Sri Parthasarathi thunai Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha Srimad Vara Vara MunayE namaha Sri Vanachala mahA munayE
namaha Dear
Bhagavatas, Though the marghazhi
month, in which andal sang 30 paasurams of thiruppavai and underwent marghazhi
nombu has come to an end this year, adiyen humbly requests the permission of all
bhagavatas to give me more time to continue with this series of posting as
adiyen was unable to post many days due to other commitments and dhanur masa
utsavams. In the seventh paasuram, “keesu keesendru” Andal wakes up a
bhagavata stri, who is filled with bhagavat vishaya jnanam (knowledge) but has
forgotten the same. How to decide
whether one is having deep involvement in bhagavat vishayam or
not? “bhagavat vishayaththilE
meyyE ruchi vundendru erukkaiyAvadhu – bhAgavathargalai kandAl vugakkumendru
kAnum” A person who has real involvement in bhagavat
vishayam feels elated in the presence of another bhagavata. Bhagavatanubhavam cannot be done all
alone. Satsangam is very important
for enjoying the divine kalyana gunas of emperuman. Sri Krishna says, “bhodhayantha
parasparam” as the quality of his bhakthas. Knowing all these well the gopi inside
has not joined the ghosti outside since she has been carried away by her mental
concentration on the divine kalyana gunas of Sri krishna. How can you do it all alone? We want
your presence with us so that our ghosti will get a special brightness, says
Andal. First she calls her as “pEy penne” But the gopi inside enjoys
bhagavatas scolding her and hence didn’t react. So now understanding her mind andal
calls her “nAyanka pen pillAi” This is the difference between bhagavatas and
lowkikas. Lowkikas who run after
lowkika pleasures react when some one touches their ego and feel very happy when
someone praises them and calls them their leader. But bhagavatas always love to be the
servants of other bhagavatas “adiyArkku adiyAr” “thondar thondar thondar thondan
sadakOpan”. So the gopi inside
jumped out of bed on hearing the others call her as the leader. ‘Am I not your servant why do you call
me your master?’ Andal replies, “Oh! Probably that is why you haven’t joined us
even after we sang the praise of our lord.
Hearing about kEsavan shouldn’t you run to do mangalasasanams to that
divine lord? “nArayanan moorthi kEsavanai pAdavum
nee kEttE kidaththiyO dEsamudaiyAi tira?" (To be
continued) Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE
sharaNam Adiyen ramanuja dAsee Sumithra Varadarajan azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam Yahoo! Groups Links
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