Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Sri Parthasarathi thunai Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha Paasuram-69 "sevikkinbamAvadhuvum senkanmAl nAmam puvikkum puviadhuvE kandeer-kavikku niRaiporulAi nindRanai nEr pattEn pArkkil maRaipporulum aththanaiyE thAn" The greatness of bhagavan/bhagavat vishayam doesn't just stop with preventing us from the danger of falling into the clutches of yama but at the same time it is sweet to the ears, refuge to the world, great substance for the poets and the whole essence of the Vedas. (sevikkinbamAvadhuvum senkanmAl nAmam) 'vum' indicates the addition of the previous paasuram's "fear of yama". It not only removes the fear of getting caught in the clutches of yama, the divine names of the lotus-eyed emperuman (tAmarai kannan) is divine nectar to all our ears. (puvikkum puviadhuvE kandeer) Not only for me, the divine names are nectarine for one and all (the whole world) "ArththA vishannA: sidhilAscha bheethA: kOrEshu cha vyAdhishu varththamAnA: sankeertha nArAyana sabdhamAthram vimuktha duk:kAs sukinO bhavanthu II" [Those who are inflicted by the tapatrayas (adhyAtmika, Adhideivika, Adhibhowdika) and are worried about the same, those affected by severe diseases, just on listening to the narayana manthra are released from their worries and attain happiness.] The first two lines of the paasuram elaborate the greatness of the nama and then azhvar proceeds to give the greatness of the nami (one who possesses the name) in the last two lines. (kavikku niRaiporulAi nindRanai) For all others there is lack of divine qualities and a number of deficiencies, so it becomes the poet's responsibility to fill the gap. But in the case of emperuman, he is filled with innumerable kalyana gunas and absolutely no deficiencies making the poet's job easy. The only problem being how much ever a poet sings it is only a small amount from the myriad divine qualities (svaroopa roopa guna vibhoothi) of emperuman. 'vachasAm vAchya muththamam' [one who is the ultimate substance for the words, sarvEsvaran] (nEr pattEn) I reached him not by my effort but by chance (yadrichchikam). Everything happened by his divine unconditional grace. "vidhivAikindindru kAppArAr" (thiru 5-1-1) "vidhinirmidha mEthadhanvayam" (sto.Rat.51) (pArkkil) But I didn't get satisfied with just attaining him. I tried to analyse and test him and found; (maRaipporulum aththanaiyE thAn) The glowing light on top of the Vedas. I have by chance stepped over only a priceless gem. (To Be Continued) Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam Adiyen ramanuja dAsee Sumithra Varadarajan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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