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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all,

Kulasekara AzhwAr says his mind would praise the lotus
feet of bhAgawathas only and sing pallaandu for them
always. 

Who is a Bhaagawatha? And what is bhAgawatha
kainkarya? The word Bhaagawatha is derived form the
term Bhagawaan. The word Bhagawaan, which is very
commonly used in the Paancharaathra Samhithas, means
that the Supreme Being or God who is endowed with the
six essential opulent qualities namely jnAnam, bhalam,
aishwaryam, veeryam, shakthi, thEjas (as mentioned in
VishNu purANam).
 
In general sense, the worshippers of Bhagawaan are
called BhAgawathas. 
In a traditional sense, (per Sampradayam), a
BhAgawatha, as stated in Mahabharatha, is the one who
has full knowledge of the nature of Bhagawaan and the
doctrine of Para, Vyooha, vibhava, archA, and Haarda
forms and the one who strictly adheres to the
saasthras conducting the five fold religious duty. 

In view of this, the religion propounded in the
Paancharaathra system is named Bhaagawatha religion
and the followers named and acknowledged as
Bhaagawathas (says Sri SMS Chari in his book on
Vaishnavism). They include regardless whether they are
Brahmins or not. 

Now let us enjoy the verse: 

thOyththathaNthayir veNNeypaaludan
uNdalum_udan RaayssikaNdu
aarththathOLudai yempiraanenna
ranganukkadi yaar_kaLaay
naaththazhumpezha naaraNaavenRa
zhaitthumeythazhum paththozhu
thEththi,inpuRum thoNdarsEvadi
Eththivaazhththumen nencamE          2.4

The cool, fresh, just fermented milk yoghurt, the
butter that is just churned out from another yoghurt,
the fresh milk (in another pot) were all consumed at a
stretch and while doing so, was caught red handed (or
white handed) by Yasodha PiraaTTi and was tied down
tightly by her around His waist; Such Parama
sowlabhyan, sowseelyan, Our Lord, Our Master, Lord Sri
Ranganathan is worshipped by these devotees,
Bhagawathas of Srirangam; they are enslaved by His
majestic beauty and they call Him repeatedly seasoning
their tongue with the constant rendering of His divine
name ?Narayana, Narayana, Narayana, Narayana again and
again without any interruption; they prostrate on the
ground again and again contemplating at His Lotrus
Feet; (puna: puna: praNamya); they sing and utter
words of praise of His kalyANa guNas (with sthothras);
my mind would sing in praise of these greatest
bhAgawathas; sing maglasasanams for their lotus feet
always.   

Sri RanganayikA samEtha Sri Ranganatha ParabrahmaNE
Namah
AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan

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