thirup pAvai - part 45 - "nArAyaNan" - oru poruL viLakkam

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Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

thirup pAvai - part 45 - nArAyaNan - Oru poruL viLakkam

 

Earlier we dealt the four gunAs that were the functionary

of the Lord in HIS acting as siddhOupAyam and five other gunAs

of the lord that were reasonable for granting mOksham. Thus by

all the implicit reference to the nine kalyAna gunAs HIS

purushAkAra yOgam, HIS (Siddha) ubAya bootha swaroopam and HIS

thiru mEni that even yOgis often meditate upon were presented.

It is also understood that the bride is presented with the

capabilities and "lakshanam" or Azhagu of the bride groom (Lord).

 

The tamil word nArAyaNan is split into two pathams as

nAram and ayaNam. The Word nAram means one who is dwelling all

around as the one who is present in everything externally. ie

the word "nArAm" indicates the prakrithi and the entire universe

and the same word also denote jivAn. "ayaNam" means one who is

dwelling or living inside. ie one who is dwelling inside all

this entire universe and all its inhabitants, the jivAtmAs as

well as "antharyAmi". This is the main word that dentotes

the paratthuvam of Lord. One has to handle this thiru nAmam with

great care. In tamil it is said by our seers that "migavum

jAkkirathaiyAgak kaiyALa vENdiya thiru nAmam ithu, sAthAranamAga

kaiyALakkoodAthu intha asAthAranam Ana nAmatthai. aLavOdum

karutthOdum solla vENdum". ie., One cannot simply handle this

thiru nAmam to suit their whims and fancies in every place

without extraodinary bakhti. One has to chant this thiru nAmam

keeping in mind, the deep meanings of it.

 

Sri thirumangai AzhwAr cries out in periya thirumozhi (*)

"kaNdu koNdEn nArAyanA ennum nAmam". In a tamil literal sense it

can be taken that AzhwAr is not talking about the whole manthram

here but the very thiru nAmam, "nArAyanA" and its speciality and

various meanings. We have to pause here and think for a moment.

If AzhwAr is to find this thiru nAmam (ie kaNdu koLLuthal) then

one must understand that this nAmam is an "asAthAranamAna" or

an extraordinary thiru nAmam. The meaning for "kaNdu koNdEn", is

I found it or I learnt it or I understood it. AzhwAr already

knows this thiru nAmam. But then when he cries out "kaNdu

koNdEN", he reveals that he is blessed with the knowledge of

the esoteric meanings and the speciality (siRappu) of this thiru

nAmam that contains everything in it and understood that is

an extra ordinary "thiru nAmam" that solely represents

paratthuvam.

 

If even our AzhwAr has to say "kaNdu kOndEn", are not we

supposed to "kaNdu kOLLal" ? or "nAmum kaNdu koLLa vEndAmA antha

nAmatthin asAthAranmAna thanmaiyai" ? or If AzhwAr himself cries

out so, implying that he learnt this as an extraordinary or

"asAthAranmAna nAmam", are we also supposed to understand the

importance of this thiru nAmam and learn it as an asAthAranamAna

nAmam ? If this thiru nAmam is very sacred for AzhwAr HIMself,

then we must treasure this thirunAmam with all its myth in our

mind and handle with utmost devotion as prescribed in the

shAstrAS. AzhwAr doesnot say so for any other thiru nAmam as

"kaNdu kONdEN". Such utterance (ie utterance of the words kaNdu

koNdEn) for 6 times in the very first decade itself emphazises

the very importance and significance of this thiru nAmam.

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

Note:

* Please re-read the recent posting of Sri Madavakannan on the

1st decade of periya thirumozhi wherein the gist of the meanings

of these pasurams that talk about the spcialities of SriNarAyaNA

nAmam are provided by him and thoughtfully followed up by Sri

Viji on the third pasuram.

 

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