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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,

ThiruvananthAzhwAn is addressed more popularly as
Seshan or Adhi sEshan. This verse explains the meaning
of this term. 

nivaasa sayyaasana paadhukaam sukha
upadhaana varshaathapa vaaraNAdhibhi: 
sareera bhEdhaisthava sEshathaam gathai:
yathOchitham sEsha itheerithE janai: 

nivaasa- Place- Temple- ThirukkOil. 
sayyaa- bed (ThiruppaLLi)
aasana- SimhAsanam [Throne] 
paadhuka- ThiruvaDi nilai- Sandals
Amsuka- Peethaambara [silk cloth around the waist]
Upadhaana- Pillow
Varsha Adhapa vaaraNa-Umbrella that prevents from heat
and rain, 
Adhibhi: Paadha peetam ? foot rest?
yathOchitham- compatible and satisfying to Your heart
thava- to You
sEshathaam- performing kaimkaryam [service] such
various kinds
gathai- to receive to perform such services-  
sareera bhEdhai: taking different forms of ThirumEni
[Body] matching to the respective kind of kaimkaryam
janai: [by everyone as sEshan]
eerithE- addressed such [AdhisEshan who is described
in the last verse] 

Adhi seshan- is most appropriately and suitably
addressed and designated by every devotee as sEsha due
to his performing various kinds of service to the Lord
taking different forms of ThirumEni- to do kaimkaryams
namely, be His residence, couch, seat, Sandals,
raiment, Pillow, and shelter from sun and rain as
umbrella etc? 

AnanthAzhwAn is the One who takes the form of temples
where the Lord is gracefully presenting Himself. He is
the seat for the Lord; He is the paadhuka. He is the
silk cloth; He Himself is the Pillow; He is the
Umbrella- Thus he takes different forms of the body to
serve Him. Thus he serves taking different form to
perform ceaseless service at His feet and thus is
addressed as sEshan. sEhsan means servant. 

Thus ignoramuses, jnAnis- everyone address him as
sEshan. He is the personification of kaimkaryam. 

AdhisEshan is also addressed as ArvaNai, Ananthan,
Aravarasu, thousand headed one, ILaiyaazhwAn et al.
The thousand named Lord is supported by thousand
headed AdhisEshan and he (AdhisEshan) is also known
for his thousands and thousands of fame?for all
kaimkaryams that he performs for the Lord from time
immemorial uninterruptedly. He is the role model for
every Srivaishnava devotee. 

This verse is the inspiration from PeyAzhwAr?s
moonRaam ThiruvanthAthi: 53rd pAsuram

senRaal kudaiyaam irundhaal singAsanamaam 
ninRaal maravadiyaam neeLkadalul
anRum aNaiyaam poompattaam
pulgum aNaiyaam ThirumaaRku aravu

AdhisEsha, the serpent, is the symbol of Total
dedication and kaimkaryam of a soul to the service of
God [sEsha vrtthi] and as such he serves as Bed, a
couch, paadhukas, and an umbrella, the raiment etc? 

Alavandhar ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan


                
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