Please bring out the exemplary deeds of the Lord Thiruvinagarappan after bestowing his benevolence on us.
1. Thiruvinagarappan is viswa thomukan, Thirumangai
Alwar’s one and only Lord, is Sarvathomukan, that Parabrahman with garlands on
his crown made up of just blossomed flowers who is the sweet nadham in the
vedamantrams is saluted by the ancient Rig Veda mantram.
“Tvami Visvathomukha Visvatha Paribhurasiapa na
sosuchadhagam.”
O Veda Narayana O Chandhoga O Pouzhiya O Taittiriya O
Lord Thiruvinnagar thou art the all pervading omnipresent, omniscient one
please remove our sins in ite entity.
O Thannopparillappa thou art the one who consumed the
seven oceans, seven kula parvathams and the seven universes and kept them
safely in your stomach during the destructive time of pralaya, during the maha
pralayam. You devoured the Sun, moon and stars and kept them in your stomach
after this miraculous feet you shone like Yekaksharam. In the spirit of Yajur Veda. O Veda Narayana thou created, protected and consumed all of
these sentients thus thou shineth as sarvothamma, Parama poojya and thou also
shines as the indweller antaryamai Brahman and directs them You are thus Sarvajnan
and paramajothi.
2. Resplendent as
Manivannan Shining every where.
O Thiruvinnagarappan Yajur Veda recognizes you as the power behind the agni,
through your swayam jothi incandescent suryams power to warm, the pervasive
wind, the energy principles behind the cooling rays of the moon, the aadharam
for the purity of sukran the gigantic principle understood as Brahman and the
protecting doctrine supporting prajapati. Thus you are for ever resplendent
based on the yajur veda mantram. Thou art sarva kala swaroopa. All divisions of
time spring from thee, the resplendent paripoorna . No one hath comprehended
thee from above or across or in the middle.
Tadhevaghis…
…….. sa prajapati.
Yet another Yajur veda manthram says
So no bhandharjamitha sa vidhantha dhamaniveda bhuvanani
visva.
Meaning he is our only relative, our protective father,
he is the great one who generated us. He is the one who understood every one
and every thing.
yet another mantram says he is the one who blessed us with the different vedams and revealed their esoteric meanings and became Veda Narayana.
yet another mantram says he is the one who blessed us with the different vedams and revealed their esoteric meanings and became Veda Narayana.
3. All pervasive
Golden Lord (Ponnappan)
The Lord of Thiruvinnagar, who is present every where as Palavahaiyum Paranatha Peruman is witness to
all happenings (Sarva Sakshi) Atharva veda salutes his sarva saakshithvam.
“ AA Pasyathi, Prathi Pasyathi, Para Pasyathi Pasyathi.
Divamatharikshamadh bhumim sarvam tadh devi pasyathi.”
Her sees every thing in front, he sees everything behind
him, He sees every thing far and wide. He sees all that is in Aakasham, Bhumi
and Antariksham. He recognizes Thiruvinnagarappan as the essence of the four
Vedas and pleads with him for the boon of nitya Kainkaryam in his parama padha
and to banish the two kinds of vinais. The atharvana veda mantra reads
Yajnam bhumo Yajamanamrucha: samani bheshaja.
Yajugumshi nuthra bhrumaste nomunchanth vamhasa.
Meaning we recite
with svaram, the Rigveda mantram for eulogizing, Saama veda mantras for singing about your glories,
Atharvana veda mantrams for removing all kinds of afflictions physical and
mental, Yajur veda mantras for performing yagas and pray to you to banish all
our accumulated karmas, Lord Akasaagaram to bless the supplicants with undiminishing
wealth of nitya kainkaryams, soubhagyam as the
creator protector and dissolver of the universe and its chethanams and
achethanams.
4. Salutations to Mutthappan.
In the end of the Atharvana vedam there is a mantram that
begs the Lord to make the supplicants dhyanam, upasanai and kainkaryam fruitful
by standing on their side as a friend to guide them.
Yuge Yuge thavastaram vaje vaje havamaha sakhaya
indrammutaye.
Alwars as supplicants placed all their bhakthi laden
pasurams at the sacred feet of the Lord. In the Rahasyartham Muthangal
(pearls) refer to alwars pasurams.
Bhagwan of thiruvinnagar accepts these pearls strung together as pearl garlands
and earned the name of mutthappan. These garlands are known as Muktavalis. They
shine at his chest neck and at his ankles as NUPURA ABHARANAM> there they
stay shining and with their sacred luster remove the kali dhoshams of all
chetanams who bow unto these lotus feet of the Lord.
