Dear BhakthAs : TODAY is the Thiru Nakshthram of adiyEn's SamAsrayaNa AchAryan , HH the 43rd Jeeyar of Ahobila Matam , Sri VaNN SathakOpa Sri Veeraraghava YathIndhra MahA Desikan known as the DEvanAr ViLAgam Jeeyar , who hails from an agraharam near the dhivya dEsam of Oppiliappan Koil . It is with DaNdavath PraNAmams to my SamAsrayaNa AchAryan that adiyEn COMMENCES this series on ThiruppallANDu of PeriyAzhwAr AFTER the introduction housed in Part I released yesterday . Upanishad BhAshyakArar's AvathArikai for ThiruppallANDu ************************************************************* yEnOpanishadhaam bhAshyam Raamaanuja mathAnunugatham ramyam krutham prapadhyE Tamm RangarAmAnujam Munim (Meaning for the Taniyan for Upanishadh BhAshyakArar) : Our prapatthi to him , Sri RangarAmAnuja Muni , who folowed the path shown by AchArya RaamAnujA in his commentaries on Upanishads and made them delectable to experience . At the outset of his avathArikai , Upanishad BhAshyakArar meditates on Swamy Desikan's sacred feet and seeks their power to commence his commentary on PeriyAzhwAr's ThiruppallANDu MangaLAsAsanam for EmperumAn and to make thereby the Saadhu Janams happy. The reason why Upanishad BhAshyakArar skipped his own AchArya vandhanam and thought of the ParamAchAryan , Swamy Desikan was that his own (immediate ) AchArya will be pleased with that vandhanam to the ParamAcvhAryan. He followed the path of AchArya RaamAnujA , who saluted Swamy AlavanthAr at the beginning of Sri VedArtha Sangraham : " Sa vijayathE Yaamuna Muni: " . ParamAchArya vandhanam will result in AchArya Krupai and through that all PurushArTams by the anugraham of Sri HayagrIva BhagavAn , the aarAdhana Moorthy of Swamy Desikan . Through that vandhanam to Swamy Desikan , Upanishad BhAshyakArar seeks the anugraham of Sakala VidhyA Moorthy . This vandhanam to Swamy Desikan takes this form: AmnAyAntha GurUtthamsa CharaNAbhja smruthErBalaAth MangaLAsAsineergAdhA vykhyAma vidhushAm mudhE AvathArikai following Dr.VNVedantha Desikan's summary *********************************************************** Bhagavath Bhakthi has many faces. Bhagavath BhakthAs have many bhAvanais ( approaches and anubhavams) , when NaarAyaNa ParAyaNAs relate to the Lord .The relationship could be that of Husband-Wife , Sishyan-AchAryan , Friends ( KrishNan-Arjunan) or that between the Mother and Child . PeriyAzhwAr enjoyed the Mother -Child relationship and celebnrated that in his paasurams.Just as Kousalya and YasOdha played that Mother's role in the joyous upbringing of their children , PeriyAzhwAr assumed the role of YasOdhA enjoying Bala KrishNan and his pranks . It is very appropriate to relate to the Lord as One's husband or as One's child. While they enjoy this relationship , the overpowering prEmai (Vaathsalyam) and Bhakthi pours out as MangaLAsAsanams by the Sages of DhaNDakAraNyam , JaDAyu , Dasaratha , Vasishtar , ViswAmithrar during RaamAvathAram . VasudEvar and DEvaki performed such MangaLAsAsanams for their newly born child in the prison of Kamsa . This is Bhaktha VailakshaNyam ( specail attribute). The question may arise as to how can aSeshan ( servant/Daasan) wish many years of life to his own Master (Swamy) . The supermacy of Bhakthi propells the Seshan to do this and froget for a moment their Sesha-Seshi (Servant-Master ) relationship. VishNu chitthar ( PeriyAzhwAr ) was one such celebrated BhakthAs of the Lord. PriyAzhwAr was born as Garuda amsam at SrivilliputthUr as a BrahmaNan and performed Flower/Garland Kaimkaryam for VaDapathra Saayee at this Dhivya desam . The Lord commanded VishNuchitthar to go to the court of the PaaNDyan Kings to establish His ParadEvatha Tatthvam. VishNu chitthar showed his hands with welt from Pushpa Kaimkaryam and asked the Lord as to how he as an untutored one in the VedhAs can dare to challenge the assembled scholars and engage them in the debate and win the prize. Our Lord told VishNu Chitthar that he will comprehend all the Saasthrams with His anugraha Balam . VishNu Chitthar obeyed the Lord's command and went to the court . There he won the debaters with PraMANams and Yukthis and established the supermacy of Sriman NaarAyaNan as the Paradhaivam without any doubt. He won the prize established by the king and delighted his AchAryan (Selva Nampoi ) and the king ( Vallabha Devan) . The king honored VishNu chitthar by placing VishNu Chitthar on the royal elephant and arranging a procession around the Raaja Veedhis of his capitol. Sriman NaarAyaNan appeared in the sky on His Vaahanam of Garudan and DEvis like a happy parent wishing to join in the celebrations for his accomplished son . AzhwAr became joyous at the darsanam of the Lord and became greatly worried about any evil eye falling on the MangaLa vigraham of the Lord and harming Him . VishNu Chitthar attained the mental state of a concerned Mother and performed MangaLAsAsanam ( PallANDu) for the Lord spontaneously . It was Bhagavath Sankalpam that VishNu Chitthar attain Mathru Bhaavam like Devaki and YasOdha , while maintaining UpAsakathvam and Daasakathvam ( status of Saadhakan and Daasan ). Our Lord blessed Devaki by incarnating as her son and granted Her the Supreme Gathy . Our Lord did the same with VishNu Chitthar and elevated him to the status of His own Father-in-Law . Just as PraNavam is recited at the beginning and the end of the Veda PaarAyaNams , ThiruppallANDu is recited at the commencement and conclusion of DhrAvida Vedam . Just as the small mirror shows the big forms , ThiruppallANDu incorporates the vast meanings of the eight lettered Thirumanthiram . The MangaLAsAsanams in the ThiruppallANDu are essential for the Bhaktha Janams of Sriman NaarAyaNan and helps them with a clear understanding of the greatness of Bhagavath Svaroopam ( Bhagavath SvaroopOthkarsham ) and pleases the Lord ( Bhagavann Mukha UllAsakaram) . In the next posting , adiyEn will cover the highlights of the MaNipravALa avathArikais for ThiruppallANDu from Sri Periya ParakAla Swamy , Thirukkudanthai Desikan and Thirukkudanthai Sri RanganAtha swamy . PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , ThUppul KulatthadiyArkaL adiyAr poRRp-padham pORRi Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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