SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama: Dearest all, Let us enjoy azhwAr?s verses in the fourth ten.. A brilliant set of verses? This fourth ten contains a brilliant eulogy to Lord Srinivasa [which is our subject in this series] It is surely impossible to do justice to the brilliance of Kulashekara Perumaal's anubhavams on the divine eleven verses on ThiruvEnkatam. Let us make an attempt to enjoy at least a drop of this ocean of beautiful verses. oonERu selvath thudaRpiRavi yaanvENdEn aanEREzh venRaa Nnatimaith thiRamallaal koonERu sanga midaththaaNnthan vEngadatthu kOnEri vaazhum kurukaayp piRappEnE The bodily flesh strengthening its muscles- such a dhEham- I do not want such a birth [of being a king- flexing the biceps and firming up the shoulders]. I am not desirous of such a human birth to groom the body and enjoy the bodily comforts. Being an eternal servant performing kaimkaryam for KaNNan who had fought with seven oxen and conquered, killed them to unite Nappinnai PiraaTTi- to such greatest Lord is here at ThiruvEnkatam, I would like to be born as a bird [crane] in the pond of Swami Pushkarinee in ThiruvEnkatam. kOn Eri- Swami pushkarinee- may mean Swami?s pushkarinee- It is the holy pond of Swami?s. Or it is the Swami of all Pushkarinees. Sankham idatthaan- The One who has Conch Shell in His left Hand [AzhwAr enjoys His dhivya mangaLa vigraham holding Sankham]; Similar to His killing seven oxen, He should kill my enemies; hurdles of mine. The first Pasuram referring to the Krishnavathaaram indicates that just as Lord Krishna subdued the seven bulls to win the hand of Nappinai, one who seeks the Lord must subdue ones senses before beginning their quest. Since all material pleasures are transient in nature and only serve to increase one's desires for gratifying the senses, they are counterproductive to spiritual pursuits. Therefore, the Azhwar seeks to avoid them at the outset. The opening of the Paanchajanya conch refers to Shankha Naadham, which has several important meanings. First, the Pranava Aksharam emanating from the Panchajanya indicates the Supremacy (Parathvam) of Lord Narayana. This can be associated with the Narayana Upanishad salutation "OmithyekAksharam". Next, Pranavam destroys all inauspiciousness and removes all obstacles coming in one's quest of the Lord. A third interpretation is that the Shankha Naadham denoting the Pranava Aksharam indicates a tribute to Bhagavan Hayagriva, the presiding deity of Knowledge. The Sphatika, around Bhagavan Hayagriva is white in color, as is the Panchajanya conch. The stork is also white in color. These are indicative of the Shuddha Satva of the Lord of Seven Hills. Thus the Shanka Naadham and tribute to Bhagavan Hayagriva taken in conjunction denote Anishta Nivrutti and Ishta PrApti. The choice of the stork is instructive for it indicates the Azhwar's thirst for Bhagavath Anubhavam just like a hungry stork waiting to grab fish from a lake. [Thanks to Sri Muralidhar Rangaswamy for his permission to make use of his writing.] AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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