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AchArya Hrdhyam suthram 224
The Sixth Ten Contd

Lord divine feet as the means- AzhwAr leads by example.

"piNakkaRath thodangi vEdhap puNidha irudhi sonna sAthyOpAya sravaNa sasOja 
sadhAyErkku 'thandhanan maRRoar kaLai kaN ilam, pugundhEan' enRu svachithOpAya 
nishtyaiyai vukthi anushtAnangaLAlEa kAttugiRAr ARAm pathilEA"


Summary: AzhwAr preached right from the pAsuram "piNakkaRa" to "vEdhap puNidha 
irukkai" exhorting deep devotion and the fact of the bhakthi yOga not fit for 
srEvaishNavic soul as a means. Those , who feel for this are blessed by the 
Lord by offering His divine feet as the only refuge for AzhwAr. AzhwAr 
accepting this exhibits what he has preched earlier --> The divine feet as the 
means -- in this sixth ten--ARAm pathu.

What was AzhwAr's preaching earlier . "vaNakkudai thava neRi vazhi ninRu " 
emphasises to select the appropriate means to reach Him. The pAsuram -"vEdhap 
puNidha irukkai nAvil koNdu gnAna vidhi pizhaiAmEa achudhan thannai mEavith 
thozhudhu vuiminErgaL" stressing that bhakthi yOgam does not only call for 
impeccable procedures and meticulous following but also does not behove the 
basic nature of the soul.

The Lord offers His feet as the refuge which AzhwAr accepts and surrenders unto 
His divine feet completely in -thiru malai- dhivya dhEsam - demonstrating 
incisively the pUrvArtham of dhvyam.

'The charaNAgathi' at His feet is what AzhwAr had preached earlier, as seen 
above, which is aptly practised here is demonstrated in practice-practising 
what one preaches.

pAsuram-s: AzhwAr preached to sift the means and follow the right one.

"vaNakkudaith thava neRi vazhi ninRu, puRa neRi kaLai kattu"---> thiru voi 
mozhi 1-3-5----> Leave other paths of attaining Him. Follow the path of extreme 
devotion is Sri Lord krishNA's sermon 

"mEavith thozhudhu vuimenErgaL, vEdhap puNidha irukkai, nAvil koNdu achuthan 
thannai gnAna vidhi pizhaiAmEA.."

Worhsip Him with good-vEdham-s like purusha sUktham which proclaim His 
qualities. Follow the path of devotion impeccably-gnAna vidhi pizhaiyAmEa. 
Follow the prescriptions as laid down meticulously.

The Edu vyAkyAnam for gnAna-vidhi-pizhaiyAmEa " gnanamAgiRadhu-gnAna 
vishEshamAna bhakthiyai. bhakthipalAthkruthamAna kriyaigaLil onRum kuRaiyAmEa"

It is imperative from the aformentioned facts, that this path not only calls 
for perfect procedural following but also does not behove the very nature of 
soul.

The thiru voi mozhi which preaches in the sixth ten is "nal guravum' -thiru 
viNNagar pAsuram-s. What does it say?
"thandhanan than thAL nizhalEa" 6-3-9 , the Lord offering His divine feet
and

AzhwAr declaring "thiru viNNagar mannu pirAn kaLai kaN ilam kANmingaLEA" 
6-3-10- procaliming that The oppiliappan's divine feet is the only refuge.

and in fact following this up with actual practical act of total surrender unto 
the feet of thiru vEnkatamudaiy
An
"adik kEzh amarndhu pugundhEanEa' 6-10-10 

It may thus be observed that this surrender has been essayed in three 
dhivya-dhEsam-s earlier -vAna mA malai - 5-7,
thiruk kudanthai-5-8 and thiru valla vAzh -5-9 and in vibhavam -piRandhavARum 
5-10. This culminated into ultimate surrender at the thirumalai 
thiru-vEnkatakumdaiyAn's holy feet - A milestone indeed.


Lord divine feet as the means- AzhwAr leads by example.

(to be continued
vanamamalai padmanabhan
















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