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
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