madhurakavi AzhvAr aruLich seydha

madhurakavi AzhvAr aruLich seydha

kaNNinuN siRuththambu

 

vyAkhyAna sAram

 

 

Avatharikai

 

In this world, all souls have three kinds of purposes or goals. Matters concerning this world or other worlds are ephemeral and therefore constitute the lowest goal. The experiences of the soul provide fleeting pleasure and therefore constitute the middle goal. He who is the source of eternal joy to the souls is the highest goal.

 

The sages took to establishing the Sastras which light the path to reaching the highest goal. The path shown by the Sastras lead to Him and the Azhvars directly submerged in that. The path that is beyond that, is the attachment to a bhAgavata of the Lord and this was seen by Sri Madhurakavi Azhvar.

 

AzhvAr emperumAnAr jIyar thiruvadigaLE sharaNam

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srI:                                            Kanninun Siruththambu

srImathE rAmAnujAya nama:                 Vyakhyana Saram – Ed. 1

 

The same thing can be seen with Sri Shatrughna amongst the four brothers in Sri Ramayanam. The four of them exemplified four dharmas. Sri Rama showed that a person has to fulfill the words of others. Sri Lakshmana showed the dharma that a bhakta has to be attached to his Lord forever. Sri Bharatha showed that a bhakta has to do exactly what is desired by his lord. Sri Shatrughna showed that one has to do the bhAgavata kainkaryam of being attached to a bhAgavata of the Lord such as Sri Bharatha.

 

Srivaishnavas are those who even ignoring the Lord in His Srivaikunta, are attached to Sri Krishna; and even in this avatar they ignore everything after the killing of Kamsa and are attached to that Sri Krishna who stole butter, was caught by Sri Yasoda pirAtti, got tied down by her and stood fearing her. Swami Nammazhvar determined that such Srivaishnavas are the lords and guides for all souls. Sri Madhurakavi Azhvar follows this guideline and taking that attachment to a bhAgavata is the best thing to do under all situations, is attached to Swami Nammazhvar.

 

In all his works, it is in "payilunsudaroLi" and "nedumARkkadimai" pasurams that Swami Nammazhvar shows that service to a bhAgavata is the height of all goals and Sri Madhurakavi Azhvar simply follows that guideline.

 

Sri Madhurakavi Azhvar sees in his acharya's lotus feet everything that Sri Nammazhvar saw in Him and His bhaktas and enjoying that greatly, speaks about it in these verses.