Thiruvinnarappan's Paasurams : Reflections onPeriyaThirumozhi 6.2.9& 10 ( Part XVII )

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SrI:

 

Dear BhakthAs of ThiruviNNagarappan :

 

Today , let us enjoy the last two Paasurams of Kaliyan's Periya Thirumozhi

from 6.2 decad . In the 6.2.9 Paasuram , Kaliyan eulogized the Lord of

ThiruviNNagaram as " Sujana Saarvabhouman " . In the 6.2.10 , Kaliyan

revealed the phalan of reciting the ten paasurams of this decad .

 

Periya Thirumozhi 6.2.9 Paasuram

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pOthAr ThaamarayAL pulavik-kula vaanavar tamm

kOthA ! kOthil senkOl kudai mannaridai nadantha

dhUthA ! ThUmozhiyAi ! Sudar pOl yenn manatthiruntha

VedhA ! NinnadainthEn ThiruviNNagar MeyavanE !

 

(Meaning ) : Oh Lord of ThiruviNNagaram dear to MahA Lakshmi

residing in the red lotus that blossoms in time , to BhU dEvi and

to the DevAs living in Indhira lOkam ! Oh blemishless Messenger ,

who mediated as the ambassador on behalf of the PaaNDavAs

in the middle of many ruling kings ! Oh Lord with sacred Speech

(vaak) ! Oh the quintessence of VedhAs shining as the bright jyOthi

in my mind ! adiyEn has now surrendered at Your sacred Thiruvadi

and seek Your anugraham .

 

Special Notes :

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At this dhivya dEsam , there is only one NaacchiAr , BhUmi Devi ( Pulavi) .

At SrI Vaikuntam , the Lord is seated with Sri Devi , BhUmi Devi

and NeeLA Devi on His throne of Adhi Seshan . At this dhivya dEsam

sung by Kaliyan and three other AzhwArs , the Lord wed BhUmi Devi

and agreed to Sage MarkaNDEyar's prayer to stay forever

at ThiruviNNagaram . Here , BhUmi DEvi , the young bride stays

in a kneeling position next to the Lord at His right side ; MahA Lakshmi,

the Lotus lady takes up Her residence at the Lord's Chest .

The Nithya Sooris and the DevAs are positioned at the Lord's

sacred feet . He is dear to them all ( pOthu aar ThAmarayAL

pulavi kula vaanavar tamm KOthA ! ) .

 

ThiruviNNagarappan went as PaaNDava dhUthan to negotiate

the rightful share for the PaaNDavAs at the court of the evil

DuryOdhanan populated by the assembly of kings friendly to

the KouravAs ( KOthil senkOl kudai mannaridai nadantha DhUthA ! ) .

 

The Lord of ThiruviNNagar as RaamAvathAran uttered

the sacred words at Sethukkarai that defined His vow

to protect anyone , who sought His refuge even once .

 

The Lord of ThiruviNNagaram as KrishNAvathAran

uttered HIs ThU Mozhi of Charama slOkam and assured Arjuna

freedom from fear after performing prapatthi to Him .

 

ThiruviNNagrappan as BhUvarAhan spoke the ThUmozhi of

VarAha Charama slOkam in response to the plea of BhU Devi

to save their suffering children from SamsAric afflictions .

He performed upadEsam for BrahmA on the ThU Mozhi of

the sacred Vedams . Thus , the Lord of ThiruviNNagaram

is the originator of many sacred utternaces . Reflecting on all

these anugrahams and upadEsams , Kaliyan addresses the Lord

as ThUmozhiyAi in this Paasuram .

 

Kaliyan through the benefit of ripe Jn~Ana yOgam was able to

experience the presence of ThiruviNNagarappan as the Param JyOthi

in his heart lotus . Kaliyan experienced ThiruviNNagarappan as

the antharyAmi Brahman and saluted Him as " JyOthishAm JyOthi: " ,

the Light of Lights . Mundaka Upanishad salutes this " Sudar JyOthi "

as " Him the shining One , every thing shines after , by this light all

this is lighted ( tamEva BhAndham anubhAthi sarvam tasya bhAsA

sarvam idham vibhAthi ) . ChAndhOgya Upanishad ( III.12.6) reveals

the connection between the " Sudar JyOthi " inside the heart lotus as

antharyAmi Brahman and the Supreme light ( JyOthi) shining in

Sri Vaikuntam : " Now the light which shines above this heaven ,

above all , above every thing , in the highest worlds beyond which

there are no higher worlds , verily , that is the same as the light

which is here within the person " . This explanation is endorsed by

BadarAyaNA's Brahma Soothram : " JyOthis-charaNAbhidhAnaath "

It means that the cosmic light is Brahman because of the reference to

the part or feet in the Upanishad ( Brhaman has four parts ) : " Such

is the greatness of it : greater than it is the Supreme Person .

One foot or aprt of it represents all the beings in the universe ,

while the other three parts ( thripAdh ) are in immortal higher

domain ( amrutham dhivi ) . The same supreme Being , who is

connected with the other three-quarters of the higher abode is

referred to in the ChAndhOgya Upanishad as the light connected

with the higher domain (atha parO dhivO jyOthi ) .

 

Periya Thirumozhi 6.2.10 Paasuram( Phala Sruthi)

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tEnAr poompuRavil ThiruviNNagar Meyavanai

VaanArum mathiL s oozh vayal mangayarkkOn maruvAr

OonAr vERk-kaliyan oli seytha Tamizh maalai vallAr

kOnAy vaanavar tamm kodimAnagar kooduvarE

 

(Meaning ) : Kaliyan , the king of the region of Thirumangai known

for its tall ramparts reaching up to the sky has sung these ten

Tamil paasurams about the SarvEswaran , who relishes His

residence at ThiruviNNagaram surrounded by abundnt groves

with honey-filled flowering trees . Kaliyan holding the spear with

the stains of war with the enemies of the BhagavathAs

has sung these paasurams in praise of ThiruviNNagarappan .

Those who learn and reflect upon these ten pasurams on

ThiruviNNagarappan by Kaliyan will become emperors here

on earth and will reach Sri Vaikuntam at the end of their life

to join the ghOshti of the Nithya Sooris to serve the Lord there .

 

Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil V.Sadagopan

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam .

 

Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka

Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: