SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, How do you think that you may have qualifications for other means (other than Saranagati ? Prapatti)? AzhwAr explains: Had I thought so or had I known, I would not have sought from Supreme Lordship to tell me one upAyam.. Hence please bless me the same. maRamthuRanthu vaNYchamaaRRi yaimpulan_ka Laasaiyum thuRanthu,nin_ka NaasaiyEtho darnthun^inRa naayinEn, piRanthiRanthu pEridarchchu zhikkaNinRu neenkumaa, maRanthidaathu maRRenekku maaya!nalka veNdumE. (98) Controlling and avoiding anger, removing the pretension [posing as if good- deceitful- kapaTa dhaari]; getting rid of the strong pulls and traps of sense (karmEndriyas] and thereby seeking subject desires of the senses; holding onto only Your Lotus feet for very many births, [I have been blessed to be] born in this lowliest birth of this one; and at the end of this life (after death), please bless a way for me to escape the turbulent swift swirls of deep, huge sorrows (of further more births), Oh Ascharya bhUthanE!- Most wonderful and mysterious Lord! When someone takes up bhakti yoga and practices the same, then he should have performed Karma yoga (and perhaps jnAna yoga) for various earlier births, avoiding anger; focusing his mind, action and speech on the same One- namely the Lord (and not each one doing its own contradicting each other- and be a great actor showing and talking to the outside world as if he is a jnAni, anushtAthA while he does completely opposite or thinks wrongly inside;); Controlling the five sense- not going or running behind the sensual desires and let the senses go where they would like to; All desires were kept and are kept only on Your most beautiful divine Lotus Feet and nothing else; and being like that even adiyEn is able to realize [due to Your grace] and in spite of that, adiyEn is born [is brought up] in this lowliest caste in this birth [due to which I am not able to continue my bhakti yoga due to varnAsrama dharma] and feel unfortunate and remorseful for that. I am not able to enhance and let the bhakti yoga continue in this lowly birth. I can not firmly say that adiyEn can perform this bhakti yoga in next births as it is very much possible that adiyEn can get even lowlier births as insects, animals, plants, trees, etc.. I am very much scared that adiyEn will get caught in swirl whirl pools of very many lowest births and will be beyond redemption. Please bless me without forgetting me- a way to get rid of such whirl pools (either with my accrued bhakti yoga- which is not completed or some other sort). When a person realizes his self through the discipline or Karma yoga (and jnAna yoga), he becomes qualified for bhakti yoga. Karma yoga is the performance of a particular karma that is possible for him, without having the attachment of kartrutva and phala and sambandha along with the performance of the ordained duties, namely Nithya, naimitthika karma, with the essenitial knowledge of jeevan and Paraman. jnAna yoga is the unceasing remembrance of the essential nature of the jeevathman who is different and distinct from the matter and who is also the sareera of Paramathman by virtue of being supported, ruled over and used for His own purpose invariably. Thus jnAna yoga is the rfeclection upon the pure nature of Jeevan and not the dhyAnam of Paramathman which is bhakti yoga. One gets qualified for bhakti yoga, only when he realizes that he is sehsa bhUtha (servant) to the Lord. Thus bhakti yoga is the continuous loving devoted remembrance of the essential nature, divine form, kalyANa gunAs of the Lord and His glories. This verse- and next two verses- AzhwAr clearly mentions that he was a yogi before and based on that Sri UttamUr Swamy attempts to write his commentary in such a way that it synchronizes with AzhwAr?s flow of thoughts and his life. There is also other school of thought that AzhwAr declares his Akinchanyam alone here and pleads to the Lord for His blessing him. This meaning no doubt does make sense; But Sri UttamUr Swamy?s special commentary adds flavor and it is to be read also in conjunction with KulasekarAzhwAr pAsuram- (1.7) maRanthigazhum manamozhitthu vanjammaaRRi aimpulangaL adakki idar baaratthunbam thuRandhirumppozhudhEtthi yellaiyillAt thenneRikkaN nilaininRa thoNdaraana niRanthigazhum mAyOnai kaNdu yen kaNgaL neermalga yenRu kolO niRku naaLE? Second line talks about the anushtAna vailakshaNyam [practicing the daily duties required and mandated per saasthrAs which would be more meaningful for the thraivarnikars- namely Brahmins, Kshathriya and Vaisyars, and little bit on Sudras]; first line mentions being without any blemish (kuRRam aRRu irukkai) Thus Thirumazhisai AzhwAr is remorseful that he does not have the great birth [as not being born in any of four varnas] and does not have anushtAna vailakshaNyam [maRanthuRandhu] (due to his birth) and feels bad about it- referring KulasekarazhwAr Pasuram. [Same word maRanthUrandhu is the first word of this verse as well]. Though AzhwAr out of his naichyAnusandhaanam mentions all this, it is not to be forgotten that AzhwArs are basically avatars or reincarnation of NithyasUris (Lord?s paraphernalia). Also the sequence in which these verses have been sung by AzhwAr is enjoyed in such a way that the commentaries should follow orderliness and it is not just some random singing of AzhwAr. It is Sri UttamUr Swamy?s genius and Sri Periya Vacchaan Pillai?s great vyAkhyAnam that has helped us understand the sequence and the logic in the orderliness of these verses. Without these commentaries, our (dull heads) can naturally not follow any head or tail. It is Acharyas? grace that has made it possible. Thirumazhisai Piraan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. 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