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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas, 

Whatever level it reaches in my praise, let it. Even
if not fully, to whatever extent as possible, let it
continue. The last 7 slokas were not addressed to the
Lord straight. Now it starts. The Lord sees that
Alavandhar is not giving up. I am not ashamed. I will
continue with my praise. Why? Even Brahma, Rudra did
not feel shy and ashamed though they could not even
reach a fraction of a drop of your ocean of glories.
Vedas may laugh at those praises. But it does not
matter. Whatever extent it is possible, it should be
continued. Thus Alavandhar continues. 

yadvaa sramaavadhi yathaa mathi vaapya shaktha: 
sthowmyEva mEva khalu tEpi sadhAsthuvantha: 
vEdhA: chathurmukha mukhAscha mahaarNavaantha:
kOmajjathOr aNukulaachalayOr visEsha: [8]

or even if powerless (to praise), I, until I get
tired, or as far as I am able [with my level of
intellect, jnAnam], praise. The Vedas which never ever
stop praising Him; the chathumukha, Rudra and others
[below those Vedas]; also praise only in similar
fashion. Don?t they? [based on what they understand to
their intellect or until they get tired]. In this
deep, vast ocean [of glories], how does it matter, if
the objects immersed are the huge mountain or a small
atom? Both are submerged. 

Until I get tired let me praise. After two days, if he
stops? the Lord may ask: You are not tired. And why
did you stop?.. So Alavandhar says: until I get tired
and /or to the best of my intellect, jnAnam, I will
praise. If he knows, he may stop due to being tired;
if he is still able, he may not have jnAnam to
continue. 

What Alavandhar! You had mentioned that you are
unashamed as you can not utter the praise mentioning
my glories fully and you would still continue. That
itself is praise. That?s why Alavdnahr uses the word
sthowmi.. (in present tense) and not sthOshyaami
(future tesne) as he has already started praising. 

Vedas always praise. Hence it may apply. But Brahma,
Rudras do not do always. However as far as possible,
they do. Here in this verse, Alavandhar touches upon
only BrahmA, as he is the father of Rudra. And hence
even if BrahmA can not, it is obvious other will not
be able to. Thus even if they utter praise, they do
not reach the ultimate. Only if one thinks that he
utter the praise fully, that is wrong; but NOT the
very praise itself. Even if small and minutest praise,
it still is great and is required. Thus, whether it is
mountain praise, or atomic size praise, all get
immersed in the ocean of His glories and hence get
submerged. 

If they are submerged, why should one praise at all?
Alavandhar asks: why did BrahmA, Sivan praise? It is
the duty of sEshan [servants] to praise the Master
[SEshi] to seek His dayA, grace and blessings; to seek
His pleasure; to praise Him with preethi [love], with
devotion; to praise Him with manas, vaak and kaayam
[word, thought and action]. Seshan [servants] are
blessed to be recipient of [sEshi] His grace by
praising Him with such manO vaak kaayam obeisance and
praise. Thus, even praising is the blessings from Him
to do so; and hence I start to praise.

Alavandhar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan



                
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