Kanninun Siruththambu - 11

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Dear BhAgavatas,

 

With this post adiyEn's poor effort at translating some

of the vyakhyanams of the matchless Kanninun Siruththambu

pasurams is concluded.

 

AdiyEn has two apologies to make to everyone. One, for

taking this long to do the translation. I have no real

excuse for that, so I won't make one. Second, for posting

vyakhyanams for Azhvar's pasurams during anadhyayana

kAlam. I had two reasons for the latter. One, the personal

opinion (not sanctioned by any one) that it was ok to

study (but not recite) Azhvars pasurams during this time;

and second, this being the last pasuram (which has been

fairly delayed already), I did not want to postpone it to

the end of January. I ask for everyone's forgiveness for

both transgressions.

 

Also, I want to point out that this was just a simple effort

by me and in addition there are vyakhyanams such as those

of Periyavaccan Pillai and Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Nayanar

that I did not cover. Therefore, needless to say bhAgavatas

should go to the great scholars and acharyas to learn this

work. Nevertheless this has been a great learning experience

for me and I thank Him, the acharyas and all the bhAgavatas

for allowing me to do this.

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

TCA Venkatesan

 

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Kanninun Siruththambu Eleventh 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/kst11.pdf

 

 

Pasuram:

anbanthannai adainthavarkatkellAm

anban thenkurukoor nambikku

anbanAy mathurakavi sonnasol

nambuvAr pathi vaikuntham kANminE

 

 

Meaning:

Those who have faith in these words of Madhurakavi Azhvar,

which were said by him with great devotion to Nammazhvar

who has love and devotion to everyone who is a devotee of

the Lord who Himself loves all who seek Him, will find

their abode to be Vaikunta.

 

 

Vyakhyana Saram:

Madhurakavi Azhvar concludes by stating that for those who

learn this prabhandam, their place of abode is that Sri

Vaikunta where the word of Nammazhvar is the rule. For

those who consider this prabandham as their refuge, His

lotus feet is their abode.

 

 

anban:

Lordship is not His main quality; showing love and

affection to all is ("ripUNAmapi vatsala:"). He has the

quality of vAtsalya as one of His kalyANa guNas. His love

reaches everyone without regard ("dEvAnAm dAnavAnAnjca

sAmAnyamadhidaivatam").

 

adainthavarkatkellAm anban:

He loves everyone whether they are attached to Him or not.

All those who are attached to one such as Him are loved

by Nammazhvar. Nammazhvar's grace may reach everyone but

his love reaches only those who are His devotees

("paramanaip payilum thiruvudaiyAr yavarElumavar kaNdeer

emmaiyALum paramar").

 

anbanaay:

Madhurakavi Azhvar is attached only to Nammazhvar. That is

his nature.

 

then kurukoor nambikku anbanaay:

Not only to Him, not only to His devotees, Madhurakavi

Azhvar is attached to his acharya as well. If he wanted

salvation for himself, he would be attached to Him. If he

seeked that which He loves, he would be attached to His

devotees. If he seeked that which He as well as His

bhaktas love, he would have to be attached to an acharya.

An acharya first helps remove the darkness of lack of

knowledge; then he brings forth the the divine qualities

of the Lord and makes one become involved in that; he

also helps at the time of realizing the goal of reaching

Him; and he is the one who is present at the end of that

goal.

 

mathurakavi:

He calls himself madhurakavi because he himself finds the

poems he wrote about Nammazhvar nectar-like.

 

nambuvaar pathi vaikuntham kaaNminE:

The abode for those who learn this pasuram is the Lord's

lotus feet. If Nammazhvar is the one to seek, should not

the place to attain be Azhvar Thirunagari? At Thirunagari

the words of both AdipirAn and Nammazhvar will be the

rule. At Sri Vaikunta, only the word of Nammazhvar will

be the rule ("adiyAr nilaakinRa vaikunthamO?"). Those

who love the Lord will automatically have love for His

devotees; those who love all His devotees will love

Nammazhvar. Therefore, Madhurakavi Azhvar states that

His divine abode is the place to be. Sri Vaikuntam is

the place where those who love Sriman Narayana and Sri

Nammazhvar are present. Is there not a difference

between His divine abode and the leela vibhUti?

Madhurakavi Azhvar uses Nambi ThiruvazhuthivaLanAdu

dAsa's words that after Parasara Bhattar was born the

difference between the two was removed. Madhurakavi

Azhvar says that even if these songs are not sweet to

someone, if they consider them as their refuge it will

take them to Sri Vaikuntam.

 

Kanninun Siruththambu Vyakhyana Saram is concluded.

 

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