SatAri Satakam - 2

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SrI:

SrImathE vishvaksEnaya nama:

SrImahtE SaTakOpAya nama:

SrIman nAthamunayE nama:

SrImathE yAmuna munayE nama:

SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:

SrImathE nigamAnta mahA dESikAya nama:

 

Dear srI vaishNavAs,

 

Details presented in this post:

1. Introduction to the prabandam (avathArikA)

2. VAzhththu cheiyuL and meaning (only the first 2 poems have been

presented out of 20. The balance will continue in the next postings.)

3. Abstract

 

Introduction to the Prabandam

 

It is known from Madurakavi AzhvAr's kaNNinuN chiRuthAmbu that the

only way for us is to follow the path laid by our AchAryas. 'One who

has an AchAryA knows God' - " AcharyavAn purushO vEda: " [AchAryA here

means only our sadAchAryAs and not the vEshadAri-outsiders].

 

Meditating deeply on the meaning conveyed by this, the author brings

about the kalyNa gunAs of nammAzhvAr in this prabandam, like a fierce

overflow of water. [maDai thiRantha nadi]

 

VAzhththu CheiyuL and pAyiram:

 

1.aadip parimugan ambuyaththAL vAzhmArban*

nAdayAmu nAryar naduviLanga – sOdiyen*

aasiriyar EeRRAi avargaL thoDarOdi*

dEsikargaL thALadainthen thErnthu.

 

He is paying his obeisance to the sacred feet of all the AchAryAs of

the parama vaidIka srIvaishNava matam in descending order. Lord srI

HayagrIva, who is inseparably associated with srI.mahAlakshmi, is the

first AchAryan in this guruparamparA. Nathamuni and yAmuna muni are

in the centre. The author meditates on all the AchAryAs in the

paramparA ending with his immediate AchAryA and surrenders to their

lotus feet.

The term " ThErnthu " indicates that he has well thought of

the `pramANa balam " and " sampradAya balam " of this matam.

(refer srI.Hari's Ramanuja darshanam part-1 and part-2 posted in this

group, /message/4380.)

 

2 thadaigaL thagarththaruLvAn* dAmO daranin

padaiththalaivan vaNpirambAl pangAi – nadaipeRach

cheivAn ulaganeethi * seerAR sAtAriguru*

peithan aruLAm peyal.

 

 

Before starting his prabandam on AzhvAr, he is celebrating srI

VishvaksEnar, who is the AchAryan of AzhvAr and we know that AzhvAr

is nothing but the amsAvatAram of srI VishvaksEnar.

Fondly called as " sEnai mudaliyAr " , he is the chieftain of vishnu

sEnai; he is the one maintaining justice in the whole universe just

with his powerful stick; he is aSesha vigna samar and he is the guru

of all-merciful nammAzhvAr (sIrAr SatAriguru). He poured his rain of

mercy on the AzhvAr.

 

 

Abstract:

For us, AcharyAs are everything as envisaged in kaNNinuN

chiRuththAmbu and from the intimate AchArya-Sishya relationship

between nammAzhvAr and vishvaksEnar.

 

We shall continue the vAzhththu-poems in the next postings.

 

ADiyEn

Mukundan rAmAnuja dAsan

 

P.S.

The country, which reminds us of our dear Singa-perumAL has

nammAzhvAr's thirunakshatram as public holiday every year.

 

(Please forgive aDiyEn for the mistakes in tranlation and any typos.)