Tirumaalai aRivOm-17

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SrI:

Dear Srivaishnavas,

 

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soodhanAyk kaLva nAkith

 

thoorththarO disaintha kAlam,

 

mAtharAr kayaRka Nennum

 

valaiyuLpattu azhundu vEnai,

 

pOtharE yenRu sollip

 

punthiyil pugunthu, thanpAl

 

Atharam peruka vaiththa

 

azhaganoo raranga manRE?

 

 

 

Azhagiya maNavALan (Sriranganathan) entered my heart and made me as His devotee,

although I was not fully immersed in His thoughts during my early days, says

Azhwar. ALavandAr says that there is no sinful activity that was not repeated by

him over thousand times. Azhwars and Acharyas stand in our position while

listing the apacarams (mistakes and sins) and request the Lord to pardon the

transgressions. This makes the real transgressors feel comfortable and follow

these mahAns' advices.

 

 

 

(soodhanAy . azhunduvEnai) : 'soodhan' refers to tricky people but here it

refers to people who reject the pramANams (truths) with kuyukti (unfair

statements). 'kaLvan' refers to people who steal others' possessions, but here

refers to people who think everything including their Atman - which all belong

to the Lord - as their own. 'dhoorthar' means people indulging in non-righteous

activities but here refers to people who do not think of the Lord. Great gnAnis

consider even a small transgression committed by them as a great sin. To recall

such moments of his early life when he had occasional friendship with

material-lovers is unbearable for Azhwar now.

 

 

 

(pOtharE enRusolli punthiyil pugunthu) : At that time, the beauty of the Lord

invited azhwar, entered his heart and brought him towards the Lord. Water that

was going into wasteland was diverted by the Lord to crops land.

 

 

 

(thanpAl Adharam peruka vaiththa) : The Lord's beauty brought Azhwar to the Lord

and amplified his love on Him. When the Lord wanted to enter Azhwar's mind,

azhwar did not decline it. Perumal used this opportunity and entered into

Azhwar's heart also.

 

 

 

(azhagan oor arangam) The Lord's azhagu(beauty) will remove doubts and will

amplify the love. That gorgeous beauty stands in the place of karma yOgam and

gnAnayOgam which are bhaktivarttakam. While paramapadam is His eternal

residence, staying in Srirangam is enjoyed by Him more.

 

 

 

sAram of the pAsuram : While enjoying the beauty of Sriranganathan, the Lord

entered Azhwar's buddhi. As Azhwar did not refuse Him, He filled his heart and

multiplied his bhagavat bhakti.

 

 

 

dAsan