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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   



 
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