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

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A doubt whether god can also be called as thiruvinnarappan instead of thiru

vinnagarappan.

 

Sadagopan wrote:

 

> 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 :

> *******************

> 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:

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