MADURAKAVI AZHVAR THANIYANS

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MADURAKAVI AZHVAR THANIYANS
BY SRI NATHAMUNI 


*TANIYAN 1*

अविदित विषयान्तर: शठारॆ:
उपनिषदाम् उपगान-मात्र-भोग: ।
अपि च गुणवशात् तदेकशॆषी
मधुरकवि: हृदये ममाविरस्तु ॥

அவிதித விஷயாந்தர: ஶடாரே:
உபநிஷதாம் உபகாந-மாத்ர-போக:|
அபி ச குணவஶாத் ததேகஶேஷீ
மதுரகவி: ஹ்ருதயே மமாவிரஸ்து ||

avidita viShayAntara: SaThArE:
upaniShadAm upagAna-mAtra-bhoga:| api cha guNavashAt tadEkashEShee
madhurakavi: hRudaye mamAvirastu ||


With an undeviated and a steadfast mind,
madhurakavi AzhvAr considered singing with a tune, nammAzhvAr’s divine verses based on the four vEdic hymns, as his greatest pleasure and enjoyment. In addition he considered nammAzhvAr as his supreme lord and master (sEshi).  I wish and pray that madhurakavi AzhvAr’s memory be ever present in my mind. 

*TANIYAN 2*

வேறொன்றும் நானறியேன் வேதம்தமிழ்செய்த
மாறன் சடகொபன் வண்குருகூர் - ஏறெங்கள்
வாழ்வாம் என்றேத்தும் மதுரகவியார் எம்மை
ஆள்வார் அவரே அரண்.

vERonRum nAnaRiyEn vEdam tamizh cheyda
mARan saDakopan vaN kurukUr ERengaL
vAzhvAm enREttum madurakaviyAr emmai
AzhvAr avarE araN.

MadhurakaviyAr, was decisive about his undeterred attachment towards nammazhwar, who gave us the four Prabandam in tamizh equivalent to the vEdAs, born of the mAran clan and is the peerless one from tirukkurugur also referred as saDagOpan.  We consider madhurakavi azhvAr as our Swami and only refuge.

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