GITA 10.18

GITA 10.18

SRI ALLI MAMALAR NACHIYAR

SRI THAYAR WITH SRI SEMPON ARANGAR

The Lord, even though has many kind qualities, gets angry at our sins. Therefore, Sri Thayar's one of the very important duties is to reduce or eliminate that anger and induce Him to have mercy on us. We are now worshiping Sri Alli Mamalar Nachiyar, near Sri Sempon Arangar. We go round the temple and worship the Vimanam also. In the past, Lord Sri Rama covered it with gold. We come to the sannidhi of Sri Nachiyar, situated separately. Moolavar, Sri Alli Mamalar Nachiyar is seated. We worshipped Utsavar along with the Lord. Tirumangai Alwar was attracted by the beauty of the Lord here. There is a story about the wealth here. In Kanchipuram, there lived one Mukundan. He was very poor. He did not have any trade to earn money and was wandering and once he came to this place. Having heard that the Lord has a great wealth of gold, he decided to pray the Lord for minimum wealth to continue life. He chanted the ashtaksharam mantra 32,000 times. The Lord showed him a treasure in a cave and Mukundan lived happily thereafter. Thus the Lord here makes His devotees also wealthy.

 We will study 18th sloka from Sri Nachiyar sannidhi. With this 18th sloka, Arjuna's prayer ends. Arjuna spoke in 7 slokas starting from sloka 12. In the first Four slokas, Arjuna accepted the great empire and wealth of the Lord, as also His infinite auspicious qualities and praised the Lord. With eagerness, Arjuna prayed the Lord in the next Three slokas to tell more about the Lord's wealth and qualities. This is the last sloka of Arjuna:

vistarenatmano yogam
vibhutim ca janardana
bhuyah kathaya trptir hi
shrinvato nasti me ’mrtam

"O Janardana, again please describe in detail the mystic power of Your opulence. I am never satiated in hearing about You, for the more I hear the more I want to taste the nectar of Your words."

Janardhana = Person granting the requests of people or destroyer of births [to enable people to reach Moksham]. Arjuna wants the Lord to tell him about His empire and qualities, thereby developing Bhakti yoga in him and consequently cutting off his birth cycle to reach Moksham. Vistarena = in detail, atmana = Your [Sri Krishna's], yogam = integrated auspicious qualities, ca = and, vibhutim = empire or wealth in command. Bhuti means wealth; vibhu means all pervading or in absolute command; So, vibhuti means everything at His command. Bhuya = again, kathaya = tell, amrtam = the nectar of the qualities of the Lord, shrinvato = drinking by listening. The details of the wealth of the Lord and His auspicious qualities are like drinking nectar, for Arjuna. Once this nectar is drunk, the person is interested more and more in that; and so demands more. Me = to me [Arjuna], tripti nasti = not satisfied [with what Sri Krishna already told]. Therefore, Arjuna prays the Lord to tell more about His commanding wealth and His attributes, as they are like nectar and wants to drink more of this nectar by listening to again and again and in detail. Alwar tells that he wanted to taste the fruit of the glory of the Lord by listening. Even if we listen to the stories of the Lord, we still feel eager to listen to more and more. Puranam is pura api navam. That is the Lord's stories are very old but every time appear new to the listener. We listen to Srimad Ramayana every year; similarly, Tiruppavai every year. But we are not satisfied and want to listen to every time. What do we gain by listening to repeatedly? Is it pastime? All other stories may have both bad and good incidents. They could scare us or even make us to hate. But the stories of the Lord are not like them. With this, Arjuna's talking ends. We also have completed all the Eleven Divyadesams in Nangur Region. We seek the blessings of Tirumangai Alwar before we leave this place.

TIRUMANGAI ALWAR WITH KUMUDAVALLI NACHIYAR.

Long live Thirumangai Alwar and Kumudavalli Nachiyar.

வாழி பரகாலன்! வாழி குமுதவல்லி நாச்சியார்!

                                                                                                           (continued)