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Dear Sri Sadagopan swAmy, At the outset I Thank you for taking interest in my 
postings.

thiru voi mozhi is a big ocean which speaks about various aspects. The subjects 
covered are numerous in number ranging from the auspicious qualities of the 
Lord, the dhivya dhEsam-s, dhvyArtham, thirumanthram, apart from 
artha-panchagam and thathvathrayam. It goes without saying that the whole 
prabhandham is an emotional experience of AzhwAr with the Lord.

That is why there are various vyAkyAnam-s for thiru-voi-mozhi as it is enjoyed 
from various perceptions and angles. In fact, swAmi nam-piLLai Edu has three 
mahA pravEsam-s -mudhal sriyap padhip padi, iraNdAm sriyap padhip padi and 
mUnRAm sriyap padhip padi.

The mudhal sriyap padhip padi speaks about thathvam as disclosed by the LOrd's 
blessing to AzhwAr. AzhwAr's postion vis-a-vis fellow souls, elevated 
souls/nithya-sUrigaL and so on. AzhwAr's experience with the Lord,the nature of 
this prabhandham, the cause of this prabhandham, the emotional outburst of 
AzhwAr and all other related aspects are elaborately discussed in the first 
intoruduction namely mudhal sriyap padhip padi.

Finally, swAmi nam-piLLai declares that the artha-panchagam viz; The LOrd, the 
soul, the means, obstacles and the end.The Edu vAkyam in this regard is 
reproduced here: " Aga ivvaindhu arthamumEa thiru voi mozhiaip 
predhipAdhikkiRadhu. allAdhavai AnushangikasithamAi vandhathithanai"

I.Thus, these five meanings are the refclections in thiru voi mozhi. All other 
things are covered incidentally.

The Second pravEsam- iraNdAm sriyap padhip padi views thiru voi mozhi as an 
expression of dhvyArtham in a macro level.

The third pravEsam - muNRAm sriyap padhip padi serialises AzhwAr's experience 
commencing from thiru-virutham, thiruvAsiriyam through peirya thiruvandhadi 
till thiru voi mozhi and also states that the first pAsuram is the nutshell of 
the whole thiru voi mozhi.

Hence, it is crystal clear that thiru-voi-mozhi is indeed the reflection of 
artha-panchagam.

Therefore, in sUthram 211 of AchArya Hrdhaym this angle is taken up primarily 
and discussed with 20 pAsuram-s as substantiation 

1. For Nature of the Lord ----> vuyar, thiN, aNai, onRu. 

2.For the Nature of the soul---> payil, ERu, karu, kaN.

3.For the obstacles-----> vEdu, sonnAl, oru, koNda 

4. For means ------> nORRa nAlum i.e nORRa, ARA amudhEa, mAnEai, piRandhavARum 
and

5. For the ends-----> emmA, vozhivil, nedu, vEi.



II. Having seen the above, further micro anlaysis done and it is mentioned that 
of the above five, the means and end are the primary subject matter and the 
other three aspects are corollary for the above two matters. How can it be 
concluded that the two aspects namely the means and the end are primary.

This is substantiated by the term in the first pAsuram -aruLinan- 'mayarvaRa 
mathinalam aruLinan yavanavan".
The blessing from the Lord is highlighted being the means explained in the 
first pAsuram. thiru voi mozhi 1-1-1
and
"vEdu pERRa" the final pAsuram --> avA aRru vEdu pERRa thiru voi mozhi 
10-10-11-> being the description of the final achievemnet of the goal and 
hence, the other three aspects are a supplementary for these two is the thought 
discussed herein.


III. The third angle is that, since:

i. The predominant aim is kainkaryam to the Lord. All other aspects are matters 
to be thougt of while aiming to attain this kainkaryam;All other aspects are 
dealt with this aspect primarily in mind and others revolving around this.
How can we say that kainkaryam is the main aspect? For this three pAsuram-s are 
quoted.

1.thozhudhuk kaLIthEan: ' thozhudhezhu en mananE' in the first pAsuram; 
"viruppEap peRRu muadham vuNdu kaLithEan' in the 10-8-6th pAsuram ofthiru voi 
mozhi reflecting the end achieved byAzhwAr being worhsipping the Lord and 
kainkaryam.

2. sollup peRREAn: "mEalaith thoNdu vugaLithu andhi thozhum sollup peRREAn" 
-thiru voi mozhi 10-8-7 categorically spelling out that service is the 
happiness to AzhwAr.

3. paNi sei: "sol paNi sei Ayiram" thiru voi mozhi 1-10-11 reflecting AzhwAr's 
view that thiruvoimohzi from AzhwAr's divine tongue is in itself a kainkaryam 
by the AzhwAr.

Thus the service being the very nature of the soul is being perceived here as 
the primary aspect and the rest four aspects follow to explain this
a. The kainkaryam is to be done to the Lord whose nature is so and so.
b. The kainkaraym is to be done by the soul whose nature is so on and so forth.
c. The kainkaryam is to be achieved by so and so means 
d. The obstacles which are likely to occur while trying to accomplish this 
kainkaryam to the Lord.



Summary: Thiru voi mozhi basically deals with five aspects -artha panchagam 
which are explained in detail in twenty thiru voi mozhi-s while the rest are 
spelt out incidentally. 

The second angle is that of the five aspects mentioned above, the means and the 
end are primary aspects while the rest being nature of the Lord, soul and the 
obstacles are dealt as a corollary.

The third angle is that the aim achievable is the prime focus while the rest 
four are dealt with kainkaryam being the main subject being the embryo.

Hope, I have made myself a bit clearer. Thank YOu,

rAmAnuja dhAsan,
vAnamAmalai padmanAbhan


----- Original Message -----
From: Sadagopan 
To: Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Oppiliappan] AchArya Hrdhayam 107


Dear SrI VaanamAmalai PadhmanAbhan :

The last para in this posting is confusing because of its brevity.
You mention that the ends and means are primary 
and the other three are supplementary to explain 
the means and ends . How is that ?
Please expand your comments.Thanks,
V.Sadagopan 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: nsp 
To: ramanuja ; oppiliappan ; vanamamalai 
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 9:26 PM
Subject: [Oppiliappan] AchArya Hrdhayam 107


ACHARYA HRDHAYAM 211 CONTD.


Thus , it is seen that primarily thiru voiz mozhi speaks on a. The nature of 
the LOrd. b. The nature of the soul
c. The means to attain Him. d. The end to be attained and e. obstacles for 
attaining the service to HIm.

These are explained in twenty thiru voi mozhi-s . The other 80 thiru voi 
mozhi-s are just an extension of this philosophy further.

However, it is also stressed that the two aspects namely the means and end are 
the prime focus.

How is this ?

"mayaRvara mathi nalam aruLinan" is the commencement and "vEdu peRRa" is the 
finish.


aruLInan refers to the fact that He has blessed and that is the means.

further, "thozhudhezhu en mananE" 1-1-1 of thiru voi mozhi; " sol paNI sei 
Ayiram" indicate that kainkaryam is the ultimate aim. 

Hence, both the means- HIm and the end-kainkaryam are the basic subject of 
thiru voi mozhi.

The other three namely, the obstacles are the hurdles in the way to attain this 
kainkaryam;
the nature of soul is discussed to understand the characteristics of those who 
have Him as the means;
The subject matter of the whole means and end being the LOrd, He is also 
discussed.

It is thus emphasised that means and end are the prime focus while other three 
aspects , Lord,soul and obstacles are the supplementary points while discussing 
the above two.

vanamamalai padmanabhan


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