What to do with limitations ?

சேக்கிழார் அருளிய திருத்தொண்டர் புராணம் திருஞான சம்பந்தர் புராணம் பன்னிரண்டாம் திருமுறை திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் "ஐயர் நீர் யாழ் இதனை முரிக்குமது என் ? ஆளுடையாளுடனே கூடச் செய்ய சடையார் அளித்த திருவருளின் பெருமையெலாந் தெரிய நம் பால் எய்திய இக்கருவியினில் அளவுபடுமோ ? நந்தம் இயல்புக்கேற்ப வையகத்தோர் அறிவுற இக்கருவி அளவையின் இயற்றல் வழக்கே" என்றார். திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் cEkkizAr aruLiya thiruththoNDar purANam thirunyAnacambandhar purANam panniraNDAm thirumuRai thirucciRRambalam "aiyar n^Ir yAz ithanai murikkumathu en ? ALuDaiyALuDanE kUDac ceyya caDaiyAr aLiththa thiruvaruLin perumaiyelAn^ theriya n^am pAl eythiya ikkaruviyinil aLavupaDumO ? n^an^tham iyalbukkERpa vaiyagaththOr aRivuRa ikkaruvi aLavaiyin iyaRRal vazakkE" enRAr. thirucciRRambalam

Meaning of song:

"oh reverend ! Why do you break this yAz ? Will all the glory of the holy grace that Lord of red-matted-hair along with the Governing-lady gave, get confined to this instrument that we got with our wisdom ?! It would be appropriate to play within the bounds of this instrument, to the sense of the world, to our essential quality.", he said. Notes: 1. As sambandhar sang "mAthar maDappiDiyum" at tharumapuram, thirunIlakaNTa yAzppANar could not play it in his yAz. That great musician devotee felt his service has flawed and went to destory his yAz. Stopping him, sambandhar said this. "God's grace is so immense that no instrument in the world can play it in completeness." 2. This is true not just for that yAz that yAzppANar had, but to all instruments including the bodies we dwell in. Given that the instruments we have are constrained by limitations, one should not stop frustrated. Rather with whatever available one needs to utilize them to the best of the purpose and using those flawed instruments try to reach the Flawless Supreme. "poRiyinmai yArkkum paziyanRu; aRivaRinthu ALvinai inmai pazi" - thirukkuRaL.
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