NOTE: Readers having difficulty in reading the text may need to change their encoding to UTF-8. ------------- TIRUVIRUTTAM And THE AUSPICIOUS QUALITIES OF THE LORD (2) --- 6. He uses the AzhvArs and AchAryas as the Cupid to attract as many devotees as possible. The AzhvArs and AchAryas, being very close to the Lord, by their spiritual knowledge and conduct attract many desciples, who, in turn become the Lord's devotees. "paRavaiyin pAgan matana cengOl nadAviya kooRRam kaNdeer" (The Lord, who is the driver of the bird, Garuda, uses Cupid's arrows from which none can escape" 7. They (AzhvArs and AchAryas) are alike the Lord Himself. "tirumAl kOlam cumantu" (Having the figure of SrIman nArAyaNa) 8. The actions and the speeches of the BhAgavtas are just experimental for the services in SrI VaikuNtam. "kANkinRakaLum kEtkinRakaLum kANil innAL pANkunRanAdar payilkinRana, itellAm aRintOm innAL mANkunRmEnti taNmAlai vEngadattu umbarnambum cENkunRam cenRu poruLpadaippAn kaRRa tiNNanavE" (Whatever we see and listen here now from the devotees are only the rehearsals for their roles in SrI VaikuNtam) 9. Our association with them is similar to the one in Sri VaikuNtam. "tiN pooncudar nuti nEmiyajn celvar viNNAdanaiya vaNpoo mNivalli yArE piripavartAm?" (Who can leave this beautiful, flowering creeper-girl, comparable to Sri VaikuNtam of the Lord with the bright, powerful and sharp wheel in His hand and with full of wealth?) 10. The Lord, along with them, has taken the Titumala as His resort. "mAyOn vadatiruvEnkada nAda" (Such a wonderful Lord is residing very much in the North TiruvEngatam) (To continue) dAsan Anbil SrinIvAsan -------- ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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