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AchArya Hrdhayam -219 contd.

The Lord graced AzhwAr by His voluntary Grace and settled in Azhwar's mind. 
AzhwAr appreciated his mind for this and cherished the qualities of the Lord. 
He started counselling the fellow souls regarding the do-s and dont-s and gave 
thirumandhiram's essential elements to them.

Further, 
"..i.eLidhAga avadharithu, ii. pizhaigaLai sahithu, iii.puraiARak 
kalandhu,iv.alpa sandhushtanAi, v.amrudhamE aushadhamAkki..."
Summary:
Such a great Lord is easily accessible. He does not take cognizance to our 
mistakes while approaching Him. He mixes us with us totally.He is very happy 
and satisfied with even small things offered to Him with sincerity. This whole 
process of approaching Him itself is the remedy for the samsAram whcih is akin 
to converting the nectar into medicine-amrudham becoming aushadham.
These are thus seen in the third to seventh padhigam of first pathu of 
thiru-voi-mozhi.


The pAsuram-s which show us these qualities are:

i."eLidhAga avadharithu"----> the 3rd padhigham--> "pathudai adiyavarku 
eLiyavan" deals entirely with this aspect. For instance, "pal piRappil eLivarum 
iyalvinan" 1-3-2; The Lord's saulabhyam-easy accessibility is emphasised. He 
incarnates and is easily approchable.=saulabhyam

ii."pizhaigaLai sahithu"-----> the 4th padhigam--> When surrendering unto Him 
He does not attributes weightage to our mistakes; "en pizhaithAL thiruvadi in 
thagavinukku " 1-4-7 -poRai;

iii. "purai aRak kalandhu"--->the 5th padhigam-->Not only that He condones our 
mistakes but even when the soul tries to drift-off considering ones 
inferiority, the Lord freely mixes with them. " dhisaigaL ellAm thiruvaidyAl 
thAyOn thAn vuruvanEa" 1-5-3;sElam;

iv."alpa-sandhustanAi"----> the 6th padhigam---> For all this what does He 
require in quid-pro-quo?
Nothing. He is satisfied with whatever little offered to Him. 
alpa-sandhustan.-"purivadhuvum pugai pUvEA" 1-6-1.

v."amrudhamEA aushadham Akki"---> the 7th padhigam--> He being approached is 
the sweetest nectar i.e. amrudham. This itself is the panacea for the cycle of 
rebirths. -->aushadham.---> "thUya amudhaip parugip parugi en mAyap piRavi 
mayarvaruthEanEa" 1-7-3.

note: the quotes from the achArya hrdhayam text are given in red. The 
thiru-voi-mozhip padhigam-s are given in pink. the thiru-voi-mozhi quotes are 
given in italics and the auspicious quality of the Lord experienced by AzhwAr 
are given in blue, for easy identification purpose.

(to be continued)
vanamamalai padmanabhan


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