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SrI:

Dear BhakthAs:

It is my bhAgyam to write about these famous 11 Paasurams
of Swamy NammAzhwAr on Thiru Sireevaramangai dhivya dEsam
and its Lord ThOthAdhri Naatan (Vaana Maamalai) . The Moolavar
here faces east and is in a sitting posture .The Uthsavar's 
Thiru Naamam is DeivanAyakan . ThAyAr's MangaLa Naamam here
is Sreevaramangai . The VimAnam is known as Nandhavarthana 
VimAnam or PadmAkara VimAnam . This is a Svayam Vyaktha 
(Self-manifested ) KshEthram . This is the ancinet seat of 
SrI Vaana Maamalai Matam , where HH Kaliyan Jeeyar presides
as the AchAryan today in SrI MaNavALa Maamuni AchArya Paramparai. 
This KshEthram is 29 Kilometers from ThirunelvEli on 
the Naagarkoil Road. Every day ,the PerumAl recieves 
oil abhishEkam and that oil is stored in a well and
distributed to BhakthAs as disease curing prasAdham.

Swamy NammAzhwAr's MangaLAsAasanam
***********************************
Swamy NammAzhwAr performed MangaLAsAsanam to the Lord of
this Dhivya desam with a set of 11 exquisite Paasurams 
in the Fifth centum of His ThiruvAimozhi ( 5.7).

adiyEn will highlight the anubhaavm of Swamy NammAzhwAr 
to the limits of my ability by following PoorvAchAryAL's
commentaries and add any other insights that my own
AchAryan blesses me with. adiyEn will try to find
Vedic references to the SaraNAgathy performed by
Swamy NammazhwAr.

Introduction:
**************
The anubhava rasam of Vaana Maa Malai PerumAL by
Swamy NammAzhwAr overflows in the 11 Paasurmas 
and the upadEsam from our Kula pathi is : SrIman
NaarAyaNan in His archA form at Vaana maa malai 
dhivya desam is THE PRAAPYAN AND PRAAPAKAN .
As PrApyan , He is the UpEyam (Goal or object 
to be attained). As PrApakan , He is the One , 
who makes us attain Him as SiddhOpAyan .

Summary of the Messages of the Eleven Paasurams 
************************************************
We shall follow the analysis of UtthamUr Swamy and
add the insights of Swamy Desikan and Swamy MaNavALa
MaamunigaL .In DhramidOpanishad Taathparya RahtnAvaLi ,
Swamy Desikan summarizes the purport of these Paasurams
as AzhwAr's salutation to the Lord in His role as 
Akinchana SaraNyan (the refuge of those , who have no 
capabilities to practise upAyams). In his DhramidOpanishad 
Saaram ,Swamy Desikan extends this thought further by saying 
that the Lord of Vaana Maa malai is Dheena SaraNyan 
(Protector and refuge for those , who are weak
and powerless to perform upAya anushtAnam). 

Swamy MaNavALa MaamunigaL sums up the message 
of SaThakOpan as " nORRilEn , aaRRahilEn ,
UpAyam Unn aruLE " ( I am an akinchanan ,
dhInan and Your grace alone is the means for
my rakshaNam/salvation ).

adiyEn will focus first on the overviews of 
individual paasurams and then provide detailed 
commentaries for each paasuram in subsequent postings.

1. nORRa nOnbilEn , nuNNaRivilEN--
***********************************
In this first Paasuram , AzhwAr pointed out that 
He has no competence in either Karma Yogam or
Jn~Ana Yogam and expressed his insuifficency 
to reach Him thru the observance of these yOgams.

anguRREnallEn inguRREnallEn--
*******************************
In the second Paasuram , he pleaded with the Lord 
to remove these deficencies that interfere with his 
enjoyment of the Lord and said that He alone can remove
these obstacles in his way to enjoyment of the Lord .

KaruLapputkkodi Chakkarappadai--
**********************************
In the third paasuram , AzhwAr asserted that the Phalan of
enjoyment of the Lord can result with out observance of 
the upAyams due to His grace.

MaaRusEr Padai nURRuvar manga--
*********************************
In the fourth paasuram , SaThakOpan cited the example of
PaaNDavAs as the case in point for such anugraham 
referred to in the above paasuram.

yethakkUvathalAl aavathe yenakku--
*************************************
In the fifth paasuram , AzhwAr gave up 
by saying that he is powerless to appeal 
for the boon of attainment of the Lord 
( Unnai yeythak-koovuthal yenakku aavathillai).

yEnmaaI nilam keeNDa YennappanE ! KaNNA !--
********************************************
In the sixth paasuram ,AzhwAr begged the Lord 
to permit him to perform kaimkaryam to Him and
to accept that Kaimkaryam at VaanamAmalai 
( adiyEn thozha vantharuL).

vantharuLi yenninjidam koNda Vaanavar KozhunthE!--
***************************************************
In the seventh paasuram ,AzhwAr realizes that the Lord is 
not responding because of dhOshams in his appeal and begs
the Lord to remove those dhOshams that stad in the way .

ahaRRa nee vaittha 
********************
In the eighth pasuram , AzhwAr is in a agitated mood
about the Lord's lack of response and asks Him :
You are paathudayavarkku YeLiyavan, piRakku ariyan 
(You are easy to approach for those , who are Your
BhakthAs and unreachable for those , who are not).
How can adiyEn reach You , if You abandon me ? 

PuLLin Vaai piLanthAi!---
****************************
In the ninth paasuram , AzhwAr begs the all powerful
Lord to banish all obstacles that stand in the way
of attaining Him and enjoying Him.

AaRenakku ninn Paadham --
****************************
In the tenth paasuram , AzhwAr expresses his
deep gratitude to the Lord for revealing His 
Thiruvadi as THE sole refuge to attain Him and
thanks Him for responding with this upadEsam 
as a result of his (AzhwAr's)kathaRal ( outpourings 
of grief due to vislEsham ).

Deiva Naayakan NaaraNan Thrivikraman--
***************************************
In this eleventh and Phala Sruthi Paasuram , 
Swamy NammAzhwAr points out the fruits enjoyed by 
those , who comprehend his message about the Lord of
VaanamAlai as PrApyan and PrApakan in the eleven paasurams.
He states that such fortunate ones will be AarA amudham 
for Nithya sooris (VaanOrkku AarA amudhE )in Parama padham .

Swamy NammazhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan 








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