PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 4.3-bhAgawathas [dAsabhUthar] have right to sell us even.
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• May 2, 2003
SrI: SrImathE Ramanujaya namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, In last two tens, AzhwAr enjoyed ThirumalirunchOlai Divya Desam and EmperumAn Azhagar. Here and hereafter, he enjoys the glory of the Divya desams due to its bhAgawathas residing therein and due to their residence, EmperumAn Sriya: Pathi smiles even grander and broader- and one can enjoy havingh such a darshan here. Hence, for the seekers, it is not only to enjoy Him and His smile, also to enjoy mixing with such great BhAgawathas residing here. AzhwAr while glorifying these Bhagawathas, he also mocks at those who do not have a semblance of devotion to Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan. An excellent pAsuram- good for Tamil lovers as well. naavakaariyamsollilaadhavar naaLthoRumvirundhOmbuvaar thEvakaariyamseydhu vEdhampayinRuvaazhthirukkOttiyoor moovar_kaariyamumthiruththum mudhalvanaichchindhiyaadha ap paavakaarikaLaippadaiththavan eNGNGanampadaiththaan_kolO! 1. 1. In this grand Divya Desam ThirukkOttiyoor, [where blemishless and faultless Srivaishnavas who never speak ill-intended words and unparliamentarily; who learn and recite Vedas daily and regularly and perform Yagnas; and who donate food (perform anna dhAnam) liberally to have-nots reside) where Sriman Narayanan – the Primordial Chief who performs the creation, sustenance and destruction through the trio ceaselessly and in an organized way;- resides permanently. Why at did He create these (human) beings- the incorrigible sinners- who never even hear the glories and pastimes of such grandest and greatest sarvEshwaran Sriman Narayanan and mediate on Him? First one should not utter wrong words, speak unpleasant ones; [jihvA mE madhu matthamA- says Thaitthriya Upanishad. ]. Hence AzhwAr talks about it. Thus, akruthyam (What needs to be avoided), then kruthyam- which is studying Vedas- performance of yaahags, etc.. are listed for srivaishnavas. Also one should offer food to others, partake with others before personal consumption. (athithi). Sriman Narayanan the primordial chief, carrying out the duties of Sivan, four faced Brahma are also mentioned. He acts as antharyaami in them, and enables them function. While he himself takes Vishnu roopam to perform the protection or sustenance work. Also it may be interpreted as Brahma, Siva and Devendran as trio. Thus, in as much the Srivaishnavas do their duties, he also does his duties regularly. AzhwAr feels bad about those who do not think of this Grand EmperumAn Sriman Narayanan [need not be ThirukkOttiyoor EmprumAn- but can be of any Divya Desam]. Why at all did he create them? He fails to understand. Perhaps to make them like the asuras and Raakshasa thereby he can destroy them and save them as well. Or He creates them again and again with a faint hope that they may transform some time or the other.. ( with some poorva janma sukrutham) kuRRaminRikkuNamperukkik kurukkaLukku_anukoolaraay seRRamonRumilaadha vaN_kaiyinaar_kaLvaazhthirukkOttiyoor thuRRiyEzhulakuNda thoomaNivaNNan_thannaiththozhaadhavar peRRathaayarvayiRRinaip perun^OyseyvaanpiRandhaar_kaLE. 2. 2. In this grand Divya Desam of ThirukkOttiyoor [where faultless and blemishless Srivaishnavas who keep on enhancing their good and auspicious qualities (and guNAs) and serving their unparalleled Acharyas uninterruptedly; who are devoid of any anger; who have magnanimous heart and large hands to offer to poor- reside] where Sriman Narayanan- KaNNan – the one who ate all seven lokas (worlds) together- the pristinely purest blue hued gem stone like Beautiful Divine Lord- resides permanently, and those who do not bow down and prostrate at the feet of such grandest Lord- have appeared in this world only to cause disease to the wombs of their mothers.. The