NaimisAraNyam Paasurams of Kaliyan : Part IV

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Dear BhakthAs :

 

This is the concluding part in the series of

NaimisAraNyam postings . These postings are my

humble samarpanams to adiyEn's SamAsrayaNa

paramparai AchAryan , HH Sri VeerarAghava

YathIndhra MahA Desikan , the 43rd Jeeyar

to adorn the Great AchArya Peetam of Sri Matam

prior to His ascent to Sri Vaikuntam from

NaimisAraNya dhivya dEsam .

 

The Summary of the Meanings of the Paasurams

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(1) Oh EmperumAn presiding over NaimisAraNyam !

adiyEn has spent my days devoted to enjoying

the bright moon-like smiles , beautiful small foreheads ,

big bamboo like shoulders and the pretty breasts of

young women ;adiyEn considered them as my parama prayOjanm

( most desired fruits of my life).After receiving upadEsam

from you on Your sacreed ashtAkshara manthram , adiyEn

understands now the worthlessness of my erstwhile pursuits

and have been cured of the illness of samsAraic temptations.

adiyEn got disgusted with the pursuit of siRRinbham

( ephemeral pleasures)and have turned away now from my

earlier way of life. AdiyEn has arrived at Your

sacred feet and gotten rid of all my vinais ( paapams

and puNyams) through the performance of SaraNAgathi

(naaNinEn , vanthun Thiruvadi adainthEn !)at Your

lotus feet .

 

(2) Oh Lord of NaimisAraNyam ! Oh MaayAvi ! adiyEn

has foolishly spent (wasted ) my days worshipping

the well shaped , bejewelled feet and the bewitching

eyes of the beautiful ladies and did not think even

for a moment about You , who is Dharma Svaroopi .

adiyEn chased these pleasures endlessly and wasted

my time on this earth further and further. Now ,

with the anugraham of Your moola manthram , adiyEn

has cast aside these activities as worthless and

have sought Your sacred feet as the one and only

refuge (vaanOr nalam purinthu irainjum Thiruvadi

adainthEn).

 

(3) Oh Lord of NaimisAraNyam ! adiyEn engaged

in gambling and to compensate for the losses

sustained in these games went on a rampage at

nights to steal monies from stranger's houses.

With the fire of lust propelling me , adiyEn

chased beautiful women and served them in

despicable ways .Suddenly , adiyEn remembered

the terrible treatment awaiting me at the hands of

the servants of Yamadharma Raajan as a result

of these acrions and began to shudder. Oh Lord !

adiyEn chose then your Thiruvadi as the unfailing

upAyam and have now arrived at Your holy feet in haste

and have performed SaraNAgathi to banish the terrible

fate that awaited me (NaathanE vanthun Thiruvadi

adainthEn ).

 

(4) Oh Prabhu of NaimisArANyam ! adiyEn has

reflected upon the lot of those , who leave

the sides of their wives with fragrant hair and

go after the neighbor's wives and property ; these

miserable people at the end of their lives here

are lassoed by the Yama kinkaraas and taken

to Narakam , where they are asked harshly

to embrace red hot copper statues of women

as punishment against their sins.Initmidated

over such a lot befalling me , adiyEn has rushed

as fast as possible to Your sacred feet for

protection ( NambanE Vanthun Thiruvadi adainthEn ).

 

(5)Oh DeavarAja PerumAL of NaimisAraNyam ! When poor

and hungry people came to my door and begged me to

give them a handful of rice to overcome their pangs of

hunger , adiyEn chased them away with harsh words.

adiyEn did not think at that time about the cruelty of

my action and the resulting sins.Now that adiyEn

understood the treatment awaiitng me at the hands of

the fearsome servants of Yamadharman ,I shuddered

and rushed to Your sacred feet to avert those

calamities.(Nadunki naan Thiruvadi adainthEn ).

 

(6) Oh Lord ! adiyEn was one , who did not focus my

mind on performing auspicious deeeds and instead

engaged in acts that enraged others. adiyEn went on

animal hunts in the forest with my dogs and enjoyed

the himsai to the janthus (the beasts of the forest )

through killing them. AdiyEn was bereft of Jn~Anam

and vivekam about the consequences of my actions .

Now that adiyEn has realized that You are the commander

(Lord) of Yamadharman himself and that You are

the most powerful Dayaa Murthy , who churned

the milky ocean to bless the dEvAs with nectar ,

I have run to Your lotus feet and gotten rid of

the fear of Yama lOkam (naadi naan vanthunn

Thiruvadi adainthEn) and performed SaraNAgathi .

 

(7)Oh Lord , Who does not leave adiyEn's mind !

adiyEn has approached your sacred feet now in

a state of panic arising from the fear of landing

in the ancient narakam . Fully cognizant of the dangers

awaiting me there for performing avidly the deeds

prohibited by Your SaasthrAs through my mind , body

and speech (Manas , Vaak and Kaayam ), adiyEn has sought

Your sacred feet as protection against all samsAric ills .

Oh Lord who destroys the enemies of Your devotees !

Please provide me the rakshaNam against the consequences

of all my sins .(VaanavA , DhAnavarkku yenRum nanjanE,

Vanthun Thiruvadi adainthEn).

 

(8) Oh DeavarAja PerumALE ! adiyEn can not survive anymore

the consequences of the commands of Kali Purushan, who

has ordered my panchEndhriyams to torture me.They are

following his command rigorously and are goading me

to accumulate a huge bundle of sins (Moksha VirOdhis).

As an antidote , adiyEn is reflecting on the meanings of

Your Moola Manthram and has shaken the grip of my

Indriyams and have composed sweet paasurams hailing

Your anantha kalyANa gunams .Now , adiyEn has arrived

at Your sacred feet to offer them(paasurams) as SamarpaNam .

(paadhamE paravi naann paNinthu , naavinAl vanthu

unn Thiruvadi adainthEn ).

 

(9) Oh DEvAthi Deva ! Oh Lord of Sri Devi

seated on the Lotus flower ! Oh Lord who rests

on AdhisEshan at the milky Ocean ! adiyEn has understood

this body as being made up of the walls of flesh

supported by the pillars of bones and covered by

the roof of hair . When adiyEn leaves this cottage(body)

with nine openings , adiyEn had consoled myself

with the thought that Your Thiruvadis are the one

and only means (upAyam )for escaping from the cycles

of births and deaths.Now that adiyEn has been blessed

with the bhAgyam to reach Your sacred feet ,there are

no more fears for me about samsAric ills.

 

(10) Thus those who invoke the Lord of NaimisAraNyam

in their hearts and recite with devotion the paasurams

of Kaliyan and reflect on their deep meanings would

enjoy bhOgams on this earth (His leelA vibhUthi) and

live forever with the nithyasUris in Sri Vaikuntam

(Nithya VibhUthi) at the end of their lives here.

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE Saranam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan