nAcciyAr tirumozhi VII - karuppUram nARumO 3

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SrI:

SrI ANDAL samEta SrI rangamannAr tiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

 

nAcciyAr tirumozhi VII - karuppUram nARumO

pASuram 7.3 (seventh tirumozhi - pAsuram 3 taDavaraiyin mIdE)

 

A. Translation from SrImAn SaDagOpan's tamizh treatise:

 

"Oh, big and beautiful Sa~ngE! Just as the moon rises on a

paurNami day in the autumn season with eye-sparkling brilliant

whiteness atop the eastern mountain, you also appear

majestically in the hands of vaDa-maduraiyAr mannan, kaNNan"

 

taDavaraiyin mIdE sarat kAla candiran

iDai uvAvil vandu ezhundAlE pOla nIyum

vaDa maduraiyAr mannan vAsudEvan kaiyil

kuDiyERi vIRRirundAi kOlap perum Sa~ngE

 

 

B. Additional thoughts (from SrIman SaDagOpan):

 

In this pASuram, ANDAL is revealing the meaning of the

third part relating to pA~ncajanyam in SrI pancAyudha stOtram

"tam pA~ncajanyam SaSi kOTi Subhram Sa~nkham sadA'ham SaraNam prapadyE"

The special luster of the sarat kAla candran is called "sarat candra

DavaLam". godai prays to the Sangam: "You are so lucky to

live in the hands of vAsudEvan every day. How can I describe your

bhAgyam? Without making a big fuss, please describe that

vAsudEvan's triuppavaLa vaI-'s guNa viSeshams".

 

C. Additional thoughts (from SrI PVP ):

 

taDavaraiyin mIdE: godai's father, periyAzhvAr refers to

emperumAn's shoulder as "taDavarait tOL" (periyAzhvAr

tirumozhi 5-4-4). The scene of pA~ncajanyam sitting on

His shoulder looks like the moon appearing on top of

the mountain.

 

saratkAla candran: during sarat kAlam (autumn), the sky

is clear of clouds; thus, the moon appears extraordinarily

white. godai compares the whiteness of the Sa~nkham to

this extremely white moon.

 

vaDa-maduraiyAr mannan ...: The Sa~nkham's greatness is

all the more pronounced because it has permanently and

inseparably made as its dwelling the tiruk-kai of

vAsudeva, the blessed son of vasudeva and the chief of the

people in mathurA.

 

kOlap perum Sa~ngE: The Sa~nkham is not only beautiful by

itself, it adds to the beauty of bhagavAn because of its

presence in His hands.

 

SrI kr*shNasvAmi aiye~ngAr:

 

vaDa maduraiyAr mannan vAsudEvan kaiyil: "vaDa maduraiyAr

mannan" shows His greatness, vAsudevan (vasudeva's son)

refers to His nIrmai ( a composite word representing many

of His kalyANa guNam-s - for a detailed explanation of this word,

please refer to the May 98 bhakti archives under SrI Sampath

RangarAjan's write-up) and kaiyil symbolizes His beauty. AzhvArs

have the anubhavam of referring to these three together.

 

sarvam SrIman nArAyaNAyEti samarpayAmi.

 

adiyEn,

Kalyani Krishnamachari