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AchArya Hrdhayam - sUthram 220 Contd.
Second Ten Contd.

Continuing on the second ten of thiru-voi-mozhi it was noted that the Lord who 
is the cause of all the worlds and souls, blessed AzhwAr with knowledge who 
desired for mOksham and nithya sUri ghOshti. AzhwAr became crestfallen on not 
getting this. The Lord poured His affection on Him which flowed down to 
generations of AzhwAr's sambhandhi-s. However, when the Lord tried to grant 
salvation, AzhwAr rejected on the grounds that it should be for His sake and 
not for the sake of AzhwAr and he always requested for His divine feet, thus 
underlining the nature of both. Further, It was seen that those qualities which 
go to establish the supremacy -parathvam-namely, sagala pala prathathva, 
kAraNathva, shEsha sAyithva, sriyapathithva and saulabhyAdhigaL were seen in 
the thiru-voi-mozhi-s "thiNNan" and "aNaivadhu aravaNai". It was also observed 
that vision by arjunA and an utterance by shivA was shown as another instance 
which go to establish the supremacy of the Lord. The grief associated with this 
world; the happiness linked with the mOksham and the yield which is generally 
final, is right from the inception stage, is enunciated.
Further,


Text: "madhithup perukki, mUgzhi azhundhik, kEzhmai valam sUdhu seidhu, iLamai 
kedAmal seiyyum, kshEthra vAsa, sangErthanAnjali, pradhakshaNa gadhi, 
chinthanAthyangayukthamAkkugiRAr iraNdAm pathilEa"

Summary: The obstacles which hinder approaching Him are all mentioned and the 
underlying disadvantages are spelt out. The accumulated effecrts submerge 
inescapably one into this world.
In Contrast, at a young age, choosing a dhivya-dhEsam as one's abode, singing 
hymns in praise of Him, thinking of Him always are indeed soul's nature and 
appropriate to the means which is apposite.

The pAsuram
the key aspects covered in the' kiLar oLi iLami' thiru voi mozhi -2-10 are 
covered herein: Accordingly the donts are listed hereunder:

THE DONT'S 
"sadhir iLa madavAr thAzhchiyai madhithu" }
"thiRamudai valathAl thEvinai perukki" }
"valvinai mUzhgi" }
"naragu azhundhi" } The nature of the obstacles are listed out ;
"kEzhmai seidhu" } Beware, these are to be avoided.
"valam kazhithu" }
"sUdhenRu kaLavum sUdhum seidhu" }

THE DO'S

"mAl irunjOlai sArvadhu sadhiREA"----------------------------------> It is good 
to settle down in this dhivya-dhEsam-azhagar koil.
"pOdhavizh malaiyEa puguvadhu poruLEA"---------------------------> It is good 
to enter and settle down here.
"padhiyadhu YEathi"=============================>To apprecaite the greatness of 
this dhviya dhEsam;
"thozhak karudhuvadhEa"----------------------------------------------------> To 
worship;
"valam seidhu nALum maruvudhal vazhakkEa"--------------------> To do 
circusmsribe;
"neRi pada adhuvEa ninaivadhu nalamEA"--------------------------> To think of 
this as a method of worship.

All these are a part of worshipping Him is being stressed.


Second Ten Concluded: Thus,The Lord who is the creator of one and all blessed 
not only Azhwar but also His generations, essayed to grant mOksham which AzhwAr 
rejected on the grounds that it has to given for His sake and not for AzhwAr's. 
The request is always for His thiruvadi.
The qualities which go to establish the supremacy were also discussed. This was 
further strengthened by one utterance and a vision. Finally, the brief 
associated with this world and the greatness of the path and end is also 
emphasised.AzhwAr prescribes the do-s and dont-s for the souls by simple 
formula-Go to thirumAl irunjOlai, settle down there, appreciate and worship 
that dhivya dhEsam and Him, in this second ten- iraNdAm pathu.


(to be continued)
vanamamalai padmanabhan









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