The PeriyAzvAr
Thirumozhi
PeriAzvAr comes to be known as PeriyAzvAr
because of His overwhelming concern for EmpeurmAn's Welfare.
Sri MAmunikAL in his upadesa RethinamAlai
attributes this name to the extreme concern- pongum
parivu- for EmperumAn.
This lifeline of extreme concern runs
right from ThiruppallaNDu through PeriyAzvAr Thirumozhi.
The concern for welfare naturally combines
into YasodhAs role for PeriyAzvAr and he cherishes and relishes sri krshNAs
pranks right from birth to each stage of growth of the divine
child.
This is termed as '
piLLaith thamizh ' in tamil literature.
Sri PeriyAzvAr's experience does not just
confine with piLLaith thamizh, but the relationship with ANDAL being her foster
father and the separation from her at a later stage makes him very
philosophical.
The later stages of Sri KrshNA's life of
being charioteer for the pANdAVAs, the demolition of asuras are all embedded in
the pAsuram-s on divya desam-s namely ThirumAlirumsOlai, Thiruvarangam,
ThriukOshtiyUr and Thirumalai are to be studied to be enjoyed and
learnt.
The SrivaishNavic tenets are poured in
these pasuram-s and are a treat to understand and grasp.
The import of this of course is simple to
observe but difficult to follow.
Glimpses of Sri PeriyAzvAr's devotion
towards Sri Rama can be seen in the Thirumozhi
neRindha karumkuzhal mAdavAr nin adiyEan
viNNapam where Sri RamAyanam is given to us in a platter as a simple capsule, a
sweet coated one containing sugar and honey.
The poetic prowess of Sri PeriyAzvAr can
be observed from his several verses of piLLaith thamizh one of which
contian
andhAdhi also.His down to earth examples
are excellent and a must prescripiton for connoisseurs of tamil, literature and
devotion.
The fact that PeriyAzvAr is associated
with Sri KrshNA and His pranks is known but the
greatness of The thirumozhi lies not only
in this but also in his unique thoughts of our SrivaishNavic faith and great
thinking.
Sri PiLLai lOKachAryAR in
SrivachabhUshaNam brings this fact to the fore, and places him in a high
pedestal in the context of mangaLA sAsanam and Sri MAmunikaL therefore
declares ThiruppallANDu as singular work
of devotion
'vuNDOA ThirupallANDukku
oppadhOAr kalai thAn..'
It would be sacrilege to even think of
covering The greatness of the work in a few write ups.
It would be injustice not just to the
AZvAr but to the commentators as well.
Let us try to mutually exchange few of his
ideas among ourselves in the days to come
dasan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org
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