Iraamaanusa nooRRanthAthi- 63rd verse- I would always hold onto the lotus feet of Sri Ramanuja

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SrI:

SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

 

Dearest all,

 

Amudhanaar explains his desire to be associated always

with and be at the lotus feet of Sri Ramanujacharya.

 

pidiyaith thotarum kaLiRenna yaanun piRangiyacheer

adiyaith thotarum patin^alka vENtum aRuchamayach

sediyaith thotarum maruLcheRin^ thOrsithain^

thOtavanthip

padiyaith thotarum iraamaa Nnucha!mikka paNdithanE! 63

 

The religions that have been filled with distorted

facts and illusory phenomena have been taken up by

those who are now being chased away with thundering

logic and Vedic proof by Sri Ramanuja. He is here in

this world to preach and advise against such pitfalls.

He wanders everywhere looking for people and act

accordingly to let them comprehend his philosophy;

Such Great Most compassionate RamanujA! The One with

unlimited jnAnam! Please bless me with the mentality

and strength to enable me to hold and follow Your

Glorious Lotus Feet at all times!

 

aRu samaya sediyai- the plants of six religions

thodarum maruL- the darkness engulfing and continuing

because of [them]

seRindhOr- those who have had such darkness [following

those religions]

sidhaindhu Odi- for them to run away with shame and

fear

vandhu- [He] came here and took this avathAram

e padiyai thodarum iraamaanusa mikka paNdithanE- Oh

Greatest scholar! Ramanuja! The one who continues this

task [of conquering other religions] on this earth!

Pidiyai thodarum kaLiRu enna- Like the female elephant

following faithfully the male elephant in full faith

Yaan un- I [to you]

piRangiya seer adiyai thodarumpadi nalga vaeNdum-

Please bless me to hold onto the resplendent and

shining lotus feet [of yours]

 

AzhwArs with extreme devotion to the Lord assumed

themselves as the nAyaki and the Lord as Purusha [as

He is the only PurushOtthaman]. In Naayaki bhAvam,

they were in love with the Lord and wanted to unite

with Him.

 

On similar lines, Amudhaar longs for holding onto the

feet of Acharya like a female elephant holding onto

the male elephant. The desire and love shall be only

for Him- says Amudhanaar. He prays to Ramanuja for

blessing him the same. Like the female elephant that

never ever leaves the hold, I would like to hold onto.

 

 

aRu samaya- the six religions that were chased away by

the greatest scholar Ramanujacharya..- here we are

reminded of Swami Desikan’s YathirAja sapthathi-

paryAptham paryaChaisham … … yatheendra … thaneeya:

[69th verse]

 

We have studied Vaisheshika to satisfaction. We have

learnt Nyaya. We have got filled with Meemaamasam as

well. We have mastered Saankhya and Yoga. However, all

this being so, what have we to learn from people who

have been roaring aloud in the dense forests of false

paths, blinded by the night of nescience, when these

systems have been totally demolished by Ramanuja (in

his works, like Sri Bhashyam)?

 

EmperumAnAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan