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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas

Alavandhaar elaborates his aakinchanyathvam (utter
helplessness). A soul stirring verse- more appropriate
to us! 

amaryAdha: Kshudra: chalamadhi: asUyAprasavabhU:
kruthagnO dhurmAni smara paravasO vanchanapara:
nrusamsa: pApishta: kathamahamithO dukkajaladhE :
apArAth uttheerNa: tava paricharEyam charanayO :
 
[What a soul stirring sloka! One can not but cry
reciting this, (while reciting, imagine 
yourself as the hero:-( of the sloka)] 
 
YamunAcharya describes himself as:
 
amaryAdha: - one who has crossed the bounds of
established rules
Kshudra: - engaging in trivial /worldly
/material/sensual pursuits
chalamadhi:- never steady; (chanchalam), fickle  mind
asUyA prasava bhU : Place where jealousy is born
kruthagana: Ungrateful one
dhurmAnee:- ill feelings towards fellow human beings;
smara paravasa : Fallen into the gamut of desires and
sensual impulses
vanchanapara: skilfully deceiving others (at cheating
others )
nrusamsa: - engaging in violent acts
paapishta: ( Incorrigible sinner - mahA paapi

Everyone- be from higher caste or lower caste- be they
literate or illiterate; be they jnAnis or ajnAnis-
they need to think of themselves as above listed
qualities housed in him-  as there is none who is
perfect? except Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan. 

Even if one does not do fully in accordance with
saasthrAs,  if he has the compassion to all beings
equally, ahimSa, etc.. [the eight good qualities ? the
Athma guNAs- Ahimsa, sense control, kindliness to all
beings, forbearance, Jnana, penance, contemplation,
truthfulness are the eight 'mental' flowers.], then
there is a chance for brahmaprApthi says Gowthama
dharma sUthra. Instead, I have ten bad qualities. Here
the mind, speech, body ? everything is included. The
fruits for these ? is immeasurable sorrows and appears
like a deep ocean of suffering. There does not appear
any shore; nor there is any way to stay afloat? 

I need to jump up only to the sky as that is only way
out. That is not possible for me. I mentioned
nimajaaami- lift me-. But where is the hand? I am not
aable to even raise my hand above waters. I am not
even able to raise and elevate myself to come to the
water surface. The prakrithi- spreads everywhere in
all eight directions. The only boundary is the
Paramapadham?s virajA nadhi. 

With all my dhOshams as enlisted above, how ca I
reach? Only You being Saranaagatha vaathsalyan- need
to save me. When will I even be saved and be able tp
perform kaimkaryam at Your Lotus feet? In spite of
being born from great vamsam (lineage), I am falling
down and down and immersed in samsaaric ocean. How?
How will I be able to utter Your name even? 

One may ask: How does Alavandhaar have all these bad
qualities as enlisted by him in this verse? It is
meant for him; It is meant for us? Everyone who
recites should think that it is his qualities. If
everyone things, it is meant for that particular swami
and not for me, where is redemption? 

Once Sri Parasara Bhattar had promised to do something
for a fellow Srivaishnava and forgot completely about
it- it appears. And Swamy Bhattar used to recite this
particular verse everyday with full of anubhavam and
empathy in front of Sri Ranganathan Sannidhi.. 

The person to whom Bhattar had promised happened to be
there behind Bhattar during one such day and after
Bhattar completed his rendering this verse beautifully
and full of anubhavam, this Srivaishnavas commented
loudly to another person who was standing nearby that:
All this applies to this Swami perfectly (as he was
not supported or helped by Bhattar as promised).
Bhattar having heard the comments turned to this
commenter? garlanded him with his own golden chain
(removing from his chest) and said, ?I have been
reciting this verse for few years. Only today
RanganAthan ackonwleded and accepted adiyEn?s
qualities? through you swami.?. Actullay Bhattar never
had such dhur guNam (bad qualities). 

Perhaps Alavandhaar could not perform Sandyavandhanam
at the right time one day? hence he felt guilty and
felt lowly about the same..   [we all never feel guilt
about any transgressions or omissions; instead we even
argue and tend to give excuses / valid reasons as to
why and how our (mis) or inactions are still correct?
]

Thus one needs to cultivate such naichyAnusanthAnam
and pleads to the Lord for saving.. One needs to then
correct himself and tend to in accordance with
saasthrAs. Without even our getting to know that we
have changed, we need to change. It is His anugraham. 

If one says, ?He is the Lord Sarvagnan; AkilahEya
prathyaneekan- One with no imperfections; kOti Surya
prakAsan; and does mention all this without having the
white umbrella for Him when He comes as uthsava mUrthi
in Uthsvam, It is NOT jnAnam; it is lack of Bhagavadh
prEmai. Then will he never become a devotee. After
clearly establish Supreme Lordship in the king?s
assembly, PeriyAzhwAr feels as a mother and takes pity
on PerumAL; has an apprehension that people will cast
their evil eyes on Him; That is Bhagavad prEmai. 

Also the above qualities- even if they are not with us
(probably now), one may even consider them in the
overall scheme of all millions of births; Definitely
we would be more than qualified to have them

Alavandhaar ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
Dasan


                
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