Tiruvayamozhi - 11

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PASURAM 1-1-11

karavisumberibvali neer nilam ivai misai

varanavil thiral valiyali poraiyai ninra

paranadi me:l kurgur satagopan sol

niranirai a:yiratthivaipatthum veede:

 

karavisumberi -----ivai misai- The Lord is present in the gross

elements.

 

varanavil-----ninra- also He pervades the subtle elements or thanmathras.

 

kurugur satagopan sol- the words of Nammazvar.

 

paranadi me:l-at the feet of the Lord who pervades the universe.

 

niral nirai - fit and proper.

 

a:yiratthivai patthum- these ten verses which are part of the thousand

 

veede:- these verses are salvation itself as there is no need for mukthi after

learning this.

 

 

Nammazvar is called Kurugur Satakopan after his home town Kurugur. The name

satakopan also denotes, besides that he conquered the sata vayu at birth, that

he got angry with those who gave wrong interpretation of the Vedas whom he

considered as satas, wicked.

 

These verses form the first ten of the first decade. It describes the parathva

or supremacy of the Lord. The Lord is shown by these verses as follows:

 

1. anantha kalyanaguna visishta, possessing innumerable auspicious

qualities,

 

2. jnanasvarupa, knowledge itself,

 

3. His leela vibhoothi, His manifestations ,

 

4. sarva seshithvam, everything being dependent on Him,

 

5. sarva sthithi adheenathvam, srshti sthithi samhara all are by his

power.

 

6. pravrtthi nivrtthi adheenathvam, all activities worldly as well as spiritual

are by His will,

 

7. sarirasariribhava- The world of sentient and insentient beings forming His

sarira.

 

8. All other deities are within His power

 

9. Proving the existence of God and refutal of atheism

 

10. All pervasiveness.

 

That is the reason for saying that knowing these is equivalent to

attaining salvation.