parents get their children– devoted ones – who perform trikala sandhyvandhanam- nithya karmanushtanams- undergo samasrayanam- etc.. thereby be devoted with an unflinching and unconditional faith to Sriya: Pathi sriman Narayanan and thus make their parents avoid going to hell (narakam). If one does not bow down, prostrate to the lotus feet of Sriman Narayanan, of what use is he to his parents? He thus causes them only never ending disease to them.. – says AzhwAr. Alas! One should feel bad that such a child (who never mediates on Vasudevan even once) is born to us and instead they are still surviving merrily earting and enjoying! vaNNan^almaNiyum marakadhamum_azhuththi nizhalezhum thiNNaisoozh thirukkOttiyoorth thirumaalavan_thirun^aamangaL eNNakkaNdaviralkaLaal iRaippozhudhum_eNNakilaadhupOy uNNakkaNdatham_ooththaivaaykkuk kavaLamundhukinRaar_kaLE. 3. 3. In the shining resplendent land of Thirukkottiyoor Divya Desam- which is surrounded by sapphire, and emerald gem stone laden corridors and halls; - where Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayaana resides (who shines also like blue hued gem stone along with the lightning like golden coloured Sri Mahalakshmi). Those human beings who do not use their mouths (and lips) to utter the japam on this grandest Lord and count with their fingers which are meant for only for that; and instead use those fingers to shove in more and more food to their foul smelling mouths! Alas! [ by taking more and more food, they get indigestion and cause stinky mouths and further more they hog and munch..- just living to eat.. ] urakamellaNaiyaan_kaiyil uRaisangampOlmadavannangaL niraikaNamparandhERum sengamalavayalthirukkOttiyoor narakan^aasanain^aaviRkoNdazhaiyaadha maanidasaadhiyar parukun^eerum_udukkungooRaiyum paavamseydhanathaangolO! 4. 4. In this land of ThirukkOttiyoor, where beautiful swan birds [which are beautiful and whitish like the Paancha janyam (conch shell) being held in the hand of Sriman Narayanan reclining on the tender soft bed of Adhi sehsan]- swim in line… so gracefully in the midst of red lotus flowers in the ponds. And Sriman Narayanan resides here on his own accord permanently and those human beings who do not utter the divine name of His with their tongues and call Him- of what use and what sin the clothing they wear and the water that they drink committed in the past for them to be consumed by such people ! The clothing, the food, waters – are all if used by devotees – it is their pUnya and if used by non devotees – it is their (those clothing and water’s) paapam. [Thus those who do not call devotedly and lovingly the Azhiyaan (The One who has conch shell in His hand) are equal to cattle and sheep. And hence comes next pAsuram from PeriyAzhwAr] aamaiyinmudhukaththidaikkudhikoNdu thoomalarsaadippOy theemaiseydhu_iLavaaLaikaL viLaiyaadun^eerththirukkOttiyoor nEmisEr_thadangaiyinaanai ninaippilaavalin^enchudai poomibaarangaLuNNumsORRinaivaangip pullaiththiNiminE. 5. 5. In this divine land of ThirukkOttiyoor, where the small beautiful fishes in the ponds jump on to the back and hop on top of the tortoises, kick the flowers inside the ponds- such mischievous fishes live in this land where Sriman Narayanan – the One who has the white conch shell in His large resplendent hand – and those who have not thought of this Piraan even for a fraction of a second- are sinners and burden to the earth. Remove the food from their mouths and shove the grass that is meant for cattle. How can they eat grass? They can- and they will get used to. Until they realize their follies (of not thinking of the SarvEshwaran- peerless one), they can eat the grass meant for the cattle and sheep. Thus when EmperumAn shows Himself holding the divine conch shell in his hand gracefully and destroying the burden whenever there is burden to the earth (by means of raakshasas) all that we can do as service to Him is: to snatch away the good food of those who do not realize His greatness and give the grass to them instead. (in the lines of Thondaradippodi AzhwAr’s vilakki naaykku idumin neerE..) – Thus when they behave like animals just eating and living, they deserve only beastly food. poodhamaindhoduvELviyaindhu pulan_kaLaindhupoRikaLaal EdhamonRumilaadha vaN_kaiyinaar_kaLvaazhthirukkOttiyoor naadhanain^arasinganai navinREththuvaar_kaLuzhakkiya paadhathooLipadudhalaal ivvulakampaakkiyamseydhadhE. 