[sri ramanuja] nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi-101

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

 

Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha

 

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

Paasuram-92

 

 

 

*"endru maRandhaRiyEn ennenjaththE vaiththu*

 

* nindRum erundhum nedumAlai-endRum*

 

* thiruvirundha mArban sireedharanuk kAlAi*

 

* karuvirundha nAL mudhalAk kAppu"*

 

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'I am one of his devotees' says azhvar in this paasuram. Emperuman has been

protecting me right from the time I was inside my mother's womb and hence I

have never forgotten him.

 

 

 

(endRum maRandhaRiyEn ennenjaththE vaiththu nindrum erundhum nedumAlai)

 

 

 

['ennil munnam pAriththu thAN ennai muRRapparuginAn' (thiru 9-6-10) 'adhanir

periya ennavA aRa soozhindhAyE' (thiru 10-10-10) are verses from swamy

Nammazhvar's thiruvaimozhi that show that emperuman has a greater passion

towards his devotees.]

 

 

 

I now have that very lord with such great passion for me in my mind and he

remains in my thoughts in any state of affairs whether I am standing or

sitting. I can never forget him.

 

 

 

(nindrum erundhum) Standing, sitting etc are actions that happen almost

automatically to us. Sometimes even without our knowledge. Even at those

times I do not forget him. Not stopping with just remembering him I am also

blessed with his divine service.

 

 

 

(endRum thiruvirundha mArvan sireedharanukkALAi) 'nithya sri:' 'agalagillEn

eraiyum endru alarmEl mangai urai mArban' The lord is always accompanied by

his divine consort and hence renowned as Sriyapathi (the master of Sridevi).

Piratti never leaves his chest for the very sake of doing purushakaram for

all the devotees who may come to the lord at any time. I am blessed with

the divine service to the divine couples always filled with divine mercy.

 

We call many to be 'Sriman' but he alone is apt to be called Sriman as 'Sri'

decorates his chest always.

 

'thirumAlE! nAnumunakku pazhavadiyEn' (thirupallandu-11) I am a very old

servant to you, the divine couples.

 

 

 

How is it that you are blessed with this remembrance and service?

 

 

 

(karuvirundha nAL mudhalAk kAppu) The lord placed his divine kataksham

(divine sight) on me right from the time I was inside my mother's womb and

blessed me with satvika qualities due to which I have obtained the above

greatness.

 

'jAyamAnam hi purusham yam pasyEt madhusoodhana: I

 

sAtvika: sadhu vignEya: sa vai mOkshArththa chinthaka: II [bhar-moksha]

 

[One who is blessed with the kataksham of madhusoodhanan at the time of

birth, he is blessed with satvika gunas and he alone will think about

moksha]

 

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* (To Be Continued)***

 

 

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

 

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

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