nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi-71

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

 

Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha

 

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

 

Paasuram-62

 

 

 

"thirunindRa pakkam thiRavidhendru OrAr

 

karunindRa kallArk kuraippar-thiruvirundha

 

mArvan siridarantan vaNdulavu taNtuzAi

 

tAr tannai soodhittariththu"

 

 

 

In the previous paasuram, azhvar rejoiced thinking about his fortune/greatness.

Immediately the state of the others around him troubled azhvar. These people

consider souls/devas similar to them born from the womb of a mother to be

paradeivam (supreme) and undergo number of hardships. How can azhvar being an

Srivaishnava tolerate the sorrow of the fellow beings?

 

 

 

(thirunindRa pakkam thiruvidhu) The most blessed object in which piratti resides

is the paratattvam. "sraddhayA dEvO dEvatvamasnutE" (only due to piratti

indicated by the word "sraddhA" perumal attains the quality of a deva) "apAngO

bhooyAmsO yadhupari param brahma tatabhoot" The nature of the object doesn't

matter but wherever the divine grace of piratti falls in full becomes the

sarvEswaran. Sri Parasara bhattar reiterates the same in his GunaratnakOsam,

 

"vEthAnthAs tattvachinthAm murapiturasi yat pAdhachinhais taranti" (4)

 

 

 

(thiRavidhendru) All objects other than self is under her control. Hence unless

she shows herself it is difficult to visualize by others. Appillai says, 'It is

not understandable by superfluous words or tactics.'

 

 

 

(OrAr) If they are intelligent they can realize this tattva but there is no sign

of any intellect in them.

 

 

 

(karunindRa) Similar to them devas like Indra take birth from a womb ("vushasi

rOdha asinjat" declare the Vedas)

 

 

 

(karunindRa kallArkku vuraippar) These people preach to stupid people, ignorant

of Vedas just like them, about the supremacy of the devas.

 

 

 

What are they really trying to do? Azhvar explains;

 

 

 

(thiruvirundha mArvan siridharan) In practice, an insect that doesn't even know

the smell of a mango (mAmbhazham) is named as 'mAmbhazhavunni". Similarly the

devas who do not have any sort of relationship with piratti (the divine consort)

are called as "sriman" by their bhakthas. Whereas in the case of perumal,

piratti resides always in his chest "agalagillEn eraiyum" and hence he is called

as "sireedharan". The Vishnu sahasranAmam reiterates the same with 12 divine

names,

 

Srivatsa: SrivAsa: Sripathi: SrimadhAm vara: Srita: Srisa: Srinivasa: Srinidhi:

SrivibhAvana: Sridhara: Srikara: srEya: SrimAn

 

 

 

(Siridharan tan vaNdulavu taNtuzAi tArtannai soodi tariththu) Adorning the cool,

honey filled garland of lakshminAdan "soodikkaLaindhana soodum eththondarkalOm

"[thirupallandu-9] and attaining well being due to that; 'thirunindRa pakkam

thiravidhendru OrAr"

 

 

 

(To Be Continued)

 

 

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

 

Sumithra Varadarajan