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Sri:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas, 

Today is Aani Swathi ? Sri Vishnu Chitthar -
PeriyAzhwAr Thirunakshathram. Let us pay our obeisance
to Periya AzhwAr? today? I have tried to translate [as
usual adiyEn's crude rambling] the wonderful piece
appeared in 75th Thirunakshathra malar release for
Swami Srivaikuntavaasi Sri U Ve Purisai
Krishnamachariar 75th TN) 

Soodikkoduttha Naacchiyaar- GodhA PiraaTTi?s dear
father is PeriyAzhwAr, VishNu Chitthar or Bhattar
Piraan. Since his mind was always on VishNu, he  was
called VishNu chitthar. He was conferred by the Pandya
king, Vallabhadevan, the title of Bhattar Piraan, when
he uttered Vedic statements to prove Parathvam of
Sriman Narayanan and was given a bag of gold coins.

Swami Desikan says (in GodhAsthuthi) in thaathasthu
thE madhumidha slOkam, the last line -lEbE
mahattharapadhaanuguNam prasaadham.. Because You had
adorned Yourself with those garlands, Emperumaan
conferred Your father with the title mahattharapadham
(PeriyAzhwAr..)

Sri Manavala maauni says

mangaLaasaasanatthil maRRuLLaazhwArgaL/
thangaarvaatthaLavu thaananRi- ponghum/
parivaalE villiputthoor bhattar piraan peRRaan/
periyAzwArennum peyar.

Due to that pongum parivu of PeriyAzhwAr on Lord [when
He appeared with Sri Mahalakshmi on Garuda to witness
the glorious award being conferred on Sri Vishnu
chitthar and being on the procession on Royal
elephant], PeriyAzhwAr was worried and had an
apprehension that there will be evil glances from the
world on the Lord with such resplendent Beauty [AzhwAr
with overwhelming vaasthsalyam- compassion like a
mother towards her child], AzhwAr is thus called
PeriyAzhwAr says Yatheendra PravaNar. 

Now, just for our enjoyment: - Why should VishNu
chitthar be called
PeriyAzhwAr

It should have been NammAzhwAr more suited for this
Periya AzhwAr title for 

1. being in AchArya Parampara 
2. For being an avayavi with all other AzhwArs as his
parts of the body [avayavam] 

or It should have been PeyAzhwAr (who is called
mahathaahvayar), who burst out with ThirukkaNdEn
ponmEni kaNdEn .. on the first pAsuram itself? 

But it is VishNu chitthar who is called PeriyAzhwAr.-
WHY???

1. NammAzhwAr: He sang a thousand? But till the tenth
decad, He was
longing to join Emperumaan. He declares only in
10.10..
ini naan pOgalottEn...onRum maayam seyyEl ennaiyE
(Hereafter
I shall never ever leave You; Don?t deceive me and
leave me..). So
When NammAzhwAr was almost through in 10.10, he
declared that
he would NOT let Emperumaan go away from him. Since it
is only
in the fag end of Thiruvaymozhi, NammAzhwAr loses the
race of being
called PeriyAzhwAr.

2. pEyAzhwAr: Mahadhaahvayar: He was blessed with the
vision
of Lord even before AzhwAr started composing pAsurams.
But AzhwAr
did never get that fear of losing Him and did not
utter to that effect. He just said ThirukkaNdEn pon
mEni kaNdEn.. He was blessed
With the saakshaathkaaram like what Dhruvan was
blessed with.
Since AzhwAr did not have fear of losing Him, nor was
he worried
about and started with his kshEthraadnam with other
two AzhwArs,
pEyAzhwAr also loses the race for being called Periya
AzhwAr.. . 

Now, what about PeriyAzhwAr? He was blessed with
Emperumaan?s Kattaksham on GarudA and that?s when
AzhwAr burst out with long
live; long live.. ? Pallandu Pallandu..

