SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama: Dearest all, Kulasekara PerumAn declares that the bhAgwathas who cry with bhagavad anubhavam with ecstasy are not to be considered mad people; In fact Others (the worldly people ? the materialists) are the mad people.. Now let us enjoy the verse: moyththukkaNpani sOrameykaLsi lirppaEngi yiLaiththun^inRu eyththukkumpidu nattamittezhun^ thaadippaadiyi Rainci,en aththanassa Nnaranganukkadi yaar_kaLaaki avanukkE pittharaamavar piththarallar_kaL maRRaiyaarmuRRum piththarE 2.9 Constantly thinking of Bhagavaan Sriman Narayanan, with full of Bhagavad anubhavam; tears rolling down the cheeks contemplating His leelAs; cherishing His kalyANa guNAs; the hairs standing on its head (goose pimples all over the body); the body gets exterted in the process dancing and singing with joy in praise of the Lord Sriman Narayanan; prostaring at the Lotus feet of My Swami Sri Ranganathan of Srirangam- These devoted God intoxicated bhAgwathas are enslaved and enchanted by my Swami and are the servants of only Him; They are mad in love with Him and they are not to be addressed as mad; in fact it is the other people (those who run amuck after carnal desires and materialistic pleasures) are to be called mad- says Kulasekara AzhwAr. One of the first Three AzhwArs (the 3rd AzhwAr- PeyAzhwAr) is Mahadhaahvayar (peyazhwAr) He was called pEy for his parama bhakti for the Lord and he was concentrating on Him so much (The intensity is described as pEy). The intensity of our pEyAzhwAr's love and bhakti was such that without this bhagavad anubhavam, he would die like a fish out of water. The stages of bhakti are described thus: Parabhakti, ParajnAna and Paramabhakti. Azhagiya Mnavalaperumal nayanar brings out the 3 stages of bhakti in Nammalwar's Thiruvaimozhi. In fact the concluding part of Acharya Hrudhyam defines these three terms. [Smt Jayshee Saranathan wrote] According to AH 4th prakaran - (230-12 to 234-16) para bhakti is GYANA -AVASTHAI.(the knowledge) paragyanam is DHARSHANA-AVASTHAI.(seeing Him) parama bhakti is PRAAPTHI AVASTHAI. (Reaching Him - the accomplishment) Nammalwar can be extensively quoted for his parahakti, paragyana, parama bhakti. Parabhakti is of course the cause of his renditions. Paramabhakthi can be enjoyed in the 'Evaiyum avayum' series (Thiruvaimozhi 1-9)How the alwar extols the lord who has come to be in his tongue, eyes, brow, uchchi etc. -to top it all - suvaiyan thiruvin manalan ennudai choozhal ullane) AH describes the 'kanden' pasurams as containing para gyanam encompassing parabhakthi. Paramabhakti is revealed in the series ending with 'andamil'. Sri Ramanujacharya pleads for these three stages of bhakti while performing Saranagati at the lotus feet of Sri Ranganathan. Sri Ramanujacharya requests the Lord for Para Bhakti, Para JnAna and Parama Bhakti and glorifies the Dvaya Mantram as he formally surrenders to the Lord's Lotus feet. The Lord grants His Holiness thus: dvayamArthAnusandhanEna saha sadaivam vaktA yavatsharira pAthamAthraIva srirangE suKhamAsva" (Remain in Srirangam engaged in constant recitation of the Dvaya Mantram until thy body falls to the earth). Sri RanganayikA samEtha Sri Ranganatha ParabrahmaNE Namah AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan ____________________________________________________________________________________ No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail 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! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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