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Title: Oppiliappan List Archive Nov 1996
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Dear BhakthAs of Sri NammAzxhwAr :

adiyEn will cover the references to Dayaa in AzhwAr"s
third decad of Thiruvaimozhi in this posting.

The third decad focuses on the fact that Sriman
NarAyaNan , the means and the goal ( Upaaya Upeyan )
makes Himself easily accessible to bhakthAs through
His Archa Avathaaram. Through His Archa rupam
( presence at Temples as Consecrated Vigraham ) and His
Subhaasrayam ( Subham+ Aasrayam = that which is auspicious
and is also within reach of meditation and enjoyment ) , permits
us to enjoy Him readily . This is part of His Daya. He knows that
His other states such as Param , Vyuham, Vibhavam and
Antharyaamitvam are not easily approachable by mere mortals
and hence out of His Daya and Anukampa for us He makes
Himself available to us as ArchA rupi . He descends as it were to
our plane of grasp and enjoyment .

Decad 3.3 and 3.6 are the sections that are connected to the
Dayaa aspect of the Lord .

Decad 3.3.1 ( OZHIVIL KAALAMELLAAM--) : The first Paasuram
starting with the words , "Ozhivil Kaalamellaam " is consideered
the life breath of Sri VaishNava Sampradhaayam . Pages and pages
can be written about it. This verse gets special attention from
Swami Desikan in the final chapter of Sri Rahasya Trya Saaram.
Swami Desikan concludes that those who respond to the Daya
initiative of the Lord (of Thiruvenkatam ) would be blessed with
" Sarva Desa , Sarva Kaala , Sarva Avasthochita , Sarva Vidha
Kaimkaryas to the Lord ".

Dr .V.N. Vedantha Desikan's translation of this magnificient
verse is as follows : " We, I , my heart , all my circle of people,
must go and stay close to the Lord of Thiruvenkatam and also
serve Him all the time , without any gap, without a flaw,
with no end in mind,except the service; the Lord who is of
beautiful and brilliant form and who is the father of even our
forefathers , to whom alone we are bound to be subservient ;
the Lord who has taken the abode in the hill resounding with
the voices, as if it were, that emanate from the falls and streams
that make the place lovely and livable . I would say that this is
the great goal of life that any one should cherish to uphold avidly
and unswervingly ."

In 3.3.3 (ANNal Mayan--) : Here Azhwaar salutes the literally
countless auspicious attributes of the Lord and hints that
it is His dayaa and Sowlabhyam that stand out and make
Him accessible to us readily .

In 3.3.4 ( Isan Vaanavarkku enban --) : Here Azhwaar points
out that the Lord's unique trait of making Himself readily
" accessible to the lowly and downtrodden , to the rustic
forester and the nomadic tribal---to which class I belong , having no
merit-- -with which He has shown a doting love on me ,
endearing me that way ----."

In 3.3.5 , Azhwaar praises the "simplicity and the
magnanimous grace " of the Lord of Thiruvenkatam
( the essence of Daya Sathakam ) and states that He
patiently stands on top of Thiruvenkatam hills waiting
for Prapannas , unmindful of the merits or demerits
of them. He is not satisfied even when a large number of
those sought His refuge are redeemed . He waits for more
to grant them the bliss of Moksham .

3.6.4 ( Vaimmin Num Manatthenru ) : Here , Azhwaar says
that the Lord of Thiruvenkatam will show His grace (Daya )
to us even when we are unable to maintain an unmotivated ,
spontaneous love for Him.

3.6.7 ( Yezhumaikkum Yenathaavikku --) : Here , Azhwaar
describes the Lord as His precious gem that nevertheless
condescends to the level of His dear ones due to his Daya
and Anukampa for them .

The two pointers that Swami Desikan gives us regarding
this decad are : (1) The Lord is Svecchaa Sevyakaaran
(The one who takes whatever form the Aasrithaas request )
and (2) Labhyaarcha Vibhavan ( The one who takes the form
requested by the Aasrithaas and then blesses them) . MaNavaaLa
Maamuni follows the line of thought of Swami Desikan and
concludes that among the five states in which the Lord exists
( Param, Vyuham, Vibhavam, Archaa and Antaryaami ) , He is
most readily accessible to us as Archaavatharan out of his
magnanimous Dayaa (grace) .

Azhwaar Thiruvadigaleh SaraNam

Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan







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