AchArya Hrdhayam SUthram
226-4
THE EIGHTH TEN
AzhwAr's qualtiies likened to
that of sEthAp pirAtti
"janma pAsam vittu AthvAram
ALum ALAr enRu parindhu anurUpanODEa amarndhu pirivil krupaNadhasaiyAgath
thuvarum sEthA guNangaLalEa prEthi vardithu"
AzhwAr's qualities/characteristics in
different circumstances are likened to sEthAp pirAtti.
What are these
circumstances?
When sEthAp pirAtti left mithilA after
wedding sri rAmA,she never thought of mithilApuri. Similarly, AzhwAr never
had the smell of the worldly attachments after having surrendered unto the
divine feet of the Lord Almighty.
sEthAp pirAtti on seeing the beauty
of sri rAmA, made mangaLA sAsanam.Likewise,Azhwar appreciated the beauty of the
Lord and in fact became very compassionate towards Him.
However, after seeing the valour of sri
rAmA sEthA pirAtti fear arising out of His beatuy was allayed. Similiarly,
having recalled about His valiant deeds AzhwAr fear was also
eradicated.
When sEthAp pirAtt was separated from sri
rAmA, sEthAp pirAtti reached a stage where even the most compassionless would
become symaptetic. Akin to this, AzhwAr when being separated from the Lord,
AzhwAr yearning for Him, was looking in all directions, his eyes becoming sore
and mouth dry, calling again and again evoking symathy from one and
all.
Thus, sEthA pirAtti's characteristics
and AzhwAr's are likened.
pAsuram-s:
"pAdham adaivadhan
pAsathAlEa maRRa van pAsangaL muRRa vittu"--8-2-11-->The attachments
other than the Lord
are completely left
out.
"ALum ALAr Azhiyum
sangum sumappAr thAm, vALum villum koNdu pin selvAr maRRu
illai"-->8-3-3--> Oh! the Lord do not have
anbody to take the bow and spear and follow Him.What a pity, He has to take the
burden Himself. The soft physique of the Lord will get affected" is
AzhwAr's feelings.
"vAr kadAvaruvi"
the thiru voi mozhi 8-4--> lists out the valiant deeds of the Lord Almighty.
The vanqusihing of kamsA, the demolition of wrestlers, the conquer of the
elephant, the deed of churning the ocean, the rescuing and measuring the earth
etc. These deeds allayed the fears of AzhwAr and settled with peace of mind and
enjoyed the Lord with peace of mind.
'kANa vArAi enRu kaNNum
vAyum thuvarndhu"--8-5-2--> AzhwAr reached a state where even the most
compassionless would become sympathetic. The mouth became dry and eyes sore. he
was looking in all the directions of the Lord. Even when he saw the crowd of
clouds it would remind him of the Lord.
Thus all these features are drawn parallel
with that of sEthAp pirAtti
AzhwAr's
qualtiies likened to that of sEthAp pirAtti
(to be continued)
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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