“єЈГЎч ѕўХ§Енёј§Б ѕўХм§ёЎЕ. ж§Г, Бѕўыёоєў°Гё§Б §АГё§Б. §АГЎ БХѕўЪтѕЎэ ¦ЕыЗЁИ§В ¦ЕLёЎ§Е. §АГЎДў ѕсёЎш їЁИдч ѕўХфТДўдч. ГЎБх Эъуѕ «Гнёх - ёЅБнЁё. ёЎГЎч БЅўїўИм ёсЅлч ЕўсЅёГх. єЈГЎч ёЅТГх §єЁИ ѕўХЕШуач. ёЎГЎч МјуЁѕ ёКЁё ёјэБшЁД. ІГЎч ¦АЎЖўшЭъ юј¦ЕуЁѕ їЈчБЁД.

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“єЈГЎч ѕўХ§Енёј§Б ѕўХм§ёЎЕ

ж§Г, Бѕўыёоєў°Гё§Б §АГё§Б

§АГЎ БХѕўЪтѕЎэ ¦ЕыЗЁИ§В ¦ЕLёЎ§Е

§АГЎДў ѕсёЎш їЁИдч ѕўХфТДўдч

ГЎБх Эъуѕ «Гнёх - ёЅБнЁё

ёЎГЎч БЅўїўИм ёсЅлч ЕўсЅёГх

єЈГЎч ёЅТГх §єЁИ ѕўХЕШуач

ёЎГЎч МјуЁѕ ёКЁё ёјэБшЁД

ІГЎч ¦АЎЖўшЭъ юј¦ЕуЁѕ їЈчБЁД

єЈГЎХх БЎДўХп§єЎЁД - ѕўХ§БЎЬч

АЎ§ГЎч ТёШх ЕѕЎў ЕјБРЁГ

°ГЎВ ±шДЎх ґЖўВЎ§Б - їЎЙЕЁЙ”

(єўИўВ ѕўХБјш)

Thirumangai Azhwar’s devotion to Archa form was total that he rejected Moksha, the land of eternal bliss where the Muktaatma remains close to the Lord in Celestial form, to be inferior to Archa worship in this world. “Erar muyal vittu kakkai pin povade” is his bold statement. He is using the analogy of a hunter pursuing a rabbit abandoning the chase to try and catch a crow flying in the sky. The rabbit is easier to capture and tastier too is the point here. Archa is likewise within our reach and is the abode of all auspicious attributes while the celestial form is beyond reach and the bliss it confers is only hearsay spoken by the scriptures. Archa anubhava is based on actual experience. To Thirumangai Azhwar the Lord came in person with his consort to give initiation through the Ashtakshari mantra when threatened with a sword. “Vaal valiyal mandiramkol mangayarkon”. The Azhwar’s love for Archa was special and he in turn demanded special treatment from the Lord. When he did not get such a treatment or response he threw a tantrum and poured out his anger in verses, as in the decad on Thiru Indaloor. The Azhwar reached the temple and found the doors closed and could not contain his disappointment. He said “O Lord of Indaloor! Scriptures speak of you as the omniscient one! But you seem to know

everything other than my presence here at your gate! The shashtras declare that your glorious form belongs to the bhaktas. What then is the point in closing the gates when I have come all the way to have your darshan and to sing your praise? Do not consider me to be a submissive bhakta like the other Azhwars! I cannot tolerate separation from you and I need regular doses of Archa Anubhavam for survival”. At another Kshetra, Thiruninravoor, there is yet another sweet episode that drives home the point that the Lord’s of Kshetras needed the Azhwar as much as the Azhwar needed them. The Azhwar was visiting and singing full decads on each temple Thiruvalloor,

Thiruvallikeni, Thiruneermalai, Thirukkadal mallai, Thiruvidavendai in a sequential order, when the Goddess of Thiruninravoor drew the attention of the Lord saying “O Lord! Kaliyan the last among the Azhwars has passed by our temple and we were preoccupied playing a game of dice. If he doesn’t sing our praise our temple will never be known as a Divya Desha. So please invite him with befitting honours”. The Lord of the Kshetra did invite the Azhwar who made a passing reference to him as “Ninravoor nithilaththai” in his verses on Thirukkadalmallai. These two words from the lips of Kaliyan made this Kshetra one among the revered hundred and eight Divya Deshas.

Thirumangai Mannan was a man of action who did not stop with his oral tributes. He was a great temple builder and raised huge resources to renovate temples. He also praises other kings who were instrumental in such Kainkarya in glowing words of adoration. His devotion to the other Azhwar saints and to Bhagavatas in general is legendary. His verse “Sen thamizh paaduvar thevar” is believed to be a reference to the other Azhwar saints. While he was rebuilding the walls of the Srirangam temple he was told that a particular spot used to be the spot where Thondaradipodi Azhwar raised a garden for his Pushpa Kainkaryam. As a mark of deference to the Azhwar, Kaliyan restructured the Madil around the hallowed spot. Kaliyan also started the practice of chanting Nammazhwar’s prabandhas before the Lord at Srirangam. To perform this Utsava he used to bring the Archa Moorti of Nammazhwar from Azhwar Thirunagari and take him back after the Utsava with all the temple honours. This marks Kaliyan’s devotion to Bhagavatas and is also the first instance of according a place to Thiruvaimozhi on par with the Vedas in temple worship. The Adhyayanotsavam was developed to its present form of Irappathu, Pagal pathu by Acharya Nadamuni with the chanting of the entire Nalayiram. The essence of

Thirumangai Azhwar’s life and his words can be summarized as devotion to Archa, Bhagavatas and the Arulicheyal of the Azhwar saints.

“Vazhi parakalan vazhi kalikanri

Vazhi kurayaloor vazh vendan

Vazhiyaro maayonai val valiyal Mandiram kol

Mangayarkon tooyon sudar mana vel. ”

ЕЎЖў АГёЎДэ ЕЎЖўёДўёэИў

ЕЎЖў МЁИВжч ЕЎъ§Еуѕэ

ЕЎЖўВ§ГЎ БЎ§ВЎЁЙ ЕЎыЕДўВЎш БуѕўГн¦ёЎы

БнЁёВч§ёЎэ

а§ВЎэ НјчБЎЙ §Еш.

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