SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesikamahadesikaya namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, Let us continue to enjoy PeiyAzhwAr?s wonderful anubhavams on ThiruvEnkatam. Today?s verse on ThiruvEnkatam is the 71st verse. kaLiRu mukilkutthak kaiyeduth thOdi, oLiRu marupposikai yaaLi, - piLiRi viza,konRu ninRathirum vEngadamE, mEnaaL kuzakkanRu koNdeRinthaan kunRu. 71 AzhwAr again enjoys the animals living in the mountain and the events that take place. The strong male elephant looking at the dark clouds loitering and almost touching the mountains of ThiruvEnkatam, chases the same thinking that it is yet another elephant; and runs behind shouting with its trunk raised, attempting to hit the cloud (elephant). The yaaLi (a wild animal) which is stronger than the elephant listening to its [elephant?s] shout, fights breaks its tusker and kills the elephant, yelling and roaring its success. AzhwAr adds: in such a mountain where the wild animals live in- resides the Lord who had thrown the calf at the viLAmpazha tree to kill the asurAs. Similar to The Lord of ThiuruvEnkatam who killed the enemies of His dear devotees, here even the animals kill their respective opponents and conquer. ? says AzhwAr in this verse. Why would AzhwAr talk about killing of an animal by the other ? while mentioning about ThiruvEnkatam? Two reasons: One- In that wild mountain, lives lots if animals, and it is natural for an animal to kill the other for its prey and survival. Two- It is also equally a puNya to get killed and die in the divine mountain ThiruvEnkatam, and thereby the elephant gets uplift in its next birth. It is appropriate to mention here about the above line: This is similar to the goat which the rishis used to offer. It is simlar to surgeon cutting a wound or amputate a part of his patient as that would let the being save his life or get rid of his suffering. The suregon would not say: ahimsA paramO dharma: I would not cut and cause this himsa to my patient. Instead, that patient would even plead him. The animal gets rid of its current life and attains heaven. And there was a great article written by our Sri Sadagopan Iyengar Swamin few years ago on the subject: [in mid 2003- if some one needs it, I can send the same] AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam SrI PadmAvathI SamEtha Sri Srinivasa ParabrahmaNE Namah: Regards Namo Narayana dAsan __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/sTR6_D/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/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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