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bhogyam mukunda! guNabhedamachetaneShu
	bhogtR^itvamAtmanisu niveshya nijecchayaiva |
pA~nchAlikAshukavibhUShaNabhogadAyI
	samrADivAtmasamayA saha modesa svam ||

Meaning:

mukunda 			- O Mukunda!
nija icchaya eva 		- By Your desire alone, 
niveshya 			- You made
achetaneShu 			- in the achetanas 
guNa bhedam 			- the different qualities 
bhogyam 			- which are to be experienced, 
Atmani 				- and in the chetanas 
bhogtR^itvam 			- the ability to experience them.
tvam modesa 			- (By that) You gain happiness, 
Atma samayA saha 		- with Your consort who is like You, 
samrAT iva 			- like a King 
dAyI 				- who gives 
vibhUShaNa 			- jewelry 
bhoga 				- and pleasures 
pA~nchAlikA 			- to a wooden play doll 
shuka 				- and a parrot.

Vyakhyana Saram:
When a chetana attains the state of performing sharaNAgati, there is one realization that has to occur. The chetana normally experiences achetana things such as the moon, breeze, sandal, fragrance, etc. The achetana thing thus exists for the sake of the chetana and to be experienced by him only. Similary, the chetana who has performed sharaNAgati, has to exist for the paramAtma and to be experienced by Him alone. "thanakkEyAga enaik koLLumIdhE" said Azhvar. "seyththalai ezhunARRup pOl avan seyvana seydhu koLLa" said Periyazhvar. It is at this state that the chetana shows his true nature and shines.

Swami Desikan uses an example to show this. A king and his consorts would take a wooden doll and play with it. They will pretend to dress up the doll with clothes and jewelry. It may look like a parrot and they will pretend to feed it. That is their pleasure. Similarly, the Lord has created the chetana and achetanas and plays with them. Even though the Lord has given the quality of experiencing the achetanas to the chetana out of His own desire, the chetana should realize that he should be like an achetana - that is, the state of experiencing (bhogtR^itvam) is for the Lord only and that his nature is to be experienced only (bhogyadai). He is there only for the experience of the divine couple. It is this pAratantrya state that is the true nature of the chetana.

Vedanta Desikan Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

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