SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, Description of Vibhava avathArams is just completed by AzhwAr. When AzhwAr enjoyed KaNNan ? dark hued one- who killed Kamsa, he started longing for seeing and enjoying His dhivya mangaLa vigraham. In all yugas, the Lord has different colour of His ThirumEni (Dhivya mangaLa vigraham) ? says PramANam (saasthrAs). AzhwAr remembered them and describes in this verse. kruthE ShuklasChathurbAhu: thrEtHAyAm rakthavarOsou; dhvAparE bhagawaan ShyAm; kalow krishNam thvishaptha krishNam ? etc- says saasthrAs. Due to time factor and in order to show distinction between them, He shows Himself in different colours; However for Kaliyuga, He shows Himself in His true colour i.e. dark colour and hence KaNNan appeared in that colur which natural to His form due to His sowlabhyam. Still the world does not want to see Him as the Lord. He is so near; yet they don?t see Him- AzhwAr feels bad. paalineermai semponeermai paasiyin pasumpuRam, pOlum neermai poRpudai thadatthu vaNdu viNdulaa neelaneermai yenRivai niRainthakaalam naangumaay, maalineermai vaiyakam maRaitthathenna neermaiyE? (44) In the four yugAs (kaalam naangum) [EmperumAn?s- Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan?s]- like the nature as the milk; like the reddish gold; like greenish moss [paasi]; like the nature of the most beautiful dark karuneydhal flower found in the cool pond- blue hued dark one; such wonderful forms and nature (sowseelyam- accessible nature) ? You possess in these YugAs and have tremendous unbounded limitless affection and vaathsalyam for Your devotees. Still the world is not able to see the guNa vishEsham (Your most auspicious attributes). That is also Your wonder and leelA to hide the same from the world! What is that quality! ? wonders AzhwAr. White, red, green and black- that?s not the way what AzhwAr enlisted. He mentions milk, gold, moss, and karuneydhal flower objects because He is most enjoyable and Parama bhOgyam like the sweet milk; most valuable (invaluable) like the gold; cool and serene like moss; and most beautiful like the karuneydhal flower and thus AzhwAr enlists the guNas of beauty, fragrance, nature, and His sweetness in one stroke and His ThirumEni is the combination of all of these- says AzhwAr. Paasi- moss is not green everywhere- at some places it is dirty is not green; hence AzhwAr says external greenish like moss- paasiyin pasum PURAM pOlum.. poRpudai- Gold- most beautiful; and hence good for the mind.. (manatthukkiniyaan). Thadatthu- cool; and also pond (hence cool for the whole Body, heart and spirit) vaNdu viNdulaa- the flowere where bees flock, drinking honey and hum joyously; Thus Parama bhAgawathAs assemble and flock Him singing His praise- which itself is ParamabhOgyam like Himself. Thus the tongue, (milk), the touch (pond), the ears (listening to bees); the eyes (seeing the karuneydhal flower) the nose (fragrance of His- with the same flower); He is Sarva gandha; Sarva Rasa: He is the Greatest personification of enjoyment; Parama bhOgya SwarUpi; He needs to be enjoyed with all five organs ? enjoys AzhwAr in this wonderful Rupa vailakshaNyam description. AzhwAr does not mention niRam (colour); instead He says ? neermai. Hence along with the colour one should enjoy His other most wonderful qualities; Vaiyagam maRaitthadhu- Though He shows Himself in such wonderful forms, attributes and sowlabhyam, still the world does not see His sowseelyam and His lordship due to the enormous dhurguNAs of its accrued over the ages due to our own karma vaasanaas. Thus, He does not let Himself and His beauty be enjoyed by others and though they see, they are not able to describe to others as they forget soon due to karma vasanas. yavanikA mAyA jaganmOhinI.. is the mopst famous line. It is His maayai. Thus few are like asurars and are not able to appreciate His gunAs- worries AzhwAr. Thus when he mentions that vaiyagam- world- he means only those who are not able to enjoy Him thus. Thirumazhisai Piraan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo Narayana dAsan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/XUWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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