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SrI:

Dear SrIvaishnavas,

 

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maRamsuvar mathiL eDuththu

 

maRumaikkE veRumai pooNdu,

 

puRamsuvar OttaimaaDam

 

puraLumpO thaRiya maatteer,

 

aRamsuva raaki ninRa

 

aranganaark kaatseyyaathE,

 

puRamsuvar kOlamseythu

 

puLkavvak kiDakkinReerE!

 

 

 

Ravana humiliated vibheeshana when the later advised the former. This character

is called 'maRam suvar mathiL eDuththal'. People like Ravana do not entertain

mahAns - who would try to correct them - but would only humiliate them. They

would not know when their body would fall down (when they would die) and keep

nothing positive in their accounts even for a good birth, let alone coming out

of mortal coil. Instead of serving the Lord, they spend their time in nurturing

and decorating their body. Such a body is not eligible to undergo samskArams

like 'cremation' and may not be useful even for the birds to eat.

 

 

 

(maRamsuvar mathiL eDuththu) : People like Hiranyakasibu, Ravana and duryOdana

who would not heed to the advises from saintly people but instead would disgrace

such advisers.

 

 

 

(maRumaikku veRumai) : With such activities, they do not earn anything for even

next birth. They do not do anything good for the eternal Atman.

 

 

 

(puRam suvar Ottai mADam) : The outer body, which has to protect the Atman by

doing good deeds, is like a dilapidated house, which may fall down at any time.

 

 

 

(puraLumpOthu aRiyamAtteer) : Even if they may argue that they would like to

enjoy until they live, they do not know when they will die leavingt all material

comforts they earned so far to enjoy later. (minnin nilaiyila maNNuyir AkkaigaL

- nammazhwar)

 

 

 

(aRam suvar arangar) : Sriranganathan stands here to protect and well establish

dharmam (dharma sam-sthApanArtham)

 

 

 

(puRam suvar kOlam seythu puL kavva) : The body which has been used by them for

enjoying only material pleasures should be thrown un-cremated, the flesh of

which even the birds will find not palatable for them.

 

 

 

sAram of the pAsuram : Even if one argues that he would continue to enjoy the

perishable pleasures, he should know that the body which enjoys such pleasures

is perishable too. Such a person's body is not useful before and after his

death.

 

 

 

dAsan