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   SrI:
Dear BhakthAs:
 
Let us sample today  some passages from BhUthatthAzhwAr's
Second ThiruvandhAthi celebrating the anantha KalyANa
GuNams of the Lord and his upadEsams on how  to attain
our Lord as the most coveted gift/parisu .
 
Another Garbha SrImAn
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Poygai AzhwAr reminded us that as an embryo residing
in the womb of the lotus in the PushkaraNi of ThiruvehhA
dhivya dEsam , he turned in the direction of SrIrangam and
worshiped Lord RanganAtha.  
 
BhUtthatthAzhwAr reminds us in the 87th Paasuram of
his Second ThiruvandhAthi that he did not start enjoying
the Lord only today or yesterday but as the embryo
in the womb of the Kurukkatthi flower at Maamallapuram ,
he had the saakshAthkAram(direct vision ) of the Lord of
ThirukkOttyUr and right there and then , he offered his worship
to  SrIman NaarAyaNan :
 
" anRu karuk-kOttiyuL kidanthu kai thozhuthEn kaNDEn
  ThirukkOtti Yenthai tiRam "
 
This AzhwAr was also born inside a flower and was not
born out of the womb of a woman(ayOnijar) . He was
a garbha SrImaan and had the blessings of the avyAja
KaruNA Moorthy without any SaadhanAnushtAnam
(observance of rites or means) as a just developed
embryo.
 
The focus of BhUthatthAzhwAr in his paasurams
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BhUthatthAzhwAr's ThiruvandhAthi Paasurams are
full of UpadEsams of an AchAryan and he instructs on
ways to reach Sadhgathi .For instance in the second
Paasuram of his andhAthi , AzhwAr reveals to us
the power of recitation of SrIman NaarAyaNan's
ThirunAmams that befit His unique  Svaroopam,
Roopam and GuNams. The recitation of His nAmAs
with the understanding of their meanings as revealed by
the SaasthrAs from the height of Bhakthi will result
in the Lord  raising us to the level of sacredness of
Nithyasooris serving Him at SrIvaikuntam:
 
Jn~AnatthAl nanku uNarnthu NaaraNan nAmangaL
thAnatthAl maRRavan pEr sARRinAL --vaanatthu
aNI amarar aakkuvikkum ahthanRE , nangaL
PaNi amarar kOMAn parisu 
 
The " parisu " ( reward) that we get from the Lord of
the DevAs ( amarar kOmAn ) out of His udhAra svabhAvam
for reciting His many names with devotion and understanding
of their meanings  would be the elevation to the status of
the Nithyasooris (Vaanatthu aNi amarar aakkuvikkum).
 
Other Selected Passages Of Second ThiruvandhAthi **************************************************************
(1) Paasuram 10: " KaavalanE ! ---yEtthiya nAvudayEn ,
PoovudayEn , ninn uLLi ninRamayAl , kAvadiyEn patta kaDai "
 
Oh Protector of all Janthus ! I am Your servant . I have
flowers in my hand for worshipping You. Since I consider
You as my protector (Rakshakan) , my tongue is poised
to eulogize You. Please remove all my deficencies and
humiliations ( ThAzhvukaL)  that I have experienced over
a very long time and protect me .
 
(2) Passage from the 14th Paasuram:
 
" Pazhi pAvam koNDu ingu vAzhwAraik-kooRAthE --
  yeNDisayum   pErtha kara nAnkudayAn pEr Odhiya pEthaikAL , 
  Theertthakkarar aamin  thirinthu"

 
Oh Fools , who commit sins knowingly and unknowingly ! 
Abandon your efforts in praising fools like yourselves , who are
SamsAris ; instead sing all over the land about
the glories of  Lord Thrivikraman  who shattered the eight
directions with His growing form and His four shoulders .
When you sing about those many names of the Lord , You
will make the very land that you reside in as the holiest one
and will acquire the title of holy one purifying others through
your contact ( theertthakkarar aamin). 
 
(3) The Twenty First Paasuram: Here AzhwAr wonders about
the diffiuclties in reaching narakam , while the Lord has blessed
us all abundantly with all KarmEndhriyams and Jn~Endhriyams
to worship Him . Such a worship that could be readily
peformed by the people  would prevent them from sliding into
narakam. AzhwAr says: " Oh Chethanams ! God has given you
a body to seek His protection. He has given mind to you to meditate
on Him. There are plenty of lotus flowers for you to place at the sacred
feet of the Lord. There is plenty of time for  you to perform
AarAdhanam to the Lord. There is your  head for
the Lord to place His sacred feet on . With all these favorable
factors assisting you , oh  chEthanams , it would indeed be
impossible for you to end up in narakam ".
 
