thiru voi mozhi nURRandhAdhi 11

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thiru voi mozhi nURrandhAdhi

 

" nedumAl azhagu thanil, nEL guNathil, Edu

padumA nilai vudai baktharkku; adimaithanil

ellai nilamthAnAga eNNinAn mARAn; adhu

kollainilamAna nilai koNdu' 80

 

1. Both this pAsuram and " nedumARkadimai " 8-10 of thiru voi mozhi commence with

the terms 'nedumAl'

 

2. This pAsuram is representative of the thiruvoi mozhip pAsuram " nedumArkadimai

seivEan pOle " where the subservience to the Lord extends and transforms into

subservience to the devotees of the Lord who are submerged in His grace and

attributes. This is precisely summarised in the words of that padhigam

" saymE adimaith thalai ninRAr thiruthAL vaNangi' 8-10-2 and further " kOdhil

adiyAr thm, thamargaL thamargaL thamargaLAm " 8-10-9 and finally culminating into

" nEkkamillA adiyAr tham,

adiyAr adiyAr adiyAr engOkkaL.. " 8-10-10, thus enunciating that the devoteesof

the devotees of the devotees of the Lord are my Sirs. I am subservient to them.

 

This pAsuram brings this aspect to the forefront " ...baktharku , adimaithanil

ellai nilamthAnAga eNNinAn mARan, adhu kolli nilam..: swAmi nam AzhwAr

considers himself as the last in the line of devotees lineage and is subservient

to one and all of them.

 

3. Both the pAsuram and thiru voi mozhi 8-10-11 has the " koNdu' as the final say

which is the first term of the next pAsuram.

 

4. 'ellai nilamAga eNNinAn mARan' is the tribute to nam AzhwAr

 

vanamamalai padmanabhan