6. 6. In the divine land of ThirukkOttiyoor, where Srivaishnavas [who have absolutely no blemishes even with Pancha bhoothams- five elements; with performance of five yagnas daily; with the five senses..] reside; and those who praise realising the glories and greatness of the lord of such divine place- the Narasingan- make this earth blessed (BhAgyam) by touching this earth with dust from their feet. Thus, they in spite of the influence of the senses and sense organs, offer them to service of the Lord, realising their sEshathvam and dAsathvam eternally to the Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan. They, though live in the world as samsaaris like avaishnavars (non-devotees of Vishnu), they are untouched by the faults and blemishes of samsaaric afflictions due to their service and doing everything as KrishNArpaNam.. Thus they are blemishless and their presence make the earth blessed - says AzhwAr Even they regularly perform daily rituals (pancha yagnam) as it is nithya and AgnyA karma as prescribed in saasthras,- and if ever there is dEvathAnthara worship therein, they offer the same to their Unparalleled- One as their antharyami, thereby committing no faults or mistakes to their ParamaikAnthithvam. Thus they perform everything for His pleasure as service (kaimkaryam) is only for sEshi’s pleasure. If someone does not do nithya karma saying that it may lead to dEvathanthara worship, it is equivalent to saying the senses are pulling me to samsaaric afflictions and to committing suicide kurundhamonRosiththaanodumsenRu koodiyaadivizhaachcheydhu thirundhun^aanmaRaiyOr iraappakal_EththivaazhthirukkOttiyoor karundhadamukilvaNNanaik kadaikkoNdukaithozhumpaththar_kaL irundhavoorilirukkummaanidar eththavangaLseydhaar_kolO! 7. 7. in the land of ThirukkOttiyoor, where Srivaishnavas [who praise reciting four Vedas and conducting various festivals and uthsavas in groups rejoicing the glories of the Lord KaNNan who broke the kurundha tree- where asura had entered into] reside – and where the Lord- Piraan who is huge and dark like the rain laden clouds – the most merciful and compassionate like the clouds –resides permanently out of His own accord- and those devotees who with an unconditional and unflinching faith on him perform their anjali to this Lord- reside here permanently. How much thapas (penance) and puNya one should have committed to live in a place where BhAgawathas of such devotion live! naLirndhaseelann^ayaasalan abimanathunganai naaLthoRum theLindhaselvanaichchEvakangoNda sengaNmaalthirukkOttiyoor kuLirndhuRaikinRagOvindhan guNampaaduvaaruLLan^aattinuL viLaindhathaaniyamum iraakkadharmeedhukoLLakilaar_kaLE. 8. 8. The most merciful, the most compassionate one- the one with cool glances an has cool swabhAvam (nature); one who is unbiased and impartial to everyone; the grandest and greatest one- becoming even grander with BhAgawathas praising Him- one who has enslaved and accepts the kaimkaryam of the faultless Kainkarya SrI Nambhi (Selva nambhi – refer to Thiruppallaandu- alvazhakkonRumillA pAsuram)- the red lotus eyed Lord; the one who has love for His devotees to largest extent; - He is the One who resides permanently at ThirukkOttiyoor Divya Desam. And when devotees who sing praising the glories and kalyANa GuNAs of Govindhan of this Divya Desam- reside, raakshasas do not touch and snatch away even the grains from the villages where they stay. Since BhAgawathas have praised Him and keep doing so, he becomes