nAnmugan thiruvandhAdhi-13

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

 

Paasuram-7

 

 

 

“endrAga nAlayE yAga enisiridhu

 

nindrAga ninarulen pAladhE-nandrAga

 

nAnunnai andri yilEnkandAi nArananE

 

nee yennai yandri yilai”

 

 

 

In the previous paasuram azhvar worried about the wrong interpretations done by

the Buddhist, jains and saivaites and felt sorry for them but in this paasuram

he throws them out of his mind and finds solace in the thought that whatever may

happen to others azhvar will always be near to emperuman as emperuman’s grace

will flow towards azhvar as a great stream.

 

 

 

(endrAga nAlayE yAga enisiridhu nindrAga ninarulen pAladhE) It may be today or

tomorrow or a few days later but it is sure for emperuman’s unconditional grace

to flow towards azhvar. It may take time but it will surely happen. What gives

you such confidence? Enquired perumal,

 

 

 

(nandrAga nAnunnai andri yilEnkandAi) It is because I have the great wealth of

Akinchanyam (kaimudaellAmai), that is I have no one other than you to come to my

rescue. I have surrendered to you and will wait till you come running to save

me. Without you I cannot exist and all my good remains in you. Only if I have

faith in something else also you can show that and escape (“A-sha bhandhA

vidharpAnAm A-sha yAthi hi kOsalAn” This is the path to vidharpadesam and this

to kOsaladEsam showed nalan to dhamayanthi and got away from her similarly you

cannot show that this is karma yoga, this is bhakthi yoga or this is jnana yoga

and get away, “nerikAtti neekudhiyO?”). But what is the proof that I alone can

be the upAya (way)? Enquired perumal

 

 

 

(nArananE) What other proof do you need? Your thirunAmam itself is the proof.

This great thirunAmam shows that you are the prapyam (upEyam, that which has to

be attained) and prApagam (upAyam, the way to achieve the ultimate goal) for all

the jeevatmas who fall under the category of narAs.

 

 

 

(nAnnunai andri yilEnkandAi nArananE) “vyasanEshu manushyAnAm prusham bhavathi

dukkitha:” while any person was struck by grief the first person to feel more is

Sri chakravarthi thirumagan. So will I fall to the feet of any other god

leaving this great emperuman filled with ultimate grace (krupAsindhO!)? But

when you have nothing to give me why should I come to your help?

 

 

 

(nArananE nee yennai yandri yilai) But you are my master and I am your property.

Will the master be satisfied without taking into possession his property?

Further one person can be praised for his charity only if there is some one to

take. So if you have to establish your graceful attitude on the poor jeevatmas

then I will be on the first list.

 

 

 

(nArananE) Further your name nArAyanan will hold good only if you come to my

rescue else you will have to loose that name itself.

 

 

 

Aalavandaar expresses the same in his stotra ratnam,

 

 

 

“tadaham dvatdrutE na nAthavAn

 

madruthE tvam dayaneeyavAn na cha I

 

vidhinirmithamEdhadhanvayam

 

bhagavan bhAlaya mA sma heehapa: II”

 

 

 

[so I do not have any other master other than you; Nor do you have another

servant like me; This relationship occurred merely due to your unconditional

grace so please don’t leave it.]

 

 

 

This paasuram can be enjoyed in one another manner also which we will see in the

next posting.

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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