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AchArya Hrdhayam SUthram 226-4

THE EIGHTH TEN

AzhwAr's qualtiies likened to that of sEthAp pirAtti

"janma pAsam vittu AthvAram ALum ALAr enRu parindhu anurUpanODEa amarndhu 
pirivil krupaNadhasaiyAgath thuvarum sEthA guNangaLalEa prEthi vardithu"

AzhwAr's qualities/characteristics in different circumstances are likened to 
sEthAp pirAtti.
What are these circumstances?

When sEthAp pirAtti left mithilA after wedding sri rAmA,she never thought of 
mithilApuri. Similarly, AzhwAr never had the smell of the worldly attachments 
after having surrendered unto the divine feet of the Lord Almighty.

sEthAp pirAtti on seeing the beauty of sri rAmA, made mangaLA 
sAsanam.Likewise,Azhwar appreciated the beauty of the Lord and in fact became 
very compassionate towards Him.

However, after seeing the valour of sri rAmA sEthA pirAtti fear arising out of 
His beatuy was allayed. Similiarly, having recalled about His valiant deeds 
AzhwAr fear was also eradicated.

When sEthAp pirAtt was separated from sri rAmA, sEthAp pirAtti reached a stage 
where even the most compassionless would become symaptetic. Akin to this, 
AzhwAr when being separated from the Lord, AzhwAr yearning for Him, was looking 
in all directions, his eyes becoming sore and mouth dry, calling again and 
again evoking symathy from one and all.

Thus, sEthA pirAtti's characteristics and AzhwAr's are likened.


pAsuram-s:

"pAdham adaivadhan pAsathAlEa maRRa van pAsangaL muRRa vittu"--8-2-11-->The 
attachments other than the Lord 
are completely left out.

"ALum ALAr Azhiyum sangum sumappAr thAm, vALum villum koNdu pin selvAr maRRu 
illai"-->8-3-3--> Oh! the Lord do not have anbody to take the bow and spear and 
follow Him.What a pity, He has to take the burden Himself. The soft physique of 
the Lord will get affected" is AzhwAr's feelings.

"vAr kadAvaruvi" the thiru voi mozhi 8-4--> lists out the valiant deeds of the 
Lord Almighty. The vanqusihing of kamsA, the demolition of wrestlers, the 
conquer of the elephant, the deed of churning the ocean, the rescuing and 
measuring the earth etc. These deeds allayed the fears of AzhwAr and settled 
with peace of mind and enjoyed the Lord with peace of mind.

'kANa vArAi enRu kaNNum vAyum thuvarndhu"--8-5-2--> AzhwAr reached a state 
where even the most compassionless would become sympathetic. The mouth became 
dry and eyes sore. he was looking in all the directions of the Lord. Even when 
he saw the crowd of clouds it would remind him of the Lord. 

Thus all these features are drawn parallel with that of sEthAp pirAtti

AzhwAr's qualtiies likened to that of sEthAp pirAtti

(to be continued)
vanamamalai padmanabhan








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