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Madhura kavi AzhwAr -Lateral Entry

It is universally known that sri madhurakavi AzhwAr always thought of nam 
AzhwAr and had no other thoughts. He considered that he had no other Lord other 
than swAmi nam AzhwAr -"dhEvu maRRaRiyEan" -kaNNinuN siruthAmbu.

However, he had vision of the Lord to the extent of describing about the LOrd. 
He described the LOrd as "kariya kOlath thiruvurui" black coloured Lord. How is 
that who does not even consider the Lord as Lord but only swAmi nam AzhwAr as 
his LOrd gets the vision?


This is clear from the third pAsuram of kannaiNuN siruthAmbu "thiridhandhAgilum 
dhEvap pirAnudai kariyak kOlath thiruvuruk kAnban nAn, periya vaN kurughUr 
nahar nambikku AL vuriyanAi, adiyEan peRRa nanmaiyE" 

In the earlier pAsuram madhura kavi AzhwAr spells out that he does not have 
anybody except namAzhwAr as the Lord. Here he mentions that he has seen the 
Lord and that is his benefit-nanmai? HOw can he term it as his benefit when it 
is somebody other than AzhwAr is the question? It is because of
a. Unlike the pre-satakopan era, he was not involved in materialistic tastes 
and now comprehends the truth and hence does not reject it and
b. The Lord is desired and liked by madhurakavi's Lord -nam AzhwAr and whatever 
is good for his AchAryan is also good for him.
nam piLLai Edu.

Here swAmi azhagia maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr vyAkyAnam is excellent.
Gor those who go through AchArya the Lord's paradise -bhagavadh vishayam- will 
come and surround and fall on them.Even when we surrender through pirAtti 
since, she is alongwith Him, we have to await His nod. Here, due to AchAryan's 
blessing the LOrd Himself comes and falls on us.

The text of the vyAkyAnam is reproduced which highlights this aspect precisely
"AchArya vishayathai paRRi iruppAn oruvanai bhagavath vishayam thAnE mEale 
vizhum ennum idathukku vudhAharaNam idhuviREa. pirAttiyai paRRinAlum avaL 
avanOdE sErkaiyAlE avan kai pArthirukka vENum. ingu avanthAnE vandhu thannai 
ivanukku kodukkum"

madhura kavi AzhwAr thus attains immense benefit by approaching his 
AchAryan-swAmi nam AzhwAr.Lateral entry for both
-payan iruvOmukkum Ana pinnEA.
vanamamalai padmanabhan

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