ThiruppallANdu - Part 1

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SrI:

SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

We have so far enjoyed the background of how and why PallAndu was sung: In

short, it is kind of similar to also to the servants of the King saying

¡§Jaya vijayee bhava.. ¡§ (Victory to thee, King..). He needs to live long

and be victorious ¡V that is the desire of his servants; and that is the way

for them to keep surviving too.

 

Even the nithyasUris and mukthAs sing pallANdu for PerumAL at Paramapadham.

Why is it required? It is the way of mangaLAsAsanam.

ThiruppallANdu is the essence of praNavam enshrined in it so esoterically

and beautifully. It requires to be studied at the feet of one¡¦s AchArya or

from a scholar (vidwAn) formally. However, let us enjoy the meanings of the

same as far as we can; By paying our humblest prANamams to AzhwAr, Acharyas

and Divya Dampathi with prayers showering their grace on us to understand

the meanings as they want them to be understood (in spite of this seelamillA

siRiyOn¡¦s attempt.). Now, we can dare enter.

 

paLLANdu paLLANdu pallAyiratthANdu

palakOdi nooRAyiram

mallANda thiNthOL maNivaNNA!- un

sEvadi sevvi thiruk kAppu.

 

A very famous pAsuram! Known to almost all Srivaishnavas!

Oh! ManivaNNa! One who has strong shoulders that killed the wrestlers

(chaaNooran, mushtikan, keechakaa, Kamsaa, et al in Krishna Avtaar)! May

Your Lotus Feet be protected for very many years! Many thousands of years!

Many crores of (millions of), hundreds of thousand years!

Here One can make permutations and combinations of pallANDu, with hundreds,

thousands and crores of years and it multiplies.. meaning: it shall always

be protected for all time to come and even beyond! Also, pallANdu can mean

may years in chathurmukha brahma lOkam, dEva lOkam, mAnushya lOkam,

etc..says Thirukkudanthai Desikan (as mentioned in Sri UttamUr Swamy¡¦s

commentary). pallANdu also mean "long live" as greeting. So, it can also be

enjoyed as ¡§greetings to you- which will be on You for very many years to

come.

 

AzhwAr being a Garuda incarnate holding the Lotus Feet in his palms (during

Garuda vAhanam), is more concerned on the Lotus Feet. Hence, he says... Feet

shall be protected. The Lord must have replied: Oh AzhwAr! I am now also on

Garudan in front of you. Even during Gajendra mOksham, I rode on Garudan.

What is your concern and worry?

 

AzhwAr says: No.. When you went to kill Kamsa, you went walking. That's why

I address You as mallANDa thiNthOL maNivaNNA! (you have strong shoulders

that can kill wrestlers! May Your feet be protected!).

Also sevvi can mean as ¡§Chitthirai naaL (Chithai month- Uthsavam (festival)

day for PerumAL on the day of ThiruvONam (which we will see in 3rd pAsuram)

for Garuda vAhana PerumAL. So for that day when there is BrahmOthsavam, let

that festive day be there for us for many years to come- can also be an

enjoyable interpretation. (as is also connected with 3rd pAsuram)- Says Sri

UttamUr Swamy. When read in conjunction with second PAsuram, adiyOmOdum

ninnOdum, this Uthsavam festival and the enjoyment shall be there for very

many years with us- (who are your eternal servants) enjoying Your Darshan

performing kaimkaryam, and You- who show Yourself in archA avatar so

graciously. ¡V May that Bhagyam (blessings) be on us for pallANdu.. (what a

beautiful interpretation and anubhavam!)

 

Also, the palakOdi nooRayiram (the hundred thousands of crores) can also be

enjoyed linking with mallANda.. meaning: One who conquers with his throng

shoulders, the hundred thousands of enemies!

[First AzhwAr sings mangaLAsAsanam for PerumAL mentioning swarUpa, Roopa,

GuNAs of PerumAL and now he sings about Him along with His vibhUthi.. ]

 

adiyOmOdum ninnOdum pirivinRi aayiram pallaaNdu

vadivaay ninvalamaarbinil vaazhginRa mangaiyum pallaaNdu

vadivaar sOthi valatthuRaiyum sudarAzhiyum pallaaNdu

padaipOrpukku muzhangum appaancha sanniyamum pallaaNdE.

For time immemorial (Ayiram palLANdu), AlarmEl mangai (Lakshmi) having an

enjoyable residence in Your right Chest most beautifully; AND we- who are

servants (of Yours eternally); AND You- Sarva Swamy ¡V shall live for ever

and ever. (here one can see, the second line and first line are read as one

sentenceļ ) . May the most graceful and resplendent, shining Divine ChakrA

residing on Your Right (in Your Right Hand) be there for ever; AND the

Divine Conch Shell which send fearsome shivers through the armies of enemies

live for ever and ever!

Here one should enjoy the scene. AzhwAr first sees PerumAL. He is so amazed

at the Divinity and the Beauty; He sings pallAndu first for His Lotus Feet.

Then, he fully realizing the (eternal servitude) sEshathvam and dAsathvam of

the jIvan, grabs the immediate opportunity to keep it stuck. So, I and You

should remain like this forever. (That¡¦s why he is PeriyAzhwAr ¡V PeyAzhwAr

missed it; NammAzhwAr missed it.) So, when he says ¡§adiyOmOdum ninnOdum

piRivinRi Ayiram pallANdu¡¦ he means the eternal servitude and performance

of eternal kaimkarya prApthi (ozhivil kaalamellAm udanaay manni..).

 

Thereafter, AzhwAr enjoys the darshan of the Divine PiraaTTi in His Chest.

He is stupefied by the Charm of Thiru + maarbhu. Being unable to control, he

takes a left side (Right for PerumAL) and there He enjoys the shining,

sahasra kOti soorya prakAsa (equal to 1000 suns) Divine ChakrA, the

jwAlAmAli.. and he goes back. There seeing the most beautiful pin azhaghu

(back of the Lord), he is unable to stay there and withstand its beauty and

hence, rushes to come to the Lord¡¦s left. There the blue hued Divine Hand

the end of which is red lotus colored, soft fragrant palm in which the

crystal clear, milky white Divine Conch Shell. That light blue hue, red

lotus and milky white combination has attacked him then and there. He is not

able to see the epitome of Beauty at all and fears that his own eyes will

now cast evil glances. Oh no! he turns his eyes away and says ¡§andha

paancha janyamum pallANdE! That Conch shell also shall live for ever! (one

can see ¡§That¡¨ and not this. Because AzhwAr sees somewhere else and shows

that in order to avoid the dhrushti. Similar to ThirupPANAzhwAr¡¦s ¡§ap

periya vaaya kaNgaL ennai pEdhamai seydhanavE.. (Those large long, well laid

out eyes have stupefied me)

 

Let us enjoy other Pasurams ¡V in next post.

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

aDiyEn dAsan

 

 

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