SrI: Dear BhakthAs of OppilA Appan : In the next two Paasurams , Thirumangai rejects the PurushArTam of Kaamam and the dukkham associated with it and gives that as reason for rejecting the worldly life ( manai Vaazhkkai ) pursuing siRRinbham and setting his mind on the pErinbham of ThiruviNNagarappan's darsanam and Kaimkaryam to Him . The 8th Paasuram housing these thoughts takes this form: kaathal seythu iLayavar kalavi tarum , vEdanai vinai athu veruvathalAm aathalin unathu adi aNuhuvan nAnn , pOthalar nedumudip-PuNNiyanE ANDAi unnaik-kaaNpathOr aruL yenakku aruLithiyEl VENDEn manai Vaazhkayai ViNNagar mEyavanE Oh ThiruviNNagarappaa ! As in the case of BhimasEna , who went thru many painful difficulties in bringing the KalyANa Sougandhikam flowers from the garden of KubEra to please his wife Draupathy , men waste their time to make their young women happy to win their hearts and to enjoy the resulting carnal pleasures , which ultimately ends up in disappointment and sorrow . These are frightening things ( athu veruvathalAm) . "iLayavar ( young women ) kaathal seythu kalavi tarum ( through the act of expressing their carnal desires through physical union ) ultimately leads to suffering and sorrow thru obsessions and disappointments . Therefore says Thirumangai in a mood of VivEkam that he would like to stay away from the pursuit of such Kaamam ( distracting desires) and would prefer the adornment of the tall crown ( nedu mudi=TiruvabhishEkam ) of ThiruviNNagarappan , which is the most appropriate place for those fragrant flowers to blossom on time . Thirumangai begs the Lord to grant His darsanam and promises to give up all the worldly pleasures . Periya Thirumozhi : 6.1.9 **************************** saathalum piRatthalum yenRu ivaRRaik-kaathal seyyAthu unn kazhal adainthEn Othal sey naan maRayAhi umbar aathal sey MoovuruvAnavanE ANDAi unnaik-KaaNpathOr aruL yenakku aruLitiyEl VENDEn maanai vaazhkkayai ViNNagar mEyavanE Here , Thirumangai rejects both Manushya Aanandam as well as the dEva janmam associated with even superior pleasures ( " Indhira lOkam aaLum accuchvai peRinum vENDEn " ) ." Punarapi Jananam , Punarapi maraNam , Punarapi Jananee jaDirE sayanam , iha samsArE bahu dhustArE , krupayA paalaya Paahi MUrArE " was the soulful cry of an AchArya , who was not far from Thirumangai's time . Thirumangai abhors the experience of Undergoing endless cycles of births and deaths (Saathalum piRatthalum yenRivaRRai kaathal seyyAthu) and experiencing garbha vaasam again and again in different wombs ( Manushya, DEva, Thiryang etc) . Therefore , Oh ThiruviNagarappA ! adiyEn has arrived at Your sacred feet ( aathalAl Unn kazhal adainthEn) . adiyEn does not want to experience the Kshudhra Phalans of Yuvaa , Jaraa , MaraNam and Kaivalyam ( Youth , old age , death of the physical body and mere aathmAnubhavam/Kaivalyam ) . Oh Lord , who is the indweller of dEvAs with superior posts and who is of the form of the four VedAs ! If I am blessed to have Your soukumArya darsana aanandham , adiyEn will kick away the pleasures of this world in one instant and forever stay close to Your sacred feet . Periya Thirumozhi : 6.1.10 ****************************** This is the Phala Sruthi Paasuram for this set of ten Paasurams : poomaru pozhilaNi ViNNagar mEl , kaamaru seerk-kalikanRi sonna paamaru Tamizhivai paada vallAr Vaamanan adi iNai maruvuvarE After rejecting the great wealth desired by many , long life filled with sukhams , fame , glory , high birth , kaama bhOgams , dEvAnandham and Prakruthi sambhandham , Thirumangai opted out for a life free from all these distractions . Thirumangai longed for only one soubhAgyam (viz)., the darsana soubhAgyam of ThiruviNNagarappan in His archaa state at the dhivya dEsam of AakAsa Nagaram or VyOmapuri . Rest of the pleasures were worthless blades of grass for him . With that conviction and VairAgyam , Thirumangai reveals to us the Phalan of reciting his ten Paasurams on ThiruviNNagarappan prsiding over the dhivya dEsam adorned by fragrant flower gardens . Thirumangai states that those who recite and reflect on the inner meanings of his ( pious poet's ) paasurams set in Tamil will be attracted to the sacred and beautiful feet of the Lord and will stay there . In these beautiful Paasurams , Thirumangai instructed us on the hollowness of the worldly life and pointed out that the closeness to the Lord's sacred feet is the only PurushArtam to seek for lasting sukham . Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WwRTUD/SOnJAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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