SrI :
BhathAmrutham Visva-janAnumOdhanam
SarvArTatham SrI SaThakOpa
Vaangmayam
Sahasra SaakhOpanishad SamAgamam
NamAmyaham DhrAviDa Veda Saagaram
Dear BhakthAs:
Back at SrIrangam , NamperumAL acted today in the
role of MUmukshu
(One who is desirous of Moksham) and showed us the
way by entering
SrI Vaikunta (Paramapadha ) Vaasal after traveling via ArchirAdhi maargam .
With RathnAngi and Simha Gathy , He arrived at the Thousand
pillared Mantapam
to initate IrAppatthu ThiruvAimozhi Uthsavam .
Pahal Patthu Uthsavam
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During the Pahal Patthu uthsavam that
preceded the Iraa Paathu
Uthsavam , NamperumAL blessed us with alankArams
including
Vaira Mudi , Paandya KoNDai , Chavari KoNDai . On
the last day of
Pahal Patthu , He competed with His DEvi by
taking Mohini
AlankAram . The parrot in His(Her) hand , the
dhrushti pottu (I(dot) ,
the ANDAL KoNDai on His siras and the
folded legs did not fool
Swamy ParAsara Bhattar and this AchAryan
commented that
Mohini can not surpass the feminine charm
of NamperumAL's
divine consort , SrI RanganAyaki .
(All the SrI Vaikunta EkAdasi related sevais at
SrIrangam as well
as the Special Thirumanjanam for Lord VaradarAjan
are available in
a special CD ROM for your enjoyment) .
During the Pahal patthu days , when all dhivya
Prabhandhams other than
ThiruvAimozhi and IyaRppA are recited during the
day time (Pahal) ,
Special Arayar SEvai takes place
and NamperumAL displays
Simha Gathy , OyyAra Nadai , Sarpa gathi , VyAgra
and Rishabha
gathis during arrival from His aasthAnam and return
back there .
Arayar SEvai
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The Arayar Sevai at SrIrangam has links with
Thirumangai
AzhwAr , Swamy Naathamuni, Swamy AlavanthAr and
AchArya RaamAnujA . Arayar Sevai is known as
Mutthamizh
Kalai KoNDAttam ( The three dimensioned art
celebration).
The three dimensions are : (1) Singing of
Swamy NammAzhwAr's
and other AzhwAr's selected Paasurams with
appropriate PaNNs/
Raagams (2) Performing abhinayam for the Paasuram
passages
and (3) GIving the meaning of those Paasurmas
followign TambirAn
Padi. This is the equivalent of Iyal, Isai and
Naatakam
of Tamil art tradition . This Arayar Sevai splits
further in to two parts :
(1) PerumAL KONDAttam and (2) NaacchiyAr KoNDAttam .
Iraa Patthu
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On this day of SrI Vaikunta EkAdasi ,
NamperumAl gives up His Mohini
alankAram of the previous day and reverts to
His own masculine ,
bewitching dhivya soundharyam ; He clads the
RathnAngi and arrives for
His DarbhAr at the
1000 Pillar ManTapam to have His bhOgam with
ParAnkusa Naayaki and to hear Thiruvaimozhi for the next few days .
Meykalatthal or MokshOthsavam
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The spot light shifts now to Swamy
NammAzhwAr/ParAnkusa
Naayaki. In the final day of Iraa Patthu,
NamperumAL will bless
Swamy NammAzhwAr with Moksham .
At SrI
RanganAtha Temple , Pomona , N.Y we celebrated
Swamy NammAzhwAr Moksham in a grand manner
last
Sarurday . adiyEn presented a small viNNappam to Lord
RanganAtha on the vaibhavam of Swamy
NammAzhwAr's
four Dhivya Prabhandhams in general and the ten
decads of
ThiruvAimozhi in particular. adiyEn referred
to the brilliant
summary of Swamy Desikan on the essence of
the ten decads
of ThiruvAimozhi ( from Taathparya RathnAvaLi
SlOkam ). Here is
the gist of that presentation before Lord RanganAthA as
Swamy NammAzhwAr was completely covered under a huge assembly of
TuLasi leaves awaiting the granting of His Saayujya MOksham from NamperumAL .
The shifting Moods of Swamy NammAzhwAr in His
four Prabhandhams
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The First Prabhandham of Swamy NammAzhwAr is
Thiruviruttam . It is linked
traditionally to the essence of the prayers of
Rg Vedam. His mood is that of
Para Bhakthi . The Paasurams connect to the
PraNavam and " Namas "
sabdham of AshtAksharam . The Mukhya Vishayam
of Thiruviruttham is
Swamy NammAzhwAr's statement to the Lord that
SamsAra Dukkham
is unbearable .There are 100 Paasurams in thsi
Prabhandham .
In the second Prabhandham of ThiruvAsiriyam , which
is considered as
the essence of Yajur Vedam , SaThakOpar's mood
shifts to Para Jn~Anam.
The link is to the NaarAyaNa sabdham of
AshtAksharam . The quintessence
(Mukhya Vishayam ) of this Prabhandham is about the
aanandhAnubhavam
due to the Prathyaksham of the Lord and singing
about that anubhavam
in a raptourous state. There are 7 paasurams in the
second prabhandham.
