THE SECRET BEHIND THE SMILE
PHILSOPHICAL SMILE
Emphaising the importance of following one's AchAryan, sri piLLai lOkAchAryAr
in his srE vachana bhUshaNam suggests that we should take refuge in the AzhwAr
who followed this aspect meticulously. Other Azhwars in fact, toed the Lord who
is swathanthran. Hence, whenevert He gave His divine vision/ encouraged, they
talked in glee. Whenever, He vanished or played hide and seek, they talked in
misery.
sri madhurakavigaL who took refuge in "nam-AzhwAr" as AchAryan and talked HIm
as His Lord, never had this problem. He explicitly told 'dhEvu maRRaRiyEan avan
pon adi meimayEa" in his kaNNi nun siruthAmbu.
Thus, the AzhwAr's prabhandham which transforms as per the fluctuating moods of
AzhwAr's due to separation from the Lord or happy when they are with the Lord
should not be taken as a premise.
sri madhurakavigaL whose steadfast devotion towards AchAryan and singleminded
pAsuram-s should in fact be taken as the premise for this purpose.
That is what is mentioned by piLLai lOkAchAryar when he says "we should take
madhurakavigaL's prabhandham as the guding beacon. He is the one who laughs at
them, as his means secured him unfluctutating fortunes"
sUthram 408:" vuNda pOdhu oru vArthaiyum, vuNNAdha pOdhu oru vArthaiyum
solluvar pathu pEar vuNdiREa; avargaL pAsuram koNdanRu ivvartham
aRudhiyiduvadhu.
409:" avargaLai pArhtuch sirithiruppAr oruvar vuNdiRea; avar pAsuram koNdu
ivvartham aRudhiyidak kadavOam"
Here, to emphasise the importance of taking refuge in AchAryan in preference to
the Lord, the words "avaraip pArthu sirippAr oruvar vuNdiRea" is menitioned.
This is philosophical than literal.
That is the secret behind the philoshopical smile.
vanamamalai padmanabhan
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