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Sri:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all, 

Today- Aani Swathi is our PeriyAzhwAr
thirunakshathram. It is adiyEn?s intent to ramble
something on ?Periya AzhwAr?. (based on an excellent
article released as 75th Thirunakshathra malar for
Swami Sri U Ve Purisai Krishnamachariar)

Soodikkoduttha Naacchiyaar- GodhA PiraaTTi?s dear
father is PeriyAzhwAr, VishNu Chitthar or Bhattar
Piraan. Since his mind was always on VishNu, he was
called VishNu chitthar. He was conferred by the Pandya
king, Vallabhadevan, the title of Bhattar Piraan, when
he uttered Vedic statements to prove Parathvam of
Sriman Narayanan and was given a bag of gold coins.

Swami Desikan says (in GodhAsthuthi) in ?thaathasthu
thE madhumidha??slOkam, the last line ?lEbE
mahattharapadhaanuguNam prasaadham..? Because You had
adorned Yourself with those garlands, Emperumaan
conferred Your father with the title
?mahattharapadham? (PeriyAzhwAr..)

Sri Manavala maauni says: 

?mangaLaasaasanatthil maRRuLLaazhwArgaL/
thangaarvaatthaLavu thaananRi- ponghum/
parivaalE villiputthoor bhattar piraan peRRaan/
periyAzwArennum peyar.

Due to that pongum parivu, He was alled ?PeriyAzhwAr?-
says Yatheendra PravaNar. 

Now, just for our enjoyment: - Why should VishNu
chitthar be called PeriyAzhwAr??

It should have been NammAzhwAr more suited for this
?Periya AzhwAr? title for 1. being in AchArya
Parampara 2. For being an avayavi with all other
AzhwArs as his parts of the body. or It should have
been PeyAzhwAr (who is called mahathaahvayar), who
burst out with ThirukkaNdEn ponmEni kaNdEn ..

But it is VishNu chitthar who is called PeriyAzhwAr.-
WHY???

1. NammAzhwAr: He sang 1000?s . But till the tenth
decad, He was longing to join Emperumaan. He declares
only in 10.10.. ?ini naan pOgalottEn...onRum maayam
seyyEl ennaiyE?? (Hereafter I shall never ever leave
You; Don?t deceive me and leave me..). So
When NammAzhwAr was almost through in 10.10, he
declared that he would NOT let Emperumaan go away from
him. Since it is only in the end of Thiruvaymozhi,
NammAzhwAr loses the race of being
called ?PeriyAzhwAr?. 

2. pEyAzhwAr: Mahadhaahvayar: He was blessed with the
vison of Lord even before AzhwAr started compsoing
pAsurams. But AzhwAr did never get that fear of losing
Him and did not utter to that effect. He just said
?ThirukkaNdEn pon mEni kaNdEn..? He was blessed
With the saakshaathkaaram like what Dhruvan  was
blessed with. Since AzhwAr did not have fear of losing
Him, nor was he worried about and started with his
kshEthraadnam with other two AzhwArs, pEyAzhwAr loses
the race.

Now, what about PeriyAzhwAr? He was blessed with
Emperumaan?s Kattaksham on GarudA and that?s when
AzhwAr burst out with ?long live; long live?

The Lord, Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan appeared on
Garuda to enjoy and witness His bhaktha?s success,
Bhattar Piraan?s procession on elephant along with
whole lot of citizens of Pandya kingdom. That?s when
VishNu chitthar saw the Most exquisitely Beautiful
Emperumaan on Garuda and with the outburst of ?Pongum
Parivu? (as nicely enjoyed by Sri Manvala maamuni) 
(aiyO! ivLO azhagaa irukkaanE! VeLiyE vandhuttaanE!
KaN padumE!? ), sang PallaaNdu, PallaaNdu? Long live
and Long live Your Lotus Feet!

PeriyAzhwAr, the moment he sings first pAsuram 
?pallaaNdu, pallaaNdu, He gets worried whether he will
lose this Bhagyam of having Him as He
Was present in front of AzhwAr. Immediately, he
sings(?adiyOdum ninnOdum PirivinRi aayiram
pallaaNdu..?) Long live Your relationship with me?
(Your eternal servant) without any gap /separation and
then only, AzhwAr proceeds to even pray for PiraaTTi
and other PanchAyudhams.

Since he has realised this, and sought for an eternal
bondage with the Lord right in the first two pAsurams
itself, He ALONE DESERVES BEING CALLED ?PeriyAzhwAr?

(If there?s anything good in this write up, the credit
goes to the author who had written in Tamil. Any
errors/faults are only MINE. )

Sri Anbil Ramaswamy Swami adds in his inimitable
style:

Vishnuchitta was called " Periya Alwar" - the great
Alwar  for very many reasons:

1. It is the greatness of his love for the Lord that
made him pour out the Pallandu hymns.

2. Ordinarily. only elders would bless the young ones
for a long life."Periya' means elder and therefore he
was called Periyalwar. To the objection that such an
attitude was 'unnatural' ( Swarupa Viruddham), Pillai
Lokacharya has argued that as it was a 'Mangala
Aasaasanam', it was quite in order and because IT WAS
A STRANGE CASE OF KNOWLEDGE RIPENING INTO AN IGNORANCE
OF SORTS DUE TO AN EXTRAORDINARY LOVE AND AFFECTION. 

3. King Janaka laid a challenge through the Siva
Dhanus in Sri Sita's marriage; Kumbar, the Aayar Chief
laid a challenge in the form of the 7 bulls in the
marriage of Nappinnai; But, Vishnuchitta laid no
challenges in the marriage of his daughter, Andal
because of his obvious conviction that in due time,
'THE OWNER WOULD CLAIM WHAT HE OWNED.'

4. It is natural to honor anyone who brings relief
from suffering. That is how Rishyasringa was honoured
when rains came to the parched land of  Angadesa as he
set foot there. Vishnuchitta also performed a similar
miracle. When a famine raged in the northern city of
Kandam Kadinagar on the banks of Ganges, he was
invited to the city to solve the crisis. As he set
foot there, welcome rains showered and the place was
relieved of the famine. His greatness was honored.
Periyalwar himself is said to  refer to this incident
thus "Venkali Naliyaa Vittuchittar"

5. Parasara who wrote Vishnu Purana known as Purana
Ratna deals with the story of Sri Krishna only in the
5th Amsa of his work; Sukhabrahmam who wrote Srimad
Bhaagavatam has dealt with the story of Krishna only
in the 10 th Skaandam; But, Vishnuchitta fills his
entire Tirumozhi with the story of Lord Krishna
vividly portraying every detail of the Lord's
childhood ' leelas ' in his own inimitable style.

6.Another esoteric aspect concerning Periyalwar that
really makes him ' Periya' is the fact that he is the
incarnation of Garuda. Garuda reincarnated himself as
Ajuna's chariot and as such he witnessed the Lord
delivering the Baghavad Gita - especially the Charama
Sloka to Arjuna. Thus, apart from Arjuna, he was the
one who was the direct recipient of the Lord's
message.  Andal refers to this when she says "Meymei
Peru Vaarthai Vittu Chittar Kettiruppaar".' Vaarthai'
is Moolamantram;' Peru Vaarthai is the Mantra Ratna of
Dwayam and ' Meymei Peru Vaarthai ' is the Charama
sloka.

7. He was great also in a different way. He became the
father- in- law of Lord Vishnu when his daughter,
Andal married the Lord. - - an honor none else 
could claim.

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dasan




       
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