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From: Sadagopan (sgopan_at_computer.net)
Date: Wed Aug 02 2000 - 19:22:08 PDT
Namo Narayanaya
Dear BhakthAs :
On this subha dinam , adiyEn's prayers
for all MangaLams to these devout groups!
Today is also PathinettAm Perukku dinam
reminding us of the flood of dayA of
GodhA Piratti .
For the past few days , we have been studying
the individual slOkams of GodhA sthuthi composed
by the great AchAryan, Sri NigamAntha MahA Desikan.
The central message of the Prabhandhams of
Godhai is SaraNAgathi and Bhagavath Kaamam
leading to nithya Kaimkaryam to Him and Him
alone.
"Anna Vayal Puthuvai ANDAL" bequeathed to us
as Kula dhanams two matchless treasures :
ThiruppAvai and NaacchiyAr Thirumozhi
consisting of 30 and 143 verses respectively.
Swamy PeriyavAcchAn PiLlai (MoovAyirappadi) ,
Azhagiya MaNavALa PerumAL NaayanAr ( AarAyirappadi),
Upanishad BhAshyakAra Sri Ranga RaamAnuja Muni
(in Sanskrit ), Periya ParakAla Muni and
the Sriranga Gopura nirmAtha, Sriamath MukkUr
Azhagiya Singar (1978) have blessed us with
their commentaries on ThiruppAvai and brought out
the lofty messages incorporated therein.
The year 2000 will see the lengthy and
Scholarly vyAkhyAnam-- benefiting from all the above
VyAkhyAnams-- by Sri U.Ve. Sri P.M.ChakravarthyAchArya
Swamy of Desika Bhavanam , Mylapore .Thanks again
to every one of you , who have joined in this
kaimkaryam.
Srimathi KalyANi KrishNamAchAri is writing
movingly on the NaacchiyAr Thirumozhi and
is presenting us with delectable Kadhambha
annam made form the commentaries of Swamy
PeriyavAcchAn PiLlai , U.Ve. PrathivAdhi
Bhayankaram AnnangarAcchAriyAr and Abhinava
Desika Sri U.Ve .UtthamUr VeerarAghavAcchAr
Swamy .
One of the scholars of the Prabhandhams of
ANDAL has observed that they portray together
the spiritual journey of ANDAL and Her unparalleled
love of Her Lord KaNNan ( RanganAthan) through
its different stages to its completion and
fruition.
Our AchArya taniyans reflect the high esteem
they had for ANDAL and Her Prabhandhams.
"Soodikkoduttha Sudarkkodi" was saluted
by them with Iykhya KaNDam ( In unison and
in one voice).UyyakkoNDAr, the disciple of
Naatha Muni described Her Prabhamdhams as
" NaRR PaamAlai" .He prayed to her for
the blessings of following the path shown
by Her and not to swerve from that path:
" nAdi nee Venkatavarkku yennai vidhi yenna
immARRam , naam kadavA VaNNamE nalhu"
The great ParAsara Bhattar , the precocious son of
KooranAthan pointed out the cardinal message of
ANDAL about Her unconditional subservience
(paaratanthryam ) and that of every Jeevan
to Him as established by the hundreds of
Upanishadic passages . She woke up the sleeping
KrishNan in ThiruppAvai to remind Him of His
sworn duties .Only a dear Devi of a Lord can take
this liberty with Her Lord on our behalf.
ThirukkaNNamangai ANDAn , another great
AchAryan , saluted the bright light born of
PeriyAzhwAr of SrivillipputthUr ( Tenn Puthuvai
vEyar payantha ViLakku) in his Taniyan for
NaacchiyAr Thirumozhi ( alli naattAmari mEl--).
Swamy MaNavALa MaamunigaL wondered in one
of his UpadEsa Rathna Maalai Paasurams:
" inRO THIRUVAADIPPURAM , yemakkAha
vanrO ingANDAL avatharitthAL--kunRatha
vaazhvAna Vaikunthavaan bhOham tannai ihazhnthu
AzhwAr ThirumahaLArAi" (22)
" Is not today , the great day of Thiru
AadippUram , the birthday of ANDAL ,who
disregarding the celestial life in
Sri Vaikuntam , which is forever enjoyable
with undiminished splendour incarnated
as the daughter of Sri VishNucchitthA in
this mundane world for the sake of people
like us ".
In the next two paasuram of UpadEsa Rathna Maalai,
Swamy MaNavALa Maamuni wondered aloud :
" Does any other day have the greatness of
Thiru AadippUram , which is the birthday of
ANDAL as the daughter of PeriyAzhwAr ?
O Mind , reflect on it and tell . There
is no other person comparable to Her and
hence there is no other day comparable to Her
birthday " .
Swamy MaNavALa Maamunigal is overwhelmed
with the thought about the greatness of
ANDAL and the deep messages in Her Prabhandhams
and asks his mind to praise ANDAL daily with
devotion and delight ( Anjukkudikkoru SanthathiyAi):
" ANDAL is the common and unique progeny of
anju kudi( the five families , the God-fearing
group) . Her nature was such , that She out-did
all the other AzhwArs in Her love of Sriman
NaarAyaNan ,and in that love , She ripened
prematurely .O My Mind! May You eulogize
Her daily with devotion and delight ".
We will conclude our salutations for our
most merciful ThAyAr on this AadippUram day with
the prayer of Swamy Desikan for the boon
of acquiring Her 173 Paasurams housed in
Her two Prabhandhams born out of Her
unquenchable love for Her Lord :
"vEyar Puhazh VilliputtUr AadippUram
mEnmElum miha ViLanga Vittucchitthan
thooya ThirumahaLAi vanthu AranganArkku
ThuzhAi maalai mudi soodikkoduttha MaathE
nEyamudan ThiruppAvai paattARainthum
nee uRaittha Thai oru ThingatppAmAlai-
yaaya puhazh nooRudanAR patthu moonRum
anpudanE adiyEnukku aruL sey neeyE"
---Prabhandha Saaram: 10
May Swamy Desikan blessings be with us
to receive through SadAchAryan Jn~Anam
about the two divine works of
Soodikkoduttha NaacchiyAr !
Govindhan GuNam Paadum Godhai ThiruvadiKaLE SaraNam
CharamAvathi Daasan ,Oppiliappan Koil SatakOpan
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