amp;riur¿JlglñQuxcégjé 0gyx¿ -- a&riuxeñ

Jlg@gxt Jlg@Qglñ yjé ?u@%uao%wxé

 

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May my thoughts dwell on the Lord of Sri, with a desire to behold His stately shoulders. They who cherish such a thought willnot suffer the travm of repeated births. Theywho worship His shoulders, willview the lesserpleasures of worldlylife with

 — The word Q Extn› ', indicates that we should seek the Lord through the mediatrix of grace, the divine Mother.

' J C sir m ' - The stately shoulders of the Lord are the subject of repeated adoration. Thus, “ miii (y nn6l euqn88Hs

Cnapm g;;j°            “, ( eagi.           . ). “ Thou, (Bhu Devi) were lifted by Sri Varaha Bhagava’n, the repository of eternal bliss of one hundred arms.” “ ginñ  Hugh  C          nerrzy;iig eye onñyeir{gJ mnJmge  in met          .    .”, ( Cheung -aun- 2-8-7.). ' Lord Who embraces Bhu Devi with big shoulders tingling in sheer joy. 'ñg mJt,gñ      ñ     n     — ( Stotra —Ratnam — 44 ). 'He Who hugs the delighted divine Mother with His broad shoulders'.

 

 

pleasures of those who are born in this world.' Though Azhwar refers

to these pleasures as ' Lxn ', it is obviously meant in a sardonic vein, as such pleasures are evanescent - '                                                 '.They who are blessed with the vision of the beauty of Lord 's shoulders, will view the worldly joys, however much commended as ' in gi Cm

&run ', with scorn, because they fade in comparison to the beauty of His shoulders.' meet                                                               C sir

'- (Weir- Q .- 14 ). The idea is that ' vaira'gya", the bent of mind that turns away from attachment to worldly pleasures is integral to realisation of the divine. As Swami Nammazhwar describes it, “

 

6axcn?am ”, ( jam-O - 8-2-8).

 

 

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