(4) Thirty Second Paasuram: Here AzhwAr describes his joy
over his good fortune . He says:" ThirumAlE sinthai mahizhnthathu"
( Oh SrInivAsA ! my mind is in a blissful state as a result of
meditating on You). "maRRum unn PaadhamE pORRI
mahizhnthathu " (My speech following manas performed
mangaLAsAsanam for Your sacred feet  and reached a state of
bliss)."aaham sooznthu thuNinthu azhal aazhi sankham avai
paadi aadum thozhil mahizhnthathu" ( My body performed
pradhakshiNams around You and Your BhaagavathAs , sang
in praise of Your fiery Sudarsanam , resplendent conch
and other weapons . My mind did not care if others called me
a mad man and persisted with these acts and took them
as my  vrutthi and jeevanam(livelihood) .
 
(5) Thirty ninth Paasuram: Here AzhwAr instructs us on
the quintessence of Veda-VedAntham: " Othatthin poruL
mudivum  itthanayE " ( The essence of all Vedams is just this).
Please master the ways of reciting the Lord's Sahasra naamams
( Utthaman pEr yEtthum tiRam aRimin). If you are unable to do that ,
please  sing about the nAmAs of the Lord of SrI Devi. That is
VedArTa Saaram ( adhanai maatteerEl Maadhavan pEr
solluvathE Otthin surukku).
 
(6) The 44th Paasuram is another splendid example of
UpadEsam to us : " SiRanthArkku yezhu thuNayAm
SenkaNNmAl nAmam maRanthArai maanidamA vaiyyEn "
( I will not consider with my mind those who forgot 
the names of our Lord --with the lotus soft eyes--
as belonging to the human race . Those names of our Lord
are the celebrated cause , means and companion in
the journey to Moksham for the revered SrI VaishNavAs ) . 
 
(7) In the 50th Paasuram , AzhwAr reminds us of his proud
existence by reciting in front of every one , the many divine
names of the Lord ( ThirumAlai sonna peru peyarE pEsi yArr
muhappum Avanai azhaippEn ). He says that he will shout
loudly and proudly the names of the Lord as Maayavan ,
Aayavan and Yaadhavan in joyful recall of His incarnation
as KrishNan . 
 
(8) In the 55th paasuram , AzhwAr reminds us that that he has never
forgotten the Lord in this life and it is his intrinsic nature(svabhAvam ) to
think of Him at all times as his Lord and protector in  this life and
in all the seven births to come ( yenRum maRanthu aRiyEn ;
yEzh pirappum yeppozhuthum ninRu ninaippu ozhiyA neermayAl).  
 
(9) In the 64th Paasuram , AzhwAr addresses Lord KrishNa
and tells the Lord that Your Naamam is the mukhyArTam
(essence of the meaning) of ithihAsams and purANams
( KaNNA ! kathayum perum poruLum Ninn pErE ).After
enjoying Your auspicious guNams and Naamams , I long
now for the acquisition of the bliss of visualizing You in person
as the nithya sooris do in SrIvaikuntam ( sadhA pasyanthi Sooraya: ).
 
(10) In the 100th paasuram , AzhwAr addresses the Lord endearingly
as "MaalE ! NediyAnE ! viyan thuzhAi kaNNiyanE ! KaNNanE!
ViNNavarkku mElA ! " ( Oh Lord with profound deep attachmen to
Your adiyArs ! Oh Lord , who grew to measure the universe
as Thrivikraman! Oh Lord of Nithya Sooris! Oh KaNNA adorning
the marvellous ThuLasi garland ! ). AzhwAr reveals then to the Lord
his mind set at the end of his andhAthi : " yAnn udaya anbu
yenn tann aLavu anRu" ( The passion/kaathal that adiyEn has for You
is not containable by me . It knocks me off my feet . Please remember
that this profound love/prEmai adiyEn has for You will not  diminsh in intensity
untill enjoying Your divine roopam (saakshAthkAram ) in person
as the Nithyasooris do at SrIvaikuntam ). 
 
Tomorrow, on the avathAra dinam of  PEyAzhwAr , we will enjoy
selected paasurams of this Mudhal AzhwAr's Third ThiruvandhAthi.
 
NamO NaarAyaNAya ,
Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan      
 
 







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