nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi-6

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PAASURAM-3

 

In the previous paasuram, azhvar strongly says that no one can

understand emperuman’s greatness (Arum ariyAr avan perumai) but the

same azhvar continues to talk about emperuman as if he knows him

well. Isn’t this contradicting what azhvar said earlier? When

azhvar said “ArumariyAr” it indicates to people calculating the

greatness of emperuman. There are so many who enjoy and realize the

different divine qualities of emperuman like a drop in a ocean. Here

azhvar proudly says, “out of those who have realized the greatness of

emperuman there is no one really equal to me. Those who have

understood perumal by their own effort can probably realize the

parathvam of emperuman to an extent. But I have been blessed with

this knowledge due to the divine grace of emperuman, his nirheduka

krupai (unconditional grace) and hence have been able to understand

his utmost great quality of sowlabhyam, souseelyam etc”. Moreover

can a person depending on his

own effort (sadhanAndharaparar, “eththavan seidhAkkum”) understand

emperuman like me who has been blessed with this knowledge by

emperuman himself? Enquires azhvar.

 

“pAlil kidandhadhuvum pandarangam mEyaduvum Alil

thuyindradhuvum ArarivAr-jnAlaththu Oru porulai vAnavar tham

meiporulai appil Aruporulai yAnarindha vAru”

 

Vyakhyanam

 

(pAlil kidandhadhuvum) Emperuman is the jagatkAranan (creator of the

whole universe) and is the leader of all the nithya sooris, still he

was not satisfied with just enjoying the good things in his divine

abode (the paramapadam) but wanted to uplift the poor souls suffering

in the leela vibhuthi (samsAra) and hence decided to take a number of

avatharas (incarnations). First among the avatharas was he

descending to the thiruparkadal and staying in yoga nidra as

ksheerAbhthinAthan. He incarnated as ksheerabhthinathan to rescue

the devas whenever they ran for help to bhagavan, against the asuras.

 

(pandarangam mEyadhuvum) One another important avathara of emperuman

is the archaroopam which emperuman adorned with happiness and stays

even today in srirangam as Ranganatha. (pandu) Emperuman descended

to srirangam long time back, when the place was filled with forests

and unoccupied hoping that some one will come to his feet at a later

time atleast. Emperuman considered the souls as such a costly

property to him and he doesn’t mind waiting for them for such a long

time. Here emperuman stays in srirangam to rescue the samsaris from

drowning in the ocean of samsaric miseries. (arangam mEyadhuvum)

Emperuman stays with relief in srirangam even better than in

paramapadham (“avan mEviyurai kOil”). How is that? While in

paramapadam always emperuman is worried about the jeevatmas in the

leela vibhuthi and his thought circles around the miseries that the

poor souls undergo here. While bhattar was elaborating about this

one day,

one of his disciples asked, “In paramapadam emperuman is supposed be

filled with only happiness, Anandaparipoornan. Can then this concept

of he being worried fit in there?” Bhattar immediately replied,

“vyasanEshu manushyAnam prusham bhavathi dukkitha:” (If an man

worries then the one who feels more is ramapiran) Do you consider

this quality of rama to be a good quality or bad? If this is a

divine quality then will this quality skip its presence with

paramapadhanAthan?” All these qualities of emperuman arise due to

his wish and not due to his previous act (karma) as for ordinary

jeevatmas. He pities the souls due to his unconditional grace and

hence feels bad when they suffer. “sa A-kAki na ramEtha” (nArayanan

(in the beginning) did not enjoy being alone) arouse only in the

presence of nithya vibhuthi and his divine kalyana gunas, states

nampillai in his divine work eedu, the commentary to thiruvaimozhi.

 

In another way, the line is read as “arangam eidhadhuvum” that is

emperuman the leader of nithya vibhuthi descending to such a far of

place like srirangam for the benefit of the jeevatmas.

 

(To be continued)

 

Alwar EmperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

 

Adiyen rAmAnuja dAseeSumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 

 

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