Thiruvinnarappan's Paasurams : Periya Thirumozhi 6.2.6 ( Part XIII )

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SrI:

 

Let us enjoy today the sixth Paasuram , where Kaliyan appeals to

HrusheekEsan , the Lord who is the controller of all Indhriyams

for help to overcome the misery of the Indhriyams . Through the use of

the word "Mallaa " in the Paasuram , Kaliyan aims his appeal to

HrusheekEsan or the Isan of Hrusheekams ( Indhriyams) . " IndhriyANAm

niyanthruthvAth HrusheekEsa: prakeertthitha: " is the definition for

HrusheekEsan . Here is the Paasuram :

 

kallaa eimpulankaL avai kaNDavARu seyya-killEn

Mallaa ! mall amaruL mallar maaLa malladarttha

Mallaa ! maallal-amm-seer mathiL Ilankai azhittha

Villaa! NinnadainthEn ThiruviNNagar MeyavanE !

 

(Extended Meaning) : Oh Lord of ThiruviNNagar ! adiyEn could not go along

with the machinations of the panchEndhriyams driven by their poorva vAsanais.

They are ancient in origin . They thrive on dhushta vyApArams that lead to

their dhurvAsanais . adiyEn is dismayed and repeleld by their persistent

attacks to steer adiyEn towards aabhAsa vyApArams . Oh RishikEsA !

You are known for Your mighty valour to defeat the fearsome wrestlers

of the KamsA's court with the name of ChANUran and Mushtikan . Your

valor in handling KodhaNdam to destroy the fortress city of LankA

girdled by the ocean is legendary . Oh Lord of such undisputed valour !

You must help me to overcome the traps that adiyEn's PanchEndhriyams

set for me incessantly . They will not learn anything and change their ways.

Oh HrisheekEsaA ! You have to bless adiyEn with the arrow of vivEkam

to control these pestering PanchEndhriyams . Please empower adiyEn !

 

Special Notes : The Naalu Kavi PaNDithar , Kaliyan ( Scholar adept at

creating the four kinds of poetry ) thrills our ears with the rhythm and

alliterations in this Paasuram . He disparagingly refers to PanchEndhriyams

as "Kallaa EimpulankaL ". They are beyond education and training .

They do not benefit from learning about what is to be learned and

keep on doing lowly and forbidden things ( nishittha kaamya karmAs ) .

They keep on generating ruchi for SamsAram and make the Jeevan

a Nithya SamsAri . To control and keep at bay these "Kallaa EimpulankaL " ,

the Jevan needs the help of HrusheekEsan . Kaliyan invokes the presence of

the Lord as " Mallaa" in his struggle agaist these "kallaa EimpulankaL ".

 

Kaliyan reminds the Lord that His valor was well known both in Raama , KrishNa

avathArams . In KrishNAvathAram , our Lord entered the wrestling ring

( mall amaruL ) and destroyed the mighty wrstlers of Kamsan ( Mallar maaLa

mall adartthAi ). The way in which Kaliyan weaves a musical tapestry

around the word " mal " is most strike worthy . Mallaa ( HrusheekEsA ) !

You entered the wrestling ring for a fight ( mall amaruL puhunthAi ) with

the Mallars . You wanted to destroy the powerful and well trained Mallars

and send a message to Your uncle , Kamsan about Your valour ( Mall amaruL

mallar maaLa Mall adartthAi ) . Mall here means the prowess of the wrestlers .

adartthAi means destroyed . " Mallaa ! Mall amaruL mall adarttha Mallaa !

The first Mallaa refers to HrushekEsan , who controls the Indhriyams .

The last Mallaa stands for the power of the Lord , who destroyed the great

wrestlers like ChANUrA .

 

In RaamAvathAram , KODhaNdapANi used His mighty bow to destroy

the fortified city of LankA protected by the sea all around . As Raghu veeran

and RaNa dheeran , He destroyed the aparAdhi , RaavaNan and his entourage

( KumbhakarNan , Indhrajith , Moola Balam et al) effortlessly . Kaliyan enjoys

RaamAvathAran , ThiruviNNagarappan , and recalls His valor : " Mallal amm

seer mathiL neer Ilankai azhittha Villaa " . Mallal means the most famous .

The city of LankA is known for its most beautiful ramparts ( mallal amm

seer mathiL ) surrounded by the ocean ( neer soozh Ilankai ) . Our Lord

destroyed that city and its king and came to be addressed as "Ilankai

azhittha villaa " . Vijaya Raaghavaa ! adiyEn has now arrived at Your lotus

feet seeking protection from the " kaNDavARu seyyum eimpulankaL ".

ThiruviNNagar MeyavanE ! Mallaa ! Ilankai azhittha villaa ! mallar maaLa

malladarttha Mallaa ! Kallaa EimpulankaL avai kaNDavARu seyya killEn .

( athanAl ) Villaaa ! NinnadainthEn . Raksha Maam HrusheekEsa !

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

Srimath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi