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srImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Today Periyazhwar Thirunakshathram (Swaathi)

It is adiyEnâs intent to ramble something on âPeriya AzhwArâ. ( based on 
an excellent article released as 75th Thirunakshathra malar for Swami Sri U Ve 
Purisai Krishnamachariar)

Soodikkoduttha Naacchiyaar- GodhA PiraaTTiâs dear father is PeriyAzhwAr, 
VishNu Chitthar or Bhattar Piraan. Since his mind was always on VishNu, he was 
called VishNu chitthar. He was conferred by the Pandya king, 
Vallabhadevan, the title of Bhattar Piraan, when he uttered Vedic statements to 
prove Parathvam of Sriman Narayanan and was given a bag of gold coins.

Swami Desikan says (in GodhAsthuthi) in âthaathasthu thE 
madhumidhaââslOkam, the last line âlEbE mahattharapadhaanuguNam 
prasaadham..â Because You had adorned Yourself with those garlands, 
Emperumaan conferred Your father with the title âmahattharapadhamâ 
(PeriyAzhwAr..)

Sri Manavala maauni says

âmangaLaasaasanatthil maRRuLLaazhwArgaL/
thangaarvaatthaLavu thaananRi- ponghum/
parivaalE villiputthoor bhattar piraan peRRaan/
periyAzwArennum peyar.

Due to that pongum parivu, He was called âPeriyAzhwArâ- says Yatheendra 
PravaNar.

Now, just for our enjoyment: - Why should VishNu chitthar be called
âPeriyAzhwAr?â

It should have been NammAzhwAr more suited for this âPeriya AzhwArâ title 
for 1. being in AchArya Parampara 2. For being an avayavi with all other 
AzhwArs as his parts of the body. or It should have been PeyAzhwAr (who is 
called mahathaahvayar), who burst out with ThirukkaNdEn ponmEni kaNdEn ..

But it is VishNu chitthar who is called PeriyAzhwAr.- WHY???

1. NammAzhwAr: He sang 1000âs . But till the tenth decad, He was
longing to join Emperumaan. He declares only in 10.10..
âini naan pOgalottEn...onRum maayam seyyEl ennaiyEââ (Hereafter
I shall never ever leave You; Donât deceive me and leave me..). So
When NammAzhwAr was almost through in 10.10, he declared that
he would NOT let Emperumaan go away from him. Since it is only
in the fag end of Thiruvaymozhi, NammAzhwAr loses the race of being
called âPeriyAzhwArâ.

2. pEyAzhwAr: Mahadhaahvayar: He was blessed with the vison
of Lord even before AzhwAr started compsoing pAsurams. But AzhwAr
did never get that fear of losing Him and did not utter to that effect. He 
just said âThirukkaNdEn pon mEni kaNdEn..â He was blessed
With the saakshaathkaaram like what Dhruvan  was blessed with.
Since AzhwAr did not have fear of losing Him, nor was he worried
about and started with his kshEthraadnam with other two AzhwArs,
pEyAzhwAr loses the race.

Now, what about PeriyAzhwAr? He was blessed with Emperumaanâs
Kattaksham on GarudA and thatâs when AzhwAr burst out with âlong
live; long liveâ

The Lord, Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan appeared on Garuda to enjoy and 
witness His bhakthaâs success, Bhattar Piraanâs procession on elephant 
along 
with whole lot of citizens of Pandya kingdom. Thatâs when VishNu chitthar 
saw the Most exquisitely Beautiful Emperumaan on Garuda and with the 
outburst of âPongum Parivuâ (as
nicely explained by Sri Manvala maamuni)  (aiyO! ivLO azhagaa irukkaanE! 
VeLiyE vandhuttaanE! KaN padumE!â ), sang PallaaNdu, PallaaNduâ Long live 
and Long live Your Lotus Feet!

PeriyAzhwAr, the moment he sings first pAsuram âpallaaNdu, pallaaNdu,
He gets worried whether he will lose this Bhagyam of having Him as He
Was present in front of AzhwAr. Immediately, he sings(âadiyOdum ninnOdum 
PirivinRi aayiram pallaaNdu..â) Long live Your relationship with meâ (Your 
eternal servant) without any gap /separation and then only, AzhwAr proceeds 
to even pray for PiraaTTi and other PanchAyudhams.

Since he has realised this, and sought for an eternal bondage with the Lord 
right in the first two pAsurams itself, He ALONE DESERVES BEING CALLED 
âPeriyAzhwArâ

(If thereâs anything good in this write up, the credit goes to the author 
who had written in Tamil. Any errors/faults are only MINE. )

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan



      

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