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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? This
fourth ten contains a brilliant eulogy to Lord
Srinivasa 

pinnitta sadaiyaanum piramanu manthiranum
thunnittu pukalariya vaikuntha neeLvaasal
minvattas sudaraazhi vEngatakkOn thaanumizhum
ponvattil pidiththudanE pukappeRuvE NnaavEnE   

In the last verse 4.2, AzhwAr had pleaded to
ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaan for being ordained to be born as
a fish in the Swami Pushkarinee. Azhwar then reasons
out that the stream could perhaps dry up and the fish
may die, thus denying him further Anubhavam of
Bhagavan. 

The thought of separation from Bhagavan is
extremely painful to the Azhwar. This must be noted in
the context of the Azhwar's desire for daily
pilgrimage to Srirangam so that he could constantly be
by the side of his Abhimana Dhaivam, Lord Rama and
enjoy Bhagavath and Bhaagavata Kainkaryam. Therefore,
he seeks a better way to remain by the side of the
Lord. {which leads us to the next verse 4.3]

The matted lock haired Rudra, the Chathurymukha
Brahma, Devendra and all other devas rush to your gate
in order to have darshana bhaagyam of yours at
ThiruvEnkatam. To such Supreme Lord Sri Srinivaasan,
may I blessed to be the kaimkarya parar [humble
servant] to hold the golden bowl for Him to spit after
rinsing His ThiruppavaLa chevvaay [red coral lipped
mouth]. 

Thereby, adiyEn can enjoy his yoga nithrA; He gets up
and looks at me first? Hence adiyEn gets the bliss of
having his divinely Beautiful ThirumEni as a feast for
my eyes. And also adiyEn is at His beck and call to
hold the golden bowl for Him to spit after rinsing His
most beautiful mouth. He would also call me or
address me perhaps? [What a great anubhavam by AzhwAr
to aspire for this position! The King who had ruled
chera, Chozha Paandya dEsam, has aspired for holding
the golden bowl for the Lord to rinse His mouth and
spit into the bowl] It is a message to us, to be a
humble servant to Bhagawaan and Bhaagawathas and not
to be proud, arrogant, and great that we are equipped
with few cents in our bank or few huts in one corner
of His Kingdom. That is also His Blessing and His
property.  

Sri Muralidhar Rangaswamy shares His anubhavam for
this verse: In the third Pasuram, the Azhwar desires
to hold the spit bowl of Lord Srinivasa. The message
here is that when the Lord cleans his mouth with the
water from the bowl while brushing his teeth, his
benign glance will inevitably fall on the person who
holds the bowl. This is a sure shot method to obtain
the grace of the Lord. In the Daya Shatakam, Swami
Desikan states that a mere benevolent glance of Lord
Srinivasa is sufficient to absolve an individual of
Deva Runa, Rishi Runa and Pitru Runa. The Azhwar
points out an excellent method for obtaining this
blessing. This Pasuram is also indicative of the fact
that Bhaktas throng to the Temple of Srinivasa in
large numbers and vie with one another to have a
Darshanam of Lord Srinivasa just like Brahma, Indra
and Rudra compete with one another to get a Darshanam
of Lord Narayana at Thirumala. Hence, the entrance
gate to the Temple of Lord Srinivasa is just as
difficult to enter as the door to Sri vaikuntam.
"Wouldn't it make my task easier if I wait for the
Lord at the gate [Vaikunta Dwaram] holding his spit
bowl, and be assured of his
Darshanam?" This seems to be the thought of the
Azhwar.   

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan   





       
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