RAMARPANAM-50

File 50.

Dated : 7th June, 2012.

Jai Sri Ram.

 VisvAmitra SuprapAdam :

 Thirumangai Azhwar got the AshtAkshara Maha Mantra by an act of dacoit. He says:

 Mandhiraththai MandhiraththAl maRavAdu endrum

vAzhudhiyEl vAzhalAm mada nenjamE.

 meaning  the Lord Himself a Mantra who again revealed by His name specific Mantra, makes the meditating human a fulfilled soul.

Achitvat PArathandriyam is the touchstone character of such a human.  This is well explained by the story of PonnAchi, ardent wife of PilLai UrangAvilli dAsar.

 PonnAchi once was sleeping in her house. A VaishNava entered her house with intent to steal any valuable that would help his BhAgavada Thathiyaradana vow.

He laid hands on the lady's ear rings.  PonnAchi to facilitate the BrahmaNa, turned to her other side such that he will help himself of both the ear rings. Unfortunately, He fled the place in fear of being caught.  Next day her husband enquiring about the ear rings, chided her saying that she should have remained like a rock or dead wood to have helped the Sri VaishNava really. 

 Sri Rama, VisvAmitra and LakshmaNa walking one behind the other had to rest for the night.  The two laid down on the bare ground with the fallen leaves making their bed as against the comfort of Royal Podium. 

 Sri Rama too would like to demonstrate achitvat pArathandriyam in this way, as a student undergoing Gurukula vAsam,  so that we ordinary people will follow His footsteps.

 Just before the day break, VisvAmitra woke up first and was moved by the sight where Rama and LakshmaNa were deep asleep.  He felt Himself a gifted soul and to initiate them in the daily oblations, He woke them up with a couplet of song,  which even today is sung in every temple to wake up the Lord.

 Kousalya suprajA Rama, poorvA sandhya pravarthathE

Uthishta NarasArdoola karthavyam DaivamAnikam.

 PeriyalwAr  following VisvAmitra rendered SuprapAdam  to Sri Krishna as

 Ayar ERe ammamuNNa thuyilezhAyE.

 The Lord in human form cannot also miss the duties designated in the Scriptures.

VisvAmitra knows Rama is none other than the ParamAtma and still He obliges Him to do the nitya nemityaka karmas without exception so that the world will follow without an eye brow being raised.

Rama too enacted the way His Guru directed without a word of resent and therefore who else can be our role model in the day to day life.