A serene mind with clear Conviction
kalangal illAp-pugazhAn Kaliyan
The Lord being ' the be all and end all' is the cornerstone of our philosophy.
AzhwArs- have highlihted this fact and elucidated by pUrvAchAryAs.
The fact of AzhwAr-s longing for the Almighty ,yearning for Him and devising
dubious methods like taking up maDal and resorting unsavoury means like
threatening with following other means -refer the ninth pAsuram of the 9-3-9 of
Thriumozhi - and so on has to be seen in the light of their emotions. Does it
not speak volumes of their mis-understanding of the concept or does it
categorically point to the fact that their minds indeed are fluctuating?
Indeed not. Their faith in Him is strong.Their conviction is rock solid. Then,
one may ask, why should they resort to such undesirable ways of reaching Him,.
In fact, these are not method of reaching Him but methods of survival while
desiring Him and assuaging the agony during the period of painful separation
from EmperumAn.
Never, had they resorted to any other means as svAmi nAm AzhwAr incisively
coins this is a few words 'en nAn seigEan' ThriuvAiMozhi 5-8;
Thriumangai AzhwAr who meticulously follows the footsteps of mARan cannot but
follow the same tenets and if someone feels that the survival instincts of
Azhwar gets transformed into dastardly acts and words, they at best can be
taken as manifestation of longingness for His presence rather than means to
attain Him.
In fact, even this degree of depression of the mind in being away from the
Lord, is hihgly commendable as this emotion does not catch one and all like
mortals like me.The bakthi pAravyasyam indicates the exalted position they are
in.This itself gives them the special status and fame
'pugazh'
Thirumangai Mannan himself reiterates this point in the final pAsuram of the
thrid thirumozhi
'kalangal illA pugazhAn kaliyan' 9-3-10 of Periya thriumzohi
And that is again Kaliyan for you.
dAsan
vanamamalai padmanabhan
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