Srinivaasa Vaibhavam - AzhwArs' divine anubahavams- series concluded with Periya ThiruvanthAthi verse...

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest all,

 

After Thiruviruttham we will take up Periya

ThiruvanthAthi of Nammazhwar’s- the work which

contains only one verse on ThiruvEnkatam.. With that

our series on ThiruvEnkatam- Sri Srinivaasa vaibhavam

comes to saaRRumuRai.

 

Periya ThiruvanthAThi has 87 verses. It prepares the

mind for communion with the Lord “ it says that by

experiencing the divine qualities of the Lord through

reciting, singing praises and speaking about His

glories, greatness, His infinite auspicious

attributes, Supremacy, all troubles vanish. God is

described as Mother, Father, Teacher, and AzhwAr here

emphasizes the need to worship the Lord in all

possible ways. [from Sri KR Krishnaswamy's book on

Thiruvoimozhi [incorporating Bhagavad Vishayam].

 

Let us enjoy the 68th verse on ThiruvEnkatam:

 

kallum kanaikadalum vaikuntha vaanaadum,

pullen Razhinthanakol Epaavam,-vella

nediyaan niRangkariyaan uLpugun^thu n^eeNGkaan,

adiyEna thuLLath thakam.

 

Emeprumaan KaNNan is the grandest and greatest of all;

He is the Lord of everyone; He is of dark hued most

divinely beautiful color; He has entered into my heart

and has occupied the same fully in its entirety to

reside permanently. ThiruvEnkatam mountain, [kal]; the

ThiruppaaRkadal- Milky ocean with noisy waves [kanai

kadal]; SrI vaikuNtam [Paramapadham]; - these divine

places are His residences. Now, they have become

unwanted places of stay. Alas! Because He desires to

stay in my heart. He has considered my heart superior

to them; What a blessing! How fortunate I am! what a

dayA!

 

pullenRu ozhindhana- These places have become like

grass [thruNam] OR one may interpret that sicne the

Lord chooses to now stay at AzhwAr's heart, none goes

there and hence the paths have been covered with

grasses everywhere.

 

Vella nediyaan- There is no one who is superior to Him

and hence He is the Tall One; The Grandest and

Greatest Lord.

What a great verse!

 

Now let us complete the series with the great verse of

Swamy Desikan and Swamy EmperumAnAr's Sri Bhashya

mangaLa sthOthra.

 

Swami Desika describes the " Thiruvemkata Malai " in the

' Paasuram' in Sthana Visesha Adhikaram of his

adhikaara sangraham:

 

Kannan Adyinai Emakkuk Kaattum Verpu,

Kadu Vinayar Iru Vinaiyum Kadiyum Verpu,

Thinnamidu Veedena Thigazhum Verpu,

Thelinda Perum Thirthangal Serinda Verpu,

Punniyathin Pugalidena Pugazhum Verpu,

Ponnulagil Bogamellaam Punarkum Verpu

Vinnavarum Mannavarum Virumbhum Verpu,

Vemkata Verpena Vilangum Veda Verpe "

 

The mountain that reveals to us the two holy feet of

Sri Krishna;

the mountain where wicked sinners get rid of their

'Punya' and 'Papa'; the mountain on which flow holy

streams perennially with pellucid waters;

the mountain that is extolled as the abode of all

righteous actions; the mountain that secures all the

enjoyments of 'Paramapada' (the region of the dazzling

gold);

the mountain that is longed for by the eternal 'Suris'

and the people

of this earth;

that is the only mountain that is described in the

Vedas and famous as Vemkata hills.. [from Sri Anbil

Ramaswamy Swami's write up]

 

Swamy Himself declares- The gaNTA avathAra of Sri

Srinivasa's unambiguous statement. Thoppul

ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan on ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan.

 

Swamy Emperumaanaar Sri Bhashyakaarar-SrI

Ramanujacharya has written Vedaartha sangraham in this

ThiruvEnkatam mountain. He has referred to Srinivasa

in his mangaLa sloka of Sri Bhashya. Let us enjoy that

wonderful verse. Sri Ramanuja in no uncertain terms

the resplendent glory of Lord Venkateswara:

 

akhila bhuvana janma sthema bhangAdi lIle

vinata vividha bhuta vrAta rakshaika dikshe |

Sruti Sirasi vidIpte brahmaNi SrInivAse

bhavatu mama parasmin Semushi bhakti rUpA ||

 

May my intellect assume the form of Bhakti in

Srinivasa, the highest Reality, revealed in the

Vedanta as the Lord who creates, protects and destroys

the whole universe with sportive ease and who has

taken a vow to protect all creatures who seek him.

