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AchArya Hrdhayam
pathAm pathu

sUthram 228-17
GRAND RECEPTION FOR ARRIVAL DEVOTEE OF THE LORD
AT THE ALTARS OF PARAMA-PADHAM 

When priest who conduct the marriages forget some "manthram-s" what do they do? 
They request for 'getti mELam'. 

This whole episode in narrated in thiru-voi-mozhi 10-9 "sUzh visumbu aNi mugil".
Likewise, Lord who did not want to make big of His non-response, immediately 
brought in front of AzhwAr the vision of big band and paraphernalia, divine 
sounds from various instruments inviting him to enter the great parama-padham.

The waves from the ocean jumped in joy. The bugles raised their typical sounds. 
The devotees there offered their seats -emadhidag pugudhum - and place. The 
divine women spoke good of the souls -madandhar vAzhthal.
"sUzh visumbu-aNi mugil, thUriyam muzhakkina, Azh kadal alai thirai, kai eduthu 
Adina,
yEAzh pozhilum, vaLam yEandhia ennappan, vAzh pugazh nArANan thamaraik
kaNdugandhEa" 10-9-1;

The royal and divine instruments were doing their duty. vAdhya ghOshangaL, 
mangaLa bhErigaigaL. Songs were sung in celebratin of the occasion. The divine 
din from the 'valam-puri sanku' originated. The divine souls there, appreciated 
by reciting 'sthothram-s'. The reception was grand-gala and the arrival of 
AzhwAr was a great event.
"gEthangaL pAdinar kinnarar garudargaL, kALangaL valam-puri kalandhu engum 
isaithanar, vALoN kaN madandhaiyar vAzhthinar" 10-9-5;

The divine escorts-AdhivAhagargaL, the path of archirAdhi, the affectionate 
reception into the parama-padham by the souls there, the enjoyable structures 
there and finally attaining the lotus feet of sriman nArAyaNa were all the 
priceless and unequal visions which were bequeathed by the Lord on AzhwAr.

The highlight of the celbration was for the arrival of the devotee of sriman 
nArAyaNA.



vanamamalai padmanabhan





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