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Friday, July 12, 2013

தொண்டரடிப் பொடி ஆழ்வாரின் திருமாலைஅறியார் திருமாலையே ( ஸ்ரீமன் நாராயணனையே) அறியாதார் என்பது வாக்கு

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 போலும் 

Thondarappodi Azhwar Thirumaalai (39-45) எம்மடி யார்க ளாகில் தொழுமினீர் கொடுமின் கொள்மின் என்கிறார் ஆழ்வார்









Thondarappodi Azhwar Thirumaalai (35-38)

Thondarappodi Azhwar Thirumaalai (35-38) திருவரங்கனே த்ரிவிக்ரமன், கண்ணன், தனத்தையும் தாயுமாவான் பற்றுவித்து ஆட்க்கொள்ளுகிறான்







Thondarappodi Azhwar Thirumaalai (25-34) நீசனுக்கும் நீசனான தன்னையே திருவரங்கன் அருளியதாக ஆழ்வர் கூறுகிறார்.














Thondarappodi Azhwar Thirumaalai (15-24) திருவரங்கன் பண்ணிய உதவி
















Thondarappodi Azhwar Thirumaalai (4-14) Azhwar's Upadesam


















Thondarappodi Azhwar Thirumaalai (1-3) Azhwar's Divine Experience















Thursday, July 11, 2013

Visishtadwaitham and Thiruvaaimozhi

Visishtadwaitham and Thiruvaaimozhi

Nalayira Divya Prabhandham is collection of works by 12 Azhwars was made available to Sri Nathamunigal by Sri Nammazhwar after he was pleased with Sri Nathamuni's 12000 times chanting of 11 pasurams of Kanninun Siruthambu by Sri Madhurakavi Azhwar. The 12 Azhwars focused on different forms of Sriman Narayana. For a presentation on the focus of different Azhwars Please visit http://srimannarayana108.blogspot.com/2013/05/blog-post_1.html
Sri Ramanuja formulated Visihtadwaitha with five doctrines as the basis. These five doctrines include 

1. Para Swarupam - மிக்க இறைநிலை
2. Jeevatma Swarupam - மெய்யாம் உயிர்நிலை
3. Upaya Swarupam - தக்க நெறி
4. Virothi Swarupam - தடையாகித் தொக்கியலும் ஊழ்வினை
5. Prapthi Swarupam - வாழ்வினையும் ஓதும் வேதம் 

This is also known as Artha Panchakam as found in the writings of Poorvacahrya Sri PillaiLokachariar. The entire Thiruvaaimozhi (1102) Pasurams form the basis for these five doctrines of Visishtaadwaitham of Sri Ramanuja. Please also visit http://srimannarayana108.blogspot.com/2013/07/artha-panchagam-is-essence-of.html. This is just my understanding of the relationship between Visishtaadwaitham and Divya Prabhadham.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

அர்த்த பஞ்சகமும் திருவாய்மொழி நூற்றந்தாதி பாசுரங்களும் Artha Panchakam - Thiruvaaimozhi Nootrandhadhi Pasurangal


Nammazhwar has composed all pasurams of Thiruvaaimozhi as andhathi. The last word of the first pasuram becomes the beginning word for the next pasuram. "Uyauvara Uyarnalam" Pasuram ends with "Manane". The next Pasuram Starts with "Manan" and it cotinues for all 1102 Pasurams. Manavala Mamunigal composed Thirvaaimozhi Nootrandhathi in andhathi style too but at the Thirumozhi level. Thiruvaaimozhi consists of Ten Paththu. Each Pathhu has 10 Thirumozhi. Each Thirumozhi has 11 Pasurams (also Called Thiruvaaimozhi) making it 1100. Two additional Pasurams were added by Naamzhwar making to Panneru Namam Patthu and making the total to 1102. 

In Thiruvaaimozhi Nootrandhathi, Manavala Munigal created one pasuram for each of the 100 Thirumozh's Manavala Mamunigal took th first word of the Thirumozhi of a given Paththu and used it as the first word of his pasuram and ended the pasuram with the last word of the same Thirumozhi, keeping the anadhathi style in tact. Not only that each pasuram of Thirvaaimozhi Nootrandhathi contained the central theme of that Thirumozhi. This shows the greatness of his compositions of Sri Manavala Mamunigal and yet carried the essence and Style of Thiruvaaimozhi.

Artha panchakam has five doctrines and each doctrine has 4 pasurams from Thiruvaaimozhi Nootrandhadhi. One can study the meanings of the above 220 (20 x11) Pasurams from Thiruvaaimozhi to learn Artha Panchakam. For quick high level understanding of Artha Panchakam, the following 20 Pasurams of Thiruvaaimozhi Nottrrandhathi could be used.

Following is the Presentation of Five Doctrines of Artha Panchakam and associated Thiruvaaimozhi Nootrandhadhi pasurams.


Please click on the following Links to listen to the pasurams associated with each Artha Panchakam doctrine.

Paramathma Swaroopam

Jeevathama Swaroopam


Upaya Swarropam


Virodhi Swaroopam


Praapthi Swaroopam