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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama:
Dearest all,

Let us continue to enjoy Swami Nammazhwar's glories. 
While we admire with reverence the Greatness and
Bhakti of NammAzhwAr, it is most appropriate to pay
our obeisance to his sishya, Madhurakavi 
AzhwAr who had tremendous AchArya abhimaanam, on
NammAzhwAr. 

Madhurakavi has composed only 11 verses called
?KaNNinuNchiRutthaambhu? to describe to 
us his AchArya?s greatness and his Bhakthi on his
AchAryA. These very eleven verses are the ones recited
about ~12000 times (many times!) by Sriman Nathamuni
(the Grandfather of YamunAchArya- Alavandhaar) and he
received the upadEsam and blessings straight from Sri
SatakOpar, who appeared in front of Sri Nathamuni and
gave all pAsurams of All AzhwArs (Not just that of
NammAzhwAr). That is the power and Greatness of these
ELEVEN VERSES of 4000. 

Only this AzhwAr has sung no other PerumAL except his
AchAryan and his 11 pAsurams are the link to other
pAsurams sung on PerumAL (Moral: AchAryan is the only
link to PerumAL. He (Acharyan) is PerumAL Himself.
Just one small step to AchAryan (11 verses) will
facilitate Grandest boons from PerumAL (4000
pAsurams). 

That?s why Sri Nathamuni has composed two dedicatory
verses (thaniyans) on Madhurakavi. One on Sanskrit;
the next one on Tamil. 

Aviditha Vishaya Antharas /Sadaarer Upanishadam
Upagaana Matra Bogah / 
Abhi Saguna Vasaath Tad Eka Seshee /Madhura Kavir
Hridaye Mamaavirastu /(in sanskrit)

" Here is one who knew none other than Nammalwar; the
one who made it his mission in life to sing the Tamizh
upanishadam of Nammalwar; The one being
overwhelmed by Nammalwar held him as his very God; May
such Madhurakavi fill my heart" (our hearts, too)

Veronrum Naan Ariyen Vedam Tamizh Seitha /Maaran
Sadakopan Vun Kurugur -
Yeru Engal /Vaazhvaam Enru Ethum Madhura Kaviyaar
Emmai /
Aalwaar Avare araNN /
(in Tamizh)
Madhurakavi said -" I do not know anything other than
Nammalwar also known as Maaran(original name of
NammAzhwAr) who rendered in Tamil the essence of
the Vedas and who is the head of Tirukkurugur. This
Madhurakavi is OUR master. He is THE guardian of the
group of Prapannaas.

1.kaNNinuN siRuththaampinaal kattuNNap / paNNiya
perumaayan, 
enNnappanil,
naNNiththenkurugoor nambi enRakkaal, /aNNikkum
amuthooRum en naavukkE. 

Madhurakavi describes that he has kept aside His
father, the Emperumaan KaNNan and has resorted to the
greatest AzhwAr (Sri SatakOpar) of Then-kurukur. He
mentions that his tongue used by him earlier in the 
enjoyment of materialistic pleasures has become
purified through the utterances of his AcharyA?s name
and sweet nectar  flows now as a result.

2.naavinaal naviRRu inbameythinEn, /mEvinEn avan
ponnadi meymmaiyE,
thEvumaRRaRiyEn kurugoor nambi, / paavin innisai
paadith thirivanE.  

Madhurakavi declares he knows no OTHER LORD other than
his AchAryA, Sri SatakOpar of Kurugoor. He indicates
that he enjoys Graetest Anandham by 
praising his AchAryan and singing  the sweet pAsurams.
He declares that it is his aim to go and loiter around
singing everywhere his AchAryan?s 
pAsurams.

3.thirithan  thaakilum thEva piraanudai, /kariya
kOlath thiruvuruk kaaNpaN naan,
periyavaN kurugoor nagarnambikku aaL /uriyanaay* ,adi
yEn peRRa 
nanmaiyE. 

Here Madhurakavi explains that his reciting the
pAsurams has led him to obtaining "the Greatest beauty
of Emperumaan?s Thirumeni , with MahA 
Lakshmi in his chest. This, he says, is his fortune
that has yielded from his servitude to Sri SatakOpar.

