A Peep into Periya ThiruMozhi 143

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Dear SrEvaishNavites,

As seen in the first thiru-voi-mozhi of Seventh ten, the sensory

organs torment even thos who serve the supreme Lord.

 

Sri thirumangai mannan underlines this fact and appeals to the Lord of Oppiliappan.

 

This is described by Sri Sadagopan swAmy hereunder.

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan

 

 

SrI:

mallA-mallamaruL mALa mall-adartha mallA

Let us enjoy today the sixth Paasuram , where Kaliyan appeals to

HrusheekEsan , the Lord who is the controller of all Indhriyams

for help to overcome the misery of the Indhriyams . Through the use of

the word "Mallaa " in the Paasuram , Kaliyan aims his appeal to

HrusheekEsan or the Isan of Hrusheekams ( Indhriyams) . " IndhriyANAm

niyanthruthvAth HrusheekEsa: prakeertthitha: " is the definition for

HrusheekEsan . Here is the Paasuram :

 

kallaa eimpulankaL avai kaNDavARu seyya-killEn

Mallaa ! mall amaruL mallar maaLa malladarttha

Mallaa ! maallal-amm-seer mathiL Ilankai azhittha

Villaa! NinnadainthEn ThiruviNNagar MeyavanE !

 

(Extended Meaning) : Oh Lord of ThiruviNNagar ! adiyEn could not go along

with the machinations of the panchEndhriyams driven by their poorva vAsanais.

They are ancient in origin . They thrive on dhushta vyApArams that lead to

their dhurvAsanais . adiyEn is dismayed and repeleld by their persistent

attacks to steer adiyEn towards aabhAsa vyApArams . Oh RishikEsA !

You are known for Your mighty valour to defeat the fearsome wrestlers

of the KamsA's court with the name of ChANUran and Mushtikan . Your

valor in handling KodhaNdam to destroy the fortress city of LankA

girdled by the ocean is legendary . Oh Lord of such undisputed valour !

You must help me to overcome the traps that adiyEn's PanchEndhriyams

set for me incessantly . They will not learn anything and change their ways.

Oh HrisheekEsaA ! You have to bless adiyEn with the arrow of vivEkam

to control these pestering PanchEndhriyams . Please empower adiyEn !

 

Special Notes : The Naalu Kavi PaNDithar , Kaliyan ( Scholar adept at

creating the four kinds of poetry ) thrills our ears with the rhythm and

alliterations in this Paasuram . He disparagingly refers to PanchEndhriyams

as "Kallaa EimpulankaL ". They are beyond education and training .

They do not benefit from learning about what is to be learned and

keep on doing lowly and forbidden things ( nishittha kaamya karmAs ) .

They keep on generating ruchi for SamsAram and make the Jeevan

a Nithya SamsAri . To control and keep at bay these "Kallaa EimpulankaL " ,

the Jevan needs the help of HrusheekEsan . Kaliyan invokes the presence of

the Lord as " Mallaa" in his struggle agaist these "kallaa EimpulankaL ".

 

Kaliyan reminds the Lord that His valor was well known both in Raama , KrishNa

avathArams . In KrishNAvathAram , our Lord entered the wrestling ring

( mall amaruL ) and destroyed the mighty wrstlers of Kamsan ( Mallar maaLa

mall adartthAi ). The way in which Kaliyan weaves a musical tapestry

around the word " mal " is most strike worthy . Mallaa ( HrusheekEsA ) !

You entered the wrestling ring for a fight ( mall amaruL puhunthAi ) with

the Mallars . You wanted to destroy the powerful and well trained Mallars

and send a message to Your uncle , Kamsan about Your valour ( Mall amaruL

mallar maaLa Mall adartthAi ) . Mall here means the prowess of the wrestlers .

adartthAi means destroyed . " Mallaa ! Mall amaruL mall adarttha Mallaa !

The first Mallaa refers to HrushekEsan , who controls the Indhriyams .

The last Mallaa stands for the power of the Lord , who destroyed the great

wrestlers like ChANUrA .

 

In RaamAvathAram , KODhaNdapANi used His mighty bow to destroy

the fortified city of LankA protected by the sea all around . As Raghu veeran

and RaNa dheeran , He destroyed the aparAdhi , RaavaNan and his entourage

( KumbhakarNan , Indhrajith , Moola Balam et al) effortlessly . Kaliyan enjoys

RaamAvathAran , ThiruviNNagarappan , and recalls His valor : " Mallal amm

seer mathiL neer Ilankai azhittha Villaa " . Mallal means the most famous .

The city of LankA is known for its most beautiful ramparts ( mallal amm

seer mathiL ) surrounded by the ocean ( neer soozh Ilankai ) . Our Lord

destroyed that city and its king and came to be addressed as "Ilankai

azhittha villaa " . Vijaya Raaghavaa ! adiyEn has now arrived at Your lotus

feet seeking protection from the " kaNDavARu seyyum eimpulankaL ".

ThiruviNNagar MeyavanE ! Mallaa ! Ilankai azhittha villaa ! mallar maaLa

malladarttha Mallaa ! Kallaa EimpulankaL avai kaNDavARu seyya killEn .

( athanAl ) Villaaa ! NinnadainthEn . Raksha Maam HrusheekEsa !

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

Srimath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi