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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

 

Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha

 

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

 

Paasuram-24

 

 

 

" nigazhindhAi pAlpon pasuppu kArvaNNam nAngum

 

egazhindhA yiruvariyum veeya - pugazhindhAi

 

sinappOr suvEdhanai sEnApadhiyAi

 

manappOr mudikkum vagai "

 

 

 

In this paasuram and the next azhvar tells about the difficulties undergone by

the " paththi uzhavan " . In this paasuram, azhvar feels for the way emperuman,

even sacrifices himself (thannai azhiyamAri) for the sake of his devotees.

 

 

 

(nigaizhindhAi pAlpon pasuppu kArvaNNam nAngum) In each yuga, people are filled

with different qualities and hence their taste also varies. Emperuman to

attract the people of different yugas in each yuga gives darshan with different

colours. Though his natural colour is " kArmEgam " [ " kAdal kadalpuraiya

vilaiviththa kAramarmEni " ] sastras declare that he gives darshan with different

colours in different yugas. Bhakthi first grows due to the attraction towards

the divine beauty. So emperuman chooses to change his colour according to the

taste of the people.

 

 

 

(nigazhindhAi pAl vaNNam) " kruthE sukla chaturbAhu: " In the first yuga, the

krutha yuga people are filled with satvika guna. They are truthful and pure at

heart and hence have a taste for white colour (signifying purity and peace). So

in that yuga emperuman chooses the white colour. So in the krutha yuga, the

colour of emperuman is like that of milk declares thirumazhisai piran. Why not

something else other than milk as example? Probably mazhisai piran's mind

meditated on the other qualities of milk that also matches with that of

emperuman like good taste and good for health. See the sastras declaring

emperuman to be " sarvarasa: " " rasO vaisa: " " tEnE pale kannalE amudhE " etc.

 

 

 

(nigazhindhAi pon vaNNam) " trEthAyAm raktha varnOsow " In the second yuga, trEthA

yuga people have a mixture of rajo guna mixed with satva guna. So they have a

specific taste for golden colour (a mixture of red and white). So emperuman

gives darshan with 'ponvaNNam'. Instead of saying " rakthavarNa: " as said by the

sastras or " sEyan endrum trEdhaikaN " as said by thirumangai mannan in his

thirunedunthAndakam mazhisai piran says golden colour probably to attribute the

costly, precious nature of gold to emperuman also.

 

[ " hiranmaya: purusha:, " rukmApam " , " hEmasamAnavarNam " " suttruraiththa nan pon

vun thirumEni " ]

 

 

 

(nigazhindhAi pasuppu vaNNam) " dvAparE bhagavan syAma: " In the third yuga,

dvApara yuga, people are filled with rajas, tamas gunas mixed with satva guna.

So their preference is for a greenish colour, a mixture of red, black and white

(pasumai, colour of a marshy area)

 

[ " pAlineermai semponeermai pAsiyin pasumpuram pOluneermai porpudai tadaththu

vaNdu viNdulA neelaneermai endrivai niraindha kAlam nAngumAi " , " purusham krushNa

pingalam " " pachchai mAmalai pOl mEni " ]

 

 

 

(nigazhindhAi kArvaNNam) " kalow krushNam dvishA krushNam " In the last yuga,

kali yuga people are least bothered about anything other than themselves and

hence emperuman chooses to remain with his own natural colour. " muzhudhum

nilainindra pinnai vaNNam kondal vaNNam " (peri-thiru-4-9-8). In kali,

emperuman remains with his " neelamEga syAmala varNam " Being filled with tamo

guna the dark colour of emperuman will also suit the yuga. " kArvaNNam "

indicates that the qualities of the dark clouds are also seen in our dear lord

viz., showering rain (grace) on one and all for everyone's benefit with no

expectation to get anything in return and doesn't even remember the great help

latter.

 

[ " neelathoyatha mathyasthA vidyullEkEva bhAsvarA " " mega syAmam " " kArmENi " ]

 

 

 

Not stopping with changing his colour for the sake of the people to bring them

close to him he also overcomes all their enemies. Azhvar continues to explain

the same.

 

 

 

(To Be Continued)

 

 

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

 

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

 

Sumithra Varadarajan