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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

 

Paasuram-17

 

 

 

" aala nezhar keezhar araneriyai nAlvarkku

 

mElaiyugath thuraiththAn meithavaththOn-jnAla

 

malandhAnai Azhi kidandhAnai AlmEl

 

valarindhAnai thAn vaNangu mARu "

 

 

 

" Aren't there instances where even rudra has saved his devotees? " questioned a

few for which azhvar answers stating that the very same intelligent rudra has

also advised the greatness of emperuman and how he himself surrenders to those

divine feet.

 

 

 

(aala nezhar keezhar araneriyai nAlvarkku mElaiyugath thuraiththAn) During a

time rudra instructed four maharishis viz., agathiyar, dhakshar, pulasthiyar and

kasyapar about the upAsanadharmamArgam (the way to upliftment) and helped them.

 

 

 

(meithavaththOn) The one who did real penance. Rudra did that penance which is

the ultimate and has nothing greater than that. What did rudra instruct in

order to save the rishis?

 

 

 

(Azhi kidandhAnai) One who lies on top of the milky ocean in order to take a

number of incarnations.

 

 

 

[The ordering of words is slightly changed in order to understand the proper

meaning of the paasuram.]

 

 

 

(jnAla malandhAnai) After that he took Trivikrama avathara and measured the

three worlds. During which time he placed his divine feet on top of all

irrespective of their birth, caste, creed, gender etc (vasista chandAla

vibhAgamara)

 

 

 

(AlmEl valarindhAnai) One, who placed all the worlds in his stomach during the

time of pralaya, saved them and laid on a small banyan leaf to everyone's

amazement.

 

 

 

(thAn vanangu mAru) thus instructed rudra about he himself getting involved with

the divine qualities of that emperuman and falling to his feet.

 

 

 

With the above 3 paasurams azhvar explained the meaning of the verse, " eshvarAth

jnAnamanvichchEth mOkshamichchEth jnArdhanAth " [One has to wish to get knowledge

and moksha from Siva and jnArdhana (Sriman Narayana) respectively]

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

 

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan