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Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Dear Sri Padmanabhan swamy,

Thanks for the nice piece of anubhavam.

Why Thiruvallikeni? was your question. 

1) If it has to be explained with practical reasoning. Thiruvallikeni is a 
divya desam which is in the heart of a major city. So there is a high 
probability for even a person who has little knowledge about temple and perumal 
to utter this name (or atleast in a modified form as triplicane). To be frank 
in today's sad state even those who call themselves srivaishnavas are not aware 
of dd's like Thirukurungudi, Thirumoozhikalam etc so where is the chance of 
other lowkikas to utter such names. 

2) Consider adiyen as a normal lady. Then, it is well known to all, that girls 
(especially after marriage) have a special affection towards their parent's 
place. They may have it always but they tend to show it more explicitly after 
marriage. So you may call it a "porandhAththu paRRu" So adiyen wants to hear 
the name "Thiruvallikeni" from the mouths of one and all and be filled with 
joy. When it is the case for a girl who has come from some village not well 
known what to say about adiyen who has come from a DD that too adorned by our 
dear kaliyan as "oppavarillA mAdhargal vAzhum mAda mAmayilai thiruvallikeni" Is 
there anything wrong in adiyen being filled with sAtvika ahankaram?

3) Considering all jeevatmas to be stri prAyargal and emperuman alone to be the 
purushOtaman we are all wedded to emperuman through our acharya. Though all 
jeevatmas have a similarity in jnanam still we are all different and hence we 
have different tastes not only in lowkika vishayams but also in choosing our 
Ishta deivam (Here adiyen is not talking about choosing different devatas but 
difference in abimanams of different bhagavatas with different divya desa 
emperumans). Have you ever questioned thondaradipodi azhvar why he sung only 
about thiruarangam? Kulasekara perumal says, "kondAnai allA ariyA kulamagal 
pOl" (adiyen was fortunate to chant perumal thirumozhi today, the day in which 
our dear chakravarthi thirumagan would have undergone jhestAbhishEkam along 
with his family "bharadhanum tambi chatrukkananum elakkumanOdu maidhiliyum" in 
thiruvallikeni). So a wife prefers to hear the praise of her husband and her 
husband's place even though she knows that there are other places that exists 
equal to or even greater than that place. 

You may question if only Thiruvallikeni is emperuman's divya stAnam? "porul 
allAdha ennai porulAki adimai konda" edam aduvE andrO? Emperuman blessed adiyen 
with a birth over there and made adiyen enjoy all his divya darisanams and of 
all things though our acharyan's place is vanamamalai it was parthasarathi's 
wish to celebrate adiyen's samasrayanam only under his divine feet in 
thiruvallikeni. To add more after a few years of separation parthasarathi has 
decided finally to get adiyongal back to thiruvallikeni. We pray to all 
bhagavatas to bless us with all your mangalasasanams for us to shift our 
residence to thiruvallikeni for ever. So how much ever times adiyen utters the 
name "Thiruvallikeni" it remains "appodaikku appOdu ArA amudhu" in adiyen's 
mouth. For whatever thiruvallikeni and parthasarathi has given adiyen 
"talaiallAl kaimArilEnE" 

Note: Take the case of a prime minister. In his office he will be amidst tight 
security even his wife has to get permission from the security persons to meet 
him but while at home he may be close and affectionate with his family members 
without any pressure taking atmost care of them with love. Which will the wife 
prefer her husband with so many people always around him and he being always 
busy or he peacefully enjoying with her and the other family members? According 
to adiyen thiruvallikeni is like the home of emperuman where he enjoys along 
with all his family members (his bhakthas) and other divya desams are his 
offices (he is a big business magnet with number of offices to capture maximum 
profit-jeevatmas)

All mistakes due to adiyen's ignorance may please be pardoned. 

Alwar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam
Adiyen ramanuja dAsee
Sumithra Varadarajan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Padmanabhan 
To: oppiliappan ; ramanuja ; vanamamalai ; Sumithra Varadarajan 
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Oppiliappan] nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi-31


Madam SumithrA varadharAjan,

I remember the thiru-voi-mozhip pAsuram in this regard:
PrAsankikam
madi-mAngAi idudhal
"eNNilum varum, ennini vENduvam" = thiru-voi-mozhi 1-10-2; Even if we think of 
some numbers incidentally and if it confirms to his thathvam, He emerges.If we 
are listing out something else in which the word 'Eswaran' comes, He will come. 
When we are counting something else and in the count if something is related to 
Him,He shows Himeself, even if we do not mean Him. What else do you want?

The next sixth pAsruam again says "oR eNthAnum inRiyEA,vandhiyalumARu,vuNdAnai, 
vualgEazhum mUvadi koNdAnai kaNdu koNdanai, nEyumEa" thiru voi mozhi " 1-10-6;
Does He need counting as a pre-requisite? NO.Why think of Him?.Whenever the 
need arises He rescues us suo-moto-out of his volition-voluntarily, wihtout our 
calling Him or thinking of Him. is it so? Is there any example. 
Yes, when the crisis from prALayam arose, He swallowed us into safety and 
safeguarded us.He blessed us with His divine feet when He measured the three 
worlds. Is it not so?

Tailpiece: Why thiruvallikkEANI? Why not thirukkuRungudi? even for 'say' 
purpose.

rAmanuja dAsan
vanamamalai padmanabhan


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