NOTE: Readers having difficulty in reading the text may need to change their encoding to UTF-8. --------------- srI: SrI UpakAra Sangraham - II (7) -- SAdhanAdhikAram -- Section - 6 (6) [Continued] (The life of MumukShu in this world) --- Earlier, we saw the points made by SwAmi Desikan regarding the mental state of the jIva who has adopted the means for mOkSha. We will know it better from the verses of AzhvArs who had been in the same state, waiting for the day of joining the Lord in His abode, SrIvaikuNtam. 1. SrI Thirumazhisai AzhvAr: ?vAsitthum kEttum vaNangi vazhipattum poositthum pOkkinEn pOthu? (NAnmukan ThiruvanthAthi - 63) (I spent my time by reading books about the Lord, listened to other people reciting them, I bowed to Him, I worshipped Him always and performed service to Him.) ?nirantharam ninaippathAka nee ninaikka vENdum? (Thirucchantha-viruttham, 101) (May Thou be so gracious as to make me ever meditate on Thee.) 2. SrI nammAzhvAr: ?seer kalantha col ninainthu pOkkArEl, coozhvinaiyin Azhthuyarai en ninainthu pOkkuvar ippOthu? ? (Periya ThiruvanthAthi, 86) (People should wipe out the misery which has accrued because of past karmas, by meditating on the scriptural statements describing the Lord?s auspicious qualities. If they do not act like that, how will they remove this misery now?) ?ozhivil kAlamellAm udanAi manni vazhuvilA adimai ceyya vENdum nAm.? (ThiruvAimozhi, 3-3-1) (We should render all kinds of service at all states to the Lord remaining with him ever without separation even a bit.) ?pongEzh pukazhkaL vAyaVaip pulankoL vadivu en manatthathAi angEy malarkaL kaiyavAi vazhipattOda aruLilE? (ThiruvAimozhi, 8-10-4) (If the Lord is so gracious as to enable me to spend my time always with the passages which describe His qualities in my mouth, with His form alluring the eyes and other senses in my mind, and with flowers fit enough for His form in my hands, what is there unpleasant for me while living here?) ?nAdAtha malar nAdi nALthORum nAraNanthan vAdAtha malaradikkeezh vaikkavE vakukkinRu veedAdi veeRRirutthal vinaiyaRRathen ceivathO? oodAdu panivAdAi uraittheerAi enathudalE.? (ThiruvAimozhi, 1-4-9) (I have this body only to seek flowers that are hard to obtain in order to place them at the Lord?s feet.) ?vadiviNaiyillA malarmakaL maRRai nilamakaL pidikkum melladiyai koduvinaiyEnum pidikka nee orunAL koovuthal varuthal ceyyAyE.? (ThiruvAimozhi, 9-2-10) (May I, the sinner that I am, press the tender feet of the Lord which are gently pressed by the matchlessly beautiful LakShmee and the goddess of the Earth!) ?enakkE Atcey ekkAlatthum enRu en mankkE vanthu idaiveedinRu manni thanakkEyAka enaikkoLLum eethE enakkE kaNNanai yAn koL ciRappE.? (ThiruvAimozhi, 2-9-4) (This is the only object that I desire -- that the Lord should take me into His service for His own satisfaction.) 3. SrI AndAL: ?unakkE nAm AtceivOm? (ThiruppAvai - 29) (We will render service only to Thee.) ?paLLi koLLumidatthu adikottidak koLLumAkil? (nAchiyAr Thirumozhi, 4-1) (If the Lord will be so gracious as to let us gently press His feet in the place where He sleeps.) 4. SrI PeriyAzhvAr: ?thirumAlavan thirunAmangaL eNNak kaNda viralkaL? (PeriyayAzhvAr Thirumozhi, 4-4-3) (My fingers will keep counting when I utter the names of the Lord.) ?uNNAnAL paciyAvathonRillai OvAthE namO nAraNAvenRu eNNAnALum iruk-kechuc-chAma vEda nANmalar koNdu unapAtham naNNAnAL avai thatthuRumAkil anRu enakku avai pattininALE.? (PeriyAzhvAr Thirumozhi, 5-1-6) (The days of starvation are not those on which I do not eat. They are the days, if they ever occur, on which I do not constantly meditate saying ?namO nArAyaNA? and the days on which I do not approach Thy feet with the three Vedas which are freshly blossomed flowers.) ?nAkku ninnaiyallAl aRiyAthu nAnathu anchuvan moorkkup pEcukinRAnenRu munivAyElum en nAvinukku ARREn.? (PeriyAzhvAr Thirumozhi, 5-1-1) (My tongue will not praise any one but Thee; I wonder whether Thou will suffer any loss of glory by my praise. But, I cannot control my tongue.) 