Sri
Parthasarathi thunai Paasuram-11 ?vAzhththugavAi kAngakaN kEtkasevi makudam thAzhththi vaNangumingal
thaNmalarAl-soozhiththa thuzhAimannu neeNmudiyen thollaimAl
thannai vazhAvaNkai koopi
madhiththu.? In this
paasuram azhvar instructs others to divert the sense organs that are provided for the
purpose of service towards that holy lord who is so easily attainable by one and
all. (vAzhththugavAi) ?sA jihvA yA harim stowthi? That which sings the praise of hari is regarded as tongue (?nA?). So praise him with that tongue, the sole purpose of the tongue?s existence being singing his greatness. (kAnga kaN)
We have two eyes, For What? Emperuman blessed us with two eyes to enjoy his
divya mangala roopam. So see the
lord with your eyes. (kEtka sevi)
Our ears have been provided to listen to his greatness and hence listen to the
talk about his kalyana gunas, the greatness of his namas and also about his
sEshtithangal (divine acts). (makudam
thAzhththi vaNangumingal) Our head
is bound to bow before the almighty.
So use the head provided to show your gratitude towards the
lord. (vaNangumingal thaNmalarAl) While you go to prostrate the divine lord,
don?t go with open hand. Take some
divine flowers that will create coolness to the divine thirumeni of emperuman
and fall to his feet. (malarAl) There is no
restriction on which flower you have to take for his pooja. Whichever flower is available you can
take it for the lord provided you take the same with devotion and deep love
towards him. ?kallAr thuzhAyum
kaNavalarum koovalaiyum mullAr mulariyum Ambalum kaNdakkAl? When ever you see
any flower imagine how it would be if it is adorned by the divine lord and take
it to his sannadhi with love. GeethAcharyan declares with his own words, ?pathram
pushpam palam thOyam yO mE bhakthyA prayachchathiI tathaham bhakthyupahrutham asnAmi
prayadhAthmana:? [Whether it
is a leaf, or a flower, or a fruit, or just water if a person gives me the same
with bhakthi I accept the same given to me with clean heart and love with great
happiness.] Azhvar says,
?purivadhuvum pugai poovE?. Next azhvar
says about the lord so as to invoke us to prostrate in his divine
feet. (soozhththa
thuzhAi mannu) Adorning the thulasi garland is the greatest identification to
the supreme lord (sarvAdhikan), as the lord always likes adorning the same. (thuzhAi
mannu neeNmudi) ?thOlinai mElum nanmArbinmElum sudarmudimElum thAliNaimElum
punaindha thaNNanthuzhAiyudaiyammAn?.
?NeeNmudi? indicates to the divine crown of emperuman, the sarva lOka
nAyakan (king of kings) ?AdirAjyam
adhikam bhuvanAnAm eesa! thE pisunayan kila mowli:? ?
kooraththAzhvan. (en thollai
mAl thannai) the one who is being
praised by me. Another
identification for the Adipurushan sarvEshvaran is being the one who is
prostrated by thirumazhisai Azhvar. mAl- periyOn
(respectable person, elderly person, superior) Or the one who has had a special
love towards me from the time adiyen was filled with the darkness of ignorance
(mAl-anban) (vazhA vaN
kai koopi) without any change fold your charitable hands. ?vudArAs sarva A-vaiththE? says the
geethAcharyan in his bhagavat geetha [those who prostrate me these people are
filled with generosity (vudArargal)].
Whether they fall to his feet for money or happiness it doesn?t matter,
emperuman feels happy that atleast for that they fall to his feet rather than
going at the back of other sudhra devatas and common
people. (thollaimAl
thannai madhiththu vaNangumingal) Think about the lord with the mind given to
meditate on him and then fall to his feet.
PeriyavAchan pillai in his commentary says, ?sarvEshvaranudaiya
thirunAmaththai mArAmal ninaiththu? so fall to his feet with the meditation
and utterance of divine names of bhagavan. (makudam
thAzhththi vanaNgumingal) leave all your ahankara mamakAras and fall to his
feet. Due to your ego and pride
your head is heavy like being crowned so prostrate the lord leaving your entire
ego. The rishis
explain the purpose of the sense organs as follows: ?vichiththrA
dEhasampaththi EswarAya nivEdhithum I poorvamEva kruthA brahman hasthapAdhAdhi
samyudhA II? and the mudal azhvars repeat the same
as ?vAyavanai
alladhu vAzhththAdhu kaiyulagam thAyavanai alladhu thAm
thozhA-pEymulainanju vooNAga vundAn vuruvodu
pErallAl kAnAkaN kElA
sevi?. (To
be continued) Azhvar
emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam Adiyen
ramanuja dAsee
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