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Dear devotees,True the Lord has to be experienced and not just seen. That is 
why AzhwAr clearly states "en nejinAl nOkkik kANEr" thiru voi mozhi 5-5-2. 
"KInldy see the Lord through my mind" Unless the experience is adapted the 
emotions cannot be comprehended.It is this emotion which outpoured as the 
magnum opus -thiru voi mozhi.

Dear srEvaishNavites, Sri sadagopan Iyengar from Coimbatore had written an 
article on how generally people miss the Lord's important appearance, His 
looks, sAthupadi etc. while visiting him in temples or otherwise. The essence 
of the article was, we miss the focus of the visit due to lack of total 
involvement and fail to observe the relevant things.

This triggered a train of thought in my mind. This highlighted how AzhwAr s 
experience with the Lord was a complete contrast ascompared to ourselves. 
Hence, these series of postings.
vanamamalai padmanabhan

How to See the Lord 1- AzhwAr 's Observation



Please refer to the periya thiruvandhAdhip pAsuram 
" anREa nam kaN kANum AzhiyAn kAr vuruvam inREA nAm kANAdhiruppadhuvum, 
enREanum katkaNNAl kANAdha avvuruvai, 
nenjennum vutkaNNEal kANUm vuNarndhu" periya thiruvandhadhi 28

The Lord cannot be seen by the named organ 'eye'. The eye is only a external 
sight organ. Unless, our mind experiences and realise the divine Lord we can 
indeed see Him. 
The vyAkyAnam is excellent in this regard:" parama bhakthi piRandhu avvasthuvai 
vozhiya chellAmai yAdhoru pozhudhu piRakkum. appOdhu kANum nam kaN" 

Thus it is apparent that the inner realisation manifests through the eyes and 
exhibits the divine sight and not vice-versa.

AzhwAr thiruvadigaLE charaNam
vAnamAmalai padmanAbhan

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