4.nanmai yaalmikka naanmaRai yaaLar_kaL, /punmai
yaakak karuthuva raathalin,
annai yaayaththa Nnaayennai yaaNdidum /thanmai
yaan,sada kOpanen 
nampiyE.  

Madhurakavi declares that Sri SatakOpar is his mother;
his father; his ruler; his master;  He mentions that
the greatness of Sri SatakOpar will 
alleviate all his errors /mistakes/paapams and will
save him.

5.nampi NnEnpiRar nanporuL thannaiyum,/ nampi NnEnmada
vaaraiyum munnellaam,
sempon maadath thirukkuru koorn^ampik /kanpa Nnaay,adi
yEnsathirth 
thEninRE.  

Here Madhurakavi indicates that his lowly life and
ways of life have all been vanished and he has been
changed by paying obeisance to Sri SatakOpar. He says
he has become Sri SatakOpar?s affectionate servant.

6.inRu thottu mezhumaiyu mempiraan, /ninRu thanpuka
zhEththa varuLinaan,
kunRa maadath thirukku koorn^ampi, /enRu mennai
yikazhvilan kaaNminE. 

Madhurakavi indicates that Sri SatakOpar?s mercy and
dayA on him will remain for ever and ever. He also
states that Sri SatakOpar has blessed him to sing his
pAsurams and pay obeisance to him.

7.kaNdu koNdennaik kaarimaa Rappiraan, /paNdai
valvinai paaRRi yaruLinaan, eNdisaiyu maRiya
iyampukEn, /oNda mizhchchada kOpa NnaruLaiyE. 

Madhurakavi mentions that Sri SatakOpar has seen him
and has accepted him as his sishya. Immediately, all
his sins have been removed. Hence, he says he will
forever sing Sri SatakOpar?s glories everywhere and in
all eight dhisai (directions) (so that others i.e. we
all- who listen to him will also receive the same
blessings from Sri SatakOpar) 

8.aruLkoN daadu madiyava rinpuRa, /aruLi Nnaanav
varumaRai yinporuL,aruLkoN daayira min_thamizh
paadinaan, /aruLkaN deeriv vulakinil 
mikkathE. 

Madhura Kavi says that his AchAryA, in order to let
his bhakthAs be happy and be saved, he sang ~1000
pAsurams to explain the esoteric meanings of VedAs, in
people?s language (Tamil).  He did that due to his
dayA on his bhakthAs (us) and his love for the
Emperumaan.

9.mikka vEthiyar vEthaththi NnutporuL /niRkap paadiyen
nenchuL niRuththinaan, 
thakka seerchchada kOpanen nampikku,aat /pukka kaatha
ladimaip 
payananRE?  

Madhurakavi declares that Sri SatakOpar?s such
blessing him with Vedic principles through his
pAsurams has enabled him to retain them in his 
heart. He adds that he is very much indebted to him
for his such Greatest help in uplifting Madhurakavi
and the only way for him (and for us also) to thank
Sri SatakOpar is to serve him totally for ever. 

10.payanan Raakilum paankala raakilum /seyaln^an
Raakath thiruththip paNikoLvaan,
kuyiln^in Raarpozhil soozhkuru koorn^ampi,/muyalkin
REnunRan moykazhaR 
kanbaiyE. 

Madhura Kavi says that his AchAryA, Sri SatakOpar,
NammAzhwAr corrects and trains us to make us become a
Lord?s BhakthA and thereby then become prapannan, (by
correcting us through his writing such Divine pAsurams
on par with Vedic meanings). Madhurakai indicates that
he attempts to have the greatest devotion to the holy
feet of Sri SatakOpar. 

11.anban thannai yadainthavar katkellaam /anban,
then_kuru koorn^akar nampikku,
anba Nnaaymathu rakavi sonnasol /nambu vaarpathi,
vaikundham kaaNminE. 

MadhurakaiAzhwAr explains that his AchAryan is
lovingly devoted to everyone, whomsoever he is, if the
person has sought refuge at Emperumaan?s Lotus Feet.
He gives his phala sruthi (in 11th verse) that 
the songs by this Madhurakavi, (the sishya and devoted
disciple of Sri SatakOpar) will take the reciter
ultimately at the end of his life to 
Sri Vaikuntam without fail, POSITIVELY

Let us enjoy the greatness of these verses in further
depths tomorrow

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan



      
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