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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest all,

After Thiruviruttham we will take up Periya
ThiruvanthAthi of Nammazhwarâ??s- the work which
contains only one verse on ThiruvEnkatam.. With that
our series on ThiruvEnkatam- Sri Srinivaasa vaibhavam
comes to saaRRumuRai.  

Periya ThiruvanthAThi has 87 verses. It prepares the
mind for communion with the Lord ? it says that by
experiencing the divine qualities of the Lord through
reciting, singing praises and speaking about His
glories, greatness, His infinite auspicious
attributes, Supremacy, all troubles vanish. God is
described as Mother, Father, Teacher, and AzhwAr here
emphasizes the need to worship the Lord in all
possible ways. [from Sri KR Krishnaswamy's book on
Thiruvoimozhi [Incorporating Bhagavad Vishayam]. 

Let us enjoy the 68th verse on ThiruvEnkatam: 

kallum kanaikadalum vaikuntha vaanaadum,
pullen Razhinthanakol Epaavam,-vella
nediyaan niRangkariyaan uLpugun^thu n^eeNGkaan,
adiyEna thuLLath thakam.

Emeprumaan KaNNan is the grandest and greatest of all;
He is the Lord of everyone; He is of dark hued most
divinely beautiful color; He has entered into my heart
and has occupied the same fully in its entirety to
reside permanently. ThiruvEnkatam mountain, [kal]; the
ThiruppaaRkadal- Milky ocean with noisy waves [kanai
kadal]; SrI vaikuNtam [Paramapadham]; - these divine
places are His residences. Now, they have become
unwanted places of stay. Alas! Because He desires to
stay in my heart. He has considered my heart superior
to them; What a blessing! How fortunate I am! what a
dayA! 

pullenRu ozhindhana- These places have become like
grass [thruNam] OR one may interpret that sicne the
Lord chooses to now stay at AzhwAr's heart, none goes
there and hence the paths have been covered with
grasses everywhere. 

Vella nediyaan- There is no one who is superior to Him
and hence He is the Tall One; The Grandest and
Greatest Lord. 
What a great verse! 

Now let us complete the series with the great verse of
Swamy Desikan and Swamy EmperumAnAr's Sri Bhashya
mangaLa sthOthra.  

Swami Desika describes the "Thiruvemkata Malai" in the
' Paasuram' in Sthana Visesha Adhikaram of his
adhikaara sangraham: 

Kannan Adyinai Emakkuk Kaattum Verpu, 
Kadu Vinayar Iru Vinaiyum Kadiyum Verpu,
Thinnamidu Veedena Thigazhum Verpu, 
Thelinda Perum Thirthangal Serinda Verpu,
Punniyathin Pugalidena Pugazhum Verpu, 
Ponnulagil Bogamellaam Punarkum Verpu
Vinnavarum Mannavarum Virumbhum Verpu, 
Vemkata Verpena Vilangum Veda Verpe"

The mountain that reveals to us the two holy feet of
Sri Krishna;
the mountain where wicked sinners get rid of their
'Punya' and 'Papa'; the mountain on which flow holy
streams perennially with pellucid waters; 
the mountain that is extolled as the abode of all
righteous actions; the mountain that secures all the
enjoyments of 'Paramapada' (the region of the dazzling
gold); 
the mountain that is longed for by the eternal 'Suris'
and the people
of this earth; 
that is the only mountain that is described in the
Vedas and famous as Vemkata hills.. [from Sri Anbil
Ramaswamy Swami's write up] 

Swamy Himself declares- The gaNTA avathAra of Sri
Srinivasa's unambiguous statement. Thoppul
ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan on ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan. 

