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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest all, 

After the first four AzhwArs namely, Poigai, bhootha,
Pey and Thirumazhisai Azhwars? anubhavams, next we
immerse ourselves in the most wonderful verses of
Kulasekara PerumAn?s on ThiruvEnkatam. It is the
fourth decad of his PerumAL Thirumozhi. 

minnanaiya nuNNitaiyaa ruruppasiyum mEnakaiyum
annavar_tham paadalodu maadalavai yaathariyEn
thennavena vaNdinangaL paNpaadum vEngadaththuL
annanaiya poRkudavaa marunthavattha NnaanavanE  (6)   
                

AzhwAr says: The lightning like narrow waist celestial
maids Oorvasi, Menaka of Indra lokam ? even if given a
chance to listen to their songs and see their dances,
I do not want or desire for the same.  I do not crave
to see the dance of Urvasi, Menakai and others and
hear their music. Instead, I would like to hear the
songs or humming of the honey bees of ThiruvEnkatam
and enjoy the dance of peacocks of ThiruvEnkatam. In
such a ThiruvEnkatam, may I be blessed to be the very
peak of Mountain itself. Thereby I always have the
darsana bhaagyam of His divine effulgence and also the
devotees who throng to see Him. 

Sri Muralidhar Rangaswamy shares his anubhavam: Last
verse, AzhwAr had desired to be a tree of thorns so
that none would take or long for the same. He can just
be there in Divya Desam and enjoy Him. Azhwar is then
concerned by the fact that someone can uproot the tree
for fire during cold seasons. In that case, he would
again be deprived of the Bhaagyam of performing
Bhagavad and Bhaagavata Kainkaryam. Therefore he
desires to be something that is harder to move from
Tiruvenkatan. Possible distractions surface again. The
connection between Indra Lokam and the tree is
indicative of the Parijaata tree being uprooted from
Indra's kingdom.  Accordingly, Kulashekara Perumal
argues: What if I am conferred with the pleasures of
Indra Lokam? Would this not be simply like a parrot in
a golden cage? Are not the pleasures of Indra Lokam
just as fleeting? Therefore is it not better to be an
inanimate hill peak at Venkatachalam, resonating with
the humming music of the bees? This motivates the
Azhwar to do penance to be a peak at Venkatachalam. 

Sri Satakoapn Swamin refers this Venkataachala in his
article on Purandara dasa: 

VENKATAACHALA NILAYAM VAIKUNTAPURA NIVAASAM
PANKAJA NETHRAM PARAMA PAVITHRAM SANKA CHAKRA DHARA
CHINMAYA RUPAM

AMBHJOTHBHAVA VINUTHAM AGANITHA GUNA NAAMAM
THUMBHURU NAARADA GAANA VILOLAM

MAKARA KUNDALA DHARA MADANA GOPAALAM
BHAKTHA POSHAKA SRI PURANDARA VITALAM 
(SRI VENKATAACAHLA NILAYAM )

Here , Purandara Dasa worships Srinivasa as Sri
Vaikuntanatha with His base in Thirumalai. There he
sees Him with His lotus eyes, sankha and chakra,
chinmayaananda rupan enjoying the divine music of sage
Narada and Thumbhuru and the eulogy of His lotus-born
son, Brahmaa. His indescribable sacredness and
unimaginable Nama Mahimaa are then referred to. Lord
of Thirumalai must have given darsanam to him as the
most enchanting Madana Gopala wearing MakaraKundalam.
Dasar salutes this protector of devotees in the rakthi
ragam of Sindhu Bhairavi.

KulasEkarAzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan

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