Selva Pillai, late offering to the Lord

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Sri!!

Sri Mathe Ramanujaya Namah!!

Sri Mathe BAla Dhanvhi Maha Guruvae Namah!!

 

Respected devotees of Emperuman,

 

Adiyen would like to share his opinions about the performance of kainkariyam

late(9:30am) at ThiruNarayanapuram.

 

In archa avatharam, Emperuman accepts service the way his servitors like to

serve him. This, perhaps is out of his abounding love of his servitors that

he gives up his nitya svatantram to accept even offending services to him.

However we servitors understanding our insignificant position always want to

serve the way which is acceptable to Emperuman. Emperuman accepts any

service but we want to serve only the way Emperuman wants. Our

poorvachariyars, Bhagavath Ramanujar in particular have understood the

thiru-ullam ( heart) of Emperuman and have shared the same with us in their

grantams. We servitors interested in serving the way Emperuman likes and

hence put into practice the principles the laid down in disciplic sucession

by our achariyars. The practice of worshiping Emperuman late morning is also

one such principle.

 

But why so late in morning instead of the Bharma muhutham ?? We ask. The

cold weather at Thiru Narayana puram gives an interesing insight which can

be captured as follows

 

Emperuman thiru mani( trancedental body) is so tender. How tender

??

If a flower floats on water, how soft should it be( the

lotus flower )

If a person sits on such a lotus, how much more tender

should be her thirumeni( Periya Piratti)

If this Periya Piratti with her tender palms gently massages

Emperumans thiruvadi( reverved feet) and

the thiruvadi became very very red, how tender

should be this thiruvadi...

If this thiruvadi itself is so tender, what to speak of his

thirumeni.....

 

The Servitors ponders, so soft is his thirumeni that it will catch

cold if we wake him so early in the morning.

The Servitors decides, we will wake him when it is warm...

 

 

Critical comments are most welcome....

 

Adiyen,

Aravinda Lochana Ramanuja Dasan.

 

 

Azhawar Emperumanar JIyer Thiruvadighalae charanam

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Sri:

Srimate Sri Lakshminrusimha ParabrahmaNE namaha

Sri Lakshminrusimha divya pAdukA sEvaka SrivaNN -

SatakOpa Sri nArAyaNa yateendra mahAdESikAya namaha

>But why so late in morning instead of the Bharma muhutham ?? We ask. The

>cold weather at Thiru Narayana puram gives an interesing insight which can

>be captured as follows

> Emperuman thiru mani( trancedental body) is so tender.

> How tender

> ??

> If a flower floats on water, how soft should it be( the

> lotus flower )

> If a person sits on such a lotus, how much more tender

> should be her thirumeni( Periya Piratti)

> If this Periya Piratti with her tender palms

> gently massages

> Emperumans thiruvadi( reverved feet) and

> the thiruvadi became very very red, how tender

> should be this thiruvadi...

> If this thiruvadi itself is so tender, what to

> speak of his

> thirumeni.....

> The Servitors ponders, so soft is his thirumeni that it

> will catch

> cold if we wake him so early in the morning.

> The Servitors decides, we will wake him when it is warm...

 

Thanks for the wonderful explanation.

 

This is the Servitor's point of view.

 

As I understand, Emperuman's point of view is different.

 

The present Azhagiasingar explained this beautifully in his thiruppavai upanyasm

 

recentlly in a different context and I was fortuante to hear it.

 

It is beleived that Emperuman does not like those flowers

that have thorns protruding around them.

 

Some people may think that this is becuse of HIS extremely soft thirumeni.

Actually, it is because HE does not want HIS devotees to

try and pluck these flowers and get pricked in the process!!

 

Similarly I guess Selva Pillai does not want to expose his dear devotees

to the cold weather at Thiru Narayana puram in the early mornings.

 

A clear example of HIS compassion and concern to his devotees.

 

Dasan

Rangarajan