SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah: Dearest all, Let us continue to enjoy Thirumangai AzhwArs wonderful verses on Thiruvenkatamudiayaan. kalayaami kalidhvamsam kavim lOkadhivaakaram yaSya kObi: prakaaSaabir aavidhyam niHatham thama: I meditate on the Poet, who is like the Sun for the whole world, to destroy the darkness of ignorance (a~jnAnam) with his word and who destroys the Kali dhOsham. pongku bOdhiyum piNdi yumudaib butthar nOnbiyar paLLi yuLLuRai, thangkaL dhEvarum thaangkaLu mEyaaga ennNeNYchamenbaay engkum vaanavar dhaana varniRainN dhEtthum vEngkadam mEvi nNinRaruL, angka NaayagaR kinRadi maitthozhil pooNdaayE. 2.1.5 5. Oh mind! You did not get distracted by those Jains and Buddhists, who are there in their respective temples with their demi gods. Good that you are able to seek for performing eternal kaimkaryam to the Lord of ThiruvEmkatam (where dEvAs come and praise Him) - the Most Beautiful eyed Lord- the One who does to the satisfaction of His devotees by fulfilling their desires. thuvari yaadaiyar mattai yarsamaN thoNdar gaLmaNdi yuNdu pinnarum, thamarum thaangkaLu mEdha dikka_en nNeNYchamenbaay, kavari maakkaNam sErum vEngkadam kOyil koNdakaN Naarvi sumbidai, amara naayagaR kinRadi maitthozhil pooNdaayE. 2.1.6 6. Oh mind! You have sought to perform kaimkaryam to the Lord of ThirumalA that is full of lovely deer. Good that you did NOT care a damn about the fat pot bellied, saffron clad Jains who have shaved off their heads, and wander along with one another, eat eat and keep on getting fat. You are a great vivEki! You have done a right thing! tharukki NnaalsamaN seydhu sORuthaN thayiri naalthira Lai,mi daRRidai nerukku vaar_alak kaNadhu kaNden nNeNYchamenbaay, marutkaL vaNdugaL paadum vEngkadam kOyil koNdadha NnOdum, vaanidai arukkan mEvinNiR paaRkadi maitthozhil pooNdaayE. 2.1.7 7. Having only the arguments and tharkaam as their forte, these samaNars have attempted to (are trying to) establish their religion with just arguments and logic [tharkkam]. They eat a lump of rice mixed with solid cured and get their throats choked up. Oh mind! That's all they do. Argue- and eat. Nothing else. You are great! You have sought to perform Nithya kaimkaryam to the Lord, who has got ThiruvEmkatam as His permanent place of stay - who is the antharyaami [indweller] of the Sun. sEya NnaNiyan siRiyan periya Nnenbadhu silarpEsak kEttirunN dhE,en NneNYchamen baay!enak konRu sollaadhE, vEygaL nNinRuveN muttha mEsori vEngka damalai kOyil mEviya, aayar naayagaR kinRadi maitthozhil pooNdaayE. 2.1.8 When various people talk about and describe SarvEshwaran- some say, "He is there at the farthest place and is inaccessible to us" and do not attempt to go near Him or reach Him; some say" He is very close and so near" but not seek Him; some think of Him as a small person, by citing His Sowlabhyam and go away (by ignoring Him); Some say "You just can NOT dare reach Him; for He is so Big!" Oh my dear mind! Though they all blabbered such statements, you never listened to them. You have sought to perform kaimkaryam to the Lord of ThiruvEmkatam where pearls drop from the bamboo tree stems; - the Lord of Cowherds- Why did you never utter a word to me about Him and His greatness, about your desire to seek Him? koodi yaadi yuraitthadhE yuraitthaay_en neNYchamen baay! thuNinNdhukEL, paadi yaadip palarum paNinNdhEtthik kaaNgilaar, aadu thaamarai yOnu meesanum amarar kOnumnNin REtthum,vEngkadatthu aadu kootthanuk kinRadi maitthozhil pooNdaayE. 2.1.9 9. My mind! Listen to me attentively; You mingled with people - got long with them- ate with them and listened to them; Those who are devotees of the Lord dance, sing His glories and pay their obeisance to Him; But they never get to know His actual Greatness and Glories fully and completely. The Lotus born BrahmA, the One who is praised by everyone- Indran- Sivan- they too (ARE NOT aware of His Greatness) come to ThiruvEmkatam and pay their obeisance to SarvEshwaran (the Chief of Cowherd men) there. You are great! You have sought to perform eternal servitude to Him! minnu maamugil mEvu thaNthiru vEngka damalai kOil mEviya, annamaay nigazhnNdha amarar perumaanai, kanni maamadhiL mangkai yarkali kanRi yinthami zhaalu raittha,im mannu paadalval laarkkida maagum vaanulagE. 2.1.10 The Lord - the One who stays permanently at ThiruvEmkatam, where the dark clouds move long with the lightning as if the darkness walks holding a lamp along with it- the One who appeared as a Hamsam to save Vedas and handed over to BrahmA- the Chief of Nithya sooris- about whom this poet of Thirumangai has sung in sweet Tamil pAsurams. Those who read them will have Paramapadham as their permanent abode. Thirumangai AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo Narayana dAsan __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. 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