nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi-52

[Guest guest]

Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

Paasuram-43

 

“mangul thOi senni vadavEnkataththAnai

kangul pugundhArgal kAppaNivAn-thingal

sadaiyEra vaiththAnum thAmarai mElAnum

kudaiyEra thAngu viththu koNdu”

 

Brahma, rudra and the other devas do not just stop with prostrating

the lord for attaining their wishes and getting rid of obstacles

(ishta prApthi/anishta nivarthi) but they are filled with deep

involvement to do kainkaryam (divine service) to the lord. During

the time of divine worship (thiruvArAdhanam) they rush with the

necessary ingredients viz., umbrella (kudai), fan (sAmaram) etc and

stand in front of the lord with folded hands.

 

(mangul thOi senni vadavEnkataththAnai) That thiruvenkatavan, one who

resides in divine thirumalai that divine hill that stands so high as

if its peaks touch the clouds; The devas feels that it is against

their dignity to place their foot on this land. But now the lord had

made it easy for the devas to come and prostrate him as the thirumalai

almost touches their feet.

 

(kAppanivAN kangul pugundhArgal) They come and go every morning and

evening (dawn and dusk) to do thiruvandhikAppu (mangalAsAsanam) to

the divine lord at thirumala.

 

Who are they?

 

(thingal sadaiyEra vaiththAnum) Chandra surrendered to rudra after

severe sufferings due to the curse of dakshaprajApathi. Rudra saved

chandra and placed chandra on top of his head. Even that rudra and

all others who consider themselves to be powerful to save others when

they come to thirumalai forget all their efficiencies and fall to the

divine feet of emperuman.

 

(thAmarai mElAnum) Brahma, who was born from the divine stomach of the

supreme lord and one who involves himself in the divine creation of

the universe;

 

Inrespective of rudra who uplifted chandra from his grief or brahma

who resides in the thirunAbeekamalam of emperuman all surrender to

the divine feet of thiruvenkatamudaiyan.

 

(kudaiyEra thAngu viththu koNdu pugundhArgal) All come to the divine

sannadhi of thiruvenkatavan with the necessary articles for worship

like kudai (umbrella) and others;

(thAngu viththu kondu) ‘dhariththu kondu’ Holding the necessary

articles reads the vyakhyana srisookthi of Swamy periyavAchAn pillai.

 

“pinnE thAngalum kaNdu kaLiththukkoNdu pOmpadikkeedAga vuyara

eduththuk koNdu” holding in such a manner that even they themselves

enjoy seeing that – reads appillai’s commentary.

 

(kangul pugundhArgal) they reach thirumalai during all sandhis (dawn and dusk).

 

(To Be Continued)

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan