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avathArikai (Introduction)
piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully shows unfavourable ones, favourable ones and neutral ones by destroying one’s true nature, nurturing one’s true nature and not doing either of those, respectively, for such a person who is depending upon AchAryan’s mercy.
sUthram 451
ivanukku prathikUlar svathanthrarum dhEvathAnthara pararum; anukUlar AchArya parathanthrar; upEkshaNIyar ISvara parathanthrar.
Simple Explanation
For such a person who is depending upon AchAryan’s mercy, those who are independent and those who are subservient to other dhEvathAs are unfavourable; those who are subservient to AchAryan are favourable; those who are subservient towards ISvaran (lord) are to be ignored.
vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
ivanukku prathikUlar …
That is – for such a person who is dependent on AchAryan’s mercy and who focusses all of his attachment towards parathvAdhi panchakam (emperumAn’s five different forms) on AchAryan and remains as said in kaNNinuN chiRuth thAmbu 2 “dhEvu maRRaRiyEn” (I don’t know of any other god than nammAzhwAr),
- Unfavourable persons, who cause destruction of self if such a person approaches them, are (1) independent persons who steal AthmA (which is bhagavAn’s wealth and claim it to be owned by the self) and (2) those who accept dependence but remain dependent on other dhEvathAs instead of bhagavAn.
- Favourable ones, who nurture the true nature of those who approach them, are those who have realised the true nature of the self and remain in the ultimate servitude as totally dependent ones on true AchAryan.
- Neutral ones, who neither destroy one’s true nature nor nurture it, are those who can neither be desired nor be hated; are those who don’t have full focus on dependence on AchAryan who is the ultimate stage and are having full focus on dependence on ISvaran who is the initial stage.
While explaining unfavourable ones, both independent ones and those who are dependent on other dhEvathAs are explained as unfavourable; these two are only samples to whoever is identified as unfavourable ones in sUthram 265 which explains prapaththi (surrender). Those who are unfavourable for prathama parvam (initial stage) will never be favourable towards charama parvam (final stage).
With this – piLLai lOkAchAryar mercifully shows the following aspects .
- for those who are surrendered to bhagavAn, just as piLLai lOkAchAryar showed favourable and unfavourable aspects, to facilitate friendship and breaking of such friendship with such persons
- for the one who is focussed on AchAryan, (1) the unfavourable ones who should not be befriended and (2) favourable ones who are should be befriended and further (3) shows that there is a neutral aspect for such person
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