SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest all, Let us continue to enjoy AzhwArs wonderful verses on Thiruvenkatamudiayaan. BhakthAmrutham viswa janAnumodhanam sarvArthatham Sri Satakopa Vaangmayam sahasra SaakOpanishadh samAgamam namAmyaham Draavida Vedha Saagaram Meaning ): adiyEn salutes the ocean of Tamizh Vedam , which is of the form of Sri SaThakOpan's vaak (speech/aruLiccheyalkaL). These are linked to the thousand Upanishads and includes in them all the deep meanings (Taathparyams)of Tatthva-Hitha-PurushArthams and artha Panchakam. They are nectar to the minds of the devotees of Sriman NaarAyaNan and they enjoy it with relish as aparyAthAmrutham [insatiable amirtham]. Today?s ThiruvEnkatam verse is: NammAzhwAr?s Thiruvaaymozhi 3.9.1 sonnaal virOdhamithu aagilum solluvEn kENminO, ennaavil in_kavi yaanoruvarkkum kodukkilEn, thennaa thenaavenRu vaNdu muralthiru vEngadatthu, ennaanai ennappan emperumaanuLa NnaagavE. 3.9.1 In the decad beginning with "SonnAl virOdham idu", Azhwar makes it crystal clear that while praising human beings and demigods [devathAntharam] can bestow on us only passing ephemeral pleasures ("Chittrinbam") [which again is due to the Lord?s mercy on them] it is only the Lord's praises which can confer upon us everlasting Bliss ("andamil pErinbam") which will enable us enjoy Him as well serve Him at His Lotus feet forever and ever and no looking back thereafter. He would also confer the welfare of ours in this world what He deems fit for us so that there is no interruption of our kaimkaryam towards Him even here. AzhWar says.." I know you will not relish and you will consider me as your enemy for saying these things, Oh Guys! All of you have been running after material pursuits; This may not be palatable to you. But, having known that you are going to ultimately lose it and I can not bear to see that, I am saying this: that is : Don?t sing about anyone else except Emperumaan Sriman Narayanan. I will offer my poems to only Him, who is the unbounded limitless Bliss. With my tongue, I will NOT sing anyone else. My Emperumaan, who is like the Big Elephant at TirumalA is My dear Father; To Him only, I will offer my Sweet poems and no one else"; [AzhwAr, in this decad of Thiruvaaimozhi 3.9, advises us, the materialists and the "earthly" persons NOT TO SING IN PRAISE OF ANY OTHER PERSON except Emperumaan, Sriman Narayanan. This includes demigods as well. He calls all samsaaris and tries to correct them by telling "When the JeevAthman is His servant and is His Property, please do not let yourself talk and praise other non-permanent people. He also feels extremely happy about himself and his fortunate birth for being blessed with the capacity to sing in praise of the Lord Sriman Narayanan amongst other persons in this world (like us) who have totally forgotten the Emperumaan and have been singing and praising the Non-permanent people and the transitory material things. (Read them as it is most appropriately applicable to each one of us!) "Even though it is unpleasant for you (those of you who waste your time worshipping other deities) to hear this, I am going to say it, and please listen (for your own good): I will not waste my sweet words of praise on anyone except My Lord who stands like an elephant in tiruvE'nkaTa malai." In the phala-Sruti for SrI vishNu sahasra nAmam, bhIshma tells yudhisThira: [from Sri N Krishnamachar's writeup] itIdam kIrtanIyasya keSavasya mahAtmanah | nAmnAm sahasram divyAnAm aSesheNa prakIrtitam || Thus the thousand divine names of bhagavAn keSava, the Supreme Being, Who is worthy of being praised, have been sung in their entirety". Here the choice of the word keSava signifies that He is the Creator of Siva and brahma; mahatmA refers to His being the Supreme Person; the term divya signifies that these thousand nAma-s are worthy of being recited both in this world and in parama-padam; and the word kIrtanIyasya emphasizes that He alone is worthy of being praised. Meaning of this verse thus means: Some may take offense, yet I shall say it, please listen, my songs are for no one but my ruler, my master, the Lord of Thiruvengadam!" Why does the Azhvaar feel the above may cause offense to some? To answer this question think of a commoner going about telling everyone that he has no romantic interest towards the crown princess. Why would anyone want to do this? There is no need to express this lack of desire. In fact expression of such disinterest may even provoke retribution from the royal court censuring his audacity. Why state the obvious? Yet, the Azhvaar states the obvious. Why? To guide the rest of us who seem to get confused from time to time.(The princess analogy is from Sri Uttamoor Swamy?s commentary) why is that Sriman Narayanan alone is the One to be worshipped and praised? Does Veda say and declare that? Does a vaidIka accept?For this query: Sri Alavandhar answers: [asking the question himself?]The answer verse is of Stotra Ratna of ALavAnDAr to understand the significance of Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan. Our Acharya asks the question and then explains the eternal and sacred principle of the Divya Dampathis this way: KA SRI: SRIYA: ? PARAMASATVA SAMAASRYA : KA: ?, KA: PUNDAREEKA NAYANA:? PURUSHOTTAMA: KA: ? I KASYAAYUDHAAYUTHA SATAIKA KALAAMSA KAAMSEH VISWAM VICHITRA CHITACHIT PRAVIBHAGA VRUTTHAM ? II ALavandhaar asks: "Who is the Lord of Sri Devi? What is the resting place of Satva Gunas? Who is the Lotus eyed Lord?Who is called the Purushottaman by the Smrithis and Sruthis?Who is the one in whose crore of a part the entire universe with its Chetanas and Avhetanas find their dwelling? He answers these rhetorical questions subaequently and says : O Narayana! Tvadhanya: Ka: There is no one besides You that deserves these Naamas and attributes. Alvandhaar adiyOm; padiyOm ini alvazhakkaE.. [we the servants ?dAsabhUthars of Alavandhar- would never ever resort to studying any ?other? stuff anymore other than AzhwAr/ sadAcharya?s works.] AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE saraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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