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Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

The moment I hear about the lotus feet, the pasuram that comes to my 
mind is 

"Nadandha Kaalgal Nondhavo Nadunga Gnyalam Enamai 
Edandha Mei Kulungavo Elangu Maal Varai Churam 
Kadandha Kaal Parandha Kavirikkarai Kudaindhaiyul 
Kidandhavaru Ezhundhirundhu Pesu Vaazhi Kesanae"
- Thirumazhisai Azhwar

The background story: 

In Thirukkudandhai shrine while Thirumizhisai Piran sung the above 
Pasuram ("Please speak after getting up"), Lord Sarangapani had 
obliged Alwar by just getting up from his ananthasayanam posture. 
Alwar could not stand the gesture of Lord Amudhan as he did not want 
to disturb his sleeping posture. He requested Lord Amudhan to remain 
in his usual posture. Since Lord Amudhan had got up a little by then, 
the "sayanam" posture is called "Uththana Sayanam". 

- [I copied this text from the Thirukkudandai site 
http://swamidesikan.8k.com/tirukudanthai.html]

Azhwar excalims "Oh! Did those great legs pain for you when you 
walked over/crossed the lands during the Varaha/Rama/Krishna 
Avatarams?" While there are others who praise the lord and his feet 
using the Manthra Rathnam(charanau sharanam) or the Shruthi Vakyams 
etc, look at the state of our Azhwars. Can anyone be a match for them 
in their feeling? This is where our sampradayam excels. The jeeva-
atma and parama-atma relationship is like that of wife-husband 
relationship. Which husband ever wants a wife who keeps praising him
(bhakthi) all the time. Azhwar is like a wife who cannot bear a pain 
that her husband is undergoing. What a wonderful feeling? He first 
tells the lord "why don't you get up and speak". Then he suddenly 
realizes the phantom tasks that the lord has performed in the 
avatatharams. By this time, the lord, not even caring about the 
archaroopam, starts getting up. Then, Azhwar feels the lord's pain 
and says "You would have had so much of pain in your legs as you have 
done those phantom tasks. Kindly stay in the rested posture and 
speak":). The lord was getting up and as soon as he heard Azhwar 
requesting him to rest, just stops as is and hence his posture in the 
Thirukkudandai is called the "Uththana Sayanam". Unlike Para, Vyuha, 
Vibhava, Antharyami roopams of the lord, the Archa roopam is amazing. 
And if the lord listens to Azhwar even in his Archa roopam and 
changes his posture, think of this relationship and love between 
these two. We could only wish if HIS grace makes us do kainkaryam to 
him and love him the way azhwars did:(

Request you all to forgive my mistakes.

Yatheendra Pravanam Vandhe RAMYA Jamataram Munim

Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan,
Lakshmi Narasimhan

--- In ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "tavaradhan" <tavaradhan@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> srImathE rAmAnujAya namah
> 
> srI rAma rAmAnuja AchArya wrote
> 
> ----
> > us rather turn our attention to how we can bring ever increasing 
> joy and
> > happiness to others - does any one have any suggestions?
> > 
> > Sri Rama
> 
> ---
> 
> Here is my suggestion - How about we focus on one bhagavad
> guNa every week? We can randomly choose emperumAn's qualities,
> and everyone can post their thoughts/anecdotes, purANa incidents,
> AzhvAr pAsurams, upanishad quotes etc. that pertain to that
> guNa of the Lord.
> 
> How about we start with the beauty of each part (anga) of
> the Lord's divine body? May we can start from His lotus feet.
> 
> 
> adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan,
> varadhan





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