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 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> 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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