A serene mind
with clear Conviction
kalangal illAp-pugazhAn
Kaliyan
The Lord being ' the be all and end all' is the cornerstone of our
philosophy. AzhwArs- have highlihted this fact and elucidated by
pUrvAchAryAs.
The fact of AzhwAr-s longing for the
Almighty ,yearning for Him and devising dubious methods like taking up maDal and
resorting unsavoury means like threatening with following other means -refer the
ninth pAsuram of the 9-3-9 of Thriumozhi - and so on has to be seen in the light
of their emotions. Does it not speak volumes of their mis-understanding of the
concept or does it categorically point to the fact that their minds indeed are
fluctuating?
Indeed not. Their faith in Him is
strong.Their conviction is rock solid. Then, one may ask, why should they resort
to such undesirable ways of reaching Him,.
In fact, these are not method of reaching
Him but methods of survival while desiring Him and assuaging the agony during
the period of painful separation from EmperumAn.
Never, had they resorted to any other
means as svAmi nAm AzhwAr incisively coins this is a few words 'en nAn seigEan' ThriuvAiMozhi
5-8;
Thriumangai AzhwAr who meticulously
follows the footsteps of mARan cannot but follow the same tenets and if someone
feels that the survival instincts of Azhwar gets transformed into dastardly acts
and words, they at best can be taken as manifestation of longingness for His
presence rather than means to attain Him.
In fact, even this degree of depression of
the mind in being away from the Lord, is hihgly commendable as this emotion does
not catch one and all like mortals like me.The bakthi pAravyasyam indicates the
exalted position they are in.This itself gives them the special status and
fame
'pugazh'
Thirumangai Mannan himself reiterates this
point in the final pAsuram of the thrid thirumozhi
'kalangal illA
pugazhAn kaliyan' 9-3-10 of Periya
thriumzohi
And that is again Kaliyan for
you.
dAsan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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