maNimADakkOvil(Periya tirumozhi 3.8.10) – tirunAngUr divyadEsam

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maNimADakkOvil(tirumangai AzhvAr’s Periya tirumozhi 3.8) – tirunAngUr

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maNimADakkOvil - Periya tirumozhi 3.8.10 vaNDu Ar pozhil:

 

vaNDu Ar pozhil sUzhndu azhagAya nAngUr

maNimADak kOvil neDumAlukku enRum

toNDAya tol sIr vayal mangaiyar kOn

kaliyan oli sey tamizh mAlai vallAr

kaNDAr vaNangak kaLiyAnai mIdE

kaDal sUzh ulagukku oru kAvalarAi

viN tOi neDu veN kuDai nIzhalin kIzh

virinIr ulagu ANDu virumbuvarE.

 

A. SrImad tirukkuDandai ANDavan:

 

tirunAngUr is a place with a lot of groves frequented by bees. maNimADak kOvil

is a part of this tirunAngUr. sarveSvaran is living in this part. Having

engaged in nitya kaiMkaryam to this emperuman, AzhvAr has accumulated kaiMkarya

SrI. He has presented these ten pAsurams on this emperumAn. Those who chant

these ten pAsuram-s will rule over the whole cosmos surrounded by AvaraNa water

[the water enveloping the cosmos]; those who master these will be worshiped by

onlookers; they will get to ride on elephants and rule over the worlds standing

under tall royal umbrellas studded with pearls.

 

B. SrI PVP:

 

vaNDu Ar pozhil sUzhndu azhagAya nAngUr – in the beautiful tirunAngUr region

that has a plenty of groves patronized by bees

 

maNimADak kOvil neDumAlukku enRum toNDAya tol sIr vayal mangaiyar kOn kaliyan

– kaliyan, who served the sarveSvaran living in the maNimADak kOvil and thus

got blessed with kaiMkarya SrI and who was the king of tirumangai, a land of

agricultural fields

 

oli sey tamizh mAlai – blessed us a tamizh garland with ten pAsuram-s

 

vallAr – those who heartily learn these

 

kaNDAr vaNanga – will be worshiped by on-lookers

 

kaLiyAnai mIdE – they will ride mighty elephants

 

kaDal sUzh ulagukku oru kAvalarAi – they will rule over the bhUmi surrounded

on all sides by the oceans

 

viN tOi neDu veN kuDai nIzhalin kIzh – and, under the shade of very lofty,

pearl-studded umbrellas

 

virinIr ulagu ANDu virumbuvarE – they will rule over the whole cosmos

enveloped by the AvaraNa jalam and live happily for ever, with a great love for

their subjects

 

nanjIyar asked this question when he was learning this tirumozhi, “Truly

learned folks will consider wealth useless; even AzhvAr has said, 'vENDen manai

vAzhkkaiyai viNNagar mEyavanE – I do not want this household life, oh,

tiruviNNagarap perumALE' [periya tirumozhi 6.1). Then, why does he state the

phalan for chanting these pAsuram-s as the ruling of the world instead of

gifting the learners with some higher benefits?†bhaTTar replied, “After

this azhvAr appeared, even wealth that was hated, became something likeable.

sarveSvaran Himself may appear in this earth and make a person, a king, if that

king can make all His wealth useful to His devoteesâ€.

 

C. SrI UV:

 

Those who learn to chant these ten pAsuram-s will experience the anubhavam of

serving bhAgavAn and bhAgavata-s; since emperumAn is capable of making this

world enjoyable by His devotees, it would appear that living in this world is

much better than living in SrIvaikuNTham. The experts in these pAsuram-s will

get nirvigna [without any obstacles] kaiMkaryam getting to love the service to

bhAgavata-s in this world. bhaTTar's response to nanjIyar's question on why

AzvhAr is citing rulership of world as a benefit is that, perumAL can make this

king bhAgavata sesham.

 

D. SrI PBA:

 

Those who learn these pAsuram-s will live as the only kings with no equals and

enjoy endless wealth as tiruvAimozhi 4.1.1 talks about “oru nAyakamAi ODa

ulaguDan ANDavar†- one who ruled the worlds as a supreme ruler with no

opposition.

 

The reason why AzhvAr is enticing folks with this kind of kingly wealth is

something similar to attracting young kids to take medicine by giving them a

little jaggery also. Even though Azhvar himself has no taste for this

aiSvaryam, he still wants to appeal to and arouse folks interested in becoming

prosperous in this world.

 

virumbuvar – after enjoying lowly phalan-s in this world, the folks will get

to develop a taste in the higher phalan also – moksham leading to servitude to

perumAL.

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Abbreviations:

PVP = periyavAccAn piLLai

UV = uttamUr vIrarAghavAcAriyAr

PBA = P.B. aNNangarAcAriyAr

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End of periya tirumozhi 3.8.10 on maNimADakkOvil

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