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Srimathe Ramanuja Nama:


Embar's Ten Words to Bhattar


Bhattar asked his acharya Embar once "What are the 
characteristics of a Srivaishnava?"

In reply, Embar gave ten characteristics which are
asserted in all Vedas.

The history of these ten words is: Lord Sriman Narayana
is the ocean. Nammazhvar is the dark cloud that extracts
the divine nectar which is His mercy, from this ocean.
It then pours this on the mountain which is Nathamunigal.
This rain then runs down the rivers on the mountain
which are the pUrvAchAryas. It then gathers in the lake
which is Ramanuja. From this lake it comes out through
the outlets which are our acharyas and pours into the
fields which is this samsara. This is the essence of a
shloka by Embar.

These ten words state that if a chetana looks to Him
alone then he can be free from worries ("eththinAl
idarkkadal kidakkiRAy" - Thirucchandha Viruttham 115)
and that at the end of this life he will attain the
Lord's divine feet.

The sishya should be most grateful to the acharya who
gives him these divine words. He should then think about
them till they become entrenched in his mind. If he
misses even one amongst the ten, he would consider that
his conformity to all of them is gone. Those who are
steady in these will reach His abode.


1. A prapanna looks only for the Lord's grace.

a. "kANa vArAyenRu kaNNum vAyum thuvarnthadiyEn" - 
Thiruvaymozhi 8-5-2
b. "kangulum pagalum kaN thuyilaRiyAL" - Thiruvaymozhi 
7-2-1
c. "pakkam nOkki ninRalanthEn pAviyEn kAnkinRilEn" - 
Thiruvaymozhi 4-7-10
d. "prapannash sAtakO yadvat"

2. Getting even that grace only by His wish.

a. "unnAlallAl yAvarAlum onRum kuRai vENdEn" - 
Thiruvaymozhi 5-8-3
b. "unakkup paNi seydhirukkum thavamudaiyEn" - 
Periyazhvar Thirumozhi 5-3-3
c. "yAnE nee ennudaimaiyum neeyE" - Thiruvaymozhi 
2-9-9
d. "enathAruyir avan kaiyadhE" - Thiruvaymozhi 9-5-3
e. "iniyun thiruvaruLAlanRik kApparidhAl" - 
Thiruviruththam 62
f. "sEmam senkOnaruLE" - Thiruviruththam 27
g. "seyththalai ezhunAtrup pOl avan seyvana seydhu 
koLLa" - Periyazhvar Thirumozhi 3-7-9

3. Those who seek this goal will not worship any other
dEvata.

a. "maRandhum puRam thozhA mAndhar" - Nanmugan 
Thiruvandhadhi 68
b. "thAzhcchi matrengum thavirndhu ninthALiNaikkIzh 
vAzhcchi" - Thiruvaymozhi 3-2-4)
c. "koorArAzhi veNsangEndhik kodiyEn pAl vArAy" - 
Thiruvaymozhi 6-9-1
d. "kaNdArigazhvanavE kAdhalan thAn seythidinum 
koNdAnaiyallAl aRiyAk kulamagaL pOl" - Perumal 
Thirumozhi 5-2

A virtuous wife is one who, even if her husband does
not live with her, will not look at another man.

4. Giving up association with those who worship other
dEvatas, even if it requires great effort.

a. "eNNAdhE iruppArai iRaippozhudhum eNNOm" - Periya 
Thirumozhi 2-6-1
b. "eNNAdha mAnidaththai eNNAdha pOthellAm iniyavARE" - 
Periya Thirumozhi 11-6-7
c. "sadaith dhEvar tham thuvakkaip pArAthozhivathE"
d. "paranthAmaththaip patruvadhE"
e. "prAkrutAnnam tyajEt"
f. "tasya prakruti lakshaNam"
g. "dvishadannama na bhOktavyam dvishantam naiva bhOjayEt |
pANdavAn dvishasE rAjan! mama prANA hi pANdavA: ||" - 
Mahabharatam Uttara Kandam 91-27

Such association is like mixing lime with sandal.
The example for this disassociation is: while water is 
not directly affected by fire, it can get heated by the
same fire when it is placed in a vessel.

