From his initial lavish praise of the residents of Srirangam, he now presents a decad as an Enlightened One
He is now able to spot a few who are still after 'Material Pursuits' and throws an open offer to them to join him in his devotional journey
In the first two decads, Kulasekara Azhvaar presented his praise of the Lord and the people of Srirangam almost as a new entrant to the place.
In the third decad, he showers praise from a position of one who is well entrenched in the town and who now knows the Lord and the people very well.
In the 2nd decad, he praised the people as being beyond compare and as those who were benchmark in devotion. He himself glossed over their devotion and wanted to be one among them.
As days passed by and he began to settle down in Srirangam, he has come to be taken over completely by Lord Ranganatha. He hits out at others who are seen enjoying a worldly life full of pleasures and says that he is not going down that route for he has received the enlightenment and experienced the Lord. He has now become crazy of the Lord.
மெய்யில்வாழ்க்கையைமெய்யெனக்கொல்லும்
இவ்வையந்தன்னொடும்கூடுவதில்லையான்
ஐய்யனேஅரங்காஎன்றுஅழைக்கின்றேன்
மையல்கொண்டொழிந்தேன்எந்தன்மாலுக்கே
There are those who are going after women with slim waists but his mind is on singing and dancing in praise of the Lord of Srirangam. No more can he mix with people who see only the material pleasures and the physical pleasures as the real world.
நூலினேரிடையார்திறத்தேநிற்கும்
ஞாலந்தன்னொடும்கூடுவதில்லையான்
He finds people running around for food and clothes but his CRAVING is only for the Lord. In this pursuit, he has let go the usual importance that one gives to clothes and such material aspects in life. He says that he cannot be with those whose thoughts are all the time on food and clothes.
உண்டியேஉடையேஉகந்தோடும்
இம்மண்டலத்தொடும்கூடுவதில்லையான்
Usually, the mind has a tendency to be unstable but he has gained control over it. He has come under the influence of Lord Ranganatha and that has brought forth a clarity that had previously been missing in his life. he simply cannot ignore the virtuous path. Hence he says that he cannot mix with ‘anyone just for anything’. He cannot mix with non devotees.
எத்திறத்திலும்யாரொடும்கூடும்
அச்சித்தந்தன்னைத்தவிர்த்தனன்செங்கண்மால்
அத்தனேஅரங்காஎன்றுஅழைக்கின்றேன்
பித்தனாயோழிந்தேன்எம்பிரானுக்கே
Who is MAD - The Devoted Soul or the MATERIALIST?
The world finds him mad with the new decision he has taken to let go everything and to be with the Lord but he says that it is they who are mad. He has found a new life of happiness being in the Lord’s company. He turns to those who are accusing him and points out to them that it is they who continuing to go after worldly pleasures who are insane.
It may be true that a lot of the people would find his new way of life quite a boring one. He asks as to what is the point of getting into a discussion with such people.
பேயரேஎனக்குயாவரும்யானும்
ஓர்பேயனேஎவர்க்கும்இதுபேசியென்
ஆயனேஅரங்கஎன்றுஅழைக்கின்றேன்
பேயனேயொழிந்தென்எம்பிரானுக்கே
Don't Succumb to Worldly Pleasures
He throws an open offer to the residents of Srirangam to join him in experiencing the Lord and asks them not fall a prey to Kama’s lure even though they may find beautiful people around that may lure them down the tempting path.
மாரனார்வரிவெஞ்சிலைக்குஆட்செய்யும்
பாரினாரொடும்கூடுவதில்லையான்
He says he cannot any more mingle with those people who are not different like him. Neither does he want to reach the level of a Celestial being.
எம்பரத்தர்அல்லாரொடும்கூடலன்
உம்பர்வாழ்வைஒன்றாகக்கருதிலன்
He has begun to love the Lord of Srirangam. And he has now got a feeling that the Lord too has taken a special liking for him.