MoondrAm ThiruvandhAdhi-Paasuram-20

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Srimad Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE

Namaha

 

Paasuram-20

 

“munnulagam

vundumizhindhAikku avvulagam eeradiyAl

  pinnaLandhu kOdal perithondrE- ennE

  thirumAlE senkaNediyAnE engal

  perumAnE neeyidhanai pEsuâ€

 

mun – once upon a

time;

vulagam- all the

worlds;

vundu – placed

inside the stomach;

vumizhindhAikku –

then brought it out;

avvulagam- that

worlds;

pin – in a later

period;

eer adiyAl – with

the two divine feet;

aLandhu kOdal – to

measure;

perithondrE – is

it a big job? (no)

thirumAlE – master

of Sridevi!

Sem kaN nediyAnE – Oh!

Supreme Lord with reddish divine eyes!

Engal perumAnE –

our divine master!

Nee edhanai pEsu –

please tell us about this

ennE – What a

surprise!

 

Introduction

 

When you are

capable of changing your nature to fulfill the wishes of those

prayojanantharaparas (who surrender for a cause) will you not do the jobs of

ananyaprayojanas (wanting nothing else than emperuman himself) like me, wonders

azhvar.

 

Commentary

 

(mun vulagam vundu

vumizhindhAikku)  In the very beginning

during the time of pralaya Sriman Narayana placed all the worlds inside his

stomach and protected without any damage. 

Later during the time of Srushti (Cosmic Creation), for the welfare of

the chetanas the Lord created the world as it is.

 

Here azhvar says just two acts, swallowing and throwing out the

worlds indirectly indicating all other acts of the Lord.

“padaiththidandhu vundu vumizhindhu thErindhu vulagaLikkumâ€

[Thiruvasiriyam 6]

“parandha deivamum pallulagum padaiththu andRudanE vizhungi

karandhu vumizhindhu edandhadhu†[Thiruvaimozhi 4-10-3]

 

(avvulagam

eeradiyAl pinnaLandhu kOdal perithondrE)

While cotton is spun into cloth it undergoes 12 stages of

processing viz:-

Removing the seeds; Beating; Rolling;

Making thread (Yarning); Spinning;  Weaving;

Folding; Selling; Washing; Drying; Wearing; Tearing;

 

Similar to the above the world undergoes processing in the hands

of the Supreme Lord.  But hiding the same

the Lord appears in front of mahabali and begs for 3 foot of land and as if he

has got something great measures the worlds with his divine two feet filled

with extreme joy.

 

Is this a big job?

 

(ennE!)  While comparing with your greatness the above

is a very small happening.  Why are

people crediting you greatly for this small thing?

Wonders azhvar and further continues to explain the greatness of

the Supreme Lord who did all the above

 

(thirumAlE) Name

any wealth in this world, it belongs to that Sridevi nachiyar and She is your

property (thiruvukkum thiruvAgiya selva) and You went in front of Mahabali as a

begger….

 

(senkaN)  Your red eyes are enough to hint your

Supremacy over the two vibhuthis (ubhaya vibhuthi) along with Sridevi

Herself.  But You went in front of

Mahabali as a beggar to beg your own property.

 

(nediyAnE) Your

greatness is immeasurable but You dressed Yourself to be a beggar.

 

(engal

perumAnE)  Oh! Master of ananyaprayojanas

like me.  You did all these to fulfill

the wish of Indra (a prayojanantharapara).

 

(nee edhanai pEsu)

Only You can explain this irony.

 

“eththiram!†[Thiruvaimozhi 1-3-1] wonders nammazhvar

Thereby peyazhvar concludes that when the Lord put himself so low

for the sake of Indra who was only interested in getting back his wealth, he

will surely take care of the ananyaprayojanas like azhvar.

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer

thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Adiyen ramanuja dAsan/dAsee

Varadarajan/Sumithra