ThiruppallANdu- 2

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SrI:

SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

Dearest srivaishnavas,

Lets us continue to enjoy the ThiruppallANdu pAsurams.

 

3. vaazhaatpattu-n^inReer-uLLeerEl, vandhu maNNum manamum-koNmin,

koozhaat-pattu-n^inReer-gaLai, engaL kuzhuvinil-pukuthalottOm,

Ezhaat-kaalum pazhippilOm n^aangaL, iraak-katharvaazh,

ilangai paazhaaLaagap padai-poruthaanukkup paLLaaNdu kooRuthumE.

 

Oh folks! Those of you who consider yourselves living (meaning: as dAsan -

eternal servant for the Lord and considering only that as swayam

purushaartham- real goal- living- and all else as just vegetating), come,

join us and perform kaimkaryam (service) here (maNNum, maNamum koNmin-

perform physical kaimkaryam, offering ¡§angurArpaNa maNN¡¨ the sand for

offering during the festival- and thus, the festivity happiness). Or if you

are those who find themselves slaves to others for getting food ultimately

as the Only Goal and running amuck after food (uNdiyE udaiyE enRu), and

getting crushed in material pursuits- koozhAtpattu:-) we can not and will

not allow you into our group (of Srivaishnavas- paramikAnthins- who are

interested and desirous of only eternal service to Sriman Narayanan and none

else: (i.e with no dEvathAnthara sambandham). We have been performing our

service for the past seven generations (seven generations - similar to

enthai thanthai ... yEzhpadikkAl thodangi) to our Lord. We sing palLANdu

(greet) to Him, who led the army into lankA where rAkshasAs lived and

destroyed them (here this is referred- because they - the raakshasas

belonging to Ravana were the ones in the second group - KoozhAtpattu

ninRavargaL.. and not the ones like Vaanaraas (monkeys- who are

vaazhaatpattu ninRavargaL- paramaikAnthin devotees of Rama).

 

In this first line- AzhwArs calls for the ParamaikAnthins (the devotees of

Sriman Narayanan alone and are interested in only eternal service to the

Lord and no other pursuits at all) to the group. He discards ¡§others¡¨.

There are different kinds of people.

1. One who is interested in Bhagavath BhAgawatha kaimkaryam and considers

that alone as the Goal.

2. Desirous of other materialistic desires and are interested in Bhagawan

Sriman Narayanan falls into the second group. [ekAnthins]

3. Third group is the one that serves and prays to other people (and

devathAs) for their material pursuits. Considering Emperumaan as equal to or

lower than the other dEvathAs, they become asurAs and become the lankA

vaasis as they serve Ravanan for their survival and food.

To such people, the Lord at least fights and enslaves them ultimately.

(Remember Thirumangai AzhwAr¡¦s nAtthazhumba yEtthuginROm..pongattham pongO

pAsurams) For the second group, he just shows them off with his dharshan,

The first group, gets the eternal kaimkaryam be granted to them by the Lord.

(This is the essence of this PAsuram)

[so where are we? vaazhAtpattu or KoozhAtpattu ? - perhaps, that is a good

thread.]

 

4. yEdunilatthil iduvathan munnam vandhu engaL kuzhaam pugundhu

koodu manam udaiyeergaL varampozhi vandhollaik kooduminO

naadum nagaramum nangaRiya namO nArAyaNAya enRu,

paadum manamudaip paththaruLLeer! vandhu paLLaaNdu kooRuminE.

 

[Last pAsuram, AzhwAr invites ParamaikAnthis; Now others are also interested

in joining PeriyAzhwAr, naturally. So, AzhwAr now advises kaivalya kAmar-

one who is interested in mere soul enjoyment alone. ¡V i.e. jIvAthma

sAtshAtkAram- remember the recent discussion ¡V post by Sri Anand

Karalapakkam]

 

Oh folks! Those of you, who have a mind to join our kaimkaryam and sing

" namO nArAyaNAya " with devotion, (nama= not me; not mine. i.e. without

ahankAra, mamakAram. nArAyaNAya: I and mine for Sriman Narayanan alone and

None else. Never). Come and join us, giving up the desire for everything

else before the sUkshuma sarIram being put into moola prkrithi, so that the

fruits other than getting the One which is above the Kaivalyam are not

sought after and the desires are destroyed (varambu ozhiya). Come quick

(ollai vandhu). Koodumin- join.

Chant loud " Namo Narayanaya " so that everyone in the world (nAdum nagaramum)

get to know. Sing PallAndu (eternal life) to the Lord Sriya: Pathi Sriman

Narayanan!

 

Here yEdu nilam- PiLLai amudhanaar said this is pollA nilam _meaning the

Earth; Before the body is laid into the graveyard, come and join us.

Whereas, vyAkhyAna chakravartthy Sri Periya vaachhan Pillai says ¡§sookshuma

sarIram is placed in Moola Prakarithi.¡¨ Yedu ¡V is the cheese from milk

(which is not seen but is inside. Hence- sUkshumam.

Thus, the meaning is: When you are given the Kaivalyam with sUkshuma

sarIram, you will not have the sthUla sarIram (Body like what we have) to

serve and have Bhagavath anubhavam and enjoy the same. After the kaivalya

anubhavam is completed (i.e, until dissolution, praLayam, they will be in

that enjoyment of jIvAThma sAtshAtkAram and then the sUkshuma sarIram is put

into moola prakrithi), then when you get next sthUla sarIram in next kalpam,

you may also not have the desire for material wealth and get this sarIram

again. Because, you get this kaivalyam because of your virakthi on these

sensual pleasures which are transitory. That time, you will join us to have

Bhagavath anubhavam to reach higher. Why to waste time so long? First

kaivalyam and then exhaust that and come back. Now itself, before the yEdu

is put into moola praktithi, come and join us ¡V is Sri PVP is excellent

anubhavam and commentary.

 

There is also another view that during Kaivalyam, theymay not have any

sarIram, in which case, the commentary is still easier; Since you will not

have sarIram till next kalpam, right now join us.

Also the varambu ozhi is very interesting. When you all join us, there is

not limit for the fruits for your anubhavam, Oh those who are interested in

Kaivalyam (jivAthma anubhavam)! You will also get that jIvAthma anubhavam

even when you have the mOkshAnubhavam simultaneously. You will get to know

the jnAna, Anandha, SwarUpa guNaN, aNu, dhEhAdhi vilakshaNan [jIvan] in its

entirety and its eternal servitude naturally to the Lord. Whereas if you do

not join us, you will have only Kaivalyam. Which is better?

 

5. aNdak-kulaththukk adhi-pathiyaagi, asurariraak-kadarai,

iNdaik-kulaththai-eduththuk-kaLaindha, irudee kEsan-thanakku,

thoNdak-kulaththiluLLeer! vandhadi-thozhudu, aayira n^aamam solli,

paNdaik-kulaththaith-thavirndhu, paLLaaNdu pal-laayirath-thaaNdu-enminE.

 

[AzhwAr first (in 3rd pAsuram) calls the ParamikAnthis. Then kaivalyA

kAmars. Now he calls for the asihwarya kAmars- one who is after material

wealth]

 

Oh folks! Those of you, who (want to join and) belong to the group of

eternal servants (Srivaishnava kulam- thoNdar kulam) that serves at all

times the Lord Sriman Narayanan- HrishIkEsan- the ruler of the Universe and

all worlds; the One who destroyed and uprooted the entire asurA clan! Come,

Prostrate at His Lotus Feet now (when He is here in our front, by joining

this thoNdar kulam ) and utter His thousands of Divine Names (and KalyANa

guNAs), discarding the past life (which is sinful, running amuck after

material wealth and sensual pleasures).

Aishwarya kAmar- two types. One: Those who want the wealth first time. Two:

Those who want the lost wealth back. Those who want some material benefit in

this Universe, call Him as ¡§Oh Lord of the Universe! aNdakkulatthukku

athipathi! And those who want lost wealth, call Him as ¡§Oh Lord! Who

destroys asurAs! Meaning: Destroy them now and get me back my lost wealthļ

He is HrishIkEsan and hence, grants what they ask for in order to let their

sense enjoy what they want. Thus AzhwAr says: Do not utter one or two names

and get this transitory fleeting pleasures and wealth. Come and utter His

thousand names without asking anything. Uttering them (the names) itself is

sweet and fruits. INdaikulatthai kaLaindhu- Unlike the varambu ozhi- the

Kaivalya anubhavam simultaneously being possible in mOkshAnubhavam, the

aishwaryA kAmam will never be there during Bhagavath anubhavam. Thus,

discard those desires.

 

In this PAsuram, Sri UttamUr Swamy writes: The four chapters of saareeraka

saashtram (Brahmma sUthram) is reflected beautifully in four lines. How?

 

First line: First chapter : Sarva kAraNan- Sarva sEshi (Cause and Master of

all) ¡V Sarva Swamy (lord of all) ¡V aNdak kulatthukku athipathi.

 

Second line: Second chapter: Paramatha nirasanam- the religions of

kuthrushti, bAhya mathams are referred by asurarirAkkathar. (The fourth

pAdham where senses are talked about is reflected by HrishIkEsan )

 

Third line: Third chapter: With complete detachment (vairAgyam), nAma

sangIrthanam, and performing sathkarma anushtAnams is referred by Ayiram

nAmam solli, vandhu adi thozhudhu.

 

Fourth line: Fourth chapter: Singing pallANdu, PallNdu with casting aside

the past lives- Leaving this mortal coils, and entering into archirAdhi

mArgam and getting into Sri VaikuNtam, singing mangaLAsAsanam for the Lord

there for ever.

What a beautiful anubhavam of AzhwAr and of our AchAryAs!

Rest in next post.

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadgaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

aDiyEn

 

 

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