even grander; Raakshasas at this place are also devoted to the lord and have regards to His devotees; thus, they do not grab the grains belonging to them. Or the extra ones (in addition to what is offered to them- as even raakshasas like devas get from the daily offering to sarva bhUthas per saasthras). Or they do not take anything other than what is spilled after harvest. kombinaar_pozhilvaay kuyilinamgOvindhan_kuNampaaduseer semponaarmadhiLsoozh sezhungazhaniyudaiththirukkOttiyoor nambanain^arasinganai navinREththuvaar_kaLaikkaNdakkaal empiraan_dhanasinnangaL ivarivarenRu_aasaikaLtheervanE. 9. 9. in the land of Thirukkottiyoor divya desam [where cuckoos in groups sing the divine kalyANa guNAs of Govindhan in charming gardens in loud shrills; which is surrounded by gold plated tall ramparts, where fertile fields are in abundance], if [I am blessed to] have darshan of the devotees who praise and bow down to the Lord of this place- Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan therein, then I will get all my desires fulfilled contemplating and thinking that these Bhagawathas are all the symbols of His… How can there be symbols? When there are symbols, meaning he is sure to be there is the meaning. Symbols are His kalyANa gUNas, His anantha, Garuda vishvaksEnar et al and His pancha Ayudhas etc.. kaasinvaaykkaramviRkilum karavaadhumaaRRilisORittu dhEsavaarththaipadaikkum vaN_kaiyinaar_kaLvaazhthirukkOttiyoor kEsavaa! purudOththamaa! kiLarsOdhiyaay! kuRaLaa! enRu pEsuvaar_adiyaar_kaL endhammaiviRkavumpeRuvaar_kaLE. 10. 10. Even to get one handful of grains, one needs to offer a gold coin and in this time of materialistic pursuits (during AzhwAr’s time this was the case- now no need to ask..) there are these Srivaishnava BhAgawathas who have large magnanimous heart and large hands to offer anna dhAnam to all those who come hungry and speak softly, sweetly to heart’s content to all those who come to them; and they reside in the land of ThirukkOttiyoor Divya Desam, singing, calling and uttering the divine Bhagawaan naamaas (names) saying, “Kesavaa! (adhipathi of Brahmaa and RudrA); PurushOtthamA! (The One with six kalyANa guNas- jnAla, bhala, aishvarya, veerya shakthi thEjas) ParanjyOthi! And those who speak (so) – dAsabhUthAs of Sriman Narayanan have got every right to even sell us. [what a brilliant pAsuram! Complete epitome of BhAgawatha sEshathvam! ] What will happen during rainy days and what will we do when have no wealth and retain all that we have is general tendency. On the other hand, whatever that we are blessed with is given by SarvEshwaran and is for only giving to others through us- and donate liberally; offer food to all needy ones. They always call, utter the divine names of Sriman Narayanan calling ThirukkOttiyoor kesavaa!.. Such dAsars of Sriman Narayanan- HaridAsars- should be served by us and we need to serve them performing little kaimkaryams – all that we can – as their humble servants- and not for some monetary benefits – but as whole hearted service as that alone is the goal for us.. While doing so, in order to continue their kaimkaryams, they have every right to even sell us (if it is going to help) and some will sell and other like minded Bhagawathas will buy us- all the more great.. This is the ultimate of Bhagawatha sEshathvam which is Bhaagawatha seshathvam. seedhan^eer_pudaisoozh sezhungazhaniyudaiththirukkOttiyoor aadhiyaanatiyaaraiyum adimaiyinRiththirivaaraiyum kOdhilpattar_piraan kuLir_pudhuvaimanvittuchiththan_sol EdhaminRi_uraippavar_kaL irudeekEsanukkaaLarE. 11 11. Sri Vishnuchitthar of SrivilliputthUr sang this ten about the Bhaagawaathas of Sriman Narayanan of ThirukkOttoyoor surrounded by cool waters and fertile fields; and the cattle (those non-devotees) who loiter around… and those who recite them without fault will be blessed to be eternal servants (dhAsabhUthars) of HrishIkesan. 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