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----- nam-piLLai nam-perumAL, nam-AzhwAr, nam-jEyar, nam-piLLai

enbar-avaravar tham yERRathAl, anbudaiyOr sARRuth thirunAmangaL thAn enRu nan

nenjEA yERRadhanai solli nE inRu" upadhEsa rathina mAlai-50In the previous

posting we had a glimpse of nam-piLLai's greatness regarding explaining

adjectives used by AzhwAr. swAmi nam-piLLai's commentary is replete with

real-life examples which enables one to comprehend intricate meanings instantly

and easily.This is seen from a pAsuram in the fourth ten. in"thErpArai yAm ini"

4-6 of thiru voi mozhi.Here, AzhwAr in a extreme emotional distress from pangs

of separation from the Lord, talks as parAnkusa nAyaki,becomes sick. The

friends and mother of AzhwAr -thAi and thOzhi- try to find out and the reason

for this and apply several ineffective methods. Then a solution is

prescribed:"yEzhmai piRappukkum shEmam, in nOikkum EdhEa marundhu" 4-6-9The

prescription is - Think of the Lord krishNA's divine feet. Your welfare is

guaranteed for seven births.The response is " we are worried about parAnkusa

nAyaki's illness. YOu are talking about welfare for 7births"The reply is " ob!

this is remedy for that also- in nOIkkum EdhEa marundhu"swAmi nam-piLLai

explains this with a real life example. "ivaL noikkun parihAram anRoa? athaich

sollAdhEa maRRondRai sollugiRadhen? enna-Agil sambaRuthArkaikkup pOga

vENumA?When farmers harvest the paddy, they make into several bundles. They

need not go in search of a separate piece of thread or rope to fasten each

bundles. They take a thread from the harvested produce and fasten them. Thus

the produce itself acts as a fastener also. Similarly, the divine feet which is

good for 7 births is also efficacious for this sicknesss.This will thus

highlight the greatness of swAmi nam-piLLai in explaining pAsuram-s with

incisivie precision through real life examples.(to be continued)vanamamalai

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