Dear Shri.Sadagopan
Swamy, adiyen
dandan adiyen had the opportunity to
go through your recent posting "The Sunny Azhwar". It has been a very great
anubhavam reading through that posting. Devareer had given a very great
elaboration of the 4th sloka of "Paraankusa Ashtakam" - a collection of 8 great
slokas on Nammalwar. The slokam described by devareer is very important andhas
immense meanings and inner meanings in it, which have been clearly brought out
by devareer in that posting. Adiyen has been reading
through some of davareer's postings and devareer's unique way of making the
members read through the postings with attractive headings and elaborate
descriptions. Indeed devareer's postings are very lucid and are easily
understandable. Adiyen hopes all the members would spend some time to go through
the very lucid and clear postings of devareer and would benefit from the
same. Indeed there is another slokam
in this "Paraankusa Ashtakam" which also attracts adiyen.
It is the 8th slokam in the
"Parankusa Ashtakam" - "Namajjanasya Sitthapitthi
Bhakthi chitra thoolikaa Bhavaahi veerya panjchanae
naraendra mantra yantranaa Prapanna loka kairavaa
prasanna chaaru chandrikaa Satari hasta muthrikahataathu
nothu mae tama:" Adiyen somewhat triedto
express the Sanskrit slokam in English. Adiyen would like to give the broad
meaning of the above slokam. The slokam describes the hasta
mudra of Nammaahwar. (devotees who had been to Thirukkurugoor -
http://nammalwar.tripod.com/nammalwar.html- the latter one also deals
with Azhwaar Nava Thiruppathigal ? nine divya desams). The hasta muthrika-
hasta mudra of Nammaazhwar is the brush which paints bhakti in the walls ofthe
hearts of the devotees (prapannas) who follow him (bhakti chitra thoolika -
thoolika = brush;writing instrument). It is the medicinal pill /
powder of the specialist doctor who removes poison, the poison being the one
injected into the prapannas by the snake of samsaaram.
It is the moon which makes the
'ambal(Tamil)' flowers (flower blossoms in night) blossom. The pranannas are
likened to these flowers waiting for the moon to come as these flowers blossom
in the night. This hasta muthrika of sataari
(Nammaazhwar) bless adiyen and remove adiyen's
ignorance. The above meaning is broad and
indicative only. Adiyen is not a proficient but just tried to share adiyen's
anubhavam in this slokam. Also this slokam is very rhythmic to recite.
This slokam is the ninth
slokam of "Nakshathra Maalikaa" stothram written by Jeeyar Naayanaar in praise
of Nammaazhwaar. "Nakshathra Maalikaa" itself is a unique literary
work. Also in devareer's posting
point No.3 it could be ?Tirumalirumsolaimalai endrEn, enna, Tirumal vanduen
nenju niraya pugundAn? instead of ?Tirumalirumsolai endrEn, enna, Tirumal vandu
en nenju niraya pugundAn?
Thiruvaimozhi 10- 8-1). It is said that when Azhwar called
?Tirumalirumsolaimalai" Thirumal came and resided in his heart and He then also
goes to "Then Thirupperai", near Trichy. Elders say that azhwar praises the
Tirumalirumsolai hill so much that it is given a very great importance by him.
Also 8th pasuram in "Senchorkavigaal" - Thiruvaimozhi
10-7-8). Also devareer touchedupon
"Achaarya Hridayam". For the benefit of some devotees who may not be aware of
this work - this work is by Azhaghiya Manavaala Perumal Naayanaar and is made up
of sutras / prose. This work deals in detail about the purpose of Azhwaar's
birth, his greatness, his inner feelings and what he conveys by his works.
Please pardon adiyen if there are any mistakes in the above write up.
Azhwaar EmberumaanaarDesigan Jeeyar Thiruvadigalae Saranam Dasan Pt narayana Ramanuja
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