SaTAri Satakam – 3

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SrI:

SrImahtE SaTakOpAya nama:

SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:

SrImathE nigamAnta mahA dESikAya nama:

 

Dear srI vaishNavAs,

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" There is no one who thoroughly enjoyed bhagavat kalyANa guNAs as

nammAzhvAr did " – svAmi dESikan in dramidOpanishad tAtparya ratnAvaLI.

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Details presented in this post:

1. VazhththuppA 3 & 4

2. Abstract

 

3

vaiyattil nammAzhvAr vaikAsi nALviSakam *

poigaiyAr Adi polindangam – kaitavak *

kAriruLai nIkkum kadiravanAi vandudittAr *

sIriya tenkurugUr sErntu.

 

Here the author celebrates the divya avatAra vaibhavam of AzhvAr.

NammAzhvAr was born in the tamil month of `vaikAsi' in the

star `viSakam'. His divyamEni was shining with all AzhvArs (poigaiyAr

Adi) present as his angam and nammAzhvAr as the Atman of that

avatAram. He was like a divine Sun-rise in destroying the darkness

caused by `vEda bhAhya and kudrushTi' matams. The town tenkurugUr is

celebrated as the best (sIriya) in the sense that even the achit

vastu like the paddy is doing the kaimkaryam of `kavari veesuthal'.

 

4

vAzhiSaTa kOpan * vaguLamalar tArmarban *

vAzhi madurakavi vAzhttiDum – AzhiyAn *

sEnait talaivanin sIrava tAramagi *

vAnai aDaivippAn vAkku.

 

While entering this leelA-vibhUti world for our sake, AzhvAr kept

the " SaTam " vAyu away just with a `HoonkAram' and hence he is known

as SaTakOpan. He is also called `vakuLAbharaNan " as his tirumEni was

always adorned with the garland of`vakuLa' flowers (Mimusops Elengi).

He was born in this world as the amsAvatAram of Lord chakrapANi's

sEnESan – srImad viSvakSEnar. He himself practiced what he gave us as

the `tamizh maRai'. Author recalls all these, while doing

mangaLASAsanam on the AzhvAr.

 

Abstract:

The holy birth of AzhvAr for the sake of lifting up the poor souls is

celebrated in these two poems.

 

 

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

 

ADiyEn

Mukundan rAmAnuja dAsan