0091.Abhirami Andhadhi Slogan 89 Poem by rajagopal. h..

To attain the fruits of Yoga

Tamil Transliteration

Sirakkum kamalath thiruvae ninn saevadi senni vaikkath
Thurakkam tharum ninn thunaivarum neeyum thuriyam attra
Vurakkam thara vandhu udambodu uyirvara vatririvu
Marakkum pozhuden munnae viral vaendum varundhiyumae

Translation

Wealth Abhirami! Seated on the amazing lotus!
When my body and soul lying dissociated
Forgetfulness taking the reign supreme,
Your consort, my Lord, that grants renunciation,
To the accompaniment of Thee shall
Condescend to manifest in front of me thus
Accrediting thy feet adorn my head that time
Granting me abdication and trance of tranquil!

Simple Meaning:

Mother Abhirami! Seated on the flawless lotus flower! When my body and spirit are lying dissociated and when I am brimming with forgetfulness, your consort my Lord who grants renunciation and you together should manifest in front of me thus giving you the chance to place your feet on my head; both of you should grant be the tranquil state that make me meditate in peace.

Commentary

The following story will explain the significance of the above request by Abhirami Bhattar:

There was a miser; he never did any good deed; never did any prayer; so he was worried about his fate after death as he was told that a person with nothing to his credit would go to hell.
So he approached a guru asking for advice; the miser told the guru that he was not ready to part with a single penny of his property but he wanted to reach the heaven; the guru told him that anybody can reach Vaikuntam the abode of Sri Maha Vishnu by uttering His name at the time of breathing his last.

To make this happen the miser named his sons as Narayana, Mukuntha and Hari which are the various names of Lord Mahavishnu; the miser’s contention was that he would however be calling any one of his sons by the name of Mahavishnu one way or other; for Chitragupta the calling of the Vishnu’s name only counts whether it is directed towards the Almighty Himself or any mortals.

The final moment of the miser came; he was aware that his end was near; in his fear of leaving this world and leaving behind the wealth, near and dear, he called out “ Aiyoh “ which is a desperate expression of disappointment; that word being the name of Lord Yama’s wife, he was taken to the hell by the representatives of Yama.

So it is not that easy to synchronise our mind, word and action when the body is let down by the faculty of brain at the time of death; unless it is by default mechanism that we remember the Almighty, it is difficult to remember my Lord or my Mother Abhirami, who only will accompany the soul when all other earthly relations are to stop company with the individual soul.

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