Good Disease?
nOyatha vAzhvEA kuRaivaRRA selvam is the old tamil adage. The close english
equivalent is ' Health is wealth'.
This being so, can there be a good disease?
Yes, says svAmi Nam-AzvAr.
The disease of association with the Lord,,the eagerness, the yearning for the
Lord, the separation from EmperumAn leading to fainting of AzvAr and the
relatives trying to find out the reason and the thOzhi describing:
"This is the most desirable disease one can think of. This disease leads to
ultimate bliss, eternal happiness. When all our pUrvAchAryas looked for means
to acquire such a disease, how come you relatives are looking for ways to
remove such a disease. it is a good disase and one should go extra mile to
acquire this"
EDu: Kaik kUli koduthu koLLa vEANdum nOi.
All other diseases are as a result of karmic effects. Sufferings and agony are
the characteristics.
This disease is as a result of God's Grace. Therefore, the most desired one.
'thErpArai yAm ini enganam nAdudhum annai mEr OrppAl iv voN nudhal
vuTha nan-nOi idhu thEARinOam' 4-6-1 of TiruvAimozhi;
The friends of AZvAr -thOzhi- clarify the postion and reiterate that this is a
welcome disease
therefore should we also not long for this
nan-nOi
dAsan
vanamamalai padmanabhan
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