The most revered srivaishnava Acharyar Swamy Parasara Bhattars was conducting a class at his Gurukulam .
He was explaining the three stages of love to LORD …….
Recollection , Trance and Rallying …
Recollection is recollection of all the past ravishment’s of soul ..vouchsafed by LORD
Trance or Fainting is consequent on desolation at this recollection not yielding to the present enjoyment
Rallying is the sudden lucidity whilst in this state of trance which is considered as a extreme advanced state in devotion which our Azhwar’s possessed……..
Bhattar continued with an example from Swamy Nammazhwars hymnal 1000 verses called Thiruvamozhi dedicated to LORD Ranganathar of the Holy Capital SriRangam ..
Swamy Nammazhwars amorous longing and panting to see LORD found vent in a pasuram ( song ) of his in which Azhwar considers himself to be a mistress in love with LORD and seized with deep emotions swoons .
The speechless heart at such juncture is however revealed orally through another person which Azhwar himself adorns as a mother of the helpless daughter and describing the latter’s condition to her neighbors are out poured on the spot …..
Day and night she does not sleep
In floods of tears her eyes swim
Oh Discuss …Oh Conch she cries …
And clasping her hands , and bowing to them
Oh Lotus eye one…she weeps and reels
Ah !! how is that without you I can bear
She pants and feels all earth for HIM……………………………
Oh Lord Ranga …………………abiding where waters abundant flow …
and where fish maddened with joy all leap and dance……
How …and…… How with my daughter will you deal …
Bhattar meditated on this verse and with intense emotion placed both his palms over his head and shed tears and felt sad ……………………………..
Stone hearted we are … …….
……..how are we going to realize the depth of Azhwar’s love as uttered in this divine pasuram …..
we who cannot realize in the least of his sentiments ……..
we who cannot understand his heart ……. …
when SUPREME LORD is eager to be with us …..
Adiyen Ramanuja dasan
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Soul stirring and longing for attaining the ultimate purpose after reading this! It’s a coincidence that I was thinking on similar lines as I just published my latest post…
https://rajinikanthv.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/lifes-mission-explained-through-a-game-of-chess/
As usual this one was a great delight to read.
Adien
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Stone hearted we are … …….
……..how are we going to realize the depth of Azhwar’s love as uttered in this divine pasuram …..
Hari Om!
Recollection Trance Rallying! – As Adiyen brouse thr’ Tiruvai Mozhi,wondering will any birth can render Adiyen such Devotion? How? Why not? What is the actual means? Questions thus haunted self. To Adiyens little brain it strikes thus: 1.Shut off external doors & peep internally – Search Search Search 2.Not a tinge of material benefits should pierce you.3.Now, expose Totally, Absolutely, Steadily, Single pointedly, madly, unconsciously,laid up in Trance! One in Koma – mad with aroma of only Perumal – That’s the way…
Am I right Varadan? Yours is the ultimate Answer. Let me satisfy – Adiyen is able to taste a pinch of the salt from the ocean!
– Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan – Jai Sriman Narayana!
jai HO!! ___0^______