If SEshatvam is doing kainkaryam, why does ALavandhAr say - bhavantamEva anucharannirantaram praSAnta niSSEsha manOrathAntara: kadAham aikAntika nitya kinkara:...... adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan Vishnu --- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Madhavakkannan V <srivaishnavan@xxxx> wrote: > 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 --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/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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