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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all,

Let us continue to enjoy azhwAr?s verses in the fourth
ten on ThiruvEnkatam. A brilliant set of verses? This
fourth ten contains a brilliant eulogy to Lord
Srinivasa. The fifth verse today

Today?s verse is the fourth one of this divine ten. 

oNpavaLa vElai yulavuthaN paaRkataluL
kaNthuyilum maayOn kazhaliNaikaL kaaNpathaRku
paNpakarum vaNtinangaL paNpaadum vEngadatthu
seNpagamaay niRkum thiruvudaiyE NnaavEnE      

The Azhwar then reasons: "Wouldn't it be better for me
to be near the lotus feet of the Lord, since his gaze
is bound to fall on me as soon as he awakes from his
sleep? What can I do to serve the lotus feet of the
Lord?" This thought is probably motivated by the
Mahabharata incident where Arjuna and Duryodhana
proceeded to Dwaraka to seek Lord Krishna's help in
the war. Lord Krishna was resting at that time.
Duryodhana stood at the head-rest of the Lord's bed,
while Arjuna respectfully stood at the Lord's feet and
was blessed by the Lord's grace as soon as he awoke.
Accordingly, the Azhwar resolves that if he becomes a
Champaka tree at Tirumala, which yields flower used
for offering at the feet of the Lord, his objective
would be realized. This is reflected in the fourth
Pasuram. 

O Lord! The Most mysterious and wonderful One [maayOn]
who has His Yoga nithrA on the milky ocean where the
waves push the corals to the shores! In order to see
Your two most beautiful lotus feet, the singing bees
hum musical tunes and surround You in the hill of
ThiruvEnkatam [as their offering] and in that
mountain, I would like to be blessed with the greatest
wealth of being a tree of Champaka flowers.  

The Azhwar continues in similar vein and reasons:
"Perhaps the flowers offered to the Lord's feet may be
discarded after they lose their freshness. Then I
shall be deprived of the Lord's Anubhavam again. How
can I do better?" The Azhwar is also fearful of being
distracted by material pursuits. Accordingly, he shuns
all aspirations for monarchy, the marks of royalty and
its associated pleasures. Instead, the Azhwar desires
to be a tree at the hills of Tirumala and perform
Kainkaryam for Lord Srinivasa. In taking the form of a
tree at Tiruvenkatan, the Azhwar wishes to serve
Bhagavatas, by providing them shade from the sun. In
return, he would be overjoyed by their out pourings
extolling the Lord and his limitless Kalyana Gunams. 

This verse referring to bees humming echoes similar
one in Venkatesa sthothra.

PadhmEsa mithra sathapathra gathAlivargA:
harthum Sriyam kuvalayasya nijAnga-lakshmyA:
bhEri ninAdhAmiva Bhibrathi theevranAdham
SeshAdhri Sekhara VibhO ! tava suprabhAtham 

Oh Lord of SeshAdhri peak! Both the bees and the blue
lotus share your divine blue hue. The swarms of bees
are making a loud sound like the beating of drums to
announce to the world that their bluish hue is far
superior and beautiful compared to the hue of blue
lotuses. This jealous reenkAram is filling the morning
air. Won't you arise from your sleep to stop this feud
between these two, who are your dear ones? 

Even the bees and flowers have accrued good karma in
the past for being born or made to appear here in
ThiruvEnkatam- this is what Kulasekara is longing for.

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan   




       
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