Swami desikan refers to the power of the muktavallis in
banishing all the accumulated karmas this way in one of his slokams of the Mukthapaddathi of Sri Ranganatha divya
paduka Sahasram.
Lord Thiruvinnagarappan grants Moksham to those who seek
his sacred feet as their sole refuge.
5. Thiruvinnagarappan as Jagadhaadharam.
The most sacred part of the four vedams is Purusha Suktam,
the key passage here is
“Purusha Yevadhagum sarvam”
He is one who pervades every chethanams and achetanams
both inside and outside. Thiruvinagaram has the combination of Bruhatva,
Brumhanathva attributes. He is the grandest and the largest of svaroopam
through his ananta kalyanagunashe has brumha nathvam, he is filled with endless
glories, He is the one who empowered Brahma with the powers of creation, He is
the supreme jothi the light of lights He is worshiped as Paradevathas by all
the devas as their supreme lord. He is the most sacred of sacred doctrines
(Pavitra nama Pavitram) and the most auspicious among auspicious entities
(Mangala nam cha mangalam) He is the one with the unmatchable glories of sacred
feet pointed to us by the mantra rathnam, the dvaya Mantram as revealed to us
by the Mutthakam of acharya Ramanuja. When we hold firmly his sacred feet. He
will not shake us and runaway from us because of his infinite daya for us. The
limitless compassion he has for us is summed up by the last saaman of saama
veda which means may the master of vast
knowledge, may mighty god bless us with prosperity, may the nourisher of all,
the author of all Vedas bless us with prosperity. May he the giver of all
comforts like the horse and cattle bless us with prosperity. May Veda Narayana
the Lord of all elements of nature
vouchsafe us prosperity. May he standing as Thiruvinaggar vouchsafe us
prosperity.
6. Bhumi Naathan is the Bhuman of the Upanishads. The
Chandhogya Upanishad salutes the blissful swaroopa vishesham of parabrahma
recognizing him as the Infinite bliss.
“Yovai Bhuma Thath Sukham naalpe suka mast.”
Meaning Brahma is bliss infinite, there cannot be any
bliss in something other than that is in the Infinite Brahman. The Infinite
Brahman should be the sole goal of our serious learning, rest of them are all
bhinna vasthus and cannot lead to bliss.
The Rig vedam salutes the Infinte Brahman standing as the
archa at thiruvinnagar at his leela vibhuthi as parama padanathan.
“Sam bahubhyam dhamathi sam pathatr dhyava Bhumi janayan
Deva Yeka Visvasya bhuvanasya raajaa”
The sole and supreme lord of lords is our Saranyan, Our
father Mother Bhandhu at Thiruvinnagar and every thing . He is Anaadhi as
explained by the Upanishad. “ Sayeva Soumya idam agre aasith” By knowing him
“Yena asrutham srutham bhavathi” This is purushartha vivekam that leads us to
“our thulya svatantryam.”
7. The fruits of Thiruvinnagaraam’s sevai.
The last slokam of Swami Desikan’s Parama Padam
Sopanam summarises beautifully the fruits of the enjoyment of
Archai and the anubhavam of the sri sookthi of
alwar and acharyas on thiruvinnagarappan which reads.
“Baladha aakarshidhbhi…………………..sopana padhavee.”
Meaning for us who are pulled powerfully by the many of
our apradhams and turn us away from bhagwan and lands us deep in the mud of
samsaram. The glory of his krupa pulls us out of these miseries and aligns us
to climb the steps of the ladder of his paramapadham. This has been asserted by his pramanas as the
truth.
Swamy Nammalwar’s Thiruvaimolzhi starting from the first decad of the first
patthu (Uyarava Ra uyar nalam udiyavan) to the last decad of the 10th
Patthu (MuniyE nanmukhanE mukkaNNappA) I
s involved with Sri Satakopan’s
anubhavam of the anantha kalyanagunas i.e. limitless auspicious
attributes of the Lord Sriman Narayana.
These Saarasvatams and their saram saves us from chasing perishable
matters and engaging in useless pursuits and brings Lord Sriman Narayana in front of us
Prathyaksha Pramanam.
The 3rd decad of the 6th 100 of the
Thiruvaimozhi , Lords Thiruvinnagarappan’s exemplary deeds are elaborately
discussed.
1.
Nalkuraveun
Selvum……. Thiruvinnagar Kandeen.
