Dear SrEvaishNavites,
Smt.SumithrA VaradaRajan explains how Sri Thriumangai AzhwAr's dedications manifests itself. Does he falla the feet of devotees? or does he worship them with reverence.? This quesiton is answered here.
dAsan vanamamalai padmanabhan
Sri Parthasarathi
thunai SrimathE ramanujaya
Namaha Sri Vara Vara munayE
Namaha Sri vAnachala maha munayE
namaha ?tan sErai emperuman
tAl thozhuvAr kAnmin en talaimElArE? Why are azhvars called so? Because they are
deeply involved with bhagavan and immersed in his kalyana gunas. When they have such a great affinity
towards emperuman shouldn?t they place him on top of their heads. But Azhvars go one step higher. That is the difference between
Srivaishnavism and other philosophies.
According to our sampradayam charamOpayam is not surrendering to
emperuman but surrendering to the acharyan/bhagavatas. That is the prime essence of this
thirumozhi padhigam. Kaliyan elaborated the episode of poothanA
moksham in the very first paasuram and celebrated thiruchchErai emperuman for
doing such a leela. So emperuman
happily called kaliyan near him in order to place his divine feet on top of
azhvar?s head. ?thiruththuzhAi pOlEyum kowsthupam pOlEyum vummudaiya sparsam namakkinidhAyirAnindRadhu, vummudaiya thalaiyaikoduvArum nammudaiya kAlai vaikka? enna; engu vumakkozhiyAdhu, vaguthtavar kAlukku edam pOrumiththanai.? ?Like thiruththuzhAi (tulasi) and
kowsthupam I very much like the contact with you so bring your head so that I
can place my feet on your head? said the lord. Kaliyan promptly answered, ?Oh! My lord
there is no place for your feet on my head it is reserved for the
bhagavatas? ?tan sErai emperuman tAL thozhuvAr kAnmin en thalai
mElArE? Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE
sharaNam Adiyen ramanuja
dAsee Sumithra
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