Kulasekara AzhwAr PerumAL Thirumozhi- 5.3- Like the ctizens holding onto the king (good or bad) as the only protector, ruler and saviour, I hold onto You, Lord!

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SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest All,

 

AzhwAr expresses in this 5th decad his ananyagatitvam

and (having none other as his refuge) Akinchanyam

(helplessness) which are closely tied to Saranagati.

 

Let us touch upon aanukoolyasya sankalpam.

A definite desire to do which is agreeable (anukoola)

to Sriman Narayana and not do which opposes to His

injunctions (saasthrAs); These two principles are most

important because Sriman Narayana is our Lord and we

should do what He likes (and has instructed) and avoid

what He prescribes to avoid- so that He will be

pleased. The saasthrAs and the commandments of the

Lord are not to be disobeyed. What has been spoken of

against must be rejected. One should escape from

dangers by doing so and pleasing the Lord. Thus, if we

don’t do the same, we would have to suffer the

consequences of paapa karmas.

 

In this context, let us enjoy other Sloka as mentioned

by ammAL in the second chapter. This Sloka elaborates

on the appropriate mental attitude of this

self-surrender:

 

aham asmy aparAdhAnAm Alayo 'kincano 'gatiH |

tvam evopAyabhUto me bhava " iti prArthanA matiH

SaraNAgati:

 

I am the abode of all sins, utterly helpless and

without any other recourse. Oh Lord! You alone must be

my means! Such a condition of the mind is called

SaraNAgati.

 

AnukUlyam iti proktam sarvabhUtAnukUlatA |

anta:sthitA'ham sarveshAm bhAvAnAm iti niScayAt ||

 

resolution to conform to the Lord's will: positive

acts of service - kindness, and love to all beings;

-Out of the certainty of feeling that the Lord abides

in all beings, kindness to all beings is said to be

'conformity to His will'. [Courtesy: Sri Mani

Varadarajan USA]

 

More of it – later.

 

Let us enjoy the 3rd verse.

 

meenn^Okkum neeLvayalsoozh viRRuvakkOt tammaaen

paaln^Okkaa yaakilumun paRRallaal paRRillEn

thaann^Okkaa theththuyaram seythitinum thaarvEnthan

kOln^Okki vaazhum kudipOnRi runthEnE

5.3

 

The fishes (even if the oceans get dried up) consider

this field alone as their only place of residence –

such fields are in abundance in your

ThiruvitthuvakkOdu. Even if You, Lord of

VitthuvakkOdu, do not turn Your glances towards me, I

will not seek anyone else for my support and

protection. The king who is meant to rule and take

care of the citizens of his kingdom, even if he does

not do his duties and tortures them as dictator, there

is none else whom the residents and citizens can go to

and seek only His scepter. Similarly, I, the humble

and eternal servant of Yours, would only seek Your

grace.

 

AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE saraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

 

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