thiru mAlai , some thoughts.. part 1
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• July 31, 1998
Sri Chandrasekaran wrote as follows apologising. endhan siRu manam seidha pizhaiyinai maRandhuvandhu poRuppAi nAraNan than aNiyE! adiyEn, chandrasekaran. *************************************************** There were quite some interesting postings from Sri P. Dileepan and Sri Mani and Sri Anbil Ramaswamy and Sri V.Sadagopan. In addition to all these, one thing I request Sri Chandrasekar to understand and consider. Some more facts on "thiru mAlai" may help understand it some more. thoNdar adi podi AzhwAr was not living a sannyAsi life that he be compared to other sanyAsins. He is a surrendered soul and hence one who is very dear to Sriman nArAyana. He is a "sAthu" or a soft person basically in his nature. His sarangathi to Lord Arangan was delviered in the form of a garland "thiru mAlai" that has 5 strands and a pendant at the middle. This 5 strands not only stands for the 5 elements that are form this whole universe and the derivatives of these 5 elements (ie., than mathriyams). This is explained in "puradan manivaramAy ponnA murthy.. iru bootha vanamAlaiyAy...", pAsuram in "AdikAra Sangraham" (Sri RTS in tamil) by Swami Desikan. AzhwAr himself is considered to be an avathAram of the "vana mAlai" of the lord. He was doing "nandavana kaimkaryam" to Lord Arangan residing in the temple itself. The way it is looked by adiyEn is in a way different and if god willing and time permitting I will continue this study and present it with AchAryAs blessings ina later day. This garland of "thiru mAlai" is strung in such a way that each pAsuram is considered as a flower and is connected to the preceding pasuram in its flow, content and as well as inner meanings. This way of preparing a garland is known as "maalai thodutthal" in tamil. In presenting the vyAkyAnams of this "thiru mAlai" Sri Putthur SwamigaL who hails from the descendants of "thondar kulam" has made a similar work in presenting the "arum patha urai" such that he connects the current pasuram with the previous pasuram. adiyEn have been reading and re reading this wonderful "thiru mAlai" for a while in the last two years and had discussions with 2 scholars (Sri VN Gopala DesikAchar and Sri Putthur SwamigaL) on thondar adip podi AzhwAr during my trip to India as well. This "thiru mAlai" is also made of 5 strands as its inner layers (inner meanings) and a pendant at the middle. Such are the 5 angAs of prapatthi and the pendant at the end is the Athma samarpanam. His "thiru mAlai" relfects the essence of saranAgtahi and its five angAS. This pasuram (and one other pasuram) reflects the "prathi koolya varjanam" angam. There is an other pasuram in thiru mAlai that is currently being presented in "Sarangathi Journal" is on his anusanthAnam of his "naicchi" or in tamil "thAzmai" and "Akinchanyam" or in tamil "kai muthal illAmai". AzhwAr is no doubt that he is an akinchanyan and express his kArpanayam or inability in unmistakable terms to Lord Arangan and pleaded to HIM to prevail with HIS blessings. thoNdar adip podi AzhwAr thiru vadikaLE saraNam Sampath Rengarajan
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