Service For a
Smile
Sri ANDAL has lucidly explained the basics
of our faith. The means to attain Him and the end. While the means has been
spelt out clarly in several pAsuram-s the thriuppAvai -29 ;''kaRavaigaL " is
indeed a masterpiece. The fact that He is naturally realted to us and we possess
Him is mentioned in simple terms 'vundhannoADu vuRAvEAl ingu
vozhikka vozhiyAdhu' and 'puNNiyam yAm
vudaiyOam'
The next pAsuram goes on to say that the
Service should be for His sake, for His smile and happiness mentioning 'maRRai nam-kAmangaL maRRu" .ANDAL has reached a stage that
she does not want anything other than Him. Here she desires that during
kainkaryam the desire should be to see His happiness.
This is further elaborated in nAchiyAr
thirumozhi.Sri ANDAL desires to offer hundreds of sweets to the Lord of ThriumAl
irunjOlai. Genereally what do people say "Oh! Lord, Please take these
offereings and take care of us"
What does Sri ANDAL "Oh! Lord please take
these offerings. I shall further offer in geometric proportions and also serve
You'
We see in this world, people are ready to
donate money.Philanthrophists throw money around to get things done. ANDAL
offers things to the Almighty.What does see wants in exchange. Nothing
new.Already desired Service.
Doing service oneself is greater
kainkaryam. This is what Sri ANDAL declares 'I will not only offer things to You
but Oh! Lord I will serve You'.This is
'inRu vandhu ithanaiyum
amuidhu seidhidap peRil -nAn onRu nURAiyiramAgak koduthu
pinnum ALum seivan...'
nAchiyAr Thirumozhi 9-7;
And that is Service with a Smile
-Service for His Smile.
dAsan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
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