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From: Madhavakkannan V (srivaishnavan_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Apr 05 2002 - 04:24:32 PST
SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,
Here we enjoy the Thaniyans on PeriyAzhwAr:
1st thaniyan- composed by Sri NAthamuni:
guru mukam anadhIthya prAha vEdhAn- asEshaan
nara pathi pari kluptham sulkam AdhAthu kAmaha:
svasuram amara vandhyam ranganAthasya sAkshAth
dhvija kula thilakam tham vishNu chittham namaami
The AzhwAr- who is the thilakam of Brahminhood; who is respected and
worshipped by even Devas; who is the father-in-law of Sri Rangnathan; who
wished to succeed getting the prize bag of gold coins, arranged by king
Vallabha devan (narapathi: ) in order to establish the Supremacy of Sriman
Narayanan as the PARATHVAM in the debate, without any learning formally from
Acharyan (teacher) – to that AzhwAr, I bow down to and prostrate.
Here abhinava dESika Sri UttamUr Swamy beautifully lists different
interpretations on this anadhIthyam- (without learning):
1. anadhIthyam means: without learning. Then, why the word Guru is required.
Isn’t it superfluous? Swaram, Grammaer, niruktham, the meaning of VaidIka
padhams are all explained by the Guru and that can be learnt only from
Acharyan. Hence, Gurumukham anadhIthya conveys this crystal clear.
2. gurmukham also can be linked to prAha – giving a different meaning: prAha
means: explained or taught.. He explained as if he had taught the Vedas as
guru for some time (few years perhaps..).
3. gurumukham can also be linked alternatively to the assembly of Vedic
scholars, Selva Nambhi (the minister of the king, who is also knowledgeable
and who guided the king to get this doubt clarified, thereby Parathvam of
Lordship can be established). Means: Having them (as Gurus- thus-
Gurumukham) in the front, he explained the Vedic Truths.
Nice. Aren’t’ they?
Two dedicatory verses by PaaNdiya Bhattar:
Minnaar thadamathiL soozh villiputthoor enRu orukaal
Sonnaar kazhaRkamalam soodinOm –munnaaL
kizhiyaRuththaan enRuraiththOm keezhmaiyiniR chErum
vazhiyaRuththOm nenjamE! Vandhu.
Oh mind! (nenjamE) - you helped me.. Thus, (with your such helpful nature in
co-operating), we are able to adorn the head with the lotus feet of
BhagavathAs who have uttered the name “Srivilliputtur” (which is surrounded
by glittering tall ramparts like Gold) even once. When raised doubts in
King Vallabhadevan’s sabham as to who was the Parathavam, it is PeriyAzhwAr
who cleared their doubts (that made the bag of coins tear and) he won the
prize. By uttering that GREAT incident (event) alone, and with AzhwAr
sambandham thus, we are able to get rid of the past wrong path and
destination, that we were heading to (adhOgati) (which is further births and
deaths!)
When AzhwAr is there at that Divya Desam, how can there be dharidhram (and
hence, gem stone laden Golden ramparts).. When there is kizhi ArutthAn (the
bag tearing..), there will surely by keezhmaiyin sERum vazhi aRutthOm- the
path that could have led us to wrong destinations (of dEvathAndhara
sambandham, kShUdhra purushaartham- asking something like a kilo of
vegetable from a King etc....). With AzhwAr’s Paradevatha nirNayam, we are
able to get rid of that path, be blessed with AzhwAr sambandham and know
what we want (eternal service) and who only can Grant and also how.
paaNdiyan koNdaada Bhattar piraan vandhaan enRu
eeNdiya sangam eduthu oodha –vENdiya
vEdhangaLOdhi viraindhu kizhiyaRuththaan
paadhangaL yaamudaiya paRRu.
King Vallabhadeva announced the victory of PeriyAzhwAr (Bhattar Piraan) and
conferred the title Bhatta nAthan. He also decalred for a Huge procession of
AzhwAr on the Royal elephant. He took the curved Conch Shell and blew in
honor of the victory and to celebrate the success of PeriyAzhwAr who had
established in such unambiguous terms, the Parathvam of Sriman Narayanan
quoting the relevant sections from Vedas at the Sabha. Such Great
PeriyAzhwAr’s Lotus Feet are our refuge.
1. Here, sangamadutthu – means: The conch is placed inside the mouth (for
blowing) – madutthu.
2. It could also be sangam adutthu- uninterruptedly
3. eeNdiya sangam- (gathered sanga poets- scholars)- In the assembly, when
the scholars mentioned the Poorva palsham (the arguments against Sriman
Narayanan’s Parathvam)..
(SrI UttamUr Swamy gives such nuances in his great commentary.)
Also Sri UttamU Swamy writes: First, King announced Bhattar Piran vandhAn
(Here comes Bhattar Piraan), when he just entered the Sabha before even
stating the Parathva nirNayam. Then, when he won, he celebrated by blowing
uninterruptedly the conch due to the king’s happiness.
Let us dive into the nectarine Divine PallANdu in the next post:-)
PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
aDiyEn dAsan
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