Kanninun Siruththambu - 10

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Kanninun Siruththambu Tenth Pasura Vyakhyana Saram

Excerpted from Sri Nanjeeyar and Nampillai's Vyakhyanam

 

A Tamil version of this vyakhyana saram is available at

http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/kst/kst10.pdf

 

 

Pasuram:

payananRAkilum pAngkallarAkilum

seyalnanRAgath thiruththip paNikoLvAn

kuyilninRAr pozhilsUzh kurukoor nambi

muyalkinREn unthan moykazhaRkanbaiyE

 

 

Meaning:

Even though having no use from them (who are saved by him),

and even though they are unqualified to be saved, by his

act Namazhvar, who is from Thirukkurugoor which is

surrounded by gardens with singing nightingales, corrects

and saves them. I seek his great divine feet and begin

to show my affection.

 

 

Vyakhyana Saram:

Madhurakavi Azhvar thinks of the great help that Namamzhvar

did to him and realizing that the bhakti he showed Azhvar is

nothing compared to that help, begins to perform love at his

divine feet immediately. Thinking of that great help, he

says that he can never repay that. One can never repay an

acharya ("krutasnAm vA pruthivIm dadhAnna tattulyam

kathanjcana"). After all, the acharya gives us nothing less

than Him and the only equal thing to repay with is Him. As

we cannot do that, Madhurakavi Azhvar stands at the position

tht he can never repay his acharya.

 

 

payananRaakilum paankallaraakilum:

Even those who are not qualified to receive anything. Even

those who are to be rejected as they have no attachment to

Him.

 

payananRaakilum:

A person helps another because of the fact that there is

something in it for him. But Nammazhvar has helped others

even when there is nothing in it for him.

 

paankallaraakilum:

Even if they have nothing to give him, at least they should

have the quality of listening and understanding what is

being said. But they do not. Then why does Nammazhvar teach

such people? He is like Sita pirAtti who advised even Ravana

("mitramaupayikam kartum"). Seeing their lowly status and

unable to bear it, Nammazhvar advises them. His state is

like that of those who would try to put out the fire which

is burning at the front and back of a person's house.

 

seyal nanRaaka:

Nammazhvar's grace is such that standing in his own state he

can correct even those who are not qualified to receive his

grace. Unlike Him, Azhvar does not evaluate the quality of

the person and then provide the grace; Azhvar simply turns

his grace on everyone.

 

kuyilninRaar pozhilsoozh kurukoor:

Madhurakavi Azhvar says that if one becomes attached to

Nammazhvar then one can attain happiness in this place

itself. To reach Him one has to go to Paramapadam

("EtassAma gAyannAstE"). That is available only for the

Muktas. Mumukshus only get this place (thirukkurukoor).

Nammazhvar's completeness is such that in this place

itself it provides delight which is the same as that of

being with Him, the Nityas and the Muktas.

 

muyalkinREn unthan moykazhaRkanbaiyE:

Madhurakavi Azhvar strives to perform love and affection at

Nammazhvar's divine feet.

 

 

Madhurakavi Azhvar, Nanjeeyar, Nampillai Thiruvadigale Saranam

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

T.C.A. Venkatesan

 

Kanninun Siruththambu Vyakhyana Saram Series:

http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/kst/index.html