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            tri-mUrti in tiruvAimozhi ? Part 12. 

3.6.4 (25):

        vaimmin num manattu enRu yAn uraikkinRa mAyavan SIrmaiyai
        emmanOrgaL uraippadu en, adu niRka; nADorum vAnavar
        tammai ALum avanum nAn-muganum SaDai muDi aNNalum
        SemmaiyAl avan pAda pa'nkayam Sindittu Ettit tirivarE.

AzhvAr tells us that we do not have to just take the words of those 
like him who are solely dedicated to the worship of Lord vishNu 
without any other benefit in mind.  His advise to us that we should 
always meditate on the mAyavan ? kaNNan, who is full of infinite 
saulabhyam and sauSIlyam, can be construed by some of us to be biased 
advice from a person biased towards Him (pakshapAtam).  So AzhvAr 
asks us to put his words aside, but at least look at the example set 
by the likes of indra, brahmA and rudra.  Since the likes of us are 
interested in various benefits along the lines of dharma, artha, and 
kAma, instead of solely moksha, AzhvAr asks us to just follow the 
lead of of indra, rudra and brahmA, who are also interested in other 
benefits like us, and follow their lead at least.  They worship His 
Lotus Feet day and night for getting whatever powers they want, 
appearing as if they are devoted to Him with no other interest in 
mind.  They worship Him because they want to hold on to the powers 
that they have, and they worship Him for relief from any problems 
they get into.  

Sindittu, Etti, tirivarE ? They not only meditate on Him, but they 
praise Him through their words (nAt tazhumba ? till their tongues 
start getting scars); tirivar ? they roam around singing His praise.  
This refers to the worship of bhagavAn by the three with their 
thought, word and deed (mano, vAk, kAyam), all involved in His 
worship.  The parattvam, saulabhyam and sauSIlyam of emperumAn are 
such that even the likes of brahmA, rudra dn indra, who consider 
themselves supreme deities sometimes, have no hesitation worshipping 
Him with such intense devotion.

The idea here is that bhagavAn's sauSIlyam is such that He is not 
just accessible to the likes of ananya prayojana-s like AzhvAr who 
worship Him with single-minded devotion which is the end in itself 
for them, but He is also equally accessible to the likes or brahmA, 
rudra and indra who worship Him for the purpose of holding on to 
their powers, and for protection from any difficulties that they are 
unable to handle.  If He is accessible for worship to the likes of 
indra, brahmA and rudra who worship Him for benefits, there is no 
doubt whatsoever about His easy accessibility to those who worship 
Him with single-minded devotion, with no other benefit in mind.  

SIrmai ? greatness, fame.  This fame is two-fold.  He is well known 
for His infinite kalyANa guNa-s, His great acts of kindness to His 
devotees, the protection He gives them at all times, etc.  He is also 
well known because of His Supremacy or Lordship over every thing ? 
His parattvam, as evidenced by the worship offered by the likes of 
brahmA, rudra and indra, who consider themselves supreme deities at 
times.  They nonetheless have their powers only because He has given 
them those powers, and they worship Him just to retain those powers.

-       vaimmin num manattu vaittu enRu ? My advice to you to 
meditate on emperumAn
-       yAn uraikkinRa mAyavan SIrmaiyai ? and my emphasis on the 
saulabhyam and sauSIlyam of this emperumAn
-       emmanOrgaL uraippadu en ? Coming from the likes of me may not 
be good enough for you.
-       adu niRka ? So you don't have to take my word for it.
-       vAnavar tammai ALum avanum ? indra who rules over all the 
deva-s
-       nAnmuganum ? the four-faced brahmA
-       SaDai muDi aNNaLum ? and rudra with the knotted hair
-       SemmaiyAl ? with intense devotion
-       avan pAda pa'ngayam nAL torum Sindittu ? They meditate on His 
Lotus Feet intensely without interruption
-       Ettit tirivarE ? They worship Him uninterruptedly in all 
their activities.

(So if you don't follow my lead, at least follow the lead of the 
likes of brahmA, rudra and indra).

-       Sindittu, Etti, tirivarE ? refers to their worship of the 
Lord with their thought, word and deed.  They meditate on Him 
(Sindittu), and this overflows into words (Etti), and they roam 
around as if this is their only job (tirivarE).

-       SaDai muDi aNNal ? refers to rudra as the great 
bhAgavatottama who worshipped bhagavAn and attained some great 
powers.  SuDar muDi aNNal refers to emperumAn, while SaDai muDi aNNal 
refers to rudra.  

It is not that brahmA, rudra and indra worship Lord vishNu only when 
they are in difficulty and need relief.  For example, indra worships 
Him even when he is ruling over all the deva-s, just to retain his 
power to rule over them in the future.  Thus, emperumAn does not only 
give benefit to those who don't have any other benefit except His 
Lotus Feet as their objective (such as nammAzhvAr), but He also gives 
benefits to those who have other material benefits in mind.  

Through his choice of the phrase "amarAdhISa cintya a'nghri padmAm" 
in his tAtparya ratnAvaLi for emphasizing the spirit of this pASuram, 
svAmi deSikan reminds us that bhagavAn is One with a Divine tiru 
mEni ? divya ma'ngala vigraham, and we should worship His Lotus Feet 
associated with this tirumEni.  We should worship His Lotus Feet 
single-mindedly, with our thought, word and deed dedicated to His 
worship (semmaiyAl avan pAda pa'nkayam Sindittu Etti tiri).  om 
amarAdhISa cintya a'nghri padma tanave namaH.  

-dAsan kRshNamAcAryan

-To be continued.







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