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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






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