SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, Anantha, Garuda, vishwaksEnar is the common order in which NithyasUris are addressed. Hence, after describing the kaimkaryam of AdhisEshan as the divine Bed for the Lord touching every portion of the Lord’s divine Body, now ALavandhaar enjoys Garudaa who is standing in front of the Lord. He is called Periya ThiruvaDi. Daasas sakhaa vaahanam aasanam dhvajO yasthE vidhaanam vyajanam thrayee maya: upasthitham thEna purO garuthmathaa tvadangri sammarda kiNaanga sObhinaa [41] Veda swarUpi- the Veda mUrthi- VedAthmA Garuda – is Your dAsa; [adiyaan- servant]; Your friend; Your vehicle; seat; Your flag [or banner]; vidhaanam [canopy]; fan and due to Your Feet being pressed on Gauthmaan always, he is blessed with the beauty of scar sign and he has his hand for Your service at Your feet; standing in front of You. [Such Great GauthmAn worships You and serves You] AnanthAzhwAn is addressed as sEshan; while Garuda is here referred to by Alavandhar as dAsar. sEshathvam is generally common among achith [non-sentient- matter] and chith [sentient- jeevathma]. dAsathvam is being aservant to chethanan. One person being a servant to other; while sEshathvam can be either person or an object being at service to other person. AdhisEshan serves as a Bed, Padhukas, Couch, umbrella etc… thus almost behaving as if it is achethanam – hence sEsha padham was used by Alavandhar. Garuda carries the Lord and PiraaTTi on His back and flies; serves as a vehicle. Hence necessarily to be a jeevan for capacity to fly… hence dAsathvam was used Also sEshan while being a dAsan- standing in front of Him merely as achith and worshipping Him. How can the dAsar be addressed also as friend (read the verse)? Sharing sukha dhukka (pleasures and suffering) is the duty of a friend. Came in the form of Garuda himself in Rama avathAram and served when they were tied down by Naagasthra. Thus he was a friend in need, who could not bear to see Him in distress. GarudA is also the Asanam [Chair] as after flying and utilising his services as a vehicle, the Lord chooses to be on his back as Asanam [Throne]. When the Lord is below, GarudA spreads his wings and protects him from sunshine; [vinathaiyin siRuvan siRagennu mElaarppil varuvaan- says AndaL in Naacchiyaar Thirumozhi] Sage Parasara also says: kruthacchaayam harErmoordhni padhAbhyAm pakshipunkavam. – Thus for the Veda vEddhyan- Lord Sriman Narayanan, GarudA, having the parts of his divine body with Veda vaakyaas (sruthi) serves as vehicle. Thus Sriman Narayanan alone is VedapradhipAdhyan. By carrying His Lotus feet on his palms, and being squeezed on his shoulders by the Lord (sitting on GarudA), there is scar sign in his body; the suddha satthva thirumEni (divine body in transcendental form) can not have such marks; But for the devotees who worship Garuda sevai, gets that anubhavam. Such dAsa bhUthar Great GarudA worship You…Thus being a Veda moorthi, Veda swaroopi can not remain idle and he praises and worships You when he stand in front of You. Alavandhaar ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo Narayana dAsan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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