Temple Priest Quarters Construction series: Thondardippodi AzhwAr's ThiruppaLLiyezhucchi Paasurams: Part XII / Tenth Paasuram

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

Let us conclude the current study of the ThiruppaLLiyezucchi

Paasurams with the coverage of the tenth (Final ) Pasuram on

this Sri Vaikunta EkAdasi day .

 

Tenth Paasuram

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kadimalark-kamalangaL malarnthana ivayO ?

kathiravan kanai kadal muLaitthanan ivanO?

tudiyidaiyAr suri kuzhal pizhinthutharit-

tuhildutthERinar soozhpunalarangA

todaiyottha tuLavamum koodayum polinthu

thOnRiya thOL ThoNDaradippodi yennum

adiyanai, aLiyan yenraruLi unnadiyArkku

aaDpadutthAi ! PaLLI YezhuntharuLAyE !

 

Meaning of the Paasuram according to Dr.K.C.Varadachary

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Fragrant lotuses have bloomed ! The Sun has risen above

'the roaring waters of the eastern sea ! Slender-waisted

ladies having bathed in the river , rinsed and shaken off

the water from their tresses (and tied them up) , and wearing

their clothes have got up the banks of the river KaavEri . Oh Sri RanganAthA

, grit by KaavEri river , who have accepted me ,

the rejoicer in the dust of the feet of Thy devotees

(ThoNDaradippodi) , carrying in his hands the TuLasi garland

as fit object of Thy love , wake up to bless Thy devotees.

 

Additional Comments

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The signs of early morning are indicated by the blossoming of

the sweet smelling lotus flowers ( Kadi Malar kamalangaL

malarnthana ) ; The Sun has risen over the eastern sea ,

which is restless (Kathiravan kanai kadal muLaitthanan) .

 

Oh Lord of Srirangam , the slender-waisted ladies in pursuit of

their Sthree dharmam have completed their morning snAnam

and are about to go home after rinsing , drying their clothes

and tresses ( Thudi idayAr suri kuzhal pizhinthu uthari

tuhil udutthu yERinar ).

 

At this blessed morning , Oh RanganAthA , Here is my humble

prayer to You . " Oh Lord of Srirangam ! Please wake up and

make me , Your humble devotee , be ever keen on doing

the service to Your ardent worshippers . Let me submit that

I am Your devotee named ThoNDaradippodi ( One who rejoices

in besmearing his whole body with the dust of the feet of Your

devotees) whose shining shoulders always hold the flower basket

with garlands of TuLasi leaves ( and other sacred flowers) fit

enough to be worn and adorned by You ".

 

AzhwAr's prayer is " UnnadiyArkku aatpadutthAi " .

Please make me the servant of Your BhagavathAs .

AzhwAr is begging for the boon of BhAgavatha Seshathvam ,

which is the boundary of Bhagavath sEshathvam.

 

The Naamaangitham of ThoNDaradippodi is the same as in

ThiruppaLLiyezucchi is very similar to the one in ThirumAlai .

AzhwAr describes himself as : " Thodaiottha thuLavamum

koodayum polinthu , ThOnRiya thOL ThoNDaradippodi " in

ThiruppaLLiyezucchi's final paasuram . In ThirumAlai's

paasuram , he signs off as " ThuLavat-thoNDaaya thol seert-

ThoNDaradippodi soll " . AzhwAr identifies himself as

a ThuLasi Kaimkarya Parar and MaalaakArar to the Lord of

Srirangam and begs the Lord to make him a daasan of the Lord's

BhAgavathAs. AzhwAr asks the Lord to wake up and bless him

to have that boon.

 

ThirupaLLiyezucchi Paasura vyAkhyAnam sampoorNam

 

SrI Godharanga ParabrahmaNE Nama:

ThoNDardippodi AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

SrivaNN Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan