FOOD FOR THE
LORD
aham annam aham
annam
If somebody thinks that fabulous items
running into varieites and numbers as food to be offered to EmpeurmAn to satisfy
Him, they are mistaken.
In the song celestial, the divine GEthA ,
He Himself has proclaimed 'pathram pushpam phalam
thOyam'.
SvAmi Nam AzvAr emphasises that it is very
simple to worship Him
'pirivagai inRi nannEr thUi
purivadhuvum pugai pUvEA' ThiruvAi Mozhi 1-6-1;
EmperumAn looks for sincere devotion.
Looks into quality and not quanitity.
The food offered without any expectations
in return -maDi thadavAch sOARu is the
criterion.
Sri Vidhurar offered planatain skins to
Sri krshNA who told that He was happy and satisfied. Sabari offered fruits after
she tasted it first.
These are pure food as mentioned
in
'maDi thadavAch sOARu ,suruL
nARAdha pUvum...' srEvachana bhUshaNam 287;
Well, ultimately the AtmA offers itself as
food to the Lord Almighty on reaching the divine bed of Sriyappathi in the
ThriunADu
'hAvU -hAvU-aham annam-aham
annam-aham annAdhOA'
dAsan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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