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Dear bhAgavatAs,
Ten alwars took birth to sing in praise of Sriman nArAyana. Madhurakavi alwar
and Andal were for bhAgavata/acArya abhimAnam. Again, IrAmAnusa nUtrandAdi is
also on bhAgavata/acArya abhimAnam. You would note a difference between the
other prabandhams and the two on acArya namely kanninuN sirutAmbu and IrAmAnusa
nUtrandAdi.

When we surrender before bhagavAn, there is a doubt in our mind whether he would
accept us or not. However great he was bharata saraNAgati did not fructify.
However mean he was, guha saraNAgati was fruitful. We cannot decide whether
we would be treated as bharata or guha. It is totally dependant on HIS wish.
All the alwars who were longing for his communion lamented for years without
his darsan. So where are we before them ? This problem arises due to the 
unquestionable
svAtantryam of bhagavAn.

Pillai lOkacArya in SV bhUshanam says , to overcome this one has to resort to
acArya abhimAnam. This assures us of the result. 

Now the difference between saraNAgati and acArya abhimAnam is evident in the
divine songs of alwars. It is only the songs in kanninuN sirutAmbu and IrAmAnusa
nUtrandAdi which have a unique characteristic. All the songs in these two divya
prabandhams end with "E" which reveals a certainty. For instance in KNS tAmbu
nAvukkE, tirivanE, nanmaiyE, nambiyE,....kANminE. In I NUtrandAdi - nAmangalE,
pEriyalvE, iyalvutannE,....inpuraVe, angAlpaduttE, pUmannavE etc. Why is this
feature predominant in these two only. This also due to the meter they have
sung in. The letter "E" in tamil stands for certainty (avadhAraNam). The poets
of these two only are certain and confident of the results. Not the others.
This stands as a testimony of acArya abhimanams supremacy over saraNAgati. 


There is one other feature. All the verbs used for anugraham or reaching alwar,
in KNStAmbu are in past tense. inbameidinEn,mEvinEn, pAthi arulinAn, nenjuL
niruttinAn. Other alwars mostly use future tense representing a request- arulAi,
kANa vArAi.. etc. They are yet to see the result.BhagavAn always keeps them
guessing. But for madhurakavi alwar,before he could request he got the result
without any waiting period. 

Pillai lokAcAryar tiruvadigaLE saranam
madhurakavi Alwar tiruvadigaLE saranam
tiruvarangattu amudanAr tiruvadigaLE saranam



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