SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesika namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, Even if one has numerous huge sins committed, be bold and fearless, daring to contemplate on Him and that would please Him and He will get us rid of those paapams- says AzhwAr. salankalantha seNYchadaikka RuththakaNdan veNdalaip pulan_kalanka vuNdapaatha kaththaNnvan_thu yar_keda, alankalmaarvil vaasan^eer_ko duththavanna duththaseer, nalankoLmaalai naNNumvaNNa meNNuvaazhi nenchamE! (113) Oh mind! The ganges mixed matted red locks, blue necked One; who went begging with the white skull in his palm; the mahaa paadhaki (great sinner) Rudran and his deep sorrow and curse was removed by The Lord Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan; wearing Vanamala on His divine chest by sprinkling the most fragrant water [to fill that skull]. Such most auspicious ? who is ever Joyful- most compassionate Lord. Think of reaching Him always and live (merrily). Whatever kind of paapams; whatever magnitude; the most compassionate and most merciful Lord- removes it; Not only does He remove others' sorrows; He is ever joyful; ParamAnandhan. He is so loving and caring for others; Think of Him always- AzhwAr says: What means here by thinking of Him is: [as elaborated by Sri UttamUr Swamy]: We do not have to do any effort; His dayA alone is enough; OR His dayA is not required; my effort alone is adequate to seek His grace; DO NOT think of that; and think that it is the Lord who removes our sorrows due to His dayA and grants us salvation; But He would not do on His own lest He would be considered partial (when He is actually not so); He expects a little excuse of rushing and turning towards Him; seeking refuge at His Lotus feet. Thus vyAjAnushtAnam needs to be performed (an effort as an excuse to seek His grace is a must)- should be contemplated. Salankalandha ? The Ganges were entrapped in his matted locks and thus he got himself purified with the name Sivan (managaLam- Auspiciousness) by Sri Mahavishnu. theerThEna mUrdhni viDhruthEna Siva: SivO(S)bhUth: kaRuttha kaNdan- when the milky ocean was churned, there was poison that came out and Rudran sought permission from Sriman Narayanan to consume that as kaimkaryam towards the churning process and Sriman Narayanan blessed him by letting the poison stay out at the throat level (making its colour bluish). Thus, he has been blessed to be powerful by the Lord. Rudran had plucked the head of his father BrahmA with ahankaaram and thus the skull got stuck to his palm (as a curse). He got paranoid and all senses got weak with fear; the flesh, the skin dried up and the white skull remained on his palm. The curse would be removed if the skull is filled and hence he went begging for the skull to be filled up. He went everywhere in vain and ultimately he reached Kadal vaNNan Sriman Narayanan and cried for His grace and saving him. Our most merciful Lord immediately extracted some water using His nails from His Divine Chest and sprinkled on his skull that filled the whole skull and removed Rudran's sin. In 42nd verse- it is mentioned that Lord filled the skull with the blood (blood is also watery and hence is acceptable). This is also mentioned in Harivamsam ? thathasthEna swakam paaSvam naKhAgrEna vidhAritham. PeriyAzhwAr also refers this in his verse- kaNdakadalum malaiyum_ulakEzhum muNdaththukkaaRRaa mukilvaNNaavO! anRu iNdaichchadaimudi eesan_irakkoLLa maNdain^iRaiththaanE! achchOvachchO maarvilmaRuvanE! achchOvachchO. After wandering everywhere and seeing the oceans and mountains and the seven worlds ? there was nothing that would fill the skull that got stuck to my palm, Oh cloud coloured Lord! My Master! I am in trouble and approached Rudran with the skull stuck in His palm and begged you. You filled the same (by scratching the divine chest with your finger nail and) with the blood from your Body to remove his (Rudran?s) sin. The skull exploded to pieces. Oh SarvEshwara! Lord! Come and hug me. One who has SrI vathsa maRu (thick dense curl of hair) on your chest! Come and hug. [from PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 1.9.9] Thirumazhisai Piraan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> 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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