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From: Sadagopan (sgopan_at_computer.net)
Date: Thu Apr 12 2001 - 07:03:51 PDT
Dear BhakthAs: In this posting , adiyEn will
provide an introduction to the two ThANDakams
of Thirumangai Mannan and provide additional references
to earlier write-ups on these two moving Prabhandhams
dealing with AzhwAr's NirvEdham , MahA VisvAsam in the Lord ,
the Rakshakathvam and Bhaktha Vaatsalyam of the Lord .
The three earlier postings related to these two
aruLiccheyalkaLs archived in the Bhakthi List are:
(1)http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/feb96/0006.html
(2)http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/feb96/0008.html
(30http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/feb96/0014.html
Taniyan for ThirukkurunthANDakam (Laghu ThANdakam)
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adhigathamanurarchA-kshEthra-yAthrAparO Ya:
krutha vibhavanuthiscchAsahyasatthO bhavEabhUth
sisuriva jananIm svam Devam athyakthukAmO
vyadhitha sa laghuroopam ThANDakam tamm namAmi
In the magnificent Periya Thirumozhi, Thirumangai
expressed his immense aanandhAnubhavam of MangaLAsAsanam
of the EmperumAns of the 86 dhivya dEsams as well as
the VibhavAvathAra PerumALs . He celebrated the Moola
manthram and its glories and yet did not see any hint
from the Lord about invitation to join Him in Parama padham
to enjoy the Paripoorna BrahmAnubhavam there. As a result ,
AzhwAr experienced nirvEdham .Sri Vaikunta Nathan however
had other ideas .He wanted to enjoy some more paasurams
from His dear devotee.AzhwAr restated his case for
joining the Lord at Sri Vaikuntam and thus were born
the two ThANDakams. In these two ThANDakam , AzhwAr
jumps over ( thANDuthal) the sorrows of SamsAram
and is immersed in the Bhagavath anubhavam. ThANDakam
is also a type of Prabhandham in Tamil poetry .
The one set in shorter length ( aRuseerkkazhi nedilAsiriya
viruttham ) became ThirukkuRunthANDakam (TKT)and the one with
eight fold symmetry (yeNN Seer) came to be known as
ThirunedumthANDakam(TNT).Latter is an elaboration of
the last two paasurams of ThirukkuRnthANDakam . Parasara
Bhattar described TNT as a Saasthram and used one of
the slOkams to defeat the advaitha VedAntha Muni of Melkote
and accepted him as his disciple and recognized him as Namm Jeeyar.
Rest is history in AchArya Paramaparai PrabhAvam.Namm Jeeyar
benefited from Ubhaya VedAntha GrahaNam under the sacred
feet of Sri Paraasara Bhattar and we have the good fortune
of having the 9,000 Padi commentary for ThriuvAimozhi and
the BhAshyam for Sri Sookthi, KaNNinuNN SiRutthAmpu et al.
from him and a glorious AchArya paramparai.That is the power of
ThirunedumthANDakam .
UtthamUr Sri VeerarAghava MahA Desikan has blessed us with
insightful commentaries on these two Prabhandhams as well
as the other Prabhandhams of Thirumangai Mannan that adiyEn
would like to refer you to for additional studies. His summation
of the purport and message of TNT is:
" This prabhandham is one, which has to be studied always
as a VedAntha Saasthram. This describes first the Tatthva-Hitha-
PurshArthams and asserts next the unbreakable sEshathvam of
the Jeevan to the Sarva Seshi, the Lord in His forms as
Para, VyUha , Vibhava ,antharyAni and ArchA .This salutation
to the Lord is set in the mood of Naayika-Naayaka Bhaavam.
Through these ThANDakam paasurams , Thirumangai expressed
his deep desire Moksha Sidhdi and Rakshakthvam of the Lord."
May we all be blessed to study and understand the deep
Tatthvams embedded in the two ThANDakam Prabhandhams.
Vaazhi ParakAlan Vaazhi KalikanRi
Vaazhi KurayalUr Vaazh VEndhan-vaazhiyarO
MayOnai vALL valiyAl manthiramkoLL MangayarkkOn
ThUyOn SudarmAna vEl
AzhwAr EmperumAnAr DEsikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan
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- SrImate rAmAnujAya namaH -
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