SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, In line with Sage Parasara?s Sa dhisathu bhagawaan asEsha pumsaam- and in order to fulfil the same, this AzhwAr who is Prapanna jana santhAna kootasthar- blessed us with the most divine and wondreful verses with clear truth on Tattva traya, Hitha purushaarthams in a language understood even by common masses so that all can be immensely benefitted; and in those works (prabandhams), in every verse touches upon the Lord Sriman Narayanan alone and associated with Him; even losing his heart, mind on the unparalleled Sriman Narayana- the Most beautiful Purushan- Purusha utthaman and enchant the reciters? and listener?s hearts much more times that the purANAs themselves; and even blessed the prabandhams of other AzhwArs as well through Sriman Nathamuni- how merciful and most compassionate is our SrI SatakOpa muni- SRI NAMMAZHWAR- enjoys Sri UttamUr Swamy in his commentary. maatha pithaa yuvathayas thanayaa vibhuthi: sarvam yadhEva niyamEna mathanva-yaanaam, aathyasya na: kulabhthEr vagu-Laabhi-raamam sreemath thathanGgari-yugalam praNa-maami moortha-naa. For my vamsam [lineage], the pair of feet which always are the Mother, Father, the spouses, the children; the wealth, the bhOgyam (pleasure); those feet of our Kula pathi Sri NammAzhwAr, wearing magizha maalai (garland of magizha flowers).. I prostrate to those lotus feet. I reverently bow down my head to the Feet of the Kula Pathi [Srivaishnava Kula pathi] SrI SaTakOpar- NammAzhwAr- that are enchanting with the vakula flower garland therein [offered in worship to his feet] and which are eternally our Father, Mother, spouses, son, wealth and everything to everyone of my Srivaishnava community.. Mother takes care of us sacrificing all her pleasures.. moonRu bhuvanatthu porul muRRUm kodutthu yEnRa vazhipaadhu iyaRRidinum en thaay oru naaL vaLartthathaRkku iyaiayAvE... says one tamil poet .. Even if one pays back the three worlds at the feet of one?s mother, it does not equate to one day of her taking care of us.. so great are they. Father takes us in his arms, teaches us, disciplines us..in our childhood. During youth and later, the spouse takes care of us like the mother and father and is loving, caring .. At old age and even after death, the children pave the way for alleviating pains (with pithru tharpaNam..) Sri NammAzhwAr stood in all these places as bandhus and bhOgam as well for my lineage (meaning right from nathamuni- janma vamsam and vidhyA vamsam). He is our Kula pathi (Srivaishnava kula pathi) for having initiated and blessed my grand father Sri Nathamuni with jnAnam and also with the unparalleled his Thiruvaymozhi and also other AzhwAr?s pasurams the entire 4000. He performed Prapatti at the Lord?s Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan?s lotus feet [agalagillEn iEaium enRu] and showed SrIman nAThamuni the path of Saranagathi and instructed him for passing to the vamsam. He [SrI NammAzhwAr] is thus the prapanna jana santhAna kUTashthar. Every Acharya for having taught many sishyas various sampradaic granthas and initiated could become Kulapathi in due course. The first and foremost among them is our NammAzhwAr and His lotus feet are to be worshipped. I bow down to is feet. What is so great about his feet? VibhEsshaNan, Gajendran, Lakshmanan et al are blessed with the SrI prefix to their names due to their kaimkarya SrI and they longed for Bhagavad Kaimkaryam. Our NammAzhwAr too longed and languished for the same; Ozhivil kaalamellAm udanaay manni vazhuvilaa adimai seyya vENdum naam? says AzhwAr.. Going to Dhivya Desams alone should be one?s wealth ? AzhwAr says: eyythiLaippadhan munnam adaiminO? ; Thus he blessed us with very many verses; The Lord Adhipiraan being pleased with his verse, blessed NammAzhwAr with the makizh maalai [vakuLa maalai] that He had worn for his chest; and sishyas and devotees of NammAzhwAr seeing this, followed suit, and offered garland of vakuLa flowers at the feet of NammAzhwAr; Thus the feet ? wearing magizha maalai (garland of magizha flowers).. I prostrate to those lotus feet. I had bowed down to SrI nAThamuni first; Now I bow down to the feet of NammAzhwAr with maanasa, vachaka, kaayika prostration and hence is termed as praNAmams. For AzhwAr, the mother, father, spouse, and everything is KaNNan; [uNNum sORu, parugum neer, thinnum veRRilai ellAm kaNNan] and for us his feet are the same? all sukhams are in these feet; the immersing in AzhwAr alone is enough for us; Not even that; just immerse yourself in His Feet; that is adequate. Because His feet are none other than the Acharyas from SrIman nAthamuni? Ya yEva[AzhwAr who]- was not mentioned by Sri Alavandhar; yadhEva ? was mentioned in the verse- that which is- i.e. the feet alone is referred to in this verse. His CharaNam alone is SaraNam for us; In the temples, the Lord?s lotus feet are to be addressed as SrI SaTAri [Sri SatakOpam- i.e. NammAzhwar]. During the period of Alavandhar, NammAzhwAr dhivya mangala vigraham had vakuLa maalai at his feet and were worshipped - it is told... Alavandhar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo Narayana dAsan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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