avar emmai
ALvArEa, vaNangendhan mada/thUi nenjEa, avar engaL kula
dheivamEa.
This thiru-mozhi is
often quoted while discussion on 'bhAgavatha bhakthi"
or devotion towards the devotees. This is considered the ultimate of
devotion. Subservience towards the srEvaishNavites is subservience towards the
Lord. This is what thirumangai AzhwAr clearly indicates in the eighth ten, final
padhigam "vuRRadhum vun adiyArkklu-adimai-maRRellAm pEAsilum
-nin thiru ettezhuthum kaRRu.nAn.."
This utmost devotion
is demonstrated by kaliyan in this thiru-mozhi.
sri periya vAchAn
piLLai explains two important points in the introduction to this
thiru-mozhi.
In the first
thiru-mozhi AzhwAr mentions thiru-mandhiram and explains it. He follows it up by
surrendering unto the Lord at naimisAraNyam and
thiru-vEnkatam.
However, he suddenly
changes track here and talks about the devotees of the Lord rather than the
Lord. The aspect of devotion to the srEvaishNavites, is the essence of
thiru-mandhiram and our philosophy is emphasised. AzhwAr aptly mentions these
qualities in the pAsuram-s:avar-engaL kuladheivamEa, avar
emmai ALvArEa,thozhuvAi en thUi nenjEa,vaNangu endhan mada
nenjEa.
The definition of who
are the devotees is also given. Those devotees who are confounded by the
auspicious qualities of the Lord in the divya-dEsam-s. Those who do not realise
this value or the opposite of devotees or abhAgavathargaL"
'ivar-thAm bhAgavatharAga ninaithiruppadhu -vugandharuLina
nilangaLilEa nErmailEa EdupattiRukkum avargaLai. abhAgavatharAga
ninaithiruppadhu - anguthai vAsi aRiyAdhavargalai"
Accordingly, the
devotees are considered as the Lord's by AzhwAr and those against are
spurned.
Those who do not
think of the Lord are not to be thought by us. Those who think of the Lord are
those who will govern us.
Those who think of
the gnAnap-pirAn are our Masters-nAyakar-s.Those who celebrate Him are deities
of our clan.Those who follow non-vEdhic philosophies are to be spurned and so on
and so forth.
Why the dont-s: One can
understand highly appreciating and celebrating the bhAgavathars . Why should one
talk about abhAgavathar-s? Even if devotion towards bhAghavathar does not come
up, at least one should first try to avoid the abhAgavathar-s is the underlying
message from thirumangai mannan.
avar emmai
ALvArEa, vaNangendhan mada/thUi nenjEa, avar engaL kula
dheivamEa. (to be continued)
vanamamalai padmanabhan
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