5. Living in divyadeshams.

a. "nallArgaL vAzhum naLirarangam" - Nacchiyar Thirumozhi 
11-5
b. "atrapatrar sutrivAzhum andhaneer arangam" - 
Thirucchandha Viruththam 52
c. "vEngadaththai pathiyAga vAzhveergAL" - Nacchiyar 
Thirumozhi 8-9
d. "emperumAn ponmalaimEl EdhEnumAvEnE" - Perumal 
Thirumozhi 4-10

Pillai Thirunaraiyur Araiyar asked Bhattar "Please
give me a word in which I can take refuge". Bhattar
replied "If one were to go often to divyadeshams,
even if only with a false desire, it would still
gain that person liberation at the time of his
death".

6. Having only the desire for gaining the liberation
through His grace (and not having to do anything for it).

a. "therudiyAgil nenjE vaNangu thiNNamaRi" - Thiruvaymozhi 
2-7-10
b. "sakrudeva prapannAya" - Ramayanam Yuddha Kandam 18-33
c. "sakrut krutOnjali:" - Stotra Ratnam 28

7. Giving up improper conduct.

Sins against the Lord, against His devotees and against
both without reason are done for the purpose of material
gains and other desires. These should be given up even
if it requires the greatest of efforts.

8. Melting one's heart with the verses of Azhvars.

a. "miNdar pAyndhuNNum sOtrai vilakki nAykkidumin neerE" -
Thirumaalai 14
b. "bUmi bArangaLuNNum sOtrinai vAngip pullaiththiNiminE"
- Periyazhvar Thirumozhi 4-4-5
c. "eNNakkaNda viralgaLAl iRaippozhudhum eNNagilAdhu pOy 
uNNakkaNda tham ooththai vAykkuk kavaLamundhukinRArkaL"
- Periyazhvar Thirumozhi 4-4-3
d. "uNNA nAL pasiyAvathonRillai OvAdhE namOnAraNAvenRu
eNNA nALum irukkesuc sAmavEdha nAN malarkoNduna pAdham
naNNA nAL avai thaththuRumAgil anRenakkavai pattini 
nAL" - Periyazhvar Thirumozhi 5-1-6
e. "thariththirunthEnAgavE thArAkaNappOr viriththuraiththa
vennAgaththunnaith theriththezhudhi vAsiththum kEttum
vaNangi vazhipattum pUsiththum pOkkinEn pOdhu" - 
Nanmugan Thiruvandhadhi 63
f. "nagaramaruL purindhu nAnmugaRkup pU mEl pagara maRai
payantha paNban peyarinaiyE punthiyAR sinthiyAthOthi
uruveNNum anthiyAlAm payanangen" - Mudhal Thiruvandhadhi
33

9. Being with those whose hearts are melting with the
verses of Azhvars.

a. "vAzhAtpattu ninreeruLLeerEl" - ThiruppallaNdu 3
b. "thOndeer elleerum vAreer" - Thiruvaymozhi 5-2-2
c. "ellArum pOndhArO" - Thiruppavai 15
d. "aNiyarangan mutraththadiyArgaL thangaL inbamigu
perunkuzhuvu kaNdu" - Perumal Thirumozhi 1-10
e. "avan adiyAr nanimAk kalavi inbamE nALum vAykka" 
- Thiruvaymozhi 8-10-7
f. "avanadiyAr" - Thiruvaymozhi 8-10-3
g. "thiruvudai mannar" - Thiruvaymozhi 4-4-8
h. "vERAga EththiyiruppArai vellumE matravaraic 
sAththiyiruppAr thavam" - Nanmugan Thiruvandhadhi 18
i. "adiyArgal kuzhAngaLai udan kooduvadhu enRukolO" - 
Thiruvaymozhi 2-3-10
j. "andhamil pErinbaththu adiyarOdu irundhamai" - 
Thiruvaymozhi 10-9-11
k. "pErALan pErOdhum periyOrai orukAlum pirigilEnE" - 
Periya Thirumozhi 7-4-4

10. Forgetting what has been done thus far for the acharya,
and crying for the service that has been missed.


Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam





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