AzhvAr Arulamudham

*TIRUMALAI TANIYAN* By TIRUVARANGA PERUMAL ARAIYAR   மற்றொன்றும் வேண்டா மனமே! மதிளரங்கர் கற்றினம் மேய்த்த கழலிணைக்கீழ் உற்ற திருமாலை பாடும் சீர்த் தொண்டரடிப்பொடி எம் பெருமானை, எப்பொழுதும் பேசு. maRRonRum vENDA manamE! madiLarangar kaRRinam mEytta kazhaliNaikkeezh,- uRRa tirumAlai pADum cheert thoNDaraDippoDi em perumAnai, eppozhudum pEsu. My dear heart and mind, involve yourself in nothing else other than praising the venerated “SHRI TONDARADIPODI AZHVAR”, who gained great esteem by singing “TIRUMALAI”, in adherence to the divine feet of the lord who rules SriRangam surrounded by seven rampart and He who went behind grazing the cattle.

*TIRUMALAI BY TONDARADIPODI AZHVAR * THONDARADIPODI AZHVAR* 🙏🙏🙏🙏 TonDaraDipOdi AzhvAr was born in the Tamizh month of mArgazhi under the astronomical star jyestha (nakshatram) in the Tamizh year of prabhava. He belonged to Mandangudi of the chozha kingdom. He is believed to be the divine incarnation of Lord Vishnu's vanamAla (garland) called 'Vaijayanti'. Born in the 'vipra' community, his father Veda visharadhar named his child "VIPRANARAYANA", and made him a prolific scholar in all the four VEdas and its six branches called the vedAngAs .   Getting the ceremonial branding of shanku and chakra called the panchasamskAra at the right age he engaged himself in nurturing a garden (nandhavanam) near the temple and making garlands for Lord Ranganatha after leaving his hometown and reaching Srirangam. As a humbled person not interested in family life he received alms every single day for his living and was very empathetic towards old and young people without

TIRUCHCHANDAVIRUTTAM 109 to 120 PASURAMS 860 TO 871. 860.SurukkuvArai inriyE SurunginAi Surungiyum perukkuvArai inriyE perukkam eidu peTTriyOi | SerukkuvArhaL teekkuNangaL teertta dEva dEvan enru irukkuvAi munikkaNangaL Etta yAnum EttinEn || (109) 860.You took the dwarfish form of vAmana, by your own will, without the effect of any consequence of action (i.e. not driven by karma)or anyone's persuasion. In the same way, while still in the dwarfish vAmana form, without any outside pressure and nothing to be led by karma, you took the tiruvikrama form and grew gigantically. Oh! Lord of lords, you brought down the arrogance and ego (ahankAra and mamakAra) of kings like mahAbali. Talking about your kalyANa gunAs ( divine attributes), your beautiful form and your wondrous deeds are all not by my own effort. It is all the hearsay from the vEdas and from the holy Vedic sages, that I repeat. (109) 861.tooyanAyum anriyum Surumbu ulAvu taN tuzhAi mAya ninnai nAyinEn vaNangi vAzhttum eedelAm |

TIRUCHCHANDAVIRUTTAM 97 TO 108 PASURAMS 848 TO 859. Surrendering himself to the lord, AzhvAr seeks His grace for total liberation from this samsAric world. 848.Azhi Sangu taNDu villum vALum Endu Seer kaiyya Seyya pOdil mAdu SErum mArba nAdanE | aiyilAya Akkai nOi aruttu vandu ninnaDaindu uivadOr upAyam nee enakku nalha vENDumE || (97) 848. Oh! Lord, possessing the divine hands that is the seat of the protecting weapons, such as the fiery disc, the divine conch, the mace, the divine sArnga bow and nandaka the sword against all kinds of enemies, Oh! Lord, having the divine chest( vakshathalam ), which is the eternal seat of the lotus born Periya  pirATTi , Oh! Lord of lords, I pray, you grant this adherent devotee of yours, the means (upAyam) of attaining you, shedding my body which is room to all diseases and get liberated thereby.  AzhvAr's  apt choice of mentioning the five divine weapons (panchAyudam) that can fight the obstructions to reach him and pirATTi who serves as purushAk

THIRUCHCHANDA VIRUTTAM 85 TO 96 PASURAMS  836 TO 847 AzhvAr, expressing his helplessness, seeks  the lotus feet as the only means . 836.nachcharAvaNai kiDanda nAda pAda pOdinil vaitta Sindai vAnguvittu neenguvikka nee inam |   meittan vallai AdalAl arindanan nin mAyamE uittu nin mayakkinil mayakkal ennai mAyanE || (85) 836. Oh almighty!, reclining on a meditative posture on the poison emitting Adiseshan, with your free will, you are capable of diverting my mind which is secured to your lotus feet, towards unworthy desires. Oh wondrous Lord!, I strongly realise that you are a sovereign. I plead before you, not to bring me under the influence of mAya (Prakriti) but relieve me from the bondage of worldly attachment. (85) 837.SADu SADu pAdanE Salam kalanda poihai vAi ADarAvin van piDar naDam payinra nAdanE |   kODu neeDu kaiya Seyya pAdam nALum uLLinAl veeDanAha mei SeyAda vaNNam enkol kaNNanE || (86) 837. Oh Lord kaNNa! Oh! My master, having the divine Palm that permanently adorns the orn

TIRUCHCHANDAVIRUTTAM 73 TO 84   PASURAMS 824 TO 835 824.maram poda charam turandu vAli veezha munnOr nAL uram poda charam turanda umbarALi embirAn | varam kurippil vaittavarkku alAdu vAnam ALilum nirambu neeDu bOham ettirattum yArkum illaiyE || (73)  *Grace of the Lord* 824.This Lord of lords, our emperumAn, Penetrating through seven Saal trees with a single arrow, instilled confidence in sugreeva's heart and in the same way penetrated through vAli's heart and killed him with a single arrow, in the days of the yore (trEtA yuga), during rAmAvatAr. Unless one gets venerated by the lord's grace into His heart, even be it the King of the celestials, none can get the fruit of doing eternal service to the Lord. (73) 825.arindu arindu vAmanan aDi yiNai vaNanginAl Serindu ezhunda jnAnamODu Selvamum SerindiDum | marindu ezhunda teNDiraiyuL mannu mAlai vAzhttinAl parindu ezhundu tee vinaihaL paTTru arudal pAnmaiyE || (74) .* Surrender* 825.Listening and understanding the sAstrAs unde

TIRUCHCHANDA VIRUTHAM 61 -72 PASURAMS 812 – 823 TIRUKKUDANTHAI MANGALASASANAM 812.naDanda kAlhaL nondavO naDungu jnAlam EnamAi iDanda mei kulungavO vilangu mAl varai churam |  kaDanda kAl paranda kAviri karai kuDandaiyuL kiDandavAru ezhundirundu pESu vAzhi kESanE || (61) 812. Oh KesavA! Arise from your reclining state and speak. Did Your divine feet feel the strain and throb as you walked through the forest? (in RAmAvatAr) Did you become weary and tired as you lifted the mother earth when she was trembling with fear taking the form of the wild boar? (VarAham in varAhAvatar) What is the reason for you to lie down on the banks of the river kauveri which flows between the huge mountains and forest in Tirukkudanthai? Instantaneously when the Lord arose to reply, AzhvAr was overwhelmed by His act and started praising Him (vAzhi). #Even today we can see the Lord in a slightly raised position from His lying state in the Tirukkudanthai temple. This state is referred as UtthAna sayanam. TIRUKKU