A BALM FOR THE
LORD
When Sri Mukund from Singapore, to be
handed over to ThiruvallikkEANi- saffron powder alongwith 'kODali
thailam' I was confused for a second. The kumkumapU is meant for The
GEthAchAryan but the balm? Is it also meant for Him? Now, this is interesting.
What about balm for the Lord. The balm is a pain reliever. Who thinks of
alleviating the agony of the Almighty? Those who are concerned about His
welfare. Those who are emotionally entangled with Him. Sri PeriyAzhwAr
comes uppermost in our minds being The MangaLA sAsana parar. He thought himself
to be the mother of Lord krshNA and suffered the pangs of a mother when the kid
is in trouble. He exclaims ' Oh! Lord I survived the fact that You were in fight
with the venomos snake" -'nanjumizh nAgathinOdu
piNangavum-nAn vuyir vAzhndhirundhEAn" 3-3-6;--Such is the nature of
parivu of PeriyAzhwAr- that she feels bad on surviving the scare of kALingan
fight.
The case of Sri Kula-SekarAzhwAr is also
wierd. Living yugAs after Sri RAmA, he ordered his regiments to set off to the
help of the Chakravarthith Thirumagan absolutely not realising he is far far
away from the period ages ago.
What about Sri Nam-AzhwAr. He regrets that
Sri RamA being a Royal Head doe s not have anybody to carry His bow
and arrows
".ALum ALAr Azhium
sangum sumappAr thAm..vALum villum koNDu pin selvAr maRRillai"
8-3-3;
The classic case of Thrimazhisaip pirAn is
well known. It is customary for the host to come out to the front and greet the
guest. Sri Thirumazhisaip pirAn while visiting the ThirukkUDandhai mentions to
the Lord Sri ArAvamudhan " Please do not take the trouble of even getting
up from the reclining posture. You are indeed tired after measuring the three
worlds with YOur feet and also exhausted after rescuing the world .Therefore,
You may just speak to me on a combined posture of getting up lying. And LO! The
Lord indeed talks to AzhwAr neither in a reclining posture nor in a sitting one
but in a mixed one.
"nadandha kAlgaL
nondhavOA? nadungu gnAlam yEanmAi
idandha mei
kulungavOA? vilangu mAl varaichuram
kadandha kAl parandha
kAvirik karai
kudandhaiyUL kidandha
vARu yezhundhirundhu pEAsu
vAzhi kEsanEa"
Thriuchandha vrutham 61;
Thamizhth thalaivan also voices the same
concern.
'isaindha aravamum veRpum
kadalum,
pasaindhangu amudhu paduppa, asaindhu kadaindha varuthamOA
-kachi vekkAvil kidandhirundhu ninRadhuvum
angu" mUnRAm ThiruvandhAdhi
64.
Oh! Lord, Perhaps You are tired on helping
the dhEvars by churning the ocean by using the serpant and extracting the nectar
from the ocean and resting in ThriuvekkA.
Thirumazhisai AzhwAr again expreseses the
same sentiment
'ThALAL vulagam aLandha
asaivEa kol,
VALAk kidandharulum vAi
thiRavAn,
NEL Odham vandhalaikkum
mAmayilai mAvallikkEaNiyAn
ainthalaivAi nAgathaNai'
nAn-mugan thiruvandAdhi 35;
AzhwAr-s are the jEvAthmA-s involved in
the kalyANa guNangaL of EmperumAn and their concern springs from the affection
emanating from the emotional involvement.
That is why Sri Nam-AzhwAr desires "Shall
I also be given the opportunity to smother, soothen Your feet,
Oh! Lord like Your divine consorts"
"vaDivinai illA
malarmagaL maRRai nilamagaL pidikkum melladiyai kodu vinaiyEanum pidikka nE
oru nAL kUvudhal varudhal seiyyAyEa" Thriu vAi mozhi
9-2-10;
Well. The concerns, the affection, the
agony on observing the Lord's efforrts and magnanimity are emanate as pAsuram-s.
In fact these psalms are
The Balm for the
Lord.
dAsan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam
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