AchArya Hrdhyam suthram
224
The Sixth Ten
Contd
Lord divine feet as the means- AzhwAr
leads by example.
"piNakkaRath
thodangi vEdhap puNidha irudhi sonna sAthyOpAya sravaNa sasOja sadhAyErkku
'thandhanan maRRoar kaLai kaN ilam, pugundhEan' enRu svachithOpAya nishtyaiyai
vukthi anushtAnangaLAlEa kAttugiRAr ARAm pathilEA"
Summary:
AzhwAr preached right from the pAsuram "piNakkaRa" to "vEdhap puNidha irukkai"
exhorting deep devotion and the fact of the bhakthi yOga not fit for
srEvaishNavic soul as a means. Those , who feel for this are blessed by
the Lord by offering His divine feet as the only refuge for AzhwAr. AzhwAr
accepting this exhibits what he has preched earlier --> The divine feet as
the means -- in this sixth ten--ARAm pathu.
What was AzhwAr's preaching earlier . "vaNakkudai thava neRi vazhi ninRu " emphasises to select
the appropriate means to reach Him. The pAsuram -"vEdhap
puNidha irukkai nAvil koNdu gnAna vidhi pizhaiAmEa achudhan thannai mEavith
thozhudhu vuiminErgaL" stressing that bhakthi yOgam does not only call
for impeccable procedures and meticulous following but also does not
behove the basic nature of the soul.
The Lord offers His feet as the refuge which AzhwAr
accepts and surrenders unto His divine feet completely in -thiru malai- dhivya
dhEsam - demonstrating incisively the pUrvArtham of
dhvyam.
'The charaNAgathi' at His feet is what AzhwAr
had preached earlier, as seen above, which is aptly practised here is
demonstrated in practice-practising what one
preaches.
pAsuram-s: AzhwAr preached to sift the
means and follow the right one.
"vaNakkudaith thava neRi vazhi
ninRu, puRa neRi kaLai kattu"---> thiru voi mozhi 1-3-5----> Leave
other paths of attaining Him. Follow the path of extreme devotion is Sri Lord
krishNA's sermon
"mEavith thozhudhu vuimenErgaL, vEdhap
puNidha irukkai, nAvil koNdu achuthan thannai gnAna vidhi
pizhaiAmEA.."
Worhsip Him with good-vEdham-s like purusha sUktham
which proclaim His qualities. Follow the path of devotion impeccably-gnAna vidhi
pizhaiyAmEa. Follow the prescriptions as laid down
meticulously.
The Edu vyAkyAnam for gnAna-vidhi-pizhaiyAmEa " gnanamAgiRadhu-gnAna vishEshamAna bhakthiyai.
bhakthipalAthkruthamAna kriyaigaLil onRum
kuRaiyAmEa"
It is imperative from the aformentioned facts, that
this path not only calls for perfect procedural following but also does not
behove the very nature of soul.
The thiru voi mozhi which preaches in the sixth ten is
"nal guravum' -thiru viNNagar pAsuram-s. What does it say?
"thandhanan than thAL
nizhalEa" 6-3-9 , the Lord offering His divine feet
and
AzhwAr declaring "thiru viNNagar
mannu pirAn kaLai kaN ilam kANmingaLEA" 6-3-10- procaliming that The
oppiliappan's divine feet is the only refuge.
and in fact following this up with actual practical
act of total surrender unto the feet of thiru
vEnkatamudaiy
An
"adik kEzh amarndhu pugundhEanEa'
6-10-10
It may thus be observed that this surrender has been
essayed in three dhivya-dhEsam-s earlier -vAna mA malai -
5-7,
thiruk kudanthai-5-8 and thiru valla vAzh -5-9 and in
vibhavam -piRandhavARum 5-10. This culminated into ultimate surrender at the
thirumalai thiru-vEnkatakumdaiyAn's holy feet - A milestone
indeed.
Lord divine feet as the means- AzhwAr
leads by example.
(to be continued
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