SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama: Dearest all On this PoigAzhwAr's thirunakshatram day (today- aippasi thiruvONam), Let us pay our respects and prostrate at the feet of this Adhi kavi, the first among the 12 AzhwArs. Thanian (a dedication verse) on PoigaiAzhwAr: Kaidai sEr poopozhil soozh kacchi nagar vandhudhittha/ poigai pirAn kavignar pEr yERu-vaiyatthu/ adiyArgaL vAzha arum thamizh nooRRandhAdhi/ pAdi viLanga seydhAn parindhu/ Very true! How excellently composed on this great first among equals. Meaning: Poigai AzhwAr was born in the (poompozhil) garden city of kacchi(kAnchipuram). He composed the 100 pAsurams in andhAdhi style, with utmost concern and mercy/compassion to save the earth (and thereby us, the earthly beings) and to take us to the Lord's Lotus feet. (Then, what's the worry?-cheer up!) The very popular thaniyan (by Bhattar on AzhwArs) bhootham sarascha mahaa-dhaahvaya-patta-naadha- sree-bhakthi-saara-kulasEkhara-yOgi-vaahaan, bhakthaangirirENu parakaala-yathindra mishRaan, sreemath paraankusa munim prana-thOsmi nithyam (composed by Bhattar) I prostrate PoothathAzhwaar, Pey Azhwaar (mahadaahvaya), Poigai Azhwaar (saras), PeriyAzhwaar (Bhatta nAtha), Thirumazhisai Azhwaar (Bhakthisaara), KulasEkaraAzhwaar, ThirupaaN Azhwaar (YOgivaahaan), Thondaradippodi AzhwAr (BhakthAngrirEnu), Thirumangai AzhwAr (parakAla), Emperumaanaar (Yathindra- Raamaanuja) KooratthAzhwAn (misrA) and NammAzhwAr (parAnkusamuni) every day- always (nithyam). AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan ------------------------------------ Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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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