தொண்டரடிப் பொடி ஆழ்வாரின் திருமாலை அறியார் திருமாலையே ( ஸ்ரீமன் நாராயணனையே) அறியாதார் என்பது வாக்கு
कोथण्डे जयेष्ट नक्षत्र मण्डन मण्डनगुडी पुरोथ्भवं
शोलोर्व्यां वनमालांसां भक्थ भक्थ्रेनुमास्रये
Thondarapodi Azhwar was born
as vanamala amsam of Sriman Narayana. Thondarapodi Azhwar was born in the
Prabhava year, in the month of Margazhi and Jyeshta Nakshatram. He was born in Vipra
family who were devoted to Vishnu. He was named Vipranarayana and he grew
as a devotee of Vishnu. He visited Srirangam to offer prayers to Lord
Ranganatha and settled down in Srirangam to perform the kainkaryam of maintaining
a nandavanam and offering garlands to Lord Ranganatha. He continued this seva
for years and Lord Ranganatha performed a leela in his life to draw him more
closer. By HIS will the pious Thondarapodi Azhwar was lost in worldly
pleasures and so Lord Ranganatha makes him realize his mistake and wakes him up
and gears him into Emperumon service. Thondarapodi Azhwar in turn composed
Thirupllayezhuchchi the main purpose was to wake Lord Ranganatha and bless his
devotees. He also composed Thirumaalai (45 slokas)
In the 45 pasurams of
Thirumaalai, Thondarapodi Azhwar covers the following.
Pasurams 1-3
Thondarapodi Azhwar narrates his experience Of Lord
Ranganatha. Azhwar decares chanting his name will protect every one.
Thondarapodi Azhwar never sang in praise of any Archavathar other Lord
Ranganatha Of Srirangam. Azhwar says he does not want moksham and would rather
stay in Srirangam performing kainkaryams to Lord Ranganatha and chant his
glory. Azhwar is not interested in Nithya and Leela Vibhuthi but longs to spend
his time in Srirangam serving Lord Ranganatha.
Pasurams 4-14
Thondarapodi Azhwar advises
adiyaars to seek the lotus feet of Lord Ranganatha and serve him , leaving
bodily attachment and sensual pleasures. Azhwar asks them to realize there is
no other God than Lord Ranganatha. Azhwar telss them that he is the same Lord
Krishna of Brindavan and asks them to surrender to Lord Ranganatha
Pasurams 15-24
Thondarapodi Azhwar
narrates how Lord Ranganatha helped him to lift him from deep troubles
Pasurams 25-34
Thondarapodi Azhwar says he
was lost in worldly pleasures and commited henoius acts not worth
mentioning and also groped in darkness having forgotten his kainkaryams to Lord
Ranganatha. But Lord Ranganatha was so compassionate that he lifted him from
low and demeaning life and transformed him. So he tells the adiyaars to
reach out to Lord Ranganatha with out wasting time and get blessed
Pasurams 35-38
Thondarapodi Azhwar says Lord Ranganatha is one who took
avatar as Lord Trivikrama and Lord Krishna. Azhwars says that Lord Ranganatha
is father and Mother to all.
Pasurams 39-45
Thondarappodi Azwar worships all the bhaktas of Lord Ranganatha who is
none other than Vishnu and puts the podi or dust under their feet on his
head. He respected all those Vishnu Bakthas irrespective of their caste, creed
or birth. Only qualification he was looking in them was deep and unqualified
Love for Lord Ranganatha. Azhwar declares எம்மடி யார்க ளாகில் தொழுமினீர் கொடுமின் கொள்மின்"
and Azhwar says that if
the Learned Vedic Pundits abuse Vishu Bakthas then they deserve to be condemned.
தமர்களில் தலைவ ராய சாதியந்
தணர்க ளேலும் நுமர்களைப் பழிப்ப ராகில் நொடிப்பதோ ரளவில்ஆங்கே அவர்கள்தாம் புலையர்
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