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From: TCA Venkatesan (vtca_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Nov 24 2001 - 20:11:34 PST
Continuing on this topic, it must be clear the word
"sambandham" cannot be taken to be merely as some
form of simple contact. This has to go way beyond
that. If it were something simple as a one time
meeting, or just being around one's acharyan, there
would be thousands and thousands of people that
would qualify. Obviously it goes beyond that to some
state wherein one actually can say "thEvumaRRaRiyEn".
How many of us can dare even think along those lines?
However, it is clear from our acharyas such as Sri
Madhurakavi Azhvar and Sri Koorathazhvan that this is
possible for a select few.
Continuing with the vyakyanams of Kanninun
Siruththambu one finds the following.
If one were to get close to Sriman Narayana, He will
absorb that person's mind, eyes and all other
faculties
such that they can think, see of nothing else. This
also happens to Sri Madhurakavi Azhvar, for the reason
that even though he approaches only his acharya Swami
Nammazhvar, Nammazhvar is near to Him. That is the
reason, according to the commentators, that Sri
Madhurakavi Azhvar continues to talk about Him in his
poem even while saying "thEvumaRRaRiyEn". Thus in a
deeper level, it is impossible to have pure acharya
sambandham without any emperumAn sambandham.
In fact, Sri Madhurakavi AzhvAr states
"thirithanthAkilum"; wherein he says that on the way
to reaching his acharya he went through Him and so if
he were to return he would come back to Him.
That pure acharya sambandham is impossible without
His sambandham, is also borne out by the fact He
Himself is an Acharya. In fact, He stands first
amongst the acharyas. Sri KooraththAzhvAn says
"lakshminAtha samArambhAm ... vandE guru paramparAm".
As one associates with one's acharya the relationship
simply works its way back to Him.
adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan
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