SaTAri Satakam - 18 ( 4 vEdAs from AzhvAr)

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SrI:

SrImahtE SaThakOpAya nama:

SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:

SrImathE nigamAnta mahA dESikAya nama:

 

 

Dear SrI vaishNavAs,

 

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pEsa ninRa Sivanukkum biraman tanakkum

 

piRarkkum nAyakan avanE – tiruvAimozhi (4.10.4)

 

 

 

In the last posting, we found that tiruviruttam is Rig-vEda sAram. In the

present one, we shall see what the other three prabhandams of AzhvAr represent

for.

 

Details presented in this post:

 

 

a.. Prabhandam- pAsuram 16, 17 & 18

b.. Pearls from the poems

SS-16

 

ERRaruLi viNNappam EasanmAl kATTinAn *

 

tERRamAi Aattuma teLLaRivai – pORRiyuDan *

 

dESikar mARaravar tEnesur sAratiru *

 

Aasiriyam kaNDuraittAr Aam.

 

We mentioned about AzhvAr’s prayer (viNNappam) in the last poem. Accepting that

viNNappam, the Lord blessed AzhvAr with Aatma gyAnam (mayarvaRa madinalam) and

wished that this gyAnam had to be spread in this world. Knowing this tiru-uLLam

of perumAL, AzhvAr graciously composed tiru-Aasirium, which is yajur-vEda sAram.

 

SS-17

 

AamnAyat tuLLa adarvaNattin sAruRaittu *

 

tAmnEya mAga tarittirundAr – tEmAi *

 

periyatiru vantAdi peedinaip pEsi *

 

uriya teruLAl uyarvu.

 

As he could not get bhagavat anubhavam immediately, AzhvAr started singing His

glory and His benevolence shown to AzhvAr. Contemplating on Him, he composed

periya-tiruvantAdi as the essence of adarvaNa vEdam.

 

SS-18

 

uyarvaRa enRe uyarvAi mozhiyAm *

 

mayarvaRa gyAnanala mARan – seyalAm *

 

ayarvaRum nittiyarsol AraNa sAmam *

 

tuyaraRu tALmEl toDai.

 

The pattern of this pAsuram itself brings out the majesty of AzhvAr’s magnum

opus, tiruvAimozhi. With AzhvAr’s uninterrupted meditation on Him, the Lord was

pleased very much appeared before him. AzhvAr enjoyed Him as much as possible

and as an outpouring of that experience, composed tiruvAimozhi in antAdi toDai

as sAma-vEda sAram. Here sAma-vEdam is celebrated as nityasooris’ AraNa sAmam.

 

Pearls from the poems:

 

a.. The prappanA’s remaining life will progress steadily as indicated by

AzhvAr here.

b.. TiruvAimozhi’s eternality is indicated by mentioning it as nityasooris’

SAma gAnam.

[saTAri Satakam is one of the many classic works of srI. U.vE. M.S.Hari.]

 

aDiyEn

 

Mukundan rAmAnuja dAsan