5. SrI Poigai AzhvAr: ?vAi avanai allathu vAzhtthAthu? (Muthal ThiruvanthAthi, 11) (My mouth does not praise any one else other than Him.) ?thOL avanaiyallAl thozhA, en chevi-yiraNdum kELavanathu inmozhiyE kEttirukkum -- nA nALum kONAkaNaiyAn kuraikazhalE kooRuvathE nANAmai naLLEn nayam.? (Muthal ThiruvanthAthi, 63) (My shoulders do not bow to any one but Him. Both of my ears keep on listening to His sweet words only. My tongue is daily praising the feet of Him, Who is having the bed of shEShan. I do not consider it good, if I remain without approaching Him.) ?nayavEn piRar poruLai naLLEn keezhArOdu uyavEn uyarnthavrOdallAl -- viyavEn thirumAlaiyallthu deivamenREtthEn varumARu en nammEl vinai?? (Muthal ThiruvanthAthi, 64) (I will not seek others? wealth; nor will I move with lower people who are not devotees of the Lord; nor will move with any one else other than the persons highly devoted to the Lord; nor will praise any one else as deity other than the Consort of SrI. How will come sin on me?) 6. SrI KulasEkara AzhvAr: ?tiruvarankap perunakaruL teNNeerppinni thiraikkaiyAl adivarudap paLLikoLLum karumaNiyaik kOmaLatthaik kaNdukoNdu en kaNNiNaikaL enRukolO kaLikkum nALE?? (PerumAl Thirumozhi, 1-1) (When will my two eyes delight in looking at the beautiful Black Gem in the sleeping posture in SrIranga Town with the waters of Kaveri rubbing His Feet?) ? kadiyarankattharavaNaiyil paLLikoLLum mAyOnai, maNatthooNE paRRininRu en vAyAra enRukolO vAzhtthum nALE?? (-do- , 1-2) (When will I, holding on to the pillar, praise, to my mouthful, the Lord resting on the bed of ShEshan in the fragrant SrIrangam.) ? aNiyarankattharavaNaiyil paLLikoLLum ammAnthan adiyiNaikkeezh alarkaLittu anku adiyavarOdu enRukolO aNukum nALE?? (-do- 1-3) (When will I be near the devotees of RanganAtha, after submitting flowers at His feet?) ?kOvinai nAvuRa vazhutthi enthankaikaL koimalar thooi enRukolO kooppum nALE?? (-do- 1-4) (When will I be able to pay respects with folded hands the Lord of SrIranga after praising Him until my tongue becomes tired?) ?maNivaNNan ammAnaik kaNdukoNdu en malarc chenni enRukolO vaNangum nALE?? (-do- 1-5) (When will I see the Lord glowing like a blue gem and bow by bending my head?) [In the same spirit, SrI KulasEkara AzhvAr yearns for the service to the Lord and His devotees in the remaining verses of this Thirumozhi.] ?oonERu celvatthu udan piRavi yAn vENdEn? ?????????????????? koonERu changamidanthAnthan vEnkadatthu kOnEri vAzhum kurukAip piRappEnE.? (PerumAL Thirumozhi, 4- 1) (I do not long for birth with wealth that only makes the flesh grow, but pray to be born as a bird in the VEnkata Hill.) 7. SrI Thirumangai AzhvAr: ?neeNAgam cuRRi neduvarainattu Azhkadalaip pENAn kadainthu amudamkoNdu ukantha pemmAnai pooNAra-mArvanaip puLLoorum ponmalaiyai kANAthAr kaN enRum kaNNalla kaNdAmE.? (Periya Thirumozhi, 11-7-1) (The eyes of those, who have not seen that Golden Hill which rides on the bird (Garuda) and which, long ago, planted the wound the mountain with the serpent in the sea and churned it for the nectar --- are not eyes at all.) There are similar expressions of AzhvArs, reciting which will serve the purpose of meditating on the Lord, longing for service to Him and His devotees during the jIva?s remaining life in this world. (To continue) dAsan Anbil S.SrInivAsan --------- ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! 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