The Lord, Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan appeared on
Garuda to enjoy and 
witness His bhaktha?s roaring success, Bhattar
Piraan?s procession on elephant along with whole lot
of citizens of Pandya kingdom. That?s  when VishNu
chitthar saw the Most exquisitely Beautiful Emperumaan
on Garuda and with the outburst of Pongum Parivu (as
nicely explained by Sri Manvala maamuni)  (aiyO! ivLO
azhagaa irukkaanE! VeLiyE vandhuttaanE! KaN padumE!?),
sang PallaaNdu, PallaaNdu? Long live and Long live
Your Lotus Feet!

PeriyAzhwAr, the moment he sings first pAsuram
pallaaNdu, pallaaNdu,
He gets worried whether he will lose this Bhagyam of
having Him as He
Was present in front of AzhwAr. Immediately, he
sings(adiyOdum ninnOdum 
PirivinRi aayiram pallaaNdu..) Long live Your
relationship with me  (Your eternal servant) without
any gap / separation and then only, AzhwAr proceeds to
even pray for longevity of PiraaTTi and other
PanchAyudhams.

Since he had realised this etrnal sEshathvam of jeevan
and eternal association with the Lord, and sought for
an eternal bondage with the Lord right in the first
two pAsurams itself, He ALONE DESERVES BEING CALLED
PeriyAzhwAr

Also from  Sri Anbil mama?s write up: Vishnuchitta was
called " Periya Alwar" - the great Alwar for very many
reasons as below: 

1. It is the greatness of his love for the Lord that
made him pour out the Pallandu hymns.

2. Ordinarily only elders would bless the young ones
for a long life.
"Periya' means elder and therefore he was called
Periyalwar. To the objection that such an attitude was
'unnatural' ( Swarupa Viruddham), Pillai Lokacharya
has argued that as it was a 'Mangala Aasaasanam', it
was quite in order and because IT WAS A STRANGE CASE
OF KNOWLEDGE RIPENING INTO AN IGNORANCE OF SORTS DUE
TO AN EXTRAORDINARY LOVE AND AFFECTION. 

3. King Janaka laid a challenge through the Siva
Dhanus in Sri Sita's 
marriage; Kumbar, the Aayar Chief laid a challenge in
the form of the 7 bulls in the marriage of Nappinnai;
But, Vishnuchitta laid no hallenges in the marriage of
his daughter, Andal because of his obvious conviction
that in due time, 'THE OWNER WOULD CLAIM WHAT HE
OWNED.'

4. It is natural to honor anyone who brings relief
from suffering. That is how Rishyasringa was honoured
when rains came to the parched land of  
Angadesa as he set foot there. Vishnuchitta also
performed a similar miracle. When a famine raged in
the northern city of Kandam Kadinagar on the banks of
Ganges, he was invited to the city to solve the
crisis. As he set foot there, welcome rains showered
and the place was relieved of the famine. His
greatness was honored. Periyalwar himself is said to 
refer to this incident thus "Venkali Naliyaa
Vittuchittar"

5. Parasara who wrote Vishnu Purana known as Purana
Ratna deals with the story of Sri Krishna only in the
5th Amsa of his work; Sukhabrahmam who wrote Srimad
Bhaagavatam has dealt with the story of Krishna only
in the 10 th Skaandam; But, Vishnuchitta fills his
entire Tirumozhi with the story of Lord Krishna
vividly portraying every detail of the Lord's
childhood ' leelas ' in his own inimitable style.

6.Another esoteric aspect concerning Periyalwar that
really makes him ' Periya' is the fact that he is the
incarnation of Garuda. Garuda reincarnated himself as
Ajuna's chariot and as such he witnessed the Lord
delivering the Bhagavad Gita - especially the Charama
Sloka to Arjuna. Thus, apart from Arjuna, he was the
one who was the direct recipient of the Lord's
message. Andal refers to this when she says "Meymei
Peru Vaarthai Vittu Chittar Kettiruppaar".' Vaarthai'
is Moolamantram;' Peru Vaarthai is the Mantra Ratna of
Dwayam and ' Meymei Peru Vaarthai ' is the Charama
sloka.

7. He was great also in a different way. He became the
father- in- law of Lord Vishnu when his daughter,
Andal married the Lord. - - an honor none else could
claim. Periya PerumAL?s Father in lwa- Naturally
PERIYA AZHWAAR.

PeriyaahwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan



        
                
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