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SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama:
Dearest all,

Thus there are NO other reasons or causes for
moksham-proves AzhwAr. Here AzhwAr praises those who
perform bhakti yoga and enlist the eight angas of
bhakti yoga [ashtAnga yoga]. 

iLaippinai yiyakkam neekki
 yirun^thumun Nnimaiyaik kootti,
aLappilaim pulana takki
 anpavar kaNNE vaiththu,
thuLakkamil sin^thai seythu
 thOnRalum sutarvittu, AngkE
viLakkinai vithiyil kANpAr
 meymmaiyE kANkiR pArE         18

iLaippinai ? getting thinner
iyakkam- movement 
neekki irundhu ? are ignored and sitting down on
slightly higher seat (neither lower or higher)
mun imayai kootti ? bringing the upper and lower eye
lids together (and focus)
aLappu il aimpulan adakki ? the five sense organs
(that do not wander towards their respective
vishayams) are inwardly focused and controlled
avarkaNN anbu vaiithu- and focus and love is on the
Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayana and on Him the heart is
offered; 
thuLakkam il- without any interruption absolutely
(avicchinna)
sinthai seydhu ? perform bhagavad dhyAnam (penance) 
AngE- and there providing a right seat in the heart
cave; 
sudar vittu- shining resplendently with guNAs and with
strict anushtAnams
thOnRal um ? in the stage of samaadhi (where it is
equal to darsana of the Lord)
vidhiyil- in such bhakti yoga
viLakkinai ? ParamjyOthI (the effulgent Self) 
kaaNbaar- is seen and enjoyed in the purest hearts
meymmai yE kaaNbaar- and they will be blessed to enjoy
seeing His divya Divya mangaLa vigraham certainly in
Srivaikuntam and His Swaroopa, Roopa, GuNa vibhoothis.
 

Ashtaanga yogam - 

Yama, niyama, Asana, praaNaayaamam, prathyaahara,
dhaaraNa, Dhyaana, Samaadhi are enumerated herein. 

Yama, niyama ? are to be adhered to always. Not just
during dhyAnam. 

>From the Asana (seating), the dhyanam is referred to.
Seat should be firm; may be with a back rest. 

iLaippinai neekki- avoiding getting thinner (means-
one takes regular intake of bhagavad prasadham and
hence hunger does not interrupt dhyAnam); the
diseases, back pains are thus avoided (with seat
comfortable enough). The seat should neither be high
nor low. 

iLaippinai neekki- not reclining or sleeping; not
standing for a long time; thus seating is referred to.

Also in accordance with poorvacharya?s commentaries:
iLaippu is klESam; mind?s wavering is referred to
here. durguNAs are to be avoided. avidyA, asmithai,
raaga, dvEsham, avinivESam, are the klESam ? says Yoga
sutra. 

avidyA- a~jnAnam; 
asmathai- ahankara; 
raagam ? desires;
dvEsham ? hatred;
abinivESam- fear of death; or fear as to whether there
will be any hurdle for living comfortably. 

Being under all these states- is klEsam and that is to
be avoided or ignored. iLaippinai neekki.. 

Vidhiyil- all these mode of bhakti yogam, the
performance should adhere to the saasthirc
injunctions. Not some arbitrary manner. 

meyymaiyE kaNNbaar- they will be blessed to realize
and enjoy seeing.. the divya mangaLa vigraham ? the
Paranchudar, ParanjyOthi. These bhakti yogins would be
blessed and granted by the Lord. He is moksha pradhan.
It is because of their bhaagyam they are able to do. ?
means- others should not venture into (if they are not
qualified). They have to look for Prapatti yogam
declaring their Akinchanyam (helplessness). 

kaaNgiRpaarE- AzhwAr praises the bhakti yogins; Bhakto
yogam should not be considered as offspring of
ahankaaram? as viewed wrongly by some. That is against
all other saasthrAs that prescribe bhakti yoga. 

Here, Thirumangai celebrates Bhakthi Yogam and the
Ashtaanga Yogam that precedes it. This Jewel of a
Pasuram on Bhakti Yogam  can also be considered as an
indirect mangalaasaasanam of Deepaprakasan (ViLakkoLi
Perumal). He reveals that the final stage(Dhyaanam) of
the Ashtaanga Yogam(Yama, Niyama, Aasana, Praanaayama,
Pratyaahaara, Dharana and DHYANA), RESULTS in the
visualization of the resplendent Lord ( Darsana
Samanaakaaram). 

The successful practioners of Bhakthi Yogam thus 
enjoy the Lord as a Splendid and bright flame of a
lamp in their minds(fruits of  of Savikalpa Samaadhi).

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
regards
Namo Narayana
narayana dAsan madhavakkannan 


      
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