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Re: divya prabhandham - doubts from Smt. Rajalakshmi

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TCA Venkatesan • November 22, 2002 


Dear Sri Vasudevan,

Thanks for that beautiful post. Permit adiyEn to add an
example to explain the two bhAvams of Periyazhvar.

Take the case of a person with a beautiful painting or
a great gem in his possession. The article would be
priceless but he/she would still love to show off this 
article. At the same time they would be worried that 
something might happen to it and would go to extraordinary 
lengths to protect it.

This is the case with Periyazhvar. In the Yasodha bhAvam
he cannot suppress his glee and delight and calls
everyone to come and take a look at this most beautiful
child. In the fatherly bhAvam ("pongum parivAlE 
villipuththUr pattar pirAn peRRAn periyAzhvAr ennum
peyar" says Manavala Mamunigal in his Upadesaraththina-
mAlai) he cannot but be greatly worried as to what 
evil-eye might be cast upon Him, when He descended (to
see Periyazhvar) with all His consorts from His abode of 
purity to this world full of lowly things.

So, yes, Azhvar's bhAvams appear contradictory but they 
are both Srivaishnava lakshaNams.

If adiyEn has said anything wrong above, I request 
bhAgavatas to correct me.

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan

--- "M.G.Vasudevan"  wrote:
> Dear Sri Vaishnava Perunthagaiyeer,
> 
> I try to answer here, the questions raised by Smt.
> Rajalakshmi [sridharaji@-- on 11.11.2002 in her mail to
> the list on dhivya prabhandham. 
> 
> Smt. Rajalakshmi wrote - "In the first paasuram itself,
> Periaazhwar says "pallaaNdu pallaaNdu......." thus does
> mangaLa aasaasanam to Lord to protect Him. (Dhrishti
> kazhithal?) 
> 
> Yes. In the vyaakhyaanam of thirup pallaaNdu sri swamy
> periya vaachchaan pillai states 
> ...

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