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 (5) ----- 21. Even while in His highest abode, SrIvaikuNtam, the Lord is deeply in love for being easily available in this world. "viNNOrkaL nannIr Atti anthoopam tarA niRkavE angu Or mAyaiyinAl Ittiya veNNai toduvuNNap pOndu" (In SrIvaikuntam, after giving the Lord a holy bath, the nitya sooris, with the purest and most beautiful garlands in their hands to adorn Him, are offering a fragrant incense; during that time, the Lord deceives them for a moment and comes here to eat the butter in the homes of cowherd-women.) 22. The Lord has as devotees only those who have the same thoughts and actions like Himself. "puLLoorum kaLvar tam pAr akattenRum AdAtana tammil koodAtana" (The Lord, who is moving on the Garuda vehicle, never has anything in this world of His, that is incompatible to Him.) [He does not have anyone and anything not compatible to Him.] 23. He takes others too in His control, by attracting their minds through these devotees. "puNdarIkattu ankEzh vanamOr anaiya kaNNAn kaNNan vAnAdamrum deivattu inamOr anaiyIrkaLAy" (You are in a way similar to the nitya sooris living in the Abode of the Lord, SrI Krishna with His eyes akin to a lustrous garden full of red lotuses.) 24. He wears the fragrant Tulasi garland only for their sake. "kaL Urum tuzhAy koyalvAymalarmEl manattodu ennAmkol em kOl vaLaikkE?" (The mother of the Lady-love says: "What would happen to my daughter wearing beautiful bracelets, whose heart has gone away after the beautiful and fragrant Tulsi garland adorned by the Lord?") 25. There is none who has escaped from that Tulasi. "nam kOn ugakkum tuzhAy en ceyyAtu ini nAnilattE?" (What is not achievable for the Tulasi worn happily by our Lord?) (To continue) dAsan Anbil S.SrInivAsan ------ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping 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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