SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest all, Let us continue to enjoy AzhwArs wonderful verses on Thiruvenkatamudiayaan. BhakthAmrutham viswa janAnumodhanam sarvArthatham Sri Satakopa Vaangmayam sahasra SaakOpanishadh samAgamam namAmyaham Draavida Vedha Saagaram Meaning ): adiyEn salutes the ocean of Tamizh Vedam , which is of the form of Sri SaThakOpan's vaak (speech/aruLiccheyalkaL). These are linked to the thousand upanishads and includes in them all the deep meanings (Taathparyams)of Tatthva-Hitha-PurushArthams and artha Panchakam. They are nectar to the minds of the devotees of Sriman NaarAyaNan and they enjoy it with relish as aparyAthAmrutham [insatiable amirtham]. Today?s ThiruvEnkatam verse is: NammAzhwAr?s Thiruvaaymozhi 3.3.8 kunRam yEndhi kuLir mazhai kaatthavan/ anRu jnAlam aLandha piraan* paran/ senRu sEr thiruvEnkata maamalai/ onRumE thozha nam vnai OyumE/" Emperumaan, during His KaNNan avathaaram, in order to protect the people and the cattle from torrential rains (due to the foul play from Indran), lifted the Big Govardhana mountain with His little finger effortlessly (and held it high for many days even); He is the same one who measured the Entire world in one step; He is the Lord and the Chief of everyone and above ALL; he is My Lord, too; (Akila jagadh Swamin; Asmath Swamin- Sri Ranga Natha; Mama Natha ) Such Emperumaan, My Lord is gracefully standing at ThiruvEnkata malai. If one pays obeisance to JUST this Mountain alone, that itself will REMOVE all our karma vAsanAs. Piraan- the Most merciful One- dayAparan; Parama kaaruNikO Bhagawaan- He has rushed to be of help to devEndran by taking the upendra avathAram, [Vaamana] and measured the whole worlds in one step [as Trivikrama]. The same DevEndran due to his false ego and pride, sent torrential heaviest down pour and Kutti KaNNan lifted the huge mountain to save the cowherd folks and cattle. Sri Jagannantha Bharadwaj enjoys this Govardhana incident very nicely: The episode of the lifting of the Govardhana Hill shows how surrendered the residents of Gokula and Nandgaon were to Krishna. The residents of Gokula were prevented by Yogamaaya from realizing that Krishna was God. However every time there was an attack by an asura and the asura was somehow killed, the residents would thank Hari for having protected them and their beloved Krishna. But as they grew older, they realized that it was Krishna who was protecting them in the case of Aghasura, Kaliya, Narakasura etc. Inspite of this we can imagine how much of Mahavishvasam it would take for all the residents to take shelter under a hill that was lifted by an eight year old boy on His left little finger. Even if He carried it then, what was the guarantee that He will be able to carry it until the rainstorm stopped] After all He was not a gigantic Nrsimhadeva or Hayagriva, by one glance at whom all the asuras would flee. He was their darling, mischievous butter thief, who got scared of His mother every time she scolded Him] Water is always compared to materialism - such as the ocean of samsara etc. The storm sent by Indra was no ordinary storm by clouds that only come at the time of pralaya. For seven days and nights these clouds poured incessantly. This means that one can take shelter of Krishna wherever one might be and be protected not only from materialism, but from all worries over how to provide for food, shelter, clothing etc. They will all come automatically without asking. Protection from all danger comes without asking as well. One only needs to have the mahavishvasam which comes from the anugraha of the Acharya. Even though the gopis and gopas dressed and lived very simply, they were very rich, because for Vaishyas the wealth was measured in terms of the number of cows one owned. They had not only a very large number of cows, but also all kinds of gems and jewels. They were rich spiritually because Krishna who was born to Devaki and Vasudeva lived with them in Vrindavan throughout His childhood. The residents remembered these pastimes throughout the rest of their lives and were sustained by it. In the same way we can also be sustained both materially and spiritually by meditating on these pastimes either through Azhwar Pasurams or by reading the Srimad Bhagavatam. [Again it was only during the time that Krishna was with them that the residents were visited by asuras. Similarly we will be tested when we attempt to surrender and shortly thereafter.] Thus the Govardhana episode tells us that Mahavishvasam is the single most important anga of Prapatti. It starts with the faith that our scriptures are true, that they are revelations from Narayana, and that He will give us Moksham if we do prapatti at the lotus feet of the Divya Dampatis, and that their service is the Purushartha to be attained. It reinforces our firm conviction that He and He alone can save us from EVERYTHING? as He is KaaraNa bhoothan. Thus paying obeisance to THIRUMALAI alone is enough for all our papams to get dissolved? 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