SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama: Dearest All, Kulasekarazhwar had enjoyed singing on divya desa perumALs (archa murthy) of Srirangam, ThiruvEnkatam, VitthuvakkOdu et al. That anubhavam enables him to enjoy the vibhava avathArams of the Lord now and he begins to enjoy the vibhava avathArams like Krishna and Rama. He goes now into the period of Krishna, Rama avathArams and takes the roles of Gopikas, Dasaratha and Devaki, Yasodha and others and pours out his anubhavams in soul stirring verses. The sixth dcead is the Gopikas feeling and languishing for Krishna and expressing their anger. The saasthrAs declare the intimate relationship between the Jeevathma and the Lord. Just as the God is dear to the Jeevathama longing to see Him, He us also equally affectionate, if not more towards the Jeevathma, and desires to have communion with the jeevathma. In Srivaishnavam, the soul is regarded as daasa or wholly subservient to the God. The jeevathma is called Sesha and the Lord Seshi. Seshathva is a wider philosophical concept employed by Sri Ramanujacharya to define the ontological relationship between God and the jeevathma and the matter. The term dasa is more specific and applies exclusively to individual souls to denote the idea that jeevathma by virtue of its nature is wholly and unconditionally dependent on God and subserves Him. The AzhwArs had adopted the same concept. The longing of the Jeevathma for the Lord and to be with the Lord develops an intense love for Him (Parama bhakti); The theistic mysticism which is the dominant subject matter of Thiruvaaymozhi and also the prabandhams of PeriyAzhwAr, Thirumangai AzhwAr, Kulasekara azhwAr Andal, is developed on such an intimate relationship that exists between the compassionate loving Supreme Lordship Sriman Narayanan and the devoted, humble subordinate individual jeevathma. The mystic is made to crave for a direct vision and communion with Him with His full glory and is also subjected to severe and extreme anguish during the separation from Him, because of God?s enormous love for him (jeeva). The Communion with god is Samslesa and separation from Him is vislesa and these are the two most important states of bhakti (devotion). Thus all such mystic outpourings are meaningful in the context of this loving, mutual relationship and bondhip that exists between the God and Jeevathama. The outpourings of these God- intoxicated AzhwAr saints manifest vividly their mystic experience of God. These verses cover this aspect of bhakti as a loving relationship between the Jeevathma and God. The mysticism of AzhwArs is of a distinctive type and it differs from that of other mystics. AzhwArs are gifted with divine knowledge (mayarvaRa mathinalam) not only posses a mental attitude of total devotion and dedication to God; but also display it in every mode in their thought, word and deed. The mysticism of Kulasekara PerumAL is of the same pattern as that of PeriyAzhwAr. His experience is also confined to God-incarnate Krishna and Rama. Unlike PeriyAzhwAr, he manifests both joy and grief in his mystic experience of God (says Sri SMS Chari in his book on Theistic Mysticism of Alwars). He assumes the role of milk maids to enjoy the playful deeds of Krishna. This decad (6th) describes the same. In the sixth decad, Kulasekara AzhwAr assumes the role of different milk maids (Gopikas) and conveys the feeling of anger caused by the misbehaviour of Krishna with regard to his affairs with other Gopikas. In the words of Milkmaids, AzhwAr complains: Let us enjoy the first verse. Ermalarp poonguzha laayarmaathar enaippal ruLLaviv vooril,unRan maarvu thazhuvuthaR kaasaiyinmai aRinthaRin^ thEyunRan poyyaikkEttu koormazhai pOlpanik koothaleythik koosi natungi yamunaiyaaRRil vaarmaNaR kunRil pularan^inREn vaasuthE vaaun varavupaarththE 6.1 Oh Son of King Vasudevaa! There are very many several gopis in this very town with the most attractive hairdos, bedecked with most fragrant beautiful flowers have desired to hug and embrace Your strong divine chest, and I am fully aware that even their desires are not fulfilled. In spite of that, I believed and had some faith in your deceitful words and was waiting and standing on the sand dunes ? in the bank of the river Yamuna? until dawn in the expectation of Your arrival (as promised by You), with the trembling body due to the potential fear of being caught or seen by others and also due to the chilling fog. 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