Parankusa Ashtakam

Nammazhwar's Thirst for Lord Krishna
Parankusa Ashtakam by Parasara Bhattar

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Nammzhwar visualized Lord Krishna in every object ( animate or otherwise), Food and Archavathar.

உண்ணுஞ் சோறு பருகுநீர் தின்னும்வெற் றிலையுமெல்லாம்

கண்ணன், எம்பெருமான் னென்றென் றேகண்கள் நீர்மல்கி,

மண்ணினுள் அவன்சீர் வளம்மிக் கவனூர் வினவி,

திண்ண மென்னிள மான்புகு மூர்திருக் கோளூரே.

This pasuram was addressed to Archhavatar of Thirukkolur Divya Desam by Nammazhwar in Nataka-Nayaki Bhavam. In the first two lines Nammazhwar brings out his attachment to Krishnavatar by stating that the food that is Part taken to appease hunger, The water taken to quench thirst and the Betel leaves consumed after food for digesting the food are all nothing but a form of Lord Krishna. May be Nammazhwar perceived the Antharyamithwam of Lord Krishna in all these i.e food, water and betel leaves. Such was Nammazhwar's attachment and Bakthi to Lord Krishna.

Nammazhwar lived for 32 years and spent his entire life under the shades of tamarind tree.

First 16 years there was no bodily movement in Nammazhwar and in the remaining 16 years he composed 4 prabhandhams namely Thiruvirutham, Thiruvasirium, Peria Thiruvandhadhi and Thiruvoimozhi,  reflecting the Rig, Yajur,  Atharvana and Sama Vedas.

Sri Parasara Bhattar had composed "Parankusa Ashtakam" on Nammazhwar who has Parankusa as one of the 32 other names. 

Bhattar addreses Nammazhwar as Parankusa, Vakula Bharana, Vakula Bhushan Bhaskara, Prapanna Jana Kootar, Satakopa.

In this Ashtakam, Bhattar heaps praise on the Nammazhwar for the Dravida Veda Sagaram in Tamil equivalent to  Rig, Yajur,  Atharvana and Sama Vedas.Bhattar alludes to the the Thirst  Nammazhwar had for Lord Krishna.

Here is a presentation on Parankusa Ashtakam By Sri Parasara Bhattar