Thirumangai AzhwAr's ThirunedunthANdakam- 10th verse- EmperumAn is like the elephant- so majestic, beautiful, strong, and stoops down to take us...

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Sri:

SrimathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all,

 

In the upper world (Golden world), You are the very

Gold of Golden world and shine the brightest. In order

to save and protect the Universe, You have entered

into and manifested in the Prakrithi maNdalam, in all

directions and in all times. Those who missed to enjoy

seeing You in Vibhava avathAram, You are showing

Yourself so beautifully and gracefully in Divya Desams

for our sake. Thus, the places like ThirumoozhikkaLam

have become Divya Desams. What a kaaruNyam! What an

affection and love on us!- says AzhwAr in this verse.

 

 

Further more divya desams are in this verse.

 

ponnaanaay! pozhilEzum kaaval pooNda

pugazhaanaay! igazhvaaya thoNda NnEnn^aan,

'ennaanaay? ennaanaay?' ennal allaal

ennaRiva NnEzhaiyEn, ulaga mEtthum

thennaanaay vadavaanaay kudapaa laanaay

guNapaala thaayinaay imaiyOrk kenRum

munnaanaay pinnaanaar vaNangum sOthi!

thirumoozhik kaLatthaanaay mudhalaa NnaayE! 10

 

mudhal aanaay – You are (have become) Primordial

Chief!

Pon aanaay – One who shines in the Golden upper world

(as the Lord of all!)

Pozhil yEzhum- all worlds

Kaaval pooNda – by view of protecting and saving

Pugazh aanaay- You are the Keertthi vaasan;

en aanaay – what and how many forms you have become!

en aanaay – You are the Male elephant (to me)

ennal allaal – except for wondering like that and

addressing as above

igazhvu aaya – with the personification such lowliness

(of me);

thoNdanaen – (still) the servant of yours

naan – (this egoistic) me

yEzhaiyEn – having the desire to know, enjoy seeing

You

en aRivan – what and how would I ever get to know You?

– You are unbounded and limitless One, aren’t You?

then aanaaay – You are there in the entire South (of

India) in Divya Desams

vada aanaay – same goes in the North

kudapaal aanaay – west as well;

guNa paal madhayaanaay – In the east you have become

the male elephant (in Divya Desams)

imaiyOrkku yenRum – For the Devas and Nithyasuris

-forever

mun aanaay – You are there in their presence for their

sake always

pin aanaar – For those who did not enjoy Your vibhava

avathArams (and missed Your vibhava avathArams)

vaNangum – worship

jOthi – the lustrous One as archA moorthi

thirumoozhikkaLatthu aanaay – You have appeared and

shown Yourself in ThirumoozhikkaLam divya desam;

 

 

guNapaal madha yaanaay- Male elephant in the east. In

fact all words in all directions are “aanaay” and

hence elephant can be referred to all directions (not

necessarily east alone). Even the bhAgawathas are

considered as elephants. In Daya sathakam, it can be

seen in DrshtEbhi dhurbaladhiyam verse in Daya

sathakam. The Lord is described as elephant in may

places. Raman is enjoyed by Dasaratha as the One who

walks like the elephant. Gaja simha gathi- says Sage

Valmiki.

 

One should perform ThiruvArAdhanam considering the

Lord as the very elephant and do with respect and

fear. DhandhakaLiRu and madhakkaLiRu are referred to

KaNNan. The elephant is huge; massive. Grateful. Never

ever forgets whatever is done. It elevates one above

by lifting. It lowers itself for others to reach the

same. The same is equally applicable to the Lord

Sriman Narayanan as well.

 

ennaanaay – why repeated two times in the verse? Due

to languishing with the pangs of serapartion, AzhwAr

says- why? Why?

 

Swami Periya Vacchan PiLlai blessed in his commentary

thus:

1. The elephants – once we see them, we don’t want to

get saturated with our enjoyment; we would like

continue watching the elephant at all times; every day

and all places. They are so lovely, huge and grand.

2. It walks proudly and majestically

3. When it thinks of taking someone, it hugs them with

its trunk and take them up.

4. it lowers itself for others to climb

5. when it sees trouble makers, it angers on them

severely

6. it gives the rope to the mahout for him to tie the

same.

 

All these guNAs are equally applicable to the Lord –

says Sri Periya vacchan Pillai Swami.

 

Similarly the gold can be compared to the Lord. (pon

aanaay)

1. those who have gold in their homes, would take care

of the same as if it is their very life itself. So

precious

2. They would never ever like to part with the gold

3. Veda says, when one wears gold, the enemies would

be dhurvarNam (destroyed?)

4. Those losing gold would long for the same and cry

for getting it back

5. It is the most precious

6. It is invaluable and never diminishes (even US

dollar value declines- not Gold)

7. Great to enjoy seeing gold and golden ornaments

8. When united with gemstones, more shining and

beautiful

9. Pure on its own

 

What a great commentary by Swami Sri Periya Vacchan

Pillai! Enjoyment of Purchacharyas are always to be

enjoyed by learning at the feet of acharyas! By

reciting their taniyans, and paying our praNamams, let

us read these commentaries and acharyan would bless us

with more jnAnam and anubhavam with more kainkarya

sri.

 

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

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