SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, How can I Bless You to think of Me uninterruptedly? How is that possible? The diseases (karmic) associated with your body need to be there based on your karma and are sure to be hurdles for the contemplation on Me- Tells the Lord. If that?s the case, please bless me with Your unbounded Grace to destroy those diseases as well. viLvilaatha kaathalaal viLankupaatha pOthilvaiththu, uLLuvEna thoonan^Oyo zhikkumaathe zhikkun^eer, paLLimaaya panRiyaaya venRiveera, kunRinaal thuLLun^eerva rampuseytha thOnRalonRu sollidE. (102) Oh Most wonderful Lord! The One who reclines and has Yoga nithrA on the roaring Ocean! The Valorous One who took Huge Boar avathAram! The PurushOtthaman who built the bridge across the deep ocean! Mighty King! Please bless me the way to chase and drive away all the diseases associated with this sareera (due to the past karmas committed by me) from me- who is blessed to perform uninterrupted dhyAnam at this moment on Your most beautiful divine Lotus Feet- which are the most sweetest for me (ParamabhOgyam) As long as this body is there, there will be diseases associated with that due to various karmas committed by me and hence please destroy this body- is not the appropriate commentary of AzhwAr?s mind. It is most appropriate to say that AzhwAr prays to the Lord for removing and chasing away all the diseases alone from his body so that he can use the body parts and the mind to praise Him, prostrate at His feet and think of His Lotus feet. If he does that automatically the diseases will get burnt. AndAl also says: thoomalar thoovin thozhudhu vaayinaal paadi manatthinaal sindhikka, pOya pizhaiyum pugutharuvaan ninRanavum theeyinaal dhoosaagum.. By going to Him with pure heart (thooyOmaay vandhu) THOO MALAR THOOVI THOZHUDU, VAAYINAAL PAADI, MANATHINAAL SINDHIKKA Worship by body, Speech and Mind (Mano, Vak, Kaayam) [BhUmAdEvi was submerged in the ocean by an asura called Hiranyaksha. Lord Sriman nArAyana took the incarnation of a big boar (varAha avtaaram) and went into The ocean to uplift up BhUmAdevi. She was lifted up and made sit in the lap of the Lord. Still bhUmAdEvi was shivering. When the Lord asked her for the reason. She replied politely :" Oh! my nAthA! You have protected me. But still our children in the samsArA are helpless and suffering. They cannot practice the uninterrupted meditation in Bhakti yoga as preached by you in the vedas with their limited knowledge. So you must be kind enough to show them a simpler way to reach you" The Lord understood the affection of bhUmAdEvi towards her children and gave a fitting reply: The simplest way to reach me is in stable state of mind, [with all three organs of senses (karanam) viz. manas, vAk and kAyam (speech, action and thought)]-surrender to Me. Think only about him, act only for pUja [ArAdhana] to Him, and speak only in praise of Him. Immediately bhUmi piratti grasped this easy means of Saranagathi to reach the Lord and thought it fit to be preached to us in this samsAra. Thus came ThiruppAvai and this line in particular. Also remember PeriyAzhwAr pAsuram: neykudatthai.. here. [PTM- 5.2.1] Oh diseases! Who travel towards and enter into this body like the row of ants holding the pot of Ghee! Go out of this body and save yourself! (If you stay here any longer, you can survive). The Lord of Vedas (Veda piraanaar) along with Periya Piraatti, resides here in my heart cave and has reclined on the large AdhisEshan (meaning, He will not go; He is here to stay). Hereafter, no more old status (of your- diseases- staying in this body)); this Lord?s place (pattinan kaappE) is well protected. Thus when the Lord is there, automatically the diseases have to vacate their places. Thirumazhisai Piraan thiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo Narayana dAsan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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