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God's benevolent grace 

CHENNAI, NOV.5 . The relationship between God and His
creation is eternal and man's redemption hinges on the
intercession of divine grace. Vedanta Desika in his
work, the Sankalpa Suryodaya compares the divine will
to the Sun. Only when it rises and illumines the
devotee's mind does knowledge dawn. Parasara Bhattar
questioned the Divine Mother, Sri, whether Her
devotees were more or those of the Almighty. He
himself pointed out that in the case of Rama He
offered protection only to those who surrendered to
Him, but Sita beseeched Hanuman not to harm the
ogresses who had troubled Her even though they had
neither sought Her pardon nor refuge in Her. This is a
pointer to Her compassion and the important role She
plays in the redemption of humanity. As the Mother of
all beings Her love is unconditional and Her
intercession becomes crucial in man's liberation. 
The Lord sought the company of His devotees, said Sri
M.V. Ananta Padmanabhachariar in his discourse.
Ramanuja in his Sri Bhashya mentions Akrura and the
flower-seller as exemplary devotees singled out by
Lord Krishna for His grace when He visited Mathura.
Even though He has the company of the Divine Mother
and is surrounded by the eternal beings in His
transcendental abode, the Almighty wishes to reveal
Himself in the hearts (as Antaryamin) of His devotees.


Peyazhwar, one of the three Mudal Azhwars (the other
two being Poygaiazhwar and Bhudhatazhwar), who was
fortunate to behold the Lord and His consort in the
light (knowledge) of the lamp lit by the other two at
Tirukovilur, expresses his wonder and gratitude in his
hymn, the Munram Tiruvandadi, "The Lord resides in my
heart like a medicine for the ills of Karmic hell. He
is the ocean-hued Lord residing in the ocean, the
Tulasi garland Lord residing in the heart of the
lotus-dame." 

>From the point of view of the Azhwar it did not matter
to Him that the Lord was in His divine abode or
incarnated as Trivikrama and measured the three
worlds. It was when the same Lord sought the company
of the three Azhwars and enabled them to behold Him
that he was wonderstruck by His overwhelming grace for
Peyazhwar exclaimed right at the outset of his hymn,
"Today I have seen the lotus-dame on the frame of my
ocean-hued Lord. He wields a fiery discus and a
dextral conch in His hands. He has the radiance of the
golden Sun." 


                
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