 

venkaTAdri samam sthAnam

brahmANDe nAsti kincana;

venkateSa samo devo

na bhUto na bhaviSyati!

So declares the Varaha Purana. Tirumala, the abode of

Lord Venkateswara is the ultimate goal of all devotees

from times immemorial. [ from

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/temples/tirumalai/overview.html

 

It is indeed adiyEn Parama bhaagyam that Sri Satakopan

Swamin commanded adiyEn to write this series taking

all AzhwArs' verses on ThiruvEnkatam. Swami also sent

his Tamil manuscript covering about 90 pages which he

had written as a letter to his illustrious father and

sister few decades ago. adiyEn referred to the

majestic unpayasams of Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami on

AzhwArgaL kaNda ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan; [had I covered

all that he spoke in upanyasams, I would have taken

whole life time of mine to write- so vast and

resourceful were they].

 

AdiyEn referred to various books on Srivaishnavam, the

articles written by Bhagawathaas in the list. Thanks

to everyone who has encouraged adiyEn's rambling. If

at all anything good found herein, it is all due to

Parama dhayALu, Parama krupAkaran, the most

compassionate Lord Sri PadmavathI SamEtha Sri

Srinivasa's glories and the faultless blemishless

AzhwArs' sreesookthis; the great commentaries, the

sweet upanyasam, etc. How could my rambling be bad? No

way.

 

Thanks for giving adiyEn such an opportunity to

perform this kaimkaryam which adiyEn did not dread

taking up [as fools rush in where angels fear to

dread]. Let me continue to be a fool and rush such

ventures more often to perform these kaimkaryams.

Thanks for your patience.

 

I am here reminded of 103rd verse of Swamy desikan's

dayA sathakam:

 

103rd verse. Oh dAyA Devi! You are as the vast ocean

whose depth is immeasurable. Sages like Valmiki were

aware of this and did not venture to dive in to the

ocean. Where they stood on the shore, I ventured to

dive in and attempted to scale the depth. But, I could

not reach the sea-bed and came back up from the

depths. Both the Lord and His consort are amused at my

attempt and smile teasingly. In spite of this teasing,

because I made them laugh, even though I attempted the

impossible, you must protect me.

 

It does not apply to Swamy Desikan; it is more apt for

me… They [and you all] laughed at adiyEn's attempts.

But I take them as Your enjoyment and will continue to

do the same.

 

ozivil kaalamellaam udanaay manni,

vazuvilaa adimai seyya vENdum_naam,

theziku ral_aru vitthiru vEngadatthu,

ezilkoL sOthi enthaithanthai

thanthaikkE…..[Thiruvaymozhi 3.3.1]

 

… padiyaay kidandhu un pavaLa vaay kaaNbaen…

[PerumAL Thirumozhi]

 

agala killEn iRaiyum'en

RalarmEl mangai yuRaimaar_paa,

nigaril pugazhaay! ulagamoon

Rudaiyaay! ennai aaLvaanE,

nigaril amarar munikkaNangaL

virumpum thiruvENG kadaththaanE,

pugalon Rillaa adiyEnun

adikkee zhamarndhu pugundhEnE. [Thirumaaymozhi

6.10.10]

 

vaeyEy poompozhilsoozh viraiaar ThiruvEnkatavaa!

naayaen vandhu adaindhaen adiyaenai aatkoNdaruLae..

 

Govindhaa! Govindhaa! Go....ovindhaa!

Kavithaarkika simhaaya kalyaana guna saaline|

Srimathe Venkatesaya vedaantha guravennamaha||

 

Sri PadmaavathI samEtha Sri Srinivaasa ParabrahmaNE

namaha..

 

It could be completed due to limiltless grace of

asmadhAchAryan His Holiness Srimath PaRavakkOttai

Andavan Swami [who smilingly acknowledged adiyEn's

request for blessing this kaimkaryam and nodded]

Acharyan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam..

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsaanu dAsan