[sri ramanuja] nAnmugan thiruvandhadhi-100

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

 

Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha

 

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

Paasuram-91

 

 

 

*"tamarAvAr yAvarkkum tAmarai mElArkkum*

 

* amararkum Adaravar thArkkum-amarargal*

 

* thAl thAmarai malargaLittiRanji mAl vaNNan*

 

* thAl thAmarai adaivO mendru"*

 

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For all those three types of devotees talked about earlier bhagavat bhakthi

is common and they remain on top in both the vibhoothis (leela and nithya

vibhoothi) illustrates thirumazhisaipiran.

 

 

 

(thAl thAmarai malargal ittu) Considering emperuman's divine feet as a lotus

submit any flower to his divine lotus feet. 'kaLLar tuzhAyum kaNavalarum

koovaLaiyum muLLar muLariyum Ambalum' submit any such flowers. 'purivadhuvum

pugai poovE' [thiru 1-6-1] Since there are no flowers that are non

acceptable by the divine lord (after all he created everything);

 

Or otherwise submit lotus flowers that have special characteristics that

suits to be submitted to that supreme lord's divine feet. This is physical

service (kAyikam);

 

 

 

(eRanji) Praise by words. This is verbal service (vAchikam);

 

 

 

(mAl vaNNan thAl thAmaraiyadaivOm endru tamarAvAr) Those who meditate in

mind to reach the divine feet of the blue coloured (neela vaNNan) emperuman

and thereby always remain in his thoughts. This is mental service

(mAnasikam);

 

 

 

(adaivOmendru tamarAvAr) "Surrender to my divine feet" Says

geethAcharyan. Those

who follow these words and consider Krishna to be the sole upaya mentally;

 

 

 

(tamarAvAr) Those who do service to Krishna with all the three karanas viz.,

mano,vak and kayam.

 

 

 

(thAmarai mElArkkum) Brahma who creates all the worlds by sitting on top of

the primordial lotus flower;

 

 

 

(AdaravarththArkkum) Rudra who has a dancing snake on his body and who takes

care of the samhara (destruction);

 

 

 

(yAvarkkum) All others in the world Indra, Chandra and other devas and

manushyas (human beings). The whole leela vibhooti;

 

 

 

(amararkkum) Nithyasooris. The whole of nithya vibhoothi.

 

 

 

(amarargaL)They are superior to all those in both the vibhoothis. They are

those to be worshipped.

 

 

 

"seedhanaiyE thozhuvAr viNNuLArilum seeriyarE" [Thiruviruth.79]

 

"dEvar vaigal theerthangaLE yendru poosiththu nalgiyuraippar tham

dEviyarkkE" [thiru 7-10-11] says Nammazhvar.

 

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*(To Be Continued)***

 

 

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

 

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

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