I see the lord everywhere, he
appears in many ways as poverty and plenty, as heaven and as hell, as bitter
feud and friendship, as poison and medicine. He is my master living with
affluent people in Vinnakar.
2.
Kanda inpam thunpam …… thiruvinnagar NannagareE.
As pleasure as pain, as
confusion and clear thoughts, as punishment and forgiveness, as light and
shade. The Lord my master is hard to understand. He resides in Vinnakar,
surrounded by clear waters.
3.
Nagaramum naalugalum……. Yaavarkkum PuNNiyamE.
As cities and villages, as
knowledge and ignorance, as the brilliant orbs and darkness as earth and wide
sky. The lord resides in Thiruvinnagar surrounded by mansions other than his
grace we have no refuge.
4.
Punniyam paavam……….kandu KoNmiNagal KaithavamE.
Good and bad karmas, union and
separation, memory and amnesia, reality and illusion, these he is and he is
not. Krishna the Lord of Vinnkar is surrounded by mansions other than him there
is no doer, witness ye all.
5.
Kaithavam semmai ………….Perundheundai MoovulagE.
The doer is the colour fair red
black and white. Truth and falsehood, youth and age, newness and oldness. The Lord in Thiruvinnagar is fortified by
walls.See he laid this garden world and all the good in it.
6.
Moovulaga NGgalumaay …….. UraikinRa paran
chudarE.
These three worlds and yet not
them pleasure and anger, the lotus dame and wretched dame, praise and weighty
blame. The Lord of Thiruvinnakar worshipped by the Gods. Is a radiant lotus
form that lives in my heart.
7.
Paranchudar udampaay ………. Yaavarkkum van saraNE.
A body of exceeding radiance, a
body of filth, Hiding now and coming
then, constant yet deceiving. He resides in vinnaka worshiped by the Gods.
Other than lotus feet we have no refuge.
8.
Van SaraN surarkkaay ……. Ennai yaaludai
ennappanE.
The permanent refuge of
Gods the ghaustely death of Asuras.
Protecting all the worlds below his feet and yet not thus. Refuge of the
southern quarter. Lord of Vinnakar. Is my refuge O! my Father lord and Krishna
Master.
9.
Ennappan enakkaay ……. Thanathaaln NizhalE.
The lord and father is my mother
my foster mother. Golden father gem hued father pearly father father. He
resides in Vinnakar, with golden walls around. Peerless lord he gave me the
shade of his golden feet.
What an excellent pasuram, so sweet, lovely. Emperuman is my
appan, father. He is also mySevilitthaay baby sitter and my mother as well. He
is my father who is my Gold, my pearl, my mani. The pupil of my eye. He is in
Thiruvinnagar, surrounded by big golden ramparts. There is absolutely one
equalto him. ( He is opparil appan
oppilliappan) Such great Lord has granted me the shadow of his lotus feet for
my redemption there is no other means for me except taking refuge under His
feet.
10.
Nizhalveyil Si rumai …….. Kalai. KaNilam KaaNmiNngaLE.
Shade and
sunlight small and bigness long and shortness. Walking Standing other
things and yet not any of them. The Lord resides in Vinnakar with sweetly
humming bees. His feet alone protects
us all. O! see
the truth in this.
11.
KaaNmiNngaL ulageer ………enRumaavar KuravargaLE.
This decad of a thousand songs
by Kurugur Satakopan. Addresses the Lord
of Vinnakar who grew before our eyes
when he came begging as a lad then said “Behold O Bali”.
Oh See! He raised his feet to
the entire height and length of the universe during his trivikrama avatar and asked us to see his
lotus feet. They came right in front of our eyes for us to see. We need not
even make an extra effort to see those feet. Those feet grew right in front
KaNmugappE. PaadhukhE. During the occasion of Maha Balis injustice to the
devas. You participated in the incidence
of Trivikrama avataram. You grew with your lords lotus feet and shot upwards
into the sky. When the left foot of the Lord spread out with explosive velocity
at that time, Brahma washed with great reverence your Lords sacred foot as well
as yourself firmly attached to the left foot. There was not enough water however to wash the growing feet. The naadham
emanating from the rapid upward sancharam of your lords foot (left Foot) spread
all over the universe and removed the fears of the devas about maha bali
permanently.
About such Parama KaruNiko
Bhagawaan, Emperumaan, Naamazhwar Thirukkurugoor Sadagopan has sung 1000
pasurams. Out of those 1000, readers of these 10 which are sung on Thiruvi
NNagarappan than oppaaril appan oppilliappan, will be respected ever by
Nityasuris.