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Alwar Emberumanar Jeer tiruvadigale saranam

Wholesome discussion resembles a court-case. During this process, 
occasionally even kids may step on to the dock to offer snippets of 
evidence. Greater minds may then assess the relevance and 
significance of such observations, as part of the evaluative process. 

The following are one such kid's observations in support of the case 
valorously presented by U.Ve. Velukkudi Krishnan swamin, TCA 
Venkatesan swamin, KS Venkat and Smt. Nappinnai- that the 
BhagavadGita and Gitacharyan were indeed beloved to our Azhwars:

A) Swamy Nammalvar sang but twelve pasurams to Swamy Ranganath [1], 
yet the depth and intensity of these is incomprehensibly great. 
Indeed, Sri Parasara Bhattar clarifies that (despite what a 
statistical analysis might suggest) the entire Tiruvaimozhi is 
dedicated to our Lord of Arangam. 
Similarly, one should not read too much into the relatively few 
references to BhagavadGita and Gitacharyan in the Azhwars' hymns. 
Numbers arent everything.

B) In seeking to impress upon us the exquisite Sausilya of the Lord, 
Sri Manavalamamunighal turned not only to the Vrndavan Krishna so 
often associated with the Azhwars, but also to Gitacharyan-
Parthasarathi. Commenting on Sri Pillai Lokacharya's explanation 
of "maam" in the Charamsloka, Sri Manavalamamunighal says:

"When He says "me (maam)", this points to His form as a charioteer, 
standing with whip held in his holy hands in order to prod and drive 
the horses, the reins held tight in order to turn them right and 
left and stop them, His holy hair made dusty from the dirt raised by 
the army, standing without any covering on His Holy head, and with 
His feet adorned by small bells hanging beneath the chariot, as 
described by Nammazhwar, "The tinkling feet of the Lord who drove the 
chariot" (TVM 3.6.10)" [2]. 


Adiyen
S. Ramanujadasan

notes:
[1] Eleven pasurams are in ThiruvAimozhi 7 cenctum, 2 decad; one 
pasuram is Thiruviruttham, 28th Paasuram.
[2] Sri Manavalamamunighal's commentary on Mumuksuppadi of Sri Pillai 
Lokacharya, choornai 218, tran. P. Mumme





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