You are here: SriPedia - Oppiliappan - Archives - Feb 2004

Oppiliappan List Archive: Message 00096 Feb 2004

 
Feb 2004 Indexes ( Date | Thread | Author )
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]


SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas, 

Thirucchandha viruttham is the fifth dhivya prabandham
of first 1000 of 4000. This and before this,
Naanmukhan ThiruvandhAthi were sung by Thirumazhisai
AzhwAr [Sri Bhakthi saarar]. Naanmukhan ThiruvandhAthi
is included in third 1000 of Naalaayiram. 

Thiruchandha viruttham- is a kaaraNa peyar- named
after a reason. Viruttham- is a meter in Tamil.
Kaliviruttham, Asiriya viruttham, etc.. This viruttham
is in chandha style called Chandha kali viruttham. It
is extremely pleasant to hear and to recite. Very
majestic and highly tough verses. Rhyming and
marvelous in style, deep and wonderful in content as
well.

Bhakthi saarar is also called as Thirumazhisai Piraan
for having appeared in Thirumazhisai Dhivya Desam.
Thirumazhisai Piraan is also called maheesaarar (read
second thaniyan afterwards for explanation.) As
mentioned earlier, he was born as a lump of flesh to
Bhaargava rishi and an apsaras who felt sad looking at
the lump of flesh with no limbs, threw the still born
baby into a bamboo bush and proceeded. 

Dhivya Dampathi mercifully looked at the flesh and
then appeared head, limbs and life as well for the
infant which was later discovered by one ThiruvALan ?
a farmer. He and his wife lovingly brought up the
child. The child unusually did not drink any milk and
was growing nonetheless. The child became very popular
due to such unusualness and once when old farmer and
his wife came to see the baby (like everyone else),
the baby drank milk from that old lady and also the
remaining milk (after the infant drank) was consumed
by the old couple. Immediately after their consumption
of remaining AzhwAr prasaadham, they became younger in
appearance and later she gave birth to baby boy named
KaNikaNNan. This KaNikaNNan became AzhwAr sishya at a
later date- it is told.

This second prabandham of AzhwAr?s is the one blessed
by Sri Ranganathan -says the AzhwAr himself at the
end. He advises everyone to sing in praise of Lord of
dhivya Desams, perform kaikaryam for Sriya: Pathi; not
only does he preach, he pratices also as mentioned by
AzhwAr in Naanmukhan ThiruvandhAthi (?enRum
maRandhaRiyEn en nenjagatthE vaitthu ninRum irundhum
nedumaalai- enRum Thiruvirundha maarbhan SrIdharanukku
ALaay karuvirundha naaL kaappu.  ?, This great AzhwAr
was actually changed by PEyAzhwAr and he became
PEyAzhwAr?s sishya- traditions record. 

Thirukkacchi Nambhi?s thaniyan (Dedicatory verse) on
Thirucchandha viruttham:

tharuchchanthap pozhilthazhuvu thaaraNiyin
thuyar_theera
thiruchchantha viruththamsey thirumazhisaip
paranvarumoor,
karuchchanthum kaarakilum kamazhkOnkum maNan^aaRum,
thiruchchanthath thudanmaruvu thirumazhisai
vaLampathiyE.

Thirumazhisai AzhwAr who blessed us with the
prabandham [Thirucchanda viruttham]- who appeared in
the sthalam of Thirumazhisai- [which dispels the grief
of the earth] which is surrounded by beautiful large
trees; and this place is full of dark "agil" trees;
fragrant kOngu trees spreading fragrance everywhere
and this Thirumazhisai Dhivya Desam is liked by Periya
PiraaTTi Sri Mahalakshmi who resides here permanently
? such most fertile place is this. 

The earth had grief in this Dgivya Desam that it has
fragrant and beautiful large trees but there is not at
all any grantham or prabandham appeared here that can
remove the ajjnAnam from people; that was the burden
and Thirumazhisai AzhwAr removed that burden. When the
infant appeared as a lump of flesh, the Dhivya
Damapthi appeared and PiraTTi fed the baby with her
milk (say Poorvars). Since Bhaargava rishis stayed
here, PiraaTTi wanted to reside there desirously. 

There is one more thaiyan sung by Thirukkacchi Nambhi
on this place:

ulakum mazhisaiyu muLLuNarnthu, thammil
pulavar pukazhkkOlaal thookka,- ulakuthannai
vaiththeduththa pakkaththum, maan^eer mazhisaiyE
vaiththeduththa pakkam valithu.

It is told that when Chathur mukha brahmA placed on
the scale of greatness- all places on one plate and
this divine MAZHISAI on the other, the scale tilted in
favor of mazhisai? So great in power is this mazhisai
sthalam . Once upon a time, the saptha Rishis
including BhArgava Rishi asked BrahmA about the most
sacred place on Earth that was fit for the permanent
residence to do penance. Brahma told them that
Thirumazhisai KshEthram was the best and named it
MahIsAra KshEthram. The Rishis stayed there.
   
Thammin uL uNarndhu- The One who created (Brahmaa)
understood the greatness of Mazhisai within himself
and wished to declare the same to the whole world. 
Thus, this place is called maheesaaram. 

After Parathva nirdhAraNam (establishing the Supremacy
of Sriman Narayanan) in Naanmukhan ThiruvandhAthi,
Paramapurushan showed His swaroopam and DhivyAthma
swaroopam [His manifestation as indweller in
everything and in everyone- and the Lord being ubhaya
vibhUthi nAthan] and AzhwAr having enjoyed such a
GREAT drahsn bursts out with this prabandham. For
those who enjoy such an experience, they continue to
enjoy the same again and again Lord?s glories and His
manifestations, His akilahEyaprathyaneekathvam and His
anantha kalyAna guNas; and thus sings verses after
verses with paripoorNa anubhavam. Such an anubhavam of
vyUhAvathAramas enjoyed on archa ThirumEnis (Dhivya
mangaLa vigrahams of PerumALs in temples) is prevalent
in All AzhwArs; but this AzhwAr has larger anubahavam
and deeper- it appears. His sareerAthma bhAVam;
sareeraka saasthram; His greatest guNas; His glories;
His swaroopam, His roopam, etc are enjoyed by AzhwAr.
Thus, AzhwAr refers to the Tatthva-
Hitha-PurushArthams in his first three paasurams of
Thirucchandha viruttham  

With that [introduction] avathArikai, let us enjoy the
first PAsuram ? in next post: [as usual, I have done
my rambling called free translation from the marvelous
wonderful deep commentary of Parampadhavaasi Sri
Abhinava Desika Sri UttamUr Swamy for this prabandham.
Please forgive me for any errors and omissions;
anything good, it is due to the great commentary by
Swamy and the charming prabandham of AzhwAr. It is
humble request to everyone who knows to read Tamil to
read/recite this prabandham- it is great to
listen/read and enjoy and is a wonderful prabandham is
a gross understatement.]
Thirumazhisai Piraan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan  

__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want.
http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools


------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-->
Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark
Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada.
http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511
http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/XUWolB/TM
---------------------------------------------------------------------~->

 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
     Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
 


[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index ] [Thread Index ] [Author Index ]
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia
oppiliappan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe to the list