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SrImathE Gopaladseika mahadesikaya nama:
Dear Sri Muralidhar Swamin

What a wonder anubhavam and sharing! Please allow me
to share this with everyone else on the greatness of
ThiruppANAzhwAr.
Thanks again. 
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan
--- Rangaswamy Muralidhar Civ AFRL/SNHE
<Muralidhar.Rangaswamy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sri:
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> SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha,
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> 
> Dear Sriman Madhavakkannan Swamin,
> 
>  
> 
> Thank you very much for sharing a superb narrative
> on Sri Tiruppan Azhwar's magnificent tribute
> contained in 10 verses. Kindly permit adiyen to
> share the following reflections on this nectarine
> outpouring of the Azhwar. 
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> 
> This is the shortest of the 24 Dhivya Prabandhams,
> while ranking among the sweetest. Indeed if one
> desires an example of get rich quick, this is it.
> The Azhwar sang only 10 verses but attained the
> highest benefit of union with the Lotus Feet of Lord
> Ranganatha. This is one of two prabandhams that
> contain the title in the opening line (KaNNinum
> SiruthAmbu being the other). The structure of this
> Prabandham has been commented upon by Mahavidwan
> Paramapadavasi, U.Ve. Sri Mukkur
> Lakshminarasimhachariar Swamin as: "The opening
> three verses commence with the aksharams of
> PraNavam. The next three verses glorify the Padhukas
> (Shatari Soori/Swami NammAzhwar)". The last verse
> embeds the essence of Gayathri Saman. U.Ve. Sri D.
> Ramaswamy Ayyangar Swamin notes that the Prabandham
> commences and ends with the eye (KaNNinuL
> ukkinranadhE and amudhinai kanda kangal). 
> 
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> 
> The Azhwar's choice of words in itself is an act of
> marvel. For example the tribute commences with the
> aksharam "a" and the first three verses correspond
> to the aksharams of PraNavam. Why is this? A denotes
> auspiciousness all around. Being Vaidikas, we may
> begin our quest of references in support of this
> fact with the Parama PramANam, i.e., the Vedas. An
> examination of the Rg Samhita and Sama Samhita
> reveals that they commence with "agnimILE
> purOhitham" and "agna AyahivIthayE", respectively, 
> providing a ringing endorsement of the
> auspiciousness of the aksharam "a". Furthermore, "a"
> is the opening aksharam of PraNavam, which
> unequivocally proclaims the supremacy of Lord
> Narayana. The Upanishad section of the Veda
> proclaims "yadh vEdhAthO svara prOthO vedAnthE cha
> pratiShTitha:" ([PraNavam which proclaims the
> supremacy of Lord Narayana] that by which all Vedic
> recitation is commenced and that which is the
> support of all Vedantha [Upanishads]). Next if we
> turn our attention to the Brahma sUtras (aphorisms
> that expound on the Upanishadic messages), the
> opening Sutram is "AthAthO Brahma jignyAsa" (May we
> begin our enquiry of Brahman) commences with the
> Aksharam "a". An examination of Narada's Bhakti
> Sutras reveals that it commences with the line
> "anivachanIyam Bhakthi svarUpam" lending further
> testimony to the loftiness of the aksharam "a". Next
> let us ask ourselves if the Lord Himself has
> declared his fondness for this aksharam. The answer
> is apparent in the 11th Chapter of the
> Bhagavad-Gita, where Lord Krishna asserts
> "aksharANAm akArOsmi" (among the aksharas I denote
> "a").  Also "a" is the vowel of the Devanagari
> alphabet, without which no consonant can exist.
> Recognizing these facts and the alluding to the
> Truth that the Lord is the supporter from inside as
> well as outside for everything in the universe, the
> Azhwar commences his tribute with the aksharam "a".
> For the above reasons, "a" is called ViShNor
> aksharam. Following the lead of the Azhwar, Sri
> Ramanujacharya commences his Sri Bhashyam with the
> tribute "akhila Bhuvana janma". Swami Desikan
> adheres verbatim to the dicturm "mElayAr seyvanagal"
> and commences four of his Stotrams with the aksharam
> "a" i.e., Garuda Panchasat, aBhIthi Sthavam, nyAsa
> dashakam, and Bhagavad DhyAna sOpanam in which Swami
> Desikan enjoys an anuBhavam of Lord Ranganatha from
> Foot to Eye much in the spirit of the Azhwar's
> tribute.  
> 
>  
> 
> Next, the importance of the Lord's Feet can be
> understood from the Purusha Sooktham Rk "padhOsya
> vishvABhUthAni tripAdhasyAmruthan dhivI". The Lord
> Himself declares his fondness for the Feet by lying
> as VadapathrashAyi on the waters of PraLaya and
> sucking at His toes enjoying the mahima of His Feet
> as He contemplates the next cycle of creation. The
> Taittriya and AitarEya BrahmaNa declare that the
> Brahma Ananda AnuBhava rasa flourished at the third
> Foot of Trivikrama. This is also referred to in the
> Anandavalli section of the Taittriya Upanishad as
> rasO vai saha. 
> 
> Furthermore, this is the only angam of the Lord that
> is pristinely pure (for example the navel bears a
> lotus which houses Brahma). Aidhiham has it that
> Rudran performed SharaNagati at the hand of
> Emperuman. However, the Feet bear unadulterated
> contact with Lord Narayana and is therefore sought
> after by ParamaIkanthin Prapannas. Thanks again for
> your outstanding post, which sparked these
> reflections in adiyen.
> 
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> 
> Namo Narayana,
> 
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> 
> SriMuralidhara Dasan
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