLi SlOkam ):

 

1) Narai Pakshi(Crane): It symbolizes a bird , which

is always seen in the company of its mate just as

AchAryAs are always united with the Lord on a mental

plane.

 

2)KuilkaL (Nightingale): Sweet voice ; AchAryAs have

nectarine voices and interpret sweet Sri Sookthis for

the ears of sishyAs.

 

3)AnnankaL ( Swans): Beautiful Gait;the SadAchAram and

exemplary anushtAnams of the AchAryAs are implied

here.

 

4)AnRil Birds(ChakravAka Birds) :Blue Hue; AchAryAs

have soulabhyam (Ease of access for their sishyAs)

just as their Lord, Neela mEgha VarNan, KaNNan.

 

5)Kuruhu Bird (Sarasa Bird): they are always eager to

find food for their children . AchAryAs like Kuruhus

enjoy the Lord and share that enjoyment with their

sishyAs through UpadEsam.

 

6) VaNDU ( Large Bees): they have marks in the form of

lines suggesting a disc . AchAryAs like VaNDukaL bear

the insignias of the Lord ( Disc and Conch).

 

7) KiLi/pet Parrot: state of Youth. AchAryAs like

parrots have the blemishless bhaavam of the young

ones. They never boast about their greatness and

glories.

 

8) Poovai bird /Saarika Bird: a bird that is nourished

by the food lovingly presented by its mistress.

AchAryAs are like Poovai birds in that they are

nourished by the dhravyam presented by their loving

sishyAs.

 

9) Vadai KaaRRU ( the chill breeze ): The quality of

coolness. AchAryAs like Vadaik KaaRRU bless the

SishyAs with their cool anugraham.

 

10) Nenjam (Mind): The quality of intimate

relationship with its mistress. AchAryAs like mind are

very close (antharangam) to their sishyAs , while

being intimate with their Lord as in the case of

Thirukkacchi Nampi to Lord VaradarAjan of

Kaanchipuram.

 

Swamy NammAzhwAr uses Bhairanga Vasthus ( exterior

objects: the different birds ) and antharanga vasthu

(intimate objects) like Mind to send the various

messages to the Lord .AchAryA's PurushakArathvam is

celebrated here (DesikAs-tathra DhUthA:).

 

Links to the ThiruvAimozhi Pathikam of I.3.1-11:

1) amm SiRaya Mada NaarAi--TVM: I.4.1 ( The AchAryAs

have the twin wings of Jn~Anam and anushtAnam).

 

2) munn seytha muzhu vinayAl Thruvadikkeezh kuRREval

munn seyya muyalAthEn ! inam ahalvathuvO vithi ?--TVM:

I.4.2 (Due to unadulterated sins, adiyEn did not

engaged in antharanga kaimkaryam to my Lord. adiyEn

repents over this now and am suffering. Is it fair to

keep me away from such antharanga kaimkaryam now ?)

 

3)Yenn solli yaan solluvEn ? --TVM: I.4.4 ( How can I

describe my suffering with understandable examples to

persuade you to go on a mission for me ?).

 

4) Pozhil yEzhum nalhi kAtthu aLikkum ThAnn,

VinayERkku nalha aahAthu thAnO ?--TVM: I.4.5 ( Why

would not my Lord, who befriends Jeevans in all His

seven worlds and removes their sorrows display

friendship to me, the sinner?).

 

5. Aazhi Vari VaNDE ! ( The circling bee with six

legs: This represents the dhvaya Manthra Nishtar, the

AchAryar. According to Sri UthtamUr Swamy , the six

legs connoting the six ways of SaraNAgathi / shadvidhA

saraNAgathi: are:

Yajana-Yaajana-adhyayana-adhyApana-dhAna-prathigraham.

They extract the honey from the Saasthrams and bless

the world with their efforts.

 

6. Vinai aRRathu yenn seyvathO? --TVM: I.4.9

(What can I do, who is devoid of BhAgyam?. In every

one of this decad's paasurams, the AparAdha sahathvam

( the forbearance of the trespasses by us) of the Lord

is referred to and appeals are made to that Lord of

infinite mercy to unite her (ParAnkusa Naayaki ) with

Him. According to the observation , DesikAs Tathra

DhUthA: (The AchAryans are the Messengers there),

AchAryAs are invoked to do the intercession with the

Lord.The help of PrAchAryAs (AchAryAs of AchAryAs) and

the entire Guru ParamparA are sought to achieve the

goal of union with the Lord.

 

Swamy NammAzhwAr instructs us that understanding of

this decad of ten paasurams embellished with letters

(Yezhutthu),Soll (Words and Sound), Meaning ( PoruL) ,

Grammar (Yappu) and metres and similes (alankAram) in

strict accordance with the rules of Tamizh poetry

would assure us the wealth of Sri Vaikuntam and the

bhAgyam of eternal service (nithya Kaimkaryam ) there

to the dhivya dampathis...

 

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan