PoigaiAzhwAr, was born (made to appear by the Lord) in kancheepuram, while
bhoodaththAr in mahabalipuram and pEyAzhwAr in thirumylai (present
Mylapore).
1. PoigaiAzhwAr, an incarnation of MahAvishNu’s paanchjanyam (Divine conch,
sankhu in Tamil) is also called Adhi kavi. poigaiAr appeared on the ThAmarai
mottu (lotus bud) in a pond in tiruvekka near kancheepuram.
2. BhoothaththAzhwAr appeared in a flower called “kurukkaththi”(?) in a
garden at kadalmallai port of pallava rajyam (kingdom) in mahAbalipuram
(south of madras). He was an incarnation of Divine mace (called kaumOdaki)
of our Lord mahAvishNu.
3. PEyAzhwAr, as an incarnation of the sword of mahAvishNu (called nandhaki),
appeared in sevvalli (Red alli-lily) flower in a well of AdhikEsava perumAL koil
at mylapore (in madras).
1. PoigaiAzhwAr says: (Mudhal Thirubanthaathi- 64th pAsuram)
nayavEn piRar poruLai; naLLEn keezhaarodu;
uyavEn uyarndhavarOdallaal- viyavEn
Thirumaalai alladhu deivam enRu yEtthEn
varumaaRu en nammEl vinai?
நயவேன் பிறர் பொருளை ; நல்லேன் கீழாரோடு
உயவேன் உயர்ந்தவரோடல்லால் – வியவேன்
திருமாலை அல்லது தெய்வம் என்று எத்தேன்
வருமாறு என் நம்மேல் வினை ?
An advice to us.. Let us not desire or long for others’ objects /properties; Let
us not associate with keezh (lowly ) people (those who do not recognise
Emperumaan Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan’s Parathvam); Let us associate
ourselves with Devotees and get saved (by learning from them). (How do we do all
this? AzhwAr asks us as a reply query..) If we pray to Thirumaal (Sriman
Narayanan alone) as the One and Only Deivam (Lord) and lead our lives, How any
harm or sin (paapam) will come to us? (It can never come).
2. BhUtatthAzhwAr says: (IraNdaam Thiruvanthaathi- 45 th pAsuram)
uLandhu enRu iRumaavaar uNdillai enRu
thaLardhanalathanarugum saaraar- aLvariya
vEdatthAn vEmkatatthAn viNNOr mudi thOyum
paadhatthAn pAdham paNinndh
உழந்து என்று இருமாவார் உண்டில்லை என்று
தளர்தனலதனருகும் சாரார் – அளவறிய
வேதத்தான் வேம்கடத்தன் விண்ணோர் முடி தோயும்
பாதத்தான் பாதம்
yet another instruction to us! Let us not jump to the skies, if we (are
blessed to) get some thing (like getting a pay hike; or some bonus; a
promotion, whatever-); nor shall we feel depressed and feel remorse and cry
should we miss any thing. We should always think that everything is
Bhagavath sankalpam. When does one get sucha manObhAvam (such balanced bent of
mind)? azhwAr says: It will come to only those who have surrenederd to the Lotus
Feet of the Lord Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan- The Lord of Vedas-
ThiruvEmakatatthaan- Srinivasan (at whose Feet one vcan see the crowns of
Nithyasooris). (so, now do we know how to get a balanced mind? YES..)
3. PEyAzhwAr says:
nenjAl ninaippu aRiyan yElum nilai peRREn
nenjamE pEsAi ninaikkumkAl –nenjatthup
pErAdhu niRkum perumAnai yen kolO
OrAthu niRpathuNarvu
நெஞ்சமே பேசி நினைக்கும் கால் –நெஞ்சத்துப்
பேராது நிற்கும் பெருமானை என் கொலோ
ஓராது நிற்பதுணர்வு
Oh my dear mind! Even if the Lord is not so easy to be realized in His
fullest entirety by meditation , please be firm and involve yourself in the
utterance of His divine names and become blessed. you praise Him
steadfastly. Why is it that you are distracted to other sensual pleasure and
material subjects , when the object of your meditation, the Lord Sriya: Pathi
sriman Narayanan is so accessible to you without separation even when you think
of Him just once ? (ninaikkum kaal nenjatthu pErAthu niRkum perumAnai uNarvu
OrAthu nirpathu yen kol)
Poykai Aalvaar Thiruvadikale Saranam.
Boothath Aalvaar Thiruvadikale Saranam.
Pey Aalvaar Thiru Vadikale Saranam.
Aalvaar Emberumaanaar Yeeyar Thiru Vadikale Saranam.
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