Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Azhwar's Challenge

BhoodhathAzwar after purappAdu along streets was over, entering into the temple.
Azhwar celebrates himself : IrandAm ThiruvandhAthi -74.
"yAnE thavam seithEn yEzhpirappum eppozhuthum
yAnE thavam udaiyEn emperumAn - yAnE -
iruntha-thamizh nan mAlai inaiyadikkE sonnEn
perunthamizhan nallEn perithu"
BhoodhathAzhwar challenges others of his gift (thavam udaiyEn). He is the one who presented garlands made up of thamizh pAsurams to Lords' divine Lotus feet (iruntha-thamizh nan mAlai inaiyadikkE sonnEn). Hence he called himself as "perunthamizhan". Did any one qualified for this title other than BhoodhathAzhwar?

"kadumparimEl kaRkiyi nAnkandu kondEn kadipozhilsoozh kadalmallai thalasanathE"
Periya Thirumozhi - 2.5.3.
Eventhough the pasuram was by Thirumangai Azhwar, this is one of adiyEns' most favourite pAsuram on Sri Sthalasayana PerumAl. In this pasuram, azhwar mentions the name of Utsavar perumal in the first line: "udamburuvil moonROnrAi moorthy vErAi, ulaguiyya ninRAnai".

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