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 Swami: 
  
In respect of this pasuram, I was told that the 
"Pullu" is a metphor for a Guru who will give to his deciple only so much as he 
can swallow and digest. 
Dasan 
D Bala sundaram 
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Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 11:48 
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Subject: [Oppiliappan] RE: [ramanuja] 
Born Genius Sri parasara Bhattar 
  Sri: Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:
  --- Gunaseelan V 
<gunav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote: > ... and if you see all the > conversations between 
our > Nanjeeyar and Bhattar, it was so great , like > Nanjeeyar 
will ask normal > doubts as neechan like Adiyen can think about 
and > our Bhattar will give > fitting reply which will clear all 
doubts and with a > stich of humour also..
  This is indeed true. 
The interaction of Bhattar with Nanjeeyar gave raise to many 
outstanding explanations and ideas. Nanjeeyar was a great disciple - one 
who was not afraid to question his acharya on many issues. And Bhattar 
was adept at answering them. One can probably  record a book on all 
their interactions and it would make great reading and provide 
grand insights into our sampradhayam.
  One such episode came to 
adiyEn's mind and I will share it with the bhAgavatas.
  Once Bhattar 
was doing an upanyasam on Periya Thirumozhi and was talking about the 
pasurams on Pullambhuthankudi. Specifically, he was talking about 
pasuram 5.1.2 which ends as
  paLLachcheRuvilkayalugaLap 
pazhanakkazhaniyathanuLpOy puLLuppiLLaikkiraithEdum 
puLLampoothankudithAnE
  Here Azhvar is describing the natural beuaty 
of this divyadesam. There is a ditch next to the fields which is filled 
with water and many fish are moving about. Here a bird is watching 
and searching for a fish for its young. Such is the natural abundance of 
this place. At this point Nanjeeyar asked Bhattar "ugaLAdhiruppa 
thEduvAnEn?" That is, if there are so many fish moving about, why would 
the bird have to search? Bhattar replied: "Since the place was rich in 
water and food, all  the fish had grown to a large size - so large 
that they were barely able to move about. So, the bird should not have 
to search for food - if it was looking for food for itself. But as it was 
looking for food for its young (piLLaikku irai), it wanted some small 
fish to feed them. That's why it was searching".
  It is said by our 
acharyas there was none to ask questions like Nanjeeyar and that therewas 
none to answer them like Bhattar.
  Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar 
Thiruvadigale Sharanam adiyEn madhurakavi 
dAsan
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