In the third prabhandham , Periya ThiruvandhAthi ,
the links are to the mood of
Parama Bhakthi and GeethAchAryan's Charama SlOkam .
The Mukhya Vishayam
here is Swamy NammAzhwAr's _expression_ of His
insatiable desire to unite with
the Lord . This is considered a condensation
of AtharvaNa Vedam.There are 87
Paasurams in this third Prabhandham.
The Fourth Prabhandham is ThiruvAimozhi , the
essence of Saama Vedam.
The mood is that of PrApthi (attainment of the
desired boon and arrival at
SrI Vaikuntam for Nithya Kaimkaryam and ParipoorNa
BrahmAnandham) .
The rahasyam linked to this Prabhandham is
Dhvayam (Dheerga SaraNAgathy).
In the mood of joining the Lord ,
Swamy Desikan experinces alternatively
VislEsham ( seperation form the Lord ) and
SamslEsham ( union with the Lord).
Finally , AzhwAr is granted Saayujya Moksham (
ThiruvAimozhi: 10.10 ).
There are 1102 Paasurams in the final prabahandham
of Swamy NammAzhwAr.
Swamy Desikan's Summary of the uniqueness of
each of the four Prabhandhams
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aadhyE svasya prabhandhE SaThajith abhidhadhE
samsruthE: Dussahathvam
dhvaitheeyakE SvaroopAdhi
akhilam aTa HarE: anvabhUth spashtasdhrushtam
ThArtthIyakE savkeeyam BhagavadhanubhavE
sphOrayAmAsa theevrAm aasAm
ThuryE yaTEshtam
BhagavadhanubhavAth aapa mukthim SaThAri :
AaadhyE ( in the First prabahandham) , AzhwAr cried
out about the unbearable
nature of SamsAram ( samsruthE: dussahathvam
abhidhadhE ).
DhavitheeyakE (in
the second prabhandham) , AzhwAr was able to enjoy the Svaroopa-
GuNa -VibhUthis of
the Lord as a result of gaining Para Jn~Anam.
ThArttheeyikE (in the third prabahandham) , Azhwar
expressed his great longing
to enjoy the Lord and have His samslEsham/union( "
Bhagavad anubhavE
svakeeyam theevrAm aasAm sphOrayAmAsa " )
.
ThuryE ( in the fourth prabhandham ) , AzhwAr
enjoyed the Lord to his heart's
content and attained Moksham ( ThuryE yaTEshtam
BhagavadhanubhavAth
aapa mukthim SaThAri: ).
The Ten decads(Patthus) of the Fourth Prabhandham:
ThiruvAimozhi
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The genius of Swamy Desikan in distilling the
essence of each of
the ten decads is abundantly evident in the
following Taathparya
RathnAvaLi slOkam :
Gathim vyadhvak-klEsascchidham
apadhAsankAspadharasam
bhajadhbhi: suprApam vividha
bhajana prakriyAmiha
PhalE theevROdhyOgam
sva-vishaya-kruthaathyAdhAram
yadrucchA-tushtam sath-saraNim
apunar-janma saayujyam
The GuNams of the individual ten decads are then
:
1) Gathim : He is the Gathi(ParamAm gathi)
.
2) Vyadhva-klEsacchidham ( One who removes the
fears associated with
the dushta mArgams and deflects
us in to sanmArgam).
3) Apadha-sankhAspadha-rasam (
One who has the power to remove the fear
about the upadhravams caused by asthAnam/improper
approaches) .
4) Bhajadhbhi: SuprApam ( Easy to attain by those , who worship Him ,
Bhajana Sulabhan)
5) Vividha Bhajana prakriyAm ( the object of different aspects of
Bhakthi yOgam ).
6) PhalE theevrOdhyOgam ( deeply engaged in granting the fruits that
one seeks ).
7) Sva-vishaya-kruthAthyAdhAram ( Most compassionate towards
those,
who engage in meditation about Him ).
8) yadhrucchA-thushtam ( Sathya Kaaman , He who is fully conteneted
within Himself).
9) SathsaraNi ( One who becomes the sanmArgam of ArchirAdhi path).
10) apunarjanma saayujyan ( One who has as His wealth the Muktha
Jeevan ,
who has no more Janmams in the Karma BhUmi
).
In the 10.9 ThiruvAimozhi , "Soozh VisumpaNi mukhil " , the aanandha
kOlAhalam
of the Lord as AzhwAr ascends to His Parmama padham using the auspicious
ladder
(sath saraNi) of archirAdhi mArgam ( the pathof light ).
In the ten paasurams of ThiruvAimozhi 10.10 , " MuniyE NaanmuhanE
MukkaNNappA " ,
our Lord reveals Himself as the grantor of Moksham to enjoy ParipoorNa
BrahmAnandham by the Muktha Jeevan .
This indeed is the Vaibhavam of Thiru Adhyayana Uthsavam that is
being enjoyed at SrIrangam and all other Dhivya dEsams .
SrImath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan
P.S : The Multimedia CD ROM ( Part I ) dealing with
the life and SrI Sookthis of seven of the 12 AzhwArs
is ready for distribution . Please let me know about
your interests to recieve a copy of this enchanting CD ROM
.
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