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THE TRUSTEESHIP

 

It is customary for Azhwar to conclude each Patthu with a Phalashruti?a list of benefits that await those who master the verses. We find, surprisingly, that Azhwar promises ephemeral rewards like untold riches, exalted existence as Emperors, the power to rule over worlds as Devas, etc.  (?Manni mannavaraai ulagu aandu maana ven kudai keezh magizhvaare?,  ?oli kadal soozh ulagu aalum umbar taame?) This puzzles us?why should Azhwar, who cares not for worldly pleasures, prescribe such trifling baubles as benefits for those who study his immortal verses?

 

The answer lies in Azhwar?s own life of distinction. He earned a lot and spent whatever he earned for Bhagavat, Bhaagavata Kainkaryam. Hence there is nothing wrong per se in possessing riches and occupying positions of distinction during our mundane lives, provided we always utilise the benefits of such office in the service of the Lord and His devotees. Any number of examples can be cited in this regard?Sri Kulasekhara Perumal, Sri Janaka Maharaja, Ambareesha Chakravartthy, and so on. Wealth and Power are detrimental only so long as we develop attachment to the same and consider them as personal rewards?once we realise these to be given to us in trust, for utilisation in the Lord?s service, they become mere instruments for Kainkaryam, ceasing to affect us detrimentally.  Hence Azhwar?s prescription of these apparently puerile benefits as reward for mastering his verses.

 

Srimate Sri LakshmiNrisimha divya paduka sevaka SrivanSatakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya nama:

dasan, sadagopan

 



azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam




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