Thirukkolur Ammal Varththaigal - 134

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

 

14. na:n (avan) siriyan enre:no: a:zhva:raip po:le:

 

The word Azhvar refers to Swami Nammazhvar. In spite of being given the flawless

knowledge ( " mayaRvaRa madhinalam " ) by the Sriman Narayana Himself, in many of

his pasurams he expresses his lowliness (naichyanusandhanam) to Him. In

Thiruvaymozhi 3-3-4, he says " nIsanEn niRai onRumilEn " . In Thiruvaymozhi

4-7-1, he says " sIlamillAch siRiyan " .

 

Thirukkolur Ammal is asking " Did I understood my true nature and practice

naichyanusandhanam like Azhvar did? " In Periya Thiruvandhadhi 75, Azhvar says

 

puviyum iruvisumbum nin agaththa ni: en

seviyin vazhi pugundhu ennulla:y - avivinri

ya:n periyan ni: periyai enbadhanai ya:r ariva:r?

Un parugu ne:miya:y! ullu

 

In this pasuram, he shows the Lord to be the owner of everything - this world

and paramapadham. He then expresses his amazement that this Lord is inside him.

Being that, he asks the question, 'who knows if You are big or if I am big'.

This is also broken a little differently. It could also be said that Azhvar is

saying 'ya:n periyan'; 'ni: periyai enbadhanai ya:r ariva:r?' - that is, 'I am

big, who knows if you are big?' The unsaid is that 'He is small'.

 

This is sa:tvika ahanka:ram of Azhvar. He is amazed that One who swallowed

everything has allowed Himself to be inside Azhvar for ever. This only shows His

greatness.

 

Because of this pasuram, Azhvar is called by the name 'periyan' in Azhvar

Thirunagari. It is also said that this pasuram is the reason why this work is

called Periya Thiruvandhadhi, even though it is made of only 87 pasurams, unlike

other Andhadhis in the 4000 divya prabandham.

 

Thirukkolur Ammal may also be asking " Am I capable of speaking like Azhvar did? "

 

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

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