Thiruvaaymozhi 6.7- uNNum chORu parugum neer thnnum veRRilai ellaam KaNNan!

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Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

(At the outset, I would like to CONGRATULATE KAIMKARY A THIALAKM Sriman

U Ve Oppilappan Koil varadachari SadagOpan Swamin for his just completed

excellent Conference on Lord SriNivaasan. It is our little puNyam

(somewhere accrued over the ages, in spite of enormous sins committed)

that Sri SadagOpan is in our midst to bless us with such kaimkaryams,

that adds a feather in his cap (which already is filled with lots of

feathers).)

 

Let us NOW get blessed with Thirukkurugoor SadgOpar's next ten

pAsurams!

 

AzhwAr’s (ParangusanAyaki’s) mother pitied her state and was concerned

for her daughter’s suffering due to her love and craze for Emperumaan.

Here, the same mother tells us that her daughter has proceeded all alone

towards ThirukkOLUr , telling that KaNNan is everything to her.

Thaarakam, bhOshakam and bhOgyam- everything is He. Her mother asks: "If

she decides to go there, let her take me too? Why should she go all

alone? Is she not scared? What will others say? Will she not get into

trance and fall unconscious seeing the beautiful scenery on the way with

an anubhavam that it is ALL EMPERUMAAN’s Creation. She does not even

think of her soft feminine nature of her self’ nor she is bothered about

our suffering by letting herself go away from us. (this is NampiLLai’s

introduction to this set of ten pAsurams).

 

1. "uNNum chORu parugum neer thinnum veRRilai ellam kaNNan...." goes

the first pasuram. This girl who looks like a young beautiful deer,

tells that everything is Kannan for me. The food that is being eaten,

the drinking water and the chewing betel leaves, - are all KaNNan. She

keeps uttering such statements and melts with tear filled eyes. His

Beauty and His kalyANa guNAs (most auspicious attributes) are the only

wealth for her. Listening to His guNAs and thinking of His Beauty, she

is proceeding towards ThirukkOLUr. She will definitely reach there. (She

is determined.) (When NampiLLai was asked as to why AzhwAr did not tell

just chORu, neer and veRRilai? Why should it be "uNNum chORu, parugum

neer and thinnum veRRilai, NampiLLai beautifully replied that the food,

water or veRRilai will be more enjoyable when one is really hungry,

thirsty and needs them desperately; that alone makes them much more

enjoyable. Hence, the food that is being eaten (when one is hungry), the

drinking water (when one is very thirsty) and the betel leaves that is

chewed (when one needs it - may be after a full meal). AzhwAr compares

that enjoyment to KaNNan. - The same food, water, or betel leaves are

not desired after at all times. When it is desired after it is

enjoyeable. That enjoyment is KaNNan. That is NammAzhwAr!) (Namjeeyar

says " I listened to PiLLai thirunaRaiyoor aRaiyar’s Thiruvaaymozhi

vyAkhyAnam. Nothing went into my head. When he said just this line

"uNNum chOru....KaNNan,", he need not even have to tell me the meaning.

I could imagine AzhwAr’s tear filled eyes and melting heart for

Emperumaan KaNNan.")

 

2. The mother asks.. Oh Girls! My girl has made the entire place,

village and this earth utter and blabber His names, guNAs and qualities.

They are also equally made after Him like my daughter. My girl has gone

beyond all disciplines/norms of the society. (means she has gone beyond

intellect.- "poyninRa jnAnamum pollaa ozhukkamum...). Will she

ultimately reach ThirukkOLUr? Will she come back to me, who is the

Greatest sinner? (Sinner beacuse even after giving birth to such a

Gifted, saintly person, I am asking all of you to tell me her present

state? Am I not a sinner? I should have followed her.)

 

3. My girl has ignored all her playful objects and pets, namely, the

parrot, the ball, the small wooden toy, the flower basket, etc., and has

gone towards ThirukkOLUr, considering that the enjoyment that she can

derive from Lord VishNu is much more than all these playful things. She

tells only His names now! She has gone already! Would she have reached?

Alas! Would she be crying ceaselessly with tears rolling down her soft

cheeks and bimbhA fruit like lips, that quiver, thinking of the Lord?

 

4. Will other people talk bad about her and character, beacuse she has

gone to ThirukkOLUr alone? They are so notorious in gossiping! Or

perhaps, will they talk that my girl is doing what is suited to her

nature and bhakti? Will she exert herself and let her legs and hip

weaken by walking so long towards ThirukkOLUr, where Emeprumaan (who has

none above or equal to Him and who has no better wealth than Himself),

is having His yOga nithrA. Only due to her bold and determined action

she is able to perform this.

 

5. My girl, who can be called even as kind of Piraatti (dEvi), due to

her exquisite beauty, has lost her heart and her mind on Emperumaan’s

guNAs and is not able to even bearing such a thought in her mind. She

has even left her pranks and plays appropriate for her age. She has gone

to ThirukkOLUr, where her wealth, Lord VishNu is sleeping. Is she

enjoying to the fullest satisfaction, looking at those Gardens, the

ponds, the Lord’s temple at ThirukkOLUr? (When she was suffering

languishing for Him, I saw her; but now, when she is really enjoying The

Lord’s beauty, I am NOT able to see her enjoy. I am a sinner!). (Here

AzhwAr says "avan kOuilum kaNdu aavi vuL kuLira...." kaNdu means having

seen..... NampiLLai interprest beautifully: After having seen ("kaNdu")

the Lord in her mind, she saw the Lord’s Beauty at ThirukkOLUr and went

ecstatic. She considered even seeing the temple the ultimate

Purushaartham. Namjeeyar also mentions an interesting anecdote. "When

PiLLaithirunaRaiyoor and Bhattar were at NamperumAL sanndidhi (the

sanctum sanctorum of Lord Sri ranganAthA at Sri Rangam), they were

looking at the Lord’s ThirumEni (Divine Body) as if they were drinking

the beauty of the Lord through their eyes. I could see that from behind.

Enna azhagaana anubhavam! Namjeeyar’s enjoyment is simply superb.

 

6. This young deer-like girl of mine, at my old age, is not here to

help me (in day to day chores in the kitchen?). Instead, she has left me

and gone towards the South to reach ThirukkOLUr. She sees the Lord

VishNu (who is most gracefully at that Divya dEsam with His large

beautiful Lotus like eyes and round red lipped mouth. With tears of

great joy from her eyes rolling down her soft cheeks, she quivers with

her heart melting.

 

7. My Girl has lost her mind on thinking of Bhagawaan only. With a

desire to see Him, and with that longing, she cries for Him. Tears blind

her vision. The heart is choked with emotion. (The external eyes are

covered with tears and she can not see. The internal eyes in the heart

are also choked. How will she reach is the mother’s anguish and concern.

Beautiful narration by AzhwAr! What a Great Poet is He! ) Day and night,

she has been yelling "NedumaalE! NedumaalE! (Lord VishNu) and calls Him.

Calling Him, she has proceeded to ThirukkOLUr. He is staying there with

a pride in His face that He is the Greatest of Greatest wealth of all

worlds. How will she be able to endure the journey with her heart

melting, thin legs suffering and tears, rolling down the cheeks

uninterruptedly? (She should expect Him to come and stay here; On the

contrary, with her tender body, weak heart, she walks and He is staying

there waiting for her).

 

8. My girl leaving me has fallen in love with ThirukkOLUr Emperumaan

and is proceeding towards that place. She is melting with love for Him.

She is walking with her hands on her weakening hips (due to her exertion

from emotions and physical strain as well). When Emperumaan is staying

at that Divya sthalam, with Periya Piraatti Sri MahAlakshmi, (whose

waist is also weakened due to her ecstasy and enjoyment for being with

the Lord), She is suffering on her way to ThirukkOLUr, leaving me all

alone.

 

9. My girl is offering all good things that she comes across to KaNNan

saying that everything is for KaNNan only. She has got so much adoration

and tremendous love for Him. When such is the case, the people talk so

much about my girl and talk all sorts of ills. And, she is also NOT

bothered about all those talks. (KulasEkaharAzhwAr says : "pEya rEyenak

kiyaavarum yaanumOr pEya NnEyevark kum_ithu pEsiyen aaya NnEaraNG

kaaenRa zhaikkinREn pEya NnaayozhinthEn empiraanukkE "- means: For me

all these guys (who talk about me) are all pEy (mad - crazee) and I am

also "pEy" for them; I have become mad after My Emperumaan.) She is

also Not bothered about me and has left me to proceed towards

ThirukkOLUr.

 

10. Oh Gods! I am simply NOT able to comprehend the nature of my

daughter. My Beautiful deer-like girl has left me and gone towards

ThirukkOLUr. She has gone to ThirukkOLUr Emperumaan Aravindha lOchanan

(Lotus eyed Lord) and is unable to be away from Him even for a

micro-second. She is simply not worried about her mother and the family

and also the names that she has earned for us.

 

11. ThiruukOLUr Perumaan is the like the Greatest wealth earned. About

that Madhusoodhanan, Sri SadagOpar of Thirukkurugoor has sung 1000

pAsurams. Out oh those 1000, readers of these ten will rule even Parama

Padham. (Sri Vaikuntam) (means: they will be liked and be dear to all

those at Parama Padham).

 

NammAzhwAr thiruvadigaLE saraNam

 

 

 

 

 

Ram Ram

 

With Best Regards

 

NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan

 

 

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