Thirucchandhaviruttham- 16th verse- We [Human beings] are confused group! [kuzhambu jaathi]

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Sri:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

[even small appearances of avthArams – one can not

describe the greatness of Lord in as much as

avathArams like Rama and Krishna where He appears for

longer periods of time- AzhwAr mentions in this verse]

 

thalaikkaNaththukaL kuzhampu saathi sOthi thORRAmaay,

nilaikkaNankaL kaaNavanthu niRRiyElum neediruNG,

kalaikkaNankaL soRporuL karuththinaal ninaikkoNaa,

malaikkaNankaL pOluNarththum maatchi ninRan maatchiyE.

(16)

 

the Devas- good class; the trees; and the middle one

(human beings and animals) – You appeared even among

these different degrees of classes and even in those

appearances, Your greatness can not be described in

full gathering all sassthric collections, all words

with their direct meanings and the elaborate detailed

commentaries of the saasthrAs – saying “You are of

this type or that- You are like the huge mountains and

mountains of Greatness whose grandness can be

quanitified or measured.

 

In Deva gaNaas, in trees like asvattham (alasamaram),

among human as Rama, Krishna and in animals like Boar,

Mathsya Koormam et al- You appear. Even in such

lowliest form of creations, You appear and still Your

greatness can not be comprehended. If all over the

world, all saasthrAs gather collecting all greatest of

words and sentences, they still can not attempt to

find end in praising Your glories. They can at best

show us the huge mountains of Your kalyANa GunAs; but

never do justice to their narration. Hence none can

perceive Your Greatness in full!

 

Even in SrI Rama avathAram- You said hiding your

Lordship, “athmAnAm mAnusham manyE rAmam

dasarathAthmajam”. Even in such a state, the ignorant

illiterate trees, waters, also lamented without Your

presence in ayOddhi. They were charming and enjoyed

when You were around. Even they could enjoy You- such

was Your solwseelya guNA; that was Your greatness. Can

one describe Your such greatest kalyANa guNAs! [Never]

 

Deva gaNAs- are supposed to be grand gaNAs- vasu,

rudra, Adhithya, maruth, saadhya, siddha, gandharva,

kinkara, et al.

thugaL- smallest minutest ones- like flies, plants,

trees etc..

kuzhmbu jaathi- manusha (human beings)- perhaps due to

the mixture of puNya paapams- (kuzhambu)

thugaL- papa jaathi; thalai kaNam- Deva jaathi and

hence human beings mixture (kuzhambu jaathi)

 

Or only human beings get confused easier and quickly

(hence kuzhambu jaathi) This is mine and I am

independent; OR I am servant and devotee of this demi

God; or That demi god – confusion; OR self is Anandham

– I will enjoy my self and that is Bliss- Confusion.

Such confusions are not there for trees, animals and

Devaas. [even cows know that this is my food and this

is not correct – they are clear while humans are not]

 

Everywhere confusion: dhEhaathma bhramam- Confusion

that body is AthmA; swathanthra bhramam- Self is

ultimate and Enjoying self [kaivalyam] is Bliss is

another confusion; dEvathAnthara bhramam- even when

one realizes that he is a sEshan [servant- daasan] to

the God- confusion as to who that God is: so kuzhambu

jaathi - says AzhwAr. [everytime when we eat kuzhambu-

think of this; and also think of the unparalleled

Peerless Sriman Narayanan and that we are His eternal

daasabhUthars.

 

Thirumazhisai AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLe SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

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