SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest all, After the first four AzhwArs namely, Poigai, bhootha, Pey and Thirumazhisai Azhwars? anubhavams, next we immerse ourselves in the most wonderful verses of Kulasekara PerumAn?s on ThiruvEnkatam. It is the fourth decad of his PerumAL Thirumozhi. Today?s verse is the tenth- the penultimate in this series. Aazhvaar ends this set of ten verses with the hope: umpa rulakaaN torukudaikkeezh uruppasithan ampoR kalaiyalkul peRRaalu maathariyEn sempavaLa vaayaan thiruvENG katamennum emperumaan ponmalaimE lEthEnu maavEnE 4.10 Even if given the company of the gold-bejeweled Urvasi, I shall not desire her. I shall seek instead to be simply ANYTHING on the sacred hills of ThiruvEnkatam (to be near my Lord always) where the most beautiful red coral mouthed [sem pavaLa vaayaan] Lord of ThiruvEnkatam resides. emperumaan ponmalaimEl EdhEnum aavEnE -- May I be born as *anything* on the golden hill of my Lord of ThiruVenkatam! What a brilliant line! AzhwAr wishes to be just merely ANYTHING in the mountain of ThiruvEnkatam! AzhwAr had sought to be from Stork bird to fish, champaka flower tree, thorn, the river, the path the step in the temple.. etc.. in the mountain of ThiruvEnkatam. Now AzhwAr wonders as to why he has been troubling mind asking for various beings and non-beings. He wants the Lord to grant him anything that He wishes. Let me be born anything that You choose to let me be! yEdhEnum aavEnE? This was commented by Sri Paraasara Bhattar: Anything yEdhEnum- means: Grant me ANYTHING that none should know as to what or whom I will be..so that I can perform my kaimkaryam without any one?s notice.. [an indeed a wonderful verse!] AzhwAr is an epitome of Bhagawath and Bhaagawatha sEshathvam! A personification of NammAzhwAr?s verse ozhivil kallamellaam udanaay manni (TVM 3.3) which we will enjoy later in this series. Let us reflect on this divine sthothra which kind of echoes AzhwAr?s sentiment: Srisa SriyA gatikayA thvadhupAyabhAvE prApyE thvayi svayamupEyatayA spuranthyA nithyAsrithAya niravdhyaguNAya thubhyam kinkarO vrushagirIsa na jaathu mahyam Oh Lord of ThiruvEnkatam hills! Oh Consort of MahA Lakshmi! You are indeed the integrated essence of all auspicious qualities. Your consort makes us worthy of the object of Your mercy. When we obtain Your blessings through Her intercession, She also presents Herself with You as the inseparable, divine couple; at that time, both of You become the object of our adorations. We will serve both of You with pure hearts. We shall never be detached from You even for a moment in thought or deed. We will never consider ourselves as svatantra purushAs. We are indeed blessed to receive the benefits of SaraNAgathi performed according to the way taught by our AchAryAs to secure Your blessings. MangalAsAsanam is a tradition by which a grateful devotee hails the Lord and wishes Him all MangaLams or auspiciousness. PeriyAzhwAr's ThiruppallaANDu (wishing long life to the Lord) belongs to this category. KulasEkarAzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo Narayana dAsan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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