SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama: Dearest all, Let us conclude the 4th decad of azhwAr?s verses on ThiruvEnkatam. A brilliant set of verses. 111th verse today? manniyathaN saaral vadavENG kataththaanRan ponniyalum sEvatikaL kaaNpaan purinthiRaiNYchi konnavilum koorvEl kulasE karansonna panniyan^ool thamizhvallaar paangaaya paththargaLE Kulasekara - The king who has mastered the art of conquering the enemies with his sharp spear, has sung this ten With an intense desire to see, enjoy the golden hued, red lotus most beautiful feet of Lord who has shown himself so gracefully on the mountain of ThiruvEnkatam, where the soft, chill drizzles of water falls sprinkle everywhere. Those who have recited these ten [or read these translations] would be blessed by the Lord to be well-ripened devotees [paangaaya patthargaLE]. KualsekarAzhwAr mentions in his phala sruthi that those who recite these ten would be great bhakthas. They will be ripened ,well qualified, deemed fit to perform kaimkaryam that pleases the Lord most. He means to say that the reciters would not have to seek as AzhwAr sought asking from fish, stork, etc. The Lord Himself would grant them what is the best. Commentators enjoyed. AzhwAr had beautifully sought for various sthaavara jangama births (none moving and moving beings] in the mountain of ThiruvEnkatam. This is also stated by Sri Azhagiya ManavaLa perumAL Naayanaar [as narrated in Sri Velukkudi Krishnan upanyasam]- based on ?Let me be born as anything in ThiruvEnkatam.? Aniya oora punaiya Adiyum podiyum pada Parvatha bhavanangaLilE yEdhEnum onRaauy janikka vENum. Aniya- AdhisEshan kaimkaryam... As bed, as seat... As His sandals [seNraal kudaiyaam, irundhaal singaasanammam; ninRaam maravadiyaam] Oora- Riding on Garuda Punaiya- to be worn as garland (be a garland) on the divine chest of the Lord. The flowers go to the corpses; some go to dust; some are blessed to reach the Lord?s dhivya mangaLa vigraham. Adiyum podiyum pada- The dust at the feet should touch us. When Kutti Krishnan jumped into the pond to dance on Kaalingan head, from the kadhamba tree Hence the kadhama tree is so blessed to have got the dust from His Lotus Feet. [Thirumangai AzhwAr addresses Mahaa bhali as Kaamaruseer avuNan- the asura who is desired after [be me] as his head was touched by the Lord Himself] parvatha bhavanangaLil- In the mountains where the Lord resides, and in the palaces of His or the residences of Bhaagawathaas? Let me be blessed to be born there as ANYTHING. Sri Alavandhaar also mentions that he would rather be an insect in the residence of a Bhaagawatha [Sthothra Rathnam] thava daasya sukhaika sanginaam bhavanEshu asthu api keeta janma mE idharaavasathEshu maa sma bhoodh api mE janma chathurmukhAthmanaa [55] Please bless me to be born as even a small worm at the thirumaaLigai (house) of Bhaagawatha-Paramaikaanthin-who are devoted only at Your Lotus Feet and enjoy only the Lotus Feet of Yours; may I be born so. BUT PLEASE DO NOT let me be born even as the Chathur mukha brahmA [the four faced Brahmaa] in the residence of those who do not consider themselves as devotees of Yours. The Bhaagawathaas- are grander and more glorious than even the rivers like Ganges, Cauveri, etc. The fruits of taking holy baths in the sacred rivers- are perhaps the association with Bhaagawathaas. The white cloth gets its colour when other colours join the same; similarly, the sathsangam makes one shine like gold and be resplendent with Bhakthi for the Lord. Hencethere should be nithya vaasam (permanent residence) in the ThirumaaLigai (residence) of Bhaagawathaas. Instead of being born as human beings and then have association with the Bhaagawathas and then leave them due to some reason, it is even better to be born as worm in the residence of Bhaagawathas- thereby there is no chance or avenue to even go out of the house.Even if it gets crushed inadvertently by Bhagawathas, it is even grander to die there. During its short life, there will be at time occasional kataaksham at those worms by those Bhagawaathas. That itself is enough. Pasur manushya pakshI vaa- they bless all beings with benevolent grace. Instead, even it is equal to the status of Chathur mukha Brahmaa, OR even given a chance to rule this entire universe as Brahmaa (four faced one) it is still lowly and will do no good to Athma vichaaram. Also brahmaa?s life is so long, one needs to suffer and suffer and suffer with samsaaric affliction. What is the use of education, wealth, power, fame- when there is no devotion for Bhagawaan, no detachment (vairAgyam) etc? KulasEkarAzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo Narayana dAsan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! 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