SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest all, After Thirumazhisai AzhwAr Naanmukhan ThirvanthAthi on ThiruvEnkatam, we will begin to enjoy Thirumazhisai AzhwAr?s verses [on Thirucchanda viruttham]. Third verse is the 65th verse on ThiruvEnkatam. This is actually not considered as ThiruvEnkatam pAsuram.. However, AzhwAr now enjoys and praises His reclining Thirukkudnathai beauty along with ThiruvEnkatam. Standing posture of the Lord- on the mountain is what is referred to in this verse. Mountain means- ThiruvEnkatam alone-says Poorvacharyars. Hence this verse will also have to be included as ThiruvEnkatam pasuram. niRpathummor veRpakaththi ruppumviNki dappathum, naRperunthi raikkadaluL naanilaatha munnelaam, aRputhana Nnanthasayana Nnaathipoodhan maadhavan, niRpathummi ruppadhumki dappathum_en neNYchuLE. (65) AzhwAr thus enjoyed His sowseelyam blessing everyone (who is not yogins) with His divine forms in the last verse. Here AzhwAr moved by His sowseelyam in showing Himself in the heart of his own (AzhwAr?s) enjoys the greatest neermai thereby. In addition to showing Himself at these Dhivya Desams, He has entered into my heart and resides there as well- AzhwAr enjoys here. When my swarUpam [my essential nature of being Your eternal devotee and dAsan of yours for ever and ever) was not known to myself- during that time- (en ilAdha mun elaam), my father showed Himself in the majestic standing posture ? stood ? on the mountain ThiruvEnkatam? or also in Thiruvooragam; My dear Father (enthai) sat royally and gloriously in This Thirupaadagam; Reclined divinely and beautifully ? that day- as a dam across the Vegavathi river to save the yaagam of BrahmA. That day ? I was not born [never realized my true nature of being sEshan ? dAsan- eternal servant- devotee ? of EmperumAn Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan alone and none else and hence not considered to be born truly]; and after being blessed with that jeevathma swarUpa jnAnam of being His sEshan and dAsa bhUthan and not for anyone else; I am now considered born truly; and now have not forgotten ever since of my nature of being his eternal servant. Hence, The Lord- my Greatest Master- Father- hereafter- has stood, sat and reclined only in my heart ? The Lord- my dearest Father ? the most merciful One- the most compassionate One- had appeared even before my time- knowing fully well that I would be coming ? with an intention to grant me jnAnam, and show the way (His Lotus feet) and the goal- Himself. Hence He has been there at Thiruppadkam, Ooragam and Thiruve:ka. When I have not comprehended Him fully as He is- and know my swarUpam that I am His dAsan- He could not have been in my heart. Hence He was waiting at these Divya Desams. Also like other devathAntharams, He could have granted few material fruits when prayed to Him in those divya Desams, even during those times, He would not have entered into the heart. Now that I have been blessed to know Him and know my nature of being His eternal servant, He alone is Praapyan and praapakan; There is no other fruits that I am looking for. I am ananhaarya sesha bhUthan; with Him as ananya upAyam; and anayna prayOjanan. Now He has entered into my heart in those forms. En ilAdha mun elAm- During those times- when I was not there. En can also mean ?yEn? meaning why? Why did He appear in those forms? He had appeared in those forms only to bless me and correct me ? to enable me understand the true nature and essential nature of jeevathma and understanding Him as the means ? the way and the Goal as well. Next verse also mentions the line ? naan ilAdha muelAm- and hence this en ilAdha mun elAm- means during the time when I (the jeevathma swarUpa jnAnam) was not there (in me) is the commentary by all Acharyas. I am nithyam. Jeevean is aleays born- why AzhwAr says- anRu naan piRandhilEn- I was not born that day; After I am born, I have not forgotten [piRandha pin maRandhilEn] Though I was born taking various birhs, I did not have the swarUpa jnAnam. Due to his grace, now I have learnt the sEshathva jnAnam, upAya and upEyam that He is.. and with this jnAnam alone one is considered born. When He was there at these dhivya dEsams to bless me- readily there- to save me- waiting for me- alas! I never had the jnAnam to surrender to his feet and pray to him; andhO! anRu naan piRandhilEn.. Oh no! I have wasted all those days.. Now that I have learnt, I will never ever forget my sEshathva jnAnam and will always be His sEsha ? dAsa bhUthan.. for Him and Him alone. When chEthanan gets his chaithanyam, That is birth. When a Brahmin undergoes him upanayanam function, and is instructed with Gayatri manthra, He is considered as born as second janmam to learn the saasthrAs. Astthi brahmEthi ChEdhvEdha; santhamEnam thathO vidhu: This verse thus is taken up by Swamy Desikan in Srimad Rahasyathrayasaaram in ThirumanthArdhikAram- saying this swarUpa jnAnam is the birth of jeevAthma in the manner as described. Even with swarUpa jnAnam one should not aspire for aishwarya, kaivalya and leave the enjoyment of emperumAn kalyANa guNAs. Instead, He alone is praapyam as well as praapakam. That?s why piRandha pin maRandhilEn is mentioned. The Lord wanted the AzhwAr to enjoy at least one form ? standing or sitting or reclining. AzhwAr enjoys Him in all three forms together saying ninRadhum, irundhadhum and kidandhadhum.. standing, sitting and reclining as well in his heart. To do that only, he has been staying in those dhivya dEsams so long? 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