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 lineÂ… 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 AzhwArÂ’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 sEshiÂ’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 HisÂ…

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 AzhwArÂ’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 heartÂ’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 
aroundÂ… and those who recite them without fault will be blessed to be 
eternal servants (dhAsabhUthars) of HrishIkesan.
PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadgaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan




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