nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi-37

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

Paasuram-28

 

“edhuvilangai eedazhiya kattiya sEdhu

edhuvilangu vAliyai veezhththadhu(vum)-edhuvilangai

thAnodunga vilnudanga thaNthArirAvaNanai

voonodunga veidhAn vugappu”

 

Oh! Azhveer you said that rudran is not capable to have the divine

darshan of emperuman’s divine feet but you have got that divine

experience. Where did you get that divine darshan? Azhvar answers,

Oh! Not only his divine feet but adiyen has been blessed to visualize

all his divine acts (leela vyApArangal) in my mind now (mAl than

pugundha mada nenjil)

 

(edhu elangai eedazhiya kattiya sEdhu) The big city of lanka orderly

maintained by ravana was shattered by Sri chakravarthi thirumagan

with the help of the bridge,sEdhu that was constructed on the ocean.

Now I am able to see that sEdhu that paved the path for the shattering

of lanka, in front of me. In the previous paasuram azhvar talked

about visualizing the divine feet of emperman “thAragala sEvadiyai

yAn kAnavallErkku” now azhvar says he is able to see even the bridge

on which emperuman placed his divine feet and crossed the sea.

(eedazhiya kattiya) The sea served as a great protection to the lanka

kingdom. When that protection was broken by the construction of the

bridge that itself indicated the destruction of the lanka kingdom.

 

(edhu vilangu vAliyai veezhththadhuvum) Here I am able to see the

killing of the animal vaali in front of me. (vilangu vAliyai) Not

only was he born as an animal, he was also an animal by behaviour.

It also indicates that since vaali was an animal it was not a mistake

of rama to kill him from behind.

 

(elangai thAn odunga vil nudanga taN thAr erAvaNanai eithAn edhu) I am

able to visualize the bombardment of lanka, bending of kothanda,

killing of the demon king ravana filled with ego and the great acts

of rama

(elangai thAn odunga) and final destruction of lanka infront of my eyes.

(vil udanga) the bow is bending

(thaN thAr…eidhAn edhu) ravana wearing garland of cool flowers filled

with ego and pride with his head always upright is falling down due

to the excellent armory portrayed by Sri rama.

 

(edhu edhu edhu vugappu) All the above are divine acts of emperuman

for the sake of his devotees that happened long back. Azhvar

visualizes them in his mind and says “edhu” “edhu”.

 

(To Be Continued)

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan