AchArya Hrhdayam pathAm pathu sUthram 228-3 padhinettu nAdan It was seen earlier that the Lord makes shelter and food for the soul on its final path, after having shown the "archirAdhi" for the departed souls. The Lord being rAmA and krishNA had in fact actually shown the way to several souls. sri azahgia maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr lists out these into 18 categories and in fact terms the Lord as "padhinettu nAdan" "dhayaradham peRRa, kOvalanAgaiyAlEa, 1. vEDan; 2. vEDuvachi; 3. pakshi; 4. kurangu; 5. sarAsaram; 6. idaichi; 7. idaiyar; 8. thayirth thAzhi; 9. kUni; 10. mAlA kArar; 11. piNa virundhu; 12. vENdadisil ittavar; 13. avan magan; 14. avan thambi; 15. Anai; 16. aravam; 17. maRaiALan; 18 peRRa maindhan AgiRa padhinettu nAdan perunkUttam nadathumAthanai vazhith thuNai Akki" padhinettu nAdan (to be continued) vanamamalai padmanabhan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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