nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi-74

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

 

Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha

 

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

 

Paasuram-66

 

 

"edamAvadhu ennenjam endrellAm paNdu

 

padanAganai nediyamArkku-tidamAga

 

vaiyEn madhisoodi tannOdu ayanainAn

 

vaiyEn nAn seiyEn valam"

 

 

 

"ennenjaththenninEn" [i thought in my mind] declared azhvar in the previous

paasuram. Now thirumazhisai piran elaborates the state of perumal and azhvar

himself after that.

 

 

 

(edamAvadhennenjam endrellAm) After I got him in my mind, my heart has now

become his permanent residence.

 

 

 

Where was he earlier?

 

 

 

(paNdu pada nAganai) Earlier he lay on the divine serpant with thousands of

strong heads strengthened due to the constant contact with the divine thirumeni

of the supreme lord.

 

 

 

(endrellAm ennenjam-paNdu padanAganai) sAdhyastalam (the place where the result

has been obtained) - sAdhanAnushtAnastalam (from where we do various activities

to attain the ultimate result) This is a very secret meaning in our

srivaishnava sampradayam. While it is obvious for us to do various things to

reach the divine feet of the lord, the lord who is overhasty to reach us does

penance in the thiruparkadal (vyuhAvatara) and on entering the heart of the

jeevatma rejoices to have obtained the ultimate goal.

 

 

 

When even we do not like to stay in a lowly place (lower to our status) just for

few minutes will the lord almighty descend to our lowly heart?

 

 

 

(nediyamArkku) he is the supreme lord, one who rules one and all sarvAdhikan,

sarvEsvaran. Since he is the master due to his divine grace he has now

descended to azhvar's heart.

 

 

 

What did azhvar do?

 

 

 

I cleaned the place suitable for emperuman to reside, replies azhvar in the

second half.

 

 

 

(tidamAga vaiyEn) I will never consider other devathas to be supreme. Who are

they?

 

 

 

(madhisoodi tannOdu ayanai) Rudra saved chandra from danger and hence considers

himself to be the protector of all (sarvarakshagan). Brahma considers himself

to be great since he appeared suddenly from the divine naval of sriman

narayanan. But I will never consider them to be supreme.

 

 

 

(nAn vaiyEn) My mind is now clear of any doubts. I have been now blessed with

the intelligence and knowledge to differentiate between the fact and unreality.

 

Vai-sharp (sharpness of mind)

 

 

 

(vaiyEn AtseiyEn) Due to my strong understanding I will never surrender to the

brahma rudras.

 

"pradhibuddA na sEvantE" (bharata-moksha-116) [sharp minded will never

surrender]

 

 

 

(valam) All these have resulted due to the strength obtained due to the krupa

(divine grace) of emperuman.

 

 

 

(To Be Continued)

 

 

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

 

Sumithra Varadarajan