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SrI:

 Dear Sri  KaLLazhagar  BhakthAs :

 AdiyEn will continue with the anubhavam of the remaining
 five AzhwAr MangaLAsAsanams on ThirumAlirumchOlai Azhagar .

 ANDAL's Bridegroom ( MaNALan )
 ***********************************
 In her first Koodal Izhaitthal paasuram on the Lord of ThirumAlirumchOlai ,
 Andal salutes the DevadEvan Lord worshipped by the bhAgyasAlis with
 clear Jn~Anam as:

 " TeLLiyAr Palar thozhum DEvanAr
   VaLLal MaalirumchOlai MaNALanAr "

 She recoignizes Her Lord as the most generous One and
 identifies with Him as the One who is going to wed Her .

 After this mangaLAsAsanam , She describes the morning scenes
 at ThirumAlirumchOlai and offers Her worship to the Lord . The Paasurams
 offering 100 TaDA akkAravadisil and the promise to multiply that offering
 are embedded in this 9th Thirumozhi of NaacchiyAr .

 It was the rainy season , when ANDAL arrived at ThirumAlirumchOlai .
 the IndhirakOpam insects ( Pattu PoocchikaL) were swarming the hills
 displaying their pleasing red hue. The whole hill side was like a sheet of
 soft red bed spread . Andal thinks about the mighty shoulders of the Lord
 Sundarabaahu , who churned the milky ocean and got MahA Lakshmi
 as a reward    . Andal states that She is caught up in the net of the
Lord's  soundharyam and wonders whether She can escape from
that net .  She sees the the white Mullai flowers on the creepers growing on
the  mountain  sides and imagines that those white flowers are laughing
at Her helpless  state . She sees the bluish hued flowes (KaruviLai
MalarkaL)
and that  reminds Her of the Lord's bluish-black hue and asks them to give
Her some  signs of hope in Her battle to win over Her Lord .

 Andal now comes across Kuyils , peacocks , KaakaNAm Flowers ,
 KaLA Fruits and KaayAm Poo . Their bluish black hues reminds Her
 of Her Lord's color ( dark rainy season cloud) and complains to them
 for torturing Her through their colors .

 Next , ANDAL comes across the beautiful red lotus blossoming in
 the ponds at this dhivya dEsam . She sees the honey bees flying around
 performing Hari Nama Sankeerthanam . Her mind is stirred up about
 the union with Her Lord on seeing these beautiful vasthus .She asks them
 to give their comforting words to Her as She experiences the sorrow of
 seperation form Her  lord (YenakkOr SaraN SaaRRuminE ) .

 ANDAL now thinks of tempting the VeNNai Rasikan and adds Akkaaravadisil
 as a bonus to the One who has a penchant for sweet anubhavams and asks
 Him to come and get these samarpaNams (yERu ThiruvudayAn ivai koLLumkolO) .
 In the next Paasuram , She raises the level of rewards and says that She
 will  multiply these offerings manyfold , if He appears before Her and
accepts  these offerings ( OnRu AayiramAhak-kodutthu pinnumALum
seyvan) .

 As ANDAL approaches Her Lord's sannidhi , She hears the singing of
 the Morning birds and takes those songs as announcements of Her Lord's
 impending arrival to Her side . She identifies their songs  with those of
 eulogies on VaDapathra Saayee of Her native SrivilliputthUr ( Solaimalai
 PerumAn - - - Aalinilaip-PerumAn Avan Vaarthai uraikkinRanavE ) .
 She now longs to hear the DankAram sound from His Saarngam bow and
 the auspicious dhvani from the Conch that He blows ( Thirumuhatthu
 Madutthu Oothiya Sankholiyum , Saarnga vill nANoliyum  talaippeyvathu
 yenRu kolO ?) . When will adiyEn hear those sounds indicating that He is
 on His way to unite with me ?

 She concludes this beautiful decad by assuring us that recitation of these
 ten paasurams of Hers about the Lord of ThriumAlirumchOlai will help us
reach
 the sacred feet of Sriman NaarAyaNan at Sri Vaikuntam and enjoy the bliss
 there with MukthAs and Nithya Sooris.

 BhUtham , Pey and Thirumangai's MangaLAsAsanams
 *******************************************************
 BhUtham and Pey AzhwArs have 3 Paasurams in which they
 offer their salutations to the Malai itself , where the Lord resides .
 Thirumangai has 33 Paasurams devoted to the Lord of ThirumAlirumchOlai.
 Thirumangai enjoys Lord  SundarabAhu as the Vaamana-Thrivikraman( PTM
 1.8.6).

 Kaliyan  includes chinthanai of  SundarabAhu in his Thiruvidaventhai ,
 ThiruppArthan PaLLiThirunaRayUr , ThirucchiRuppuliyUr , ThirunAgai (Twice)
,
 Orunall SuRRam Paasurams( PTM 10.1) , Viraha Paasurams ( PTM 11.3.8)
 where ParakAla Naayaki says : " ManjuRu MaalirumchOlai ninRa MaNALanAr ,
 nenjam niRai koNDu pOyinAr ninaihinRilar". He thinks of ThirumAlirumchOlai
,
 where honey bees fly from one point to another and states that the eyes
 that do not have the soubhAgyam of seeing the Lord there are worthless.

In the third Paasuram of ThirukkurumthANDakam , Kaliyan records his
worship of " SolaimEya Maindhan " . In his SiRiya Thirumadal , Kaliyan
salutes the Malai of the Lord as " SeerArum MaalirumchOlai " .  AzhwAr's
admiration for the Lord of ThirumAlirumchOlai swells up in Periya
Thirumadal: " Mannanai MaalirumchOlai MaNALanai " ulahariya Urvan nAnn
-- -- manniya poompeNNai madal ". ParakAla Naayaki threatens the Lord
here of shaming Him before the world , if He does not respond to
Her prayerful request .

Swamy NammAzhwar's aanandhAnubhavam at ThirumAlirumchOlai
************************************************************************
Swamy NammAzhvAr enjoyed the Lord of ThirumAlirumchOlai thru
FOURTY SIX exquisite , anubhavam laden paasurams ( ThiruvAimozhi/TVM :
2.10: KiLaroLi iLamai keduvathan munnam ,  TVM: 3.1: MudicchOthiyAi Unathu
MuhacchOthi malarnthathuvO? , TVM 3.2: Munneer Jn~Alam padaittha vemmuhil
VaNNanE -- -- , TVM 10.7: Sencholl KavikAL - - - and the final paasuram ,
where AzhwAr acknowledges the Lord of ThirumAlirumchOlai entering and
pervading his nenjam and the consequent amruth a Aanandha anubhavam :
TVM 10.8.6).

KiLaroLi Pasurams(TVM : 2.10)
*********************************
ThirumAlirum ChOlai is recognized by the AzhwAr as the Southern Thirumalai.
He resorts as aasrayaNam the Thirumalai itself according to Swamy
AaLavanthAr.

Here AzhwAr instructs us that the Lord is anubhava bhOgyan, UpEyan (goal and
Parama PurushArTam ). In the earlier decad of "yemmA Veettu thiRamum , yenn
tanakku Unn thALiNayE  , AmmA - - -", AzhwAr instructed us on the
superiority of Kaimkaryam performed to please the Lord's ThiruvuLLam
even over seeking the phalan of Mukthi . AzhwAr is blessed with Kaimkarya
soubhAgyam and performs His SaraNAgathy at ThirumAlirumchOlai .
AzhwAr points out the imprtance of reaching ThirumAlirumchOlai
while we have strength in our bodies and serve Him there ,
where He resides eternally . AzhwAr lets us in on a secret
relating to the Lord : " Our Lord has no desire for offerings of
any kind ( including  akkAravadisil) unless it has the sparsam of
His devotees ( anukoola sparsa sambhandham) .

AzhwAr implores us to get to Azhagar Koil and perform Kaimkaryams to Him
there to get rid of our sins. AzhwAr reveals that Kaimkaryam to this Lord is
as sweet and delectable as the Moksha Sukham. AzhwAr  tells us that
the mere arrival at the hills of Azhagar is an efficacious and expedient
method to destroy our accumulated sins . AzhwAr counsels us to perform
PrathakshiNams and Kaimkaryamms to the Lord while we are in good
health to extirpate our paapams . Azhwar asks us to know that what
he blesses as UpadEsam is good for our salvation . He sums up his
upadEsam in this decad as : " The dhivya dEsam of Azhagar Koil should be
our goal ; reaching that dhivya dEsam is in itself the much -lauded goal--
the PurushArTam (bliss of union with Him ) .

TVM  3.1: MudicchOthiyAyi Unathu MuhacchOthi MalaarnthathuvO ?
********************************************************************
Until now , Swamy NammAzhwAr praised the Malai itself ( Tenn Thirumalai) .
Now , AzhwAr enjoys the dhivya soundharyam and KalyANa guNams of
Azhagar . He states that verbal descriptions of the Lord's soundharyam
is a futile exercise . He compares such efforts as being equal to a rustic
(unsophisticated) declaring that a precious gem is like an ordinary ,
worthless  pebble .

Now AzhwAr as the most compassionate AchAryan gets worried about
our lot as suffering Jeevans and asks Azhagar : " Should the world and
its beings go to dogs ?Should You see all these men sink and suffer ?
Pray tell me ". AzhwAr answers his own question and says with full
trust in the Lord : " That You will do anything to save and protct Your
devotee with a Motherly love is the one quality I cherish dearest - - -
My life is sustained by this proof of your aasritha-vaathsalyam
has secured".

