SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama: Dearest all, Oh AzhwAr! I am your companion always! The mind is indeed fickle. Remember arjuna said the same? sanchalam hi mana: krishna. But still that mind can be controlled with practice and detachment. [abhyaasa and vairAgyam]. There are bhakthas who have and do that and perform bhakti yoga to attain Me. I would grant you such a mind. You will also be blessed with mOksha. ? says the Lord. AzhwAr proceeds with his request further. siththamum sevvai nillA thenseykEn theevi NnaiyEn, paththimaik kanpu taiyEn AvathE paNiyA yan^thAy, muththoLi maratha gammE! muzhangkoLi mukilvaN NA,en aththa!nin Nnatimai yallAl yAthumon RaRiki lEnE. 10 mutthu- Shining pearl like cool Lord! oLi maragathamE ? resplendent and shining green stone coloured Lord! muzhangu oLi mugil vaNNA! ? One whose merciful nature is like the rain bearing clouds that roar with thunders and sparkle with lightning! en attha! My Swami, who is so loving and affectionate towards me! Sitthamum sevvai nilladdhu- the instrument, i.e. the mind is not firm on You. en seygEn- what can I do? theevinaiyEn ? I, who has committed so many sins which will stand in the way of constant meditation on You; patthimaikku anbu udaiyEn AvathE ? for myself being fully devoted to You with no interruption paNiyaay ? please enable me be so; enthaay ? my Father! my Lord! ninadimai allaal yaadhonRum aRigilEn ? Except for being an eternal servant to You, I never ever think of anything else at all. My mind is never focused on You always. It may also mean ? in line with ThoNdaradippodi AzhwAr?s udalenakku urugumaalO en seygEn ulagattheerE. (19th verse of Thirumaalai) . My body and mind simply melt looking at Your divinely beautiful divya mangaLa vigraham. What can I do? Perhaps Thirumangai AzhwAr implies the same. Bhakthimaikku anbu udaiyEn AvathE- Don?t make me get involved in bhakti yoga; Instead, simply make me to be involved in You with love, love and love on You. What is bhakti? Realizing Him as the Swami and self as His eternal servant and being devoted to Him at all times- That?s what AzhwAr says he is always. That one will have in Paramapadham. Here it is difficult due to karma, bondage and other bodily relations that exist. They forget the sesha seshi bhaava in this world. One should contemplate on Him, with pithA tvam, pAthA tvam, etc.. Sarva vidha bandhu is He. When one considers Him as Father, Mother, Son, friend et al, the love and the extent, nature of that would be different and varied. Having such a love in different roles and think of Him alone would bless us with Paramapadham and then we can have fullest devotion on His Lotus Feet therein. Hence please bless me with such kinds of love here so that I will get bhakti later ? says AzhwAr perhaps. What I am asking You- being eternally servant to You. That?s all. Please bless me with that without any hurdle or hindrance. Whatever it would grant me, please retain me in that state of servitude to You. AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana narayanadAsan madhavakkannan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs 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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