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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



                
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