TVM 3.2 : Munneer Jn~Alam padaittha Yemmuhil VaNnanE !
***************************************************************
AzhwAr experiences his insufficencies to enjoy the Lord's beauty
to the fullest at Azhagar Malai and suffers from Viraha taapam .
He begs the Lord to extend His sacred feet for him to hold on to
without seperating from them . My samsAric bonds are torturing me .
Please suggest a way of reaching You (sollAi yAnn Unnai sArvathOr
soozhcchiyE ) . Oh Lord ! Please come before me in flesh and blood
and rescue me cries out Swamy NammAzhwAr here .Please come here in
a casual manner , briefly sustain my fast-sinking hope of seeing You .
I do not have the requisite qualifications but do not ignore adiyEn asks
the AzhwAr in a state of despondency . He continues his appeal :
" Please reform me ; give me real meaning to my life . Tell me when
You plan to grant Your sacred feet as the redeeming  resort for me "
AzhwAr equates the sufferings associated with NarakAnubhavam
with the Bhagavath viraha vEdhanai ( the pain of seperation from
the Lord by a Jeevan ) .

TVM 10.7 : SenchoRkkavikAL ! Uyir KaatthAtccheymin ThirumAlirumchOlai
*****************************************************************************
Here , AzhwAr acknowledges that the great wizard of ThirumAlirumchOlai
entered into him , mingled with his heart and soul and devoured him body
and soul to His great joy. He has wiped out ME and Mine totally . He sang
thru me in His praise .He loves all that is mine.What is now His sweet will
for me  ?  He has taken His abode at near-by ThirumAlirumchOlai only
to inveigle me . He has elected me to sing of Him because of this prEmai
for me . Oh Lord ! You have such an emotive feeling for all that is mine .
Please do me a favor . Please stop your attachment to this despicable body
of mine. " May my body and life wane and pass off . Permit it please ! .
Please  remove the sufferings caused by attachment of the jeevan
with Moola Prakruthi and linked Mahath , ahankAram and manas . Please
put an end to the impact of all of the above and efface them out of me
now".

The Lord responded affirmatively to AzhwAr's soulful request in
the fraction of a moment and with great pride and joy . Mahath ,
ahankAram , Manas -- all got destroyed in a trice .

TVM 10.8.1 & 6 : ThirumAlirum Solaimalai yenREn - -
******************************************************
AzhwAr is approaching the end of ThiruvAimozhi now.
He describes the mystery that happened to him :
" I only said ThirumAlirumchOlai . At once , as if I called
Him with particular devotion or real fervour , the Lord came and
entered my heart and sat tightly occupying all the space- - -
The Lord came  with His consort , MahA Lakshmi , to be of help in
commending us to Her Lord (TVM 10.8.1).

In the TVM 10.8.6 Paasuram , Swamy NammAzhwAr  says that
the Lord of ThirumAlirum chOlai relishes his heart as His preferred place of
residence . AzhwAr states that he enjoys the Lord's anantha kalyAna
guNams and those guNams are tangible to him now. AzhwAr  explains
that he is drinking the nectar of Bahgavath GuNAnubhavam and is
rejoicing . He concedes that his fortune is great indeed !

Thus ends Swamy NammAzhwAr's exquisite anubhavam of
ThirumAlirumchOlai EmperumAn .

Next , we will enjoy the anubhavam of Swamy KurEsar
of SundarabAhu PerumAl at ThirumAlirumchOlai .

KurEsar and Sri Sundara Baahu Sthavam
 ********************************************
 Swamy KurEsar's poorvALs were natives of ThirumAlirumchOlai
 before they migrated to the village of Kooram near Kaanchipuram.
 KurEsar refers to this link to MaalalankArar in the 76th SlOkam of
 Sri Sundara Baahu Sthavam :

 " MaamakAsccha gurava : ,  pruAdhanA: Sundaram VanamahIdhragam SrithA: "

 (Meaning ): Our ancestors ( AzhwArs and AchAryAs) from a very ancient time
 recieved the anugraham of Sundara Raajan thru their Prapatthi to Him .

 Swamy KurEsar stayed at ThirumAlirumchOlai , when the ChOLA king's
 (Krimi KaNDa ChOzhan's) harassment led to  AchArya RaamAnujA
 leaving for Melkote . KurEsar  stayed back at ThirumAlirumchOlai
 after he lost his eye sight due to  the cruelty of that ChOLa king .
 KurEsar got united with his AchAryan  at Kaanchi later .

 We will study the highlights of KurEsar's Sri SundarabAhu Sthavam next .

ThirumAlirum ChOlai ThirumAl ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V. Sadagopan






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