Swamy Emperumaanaar Sri Bhashyakaarar-SrI
Ramanujacharya has written Vedaartha sangraham in this
ThiruvEnkatam mountain. He has referred to Srinivasa
in his mangaLa sloka of Sri Bhashya. Let us enjoy that
wonderful verse. Sri Ramanuja in no uncertain terms
the resplendent glory of Lord Venkateswara: 

akhila bhuvana janma sthema bhangAdi lIle
vinata vividha bhuta vrAta rakshaika dikshe |
Sruti Sirasi vidIpte brahmaNi SrInivAse
bhavatu mama parasmin Semushi bhakti rUpA ||

May my intellect assume the form of Bhakti in
Srinivasa, the highest Reality, revealed in the
Vedanta as the Lord who creates, protects and destroys
the whole universe with sportive ease and who has
taken a vow to protect all creatures who seek him.

venkaTAdri samam sthAnam
 brahmANDe nAsti kincana;
 venkateSa samo devo
 na bhUto na bhaviSyati!
So declares the Varaha Purana. Tirumala, the abode of
Lord Venkateswara is the ultimate goal of all devotees
from times immemorial.  [ from
http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/temples/tirumalai/overview.html
 
It is indeed adiyEn Parama bhaagyam that Sri Satakopan
Swamin commanded adiyEn to write this series taking
all AzhwArs' verses on ThiruvEnkatam. Swami also sent
his Tamil manuscript covering about 90 pages which he
had written as a letter to his illustrious father and
sister few decades ago. adiyEn referred to the
majestic unpayasams of Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami on
AzhwArgaL kaNda ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan; [had I covered
all that he spoke in upanyasams, I would have taken
whole life time of mine to write- so vast and
resourceful were they].

AdiyEn referred to various books on Srivaishnavam, the
articles written by Bhagawathaas in the list. Thanks
to everyone who has encouraged adiyEn's rambling. If
at all anything good found herein, it is all due to
Parama dhayALu, Parama krupAkaran, the most
compassionate Lord Sri PadmavathI SamEtha Sri
Srinivasa's glories and the faultless blemishless
AzhwArs' sreesookthis; the great commentaries, the
sweet upanyasam, etc. How could my rambling be bad? No
way. 

Thanks for giving adiyEn such an opportunity to
perform this kaimkaryam which adiyEn did not dread
taking up [as fools rush in where angels fear to
dread]. Let me continue to be a fool and rush such
ventures more often to perform these kaimkaryams. 
Thanks for your patience. 

I am here reminded of 103rd verse of Swamy desikan's
dayA sathakam:

103rd verse.  Oh dAyA Devi! You are as the vast ocean
whose depth is immeasurable. Sages like Valmiki were
aware of this and did not venture to dive in to the
ocean. Where they stood on the shore, I ventured  to
dive in and attempted to scale the depth. But, I could
not reach the sea-bed and came back up from the
depths. Both the Lord and His consort are amused at my
attempt and smile teasingly. In spite of this teasing,
because I made them laugh, even though I attempted the
impossible, you must protect me. 

It does not apply to Swamy Desikan; it is more apt for
meâ?¦ They [and you all] laughed at adiyEn's attempts.
But I take them as Your enjoyment and will continue to
do the same. 

ozivil kaalamellaam udanaay manni,
vazuvilaa adimai seyya vENdum_naam,
theziku ral_aru vitthiru vEngadatthu,
ezilkoL sOthi enthaithanthai
thanthaikkEâ?¦..[Thiruvaymozhi 3.3.1]

â?¦ padiyaay kidandhu un pavaLa vaay kaaNbaenâ?¦
[PerumAL Thirumozhi]

agala killEn iRaiyum'en
  RalarmEl mangai yuRaimaar_paa,
nigaril pugazhaay! ulagamoon
  Rudaiyaay! ennai aaLvaanE,
nigaril amarar munikkaNangaL
  virumpum thiruvENG kadaththaanE,
pugalon Rillaa adiyEnun
  adikkee zhamarndhu pugundhEnE. [Thirumaaymozhi
6.10.10]

vaeyEy poompozhilsoozh viraiaar ThiruvEnkatavaa!
naayaen vandhu adaindhaen adiyaenai aatkoNdaruLae..

Govindhaa! Govindhaa! Go....ovindhaa! 
Kavithaarkika simhaaya kalyaana guna saaline|
Srimathe Venkatesaya vedaantha guravennamaha|| 

Sri PadmaavathI samEtha Sri Srinivaasa ParabrahmaNE
namaha.. 

It could be completed due to limiltless grace of
asmadhAchAryan His Holiness Srimath PaRavakkOttai
Andavan Swami [who smilingly acknowledged adiyEn's
request for blessing this kaimkaryam and nodded]
Acharyan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam.. 
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsaanu dAsan


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