SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama: Dearest all, Let us continue to enjoy azhwAr?s verses in the fourth ten on ThiruvEnkatam. A brilliant set of verses. Today?s verse is the eighth verse. piRaiyERu sadaiyaanum piramanu minthiranum muRaiyaaya peruvELvik kuRaimudippaan maRaiyaanaan veRiyaar_thaN sOlaith thiruvENG katamalaimEl neRiyaayk kitakkum nilaiyudaiyE NnaavEnE AzhwAr in the earlier verse longed to be the river that flows from the mountain forests of ThiruvEnkatam. Then he is reminded of Bhaagawathaas who would just wash their feet, their hands, perform Achamanam and then proceed to leave for further duties. He is worried that he would be deprived of the continuity of their sparsam.. And hence shifts his plea to being the very road or path itself in this verse. He wants himself to be the entire stretch of the road on which these Bhaagawathas will walk their feet will touch the AzhwAr ThirumEni who will be the path Thus arises this wonderful verse from azhwAr. The crescent moon adorned Rudra, Chathurmukha Brahma, Devendra et al pray to Him the Lord of ThiruvEnkatam udaiyaan (muRaiyaaga- in accordance with the Vedanta saashthrAs- i.e. knowing the Supremacy of the Lord and their eternal servitude to Him- which is declared in Vedas and Upanishads). They perform their penance and get their wishes fulfilled by His grace. He Himself is the essence of Vedas [maRiyaanaan]. Thus in this Diyya Desam of ThiruvEnkatam, [full of charming gardens- and where this Supreme Lord of ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan stands so gracefully] I would like to be blessed to remain as the very road or path in This mountain. What a wonderful verse impregnated with great meanings: Our Venkatesa Suprabhatam echoes the above: sachathurmukha shaNmukha panchamukha pramukAkhila dhaivatha mouLimaNE ! SaraNAgathavathsala ! SaaranidhE ! ParipAlaya maam VrushasailapathE ! [From Sri Satakopan Swmai?s translation- Oh Lord of Vrusha sailam! Saranaagatha vathsalaa! Oh Crown Jewel of all DevAs and Gods like the four-faced BrahmA, the five-faced Sivan and the six-faced Kumara (Subramanya)! Oh Lord who is immensely attached by the bonds of love to those, who seek your protection! Please protect me-the One who has surrendered to you! Oh Lord of VrushA hills! You overlook the deficiencies of those, who perform SaraNAgathi at Your holy feet and look upon that SaraNAgahti as a vyAjam [excuse] to come to their rescue and bless them fully. Just as poor people at times of grinding poverty access their savings, we come to you at times of great distress to save us. May You, known for such vaibhavam as Saara Nidhi (matchless treasure) and being a SaraNAgatha Vathsalan protect me! In GitA Krishna says: Vedaischa sarvam ahamEva Vedhya: [I am the Vedas] Maha Bharata states clearly "Na Vishnoh Paramo Deva:" The terms Isana and Siva have been reconciled under the Etymological meanings. Sage Vyasa says clearly elsewhere,-After a very careful examination of all the sacred texts (ALODHYA SARVA SAASTRANI) AND AFTER REPEATED INVESTIGATION into their purport, we come to one obvious conclusion (Vichaarya cha puna: puna:), that the Lord to be mediated upon at all times is Narayana( DHEYEYO NARAYANA: SADHA). One can pile up more and more from Agamas, Puranas, Ithihasas, Samhitas and Upanishads about the supremacy of Sriman Narayana. After Vyasa Deva?s statement quoted above, there is no need for more proofs. Sri Muralidhar Rangaswami writes: Kulashekara Perumal then refers to the elevated status of Brahma, Indra and Rudra and points out that they have been granted their status as fruits of their Yagas and penance for Lord Srinivasa. However, even these are transient in nature. That which is permanent and lasting is service to the Lord and his Bhagavatas. Therefore, wouldn't it be marvelous to be a path or road traversed by Bhagavatas who come to have a Darshanam of Bhagavan. Thus yearns the Azhwar in this eighth Paasuram AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:SriRangaSri-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:SriRangaSri-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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