vAzhak kaNDOAm- The Life Discovered
nAdAdha -VAdAdha malar
nAdAdha }
} malar----->vAzhak kaNDOAm
vADAdha }
SwAmi Nam AzhwAr in the first ThriuvAiMozhi talks of Supremacy of the Lord,
prescribed do-s and donts in the second, fainted on realising the saulabyam of
the EmperumAn, in third, sent ambassadors in the fourth, experiences The
Almighty's SEla guNam in the fifth and explains that worshipping HIm is the
simplest thing, in the sixth. In this he declares that a flower will do for
this divine purpose. ' ..purivadhuvum pugai,pUvEA' 1-6-1 of ThiruvAi-mOzhi.
Sri Thirumangai Mannan, who follows the footsteps of mARAn and goes on to
elucidate the teachings of parAnkusan, explains not only the efficacy of
worhsip with flowers but also goes on to narrate various flowers. That he
dedicates these to his beloved ThirukkuRunkudi nambi is well known.
'nArAr iNDai' The dense flower, the mullai in the kollai, the kuravu malar, the
scent of mountain flower all adorn this divya-dhEsam-s. Muster these as a
garland and place it fresh at the thiruvadi of Nambi, recommends Kaliyan.
Here comes the masterpiece in this regard.
'Go for the unique flower and submit it at the eternal flower' is Sri
Nam-AzhwAr's pAsuram. What is the unique flower and is there a flower which
never gets spoilt? Yes. The unique flower is ones 'jEVAthmA'-Athma pushpam- and
the eternal -blemishless flower is His Thiruvadi. Submit Your soul to
EmperumAn, is the prescripiton.
'nADAdha malar nADi nAdORum nArANanthan-vADAdha malaraDik kEzh vaikkava
vagukkinRu--" 1-4-9;
This is what kaliyan did. No sooner he entered ThirukkuRunkudi he realised the
joy in this divya-dhEsam. He ultimately settled down there. Apparantly, the
Almighty had salvaged his soul there and he spent the rest of his life, as if
this is Thiru-nAdu.
What a Great thing. Despite pirATTi around, the Lord settles in his mind. A
great grace '..ThirumAmagaLaip peRRum ..en nenjidam kOil koNdA pEAr aruLALan.."
9-5-10; Periya ThiruMozhi.
What is Great life for one? The retrieval of our soul from the wordly
attachments and eternal kainkaryam at His divine feet. Thirumangai mannan fell
at vadivazhagiya nambi and lives there eternally and worhsips the Lord in place
of swAmi nAm-AzhwAr -Thiruvadi thozhal in adhyayana utsavam. The final journey
towards parama-padham is on granting vision to kaliyan who leaves this world
permanently having the vision of Nambi-malai nambi.
That Nambi had indeed elevated Him and escalated him to exalted level is
crystal clear from the words "Hey SrEvaishNavites.Come on! See here. This is
life . This ThirukkuRunkudi has given the real vAzhvu'
and that is kaliyan for you having presented his jEvAthmA at the lotus feet of
ThirukkuRunkudi nambi proclaiming to one and all
'VAzhak kaNdoAm' 9-6-3; of Periya ThiruMozhi
vAzhak kaNDOam vandhu kANmin thoNdErgAL
rAmAnuja dAsan
vanamamalai padmanabhan
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