Iramanusa Nootrandhadhi Velukkudi Swamy's Upanyasam (English Translation)

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Volume VIII :-

 

Volume Title : "Drishtaadrishta Phalamaagiya Iraamaanusa Naaamam"

 

Thaniyan 4 :-

 

 

Ini en kurai namakku, emperumaanaar thirunaamathaal

Muni thandha noothettu saavithiri ennu nunnporulai

Kani thandha senjol kalithurai andhaadhi paadi thandhaan

Punidhan thriuvarangathamudhaagiya punniyane

 

 

Let us look at the word by word meaning of this Thaniyan :-

 

Ini en kurai namkku : What worries

we could have when

 

Thiruvarangathamudhaagiya Punniyane : Thiruvarangathamudhu who

has done enormous

Punyam that he

got the bhaagyam of doing

kainkaryam at

emperumaanaars feet

 

Punidhan : And who is considered to be

so revered or sacred and

gifted because of this

great bhaagyam

 

 

 

Paadi thandhaan : Who gave us the great gift

thorugh his paasurams

 

Kani thandha (or) Kali thandha : With Sweet words (or) with

words that give us pride

when we recite

 

 

Senjol Kalithurai andhaadhi : Composed in Kalithurai

Andhaadhi Style titled

"Iraamaanusa

Nootrandhaadhi",

with most beautiful and

sacred words used in it

 

Emperunaar thirunaamathaal : Which has the Emperumaanaar

Thirunaamam 108 times

in 108 paasurams

(Equivalent to Gaayathri

manthram)

 

Ennu Nunnporulai : Which has the essence or

saaram of

 

Noothettu Saavithiri : The great "Gaayathri

Manthram" which is chanted

for 108 times

 

Muni thandha : That was given to us by the

Lord (Muni) itself as the

Veda Saaram or the essence

of Vedas

 

Summary of the thaniyan :-

 

What sorrow we could have in our life when Thiruvarangathamdhu who

has done enormous Punyam in order to be able to do kainkaryam to

emperumaanaar and who is considered to be so revered and gifted

because of his bhaagyam of doing kainkaryam at emperumaanaar's feet,

has given us the great gift of "Iraamaanusa Nootrandhaadhi"

that was composed in the Kalithurai Andhaadhi style and has the most

beautiful, sacred and selected words explaining the greatness of

emperumaanaar, and also containing the thirunaamam of emperumaanaar

108 times? Such a composition also has the essence or saaram of the

"Gaayathri Mantram" which contains the essence of the Vedaas and is

recited 108 times during our Sandhyaavandhanamn and was given to us

by emperumaan itself.

 

Here emperumaan is referred to as "Muni" for which we will see the

explanation very shortly. When we have such a gift from

Thiruvarangathamudhu, we do not need to worry about our lives in the

bhoolokam and also in Sri Vaikuntam which are referred to as

"Drishta" and "Adhrishta" Phalam respectively. Here, "Drishta Phalam"

means the fruits of our deeds that we exeprience day to day in

Bhoolokam and "Adhrista Phalam" refers to the fruits of good deeds

that we will be experiencing in Sri Vaikuntam when we have

emperumaanaar Sambandham.

 

Now let us see the inner meaning of this Thaniyan through the

Vyaakyaanam of Swamy Pillai lokam Jeeyar :-

 

 

Drishta Phalam & Adhrishta Phalam :-

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In our sampradhaayam, we have two types of phalams i.e fruits that

we experience for our karmaas whether good or bad. "Drishta Phalam" is

the one which we experience in this Bhoolokam whereas the "adhrishta

phalam is the one that we experience after this life whether in Sri

Vakuntam or Swargam. Normally these two will never be balanced for

us. If we live with great wealth and fame but we live in way that is

against dharma, we might not get "Adhrishta Phalam" of enjoying Sri

Vaikuntam or Swargam.

 

On the other hand, if we have very good qualities and have done

many karmaas that lead to Saathwik way, it may help reach "Sri

Vaikuntam" but we would lived here with utmost poverty or experienced

enormous pains and difficulties in crossing this ocean of Samsaara.

That is why we say both these phalams do not go with each other in a

balanced way. But when we chant the "Raamaanuja" thirunaamam, we will

attain both "Drishta" and "Adrishta" Phalams. This means we will

experience sukham when we are alive in this world and also

once we reach Sri Vaikuntam. Hence this thaniyan tells the greatness

of "Raamaanuja" naamam that is capable of making one attain both

types of Phalams.

 

 

Will Continue ...

 

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