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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. Today?s verse
is the eighth. 

piRaiyERu sadaiyaanum piramanu minthiranum
muRaiyaaya peruvELvik kuRaimudippaan maRaiyaanaan
veRiyaar_thaN sOlaith thiruvENG katamalaimEl
neRiyaayk kitakkum nilaiyudaiyE NnaavEnE        4.8

AzhwAr in the earlier verse longed to be the river
that flows from the mountain forests of ThiruvEnkatam.
Then he is reminded of Bhaagawathaas who would just
wash their feet, their hands, perform Achamanam and
then proceed to leave for further duties. He is
worried that he would be deprived of the continuity of
their sparsam.. and hence shifts his plea to being the
very road or path itself in this verse.. He wants
himself to be the entire stretch of the road on which
these Bhaagawathas will walk? Their feet will touch
the AzhwAr ThirumEni who will be the path? Thus arises
this wonderful verse from azhwAr. 

The crescent moon adorned Rudra, Chathurmukha Brahma,
Devendra et al pray to Him ? The Lord of
ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan (muRaiyaaga- in accordance with
the Vedanthic saashthrAs- i.e. knowing the Supremacy
of the Lord and their eternal servitude to Him- which
is declared in Vedas and Upanishads). They perform
their penance and get their wishes fulfilled by His
grace. He Himself is the essence of Vedas
[maRiyaanaan]. 

Thus in this Diyya Desam of ThiruvEnkatam, [full of
charming gardens- and where this Supreme Lord of
ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan stands so gracefully] I would
like to be blessed to remain as the very road or path
in This mountain. 

What a wonderful verse impregnated with great
meanings:   

Our Venkatesa Suprabhatam echoes the above: 
sachathurmukha shaNmukha panchamukha 
pramukAkhila dhaivatha mouLimaNE !
SaraNAgathavathsala ! SaaranidhE ! 
ParipAlaya maam VrushasailapathE !

[from Sri Satakopan Swmai?s translation] Oh Lord of
Vrusha sailam ! Saranaagatha vathsalaa! Oh Crown Jewel
of all DevAs and Gods like the four-faced BrahmA, the
five-faced Sivan and the six-faced KumAra Swamy! Oh
Lord who is immensely attached by the bonds of love to
those, who seek Your protection ! Please protect me-
the One who has surrendered to You! Oh Lord of VrushA
hills! You overlook the deficiencies of those , who 
perform SaraNAgathi at Your holy feet and look upon
that SaraNAgahti as a vyAjam [excuse] to come to their
rescue and bless them fully. Just as poor people at
times of grinding poverty access their savings, we
come to You at times of great distress to save us. May
You, known for such vaibhavam as Saara Nidhi
(matchless treasure) and being a SaraNAgatha Vathsalan
protect me! 

In GitA Krishna says: Vedaischa sarvam ahamEva Vedhya:
[I am the Vedas]. Maha Bharata states clearly "Na
Vishnoh Paramo Deva:" The terms Isana and Siva have
been reconciled under the Etymological meanings. Sage
Vyasa says clearly elsewhere,-After  a very careful
examination of all the sacred texts 
(ALODHYA SARVA SAASTRANI) AND AFTER REPEATED
INVESTIGATION into their purport, we come to one
obvious conclusion (Vichaarya cha puna: puna: Idham
ekam sunishpannam), that the Lord to be mediated upon
at all times is Narayana( DHEYEYO NARAYANA: SADHA).

One can pile up more and more from Agamas, Puranas,
Ithihasas, Samhitas and Upanishads about the supermacy
of Sriman Narayana. After Vyasa Deva?s statement
quoted above, there is no need for more proofs. 

Sri Muralidhar Rangaswami writes: Kulashekara Perumal
then refers to the elevated status of Brahma, Indra
and Rudra and points out that they have been granted
their status as fruits of their Yagas and penance for
Lord Srinivasa. However, even these are transient in
nature. That which is permanent and lasting is service
to the Lord and his Bhagavatas. Therefore, wouldn't it
be marvellous to be a path or road traversed by
Bhagavatas who come to have a Darshanam of Bhagavan.
Thus yearns the Azhwar in this eighth Paasuram. 

KulasEkarAzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan


                
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