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THE SECRET BEHIND THE SMILE 
PHILSOPHICAL SMILE

Emphaising the importance of following one's AchAryan, sri piLLai lOkAchAryAr 
in his srE vachana bhUshaNam suggests that we should take refuge in the AzhwAr 
who followed this aspect meticulously. Other Azhwars in fact, toed the Lord who 
is swathanthran. Hence, whenevert He gave His divine vision/ encouraged, they 
talked  in glee. Whenever, He vanished or played hide and seek, they talked in 
misery.

sri madhurakavigaL who took refuge in "nam-AzhwAr" as AchAryan and talked HIm 
as His Lord, never had this problem. He explicitly told 'dhEvu maRRaRiyEan avan 
pon adi meimayEa" in his kaNNi nun siruthAmbu.

Thus, the AzhwAr's prabhandham which transforms as per the fluctuating moods of 
AzhwAr's due to separation from the Lord or happy when they are with the Lord 
should not be taken as a premise.
sri madhurakavigaL whose steadfast devotion towards AchAryan and singleminded 
pAsuram-s should in fact be taken as the premise for this purpose.

That is what is mentioned by piLLai lOkAchAryar when he says "we should take 
madhurakavigaL's prabhandham as the guding beacon. He is the one who laughs at 
them, as his means secured him unfluctutating fortunes"

sUthram 408:" vuNda pOdhu oru vArthaiyum, vuNNAdha pOdhu oru vArthaiyum 
solluvar pathu pEar vuNdiREa; avargaL pAsuram koNdanRu ivvartham 
aRudhiyiduvadhu. 

409:" avargaLai pArhtuch sirithiruppAr oruvar vuNdiRea; avar pAsuram koNdu 
ivvartham aRudhiyidak kadavOam" 

Here, to emphasise the importance of taking refuge in AchAryan in preference to 
the Lord, the words "avaraip pArthu sirippAr oruvar vuNdiRea" is  menitioned. 
This is philosophical than literal.

That is the secret behind the philoshopical smile.
vanamamalai padmanabhan


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