SatakOpar AndhAti : Part IX: SatakOpar AndhAti by Kamba NaattAzhwAr: Verse 5

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Dear BhakthAs of Swamy NammAzhwAr :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fifth CheyyuL : Introduction

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In this verse , Kambar describes the auspicous impact of the birth of

SaThakOpar at ThirukkuruhUr .

 

Text of the Fifth SeyyuL

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mozhi palavAyina seppam piRantatu mutthi yeythum

 

vazhi pala vAyavittonRAyatu; VazhuvA narahak-

 

kuzhi palavAyina pAzhpattatu; kuLirneerpporunai

 

suzhi pala vAyozhuhum KurukUr-entai tOnRalinE

General Meaning and comments :

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KuLir neer Porunai suzhi palavAy ozhuhum KuruhUr yenthai = At Thiruk-kuruhUr,where the river TampiraparaNi ( Porunai) cools off the scorching afflictions of the suffering samsAris , it flows swift with many twists and turns ; here was born SrI SaThakOpar on the banks of Porunai ; thru His sacred birth here , there were many lasting transformations in the world.

 

KuLir neer Porunai: This refers to the balming effect of the cool waters of Porunai , which removes the heat of the body and the soul and makes one healed inside and outside.

 

Suzhi palavAy ozhuhum Porunai: The river does not flow straight and steady but flows in many ways overcoming the obstacles in its ways ; it forms whirl pools mimicking the way of life of samsAris . It reminds one of samsAris , who do not choose to travel in a straight path laid out by the sAstrAs but follow a twisted course colliding with obstacles.Porunai stands for Porun+ai, the stage( arangam) where the drama of life is played out.On the banks of the river Porunai , there is a bathing ghat known as ThirucchengaNitthurai, where abhiyuktars(noble ones) take their bath away from the fast and dangerous whirlpools.As a result of SaThakOpar's avatAram at the banks of PoruNai , those who sought refuge at SaThakOpar's sacred feet overcame all the whirlpools that they encountered in their lives and were blessed with Moksham .

 

Yenthai tOnRalin= As a direct result of the birth of SaThakOpar , our Father, at the river town of ThirukkuruhUr, many auspicious things happened .

 

Mozhi palavAyina seppam PiRantatu: Among the many languages of the world , Tamizh attained a state of Supermacy as a result of the avatAram of SaThakOpar. Another intrepretation is that the sentamizh used by SaThakOpar stood tall among the varieties of Tamizh used until then .

AzhwAr's superior Sentamizh pushed aside the many languages from their pedestals , gave heat to them and attained supermacy among the various languages.This was the first impact from SaThakOpar's birth.

 

mutti yeythum vazhi palavAi vittu onRAyatu =The multiple paths to Moksham defined by Vedams and Saastrams converged into one that

developed by SaThakOpar : Sriman NaarAyaNan is both the means and goal and it is only He who can grant Moksham and no one else.This was the second impact of SaThakOpar's avatAram at ThirukkuruhUr .

 

VazhuvA narahak-kuzhi pAzhpattathu =

The various places of hell reserved for

different kinds of unrepentant sinners became unused and abandoned as a result of SaThakOpar's avatAram on the banks of PoruNai river at ThirukkuruhUr. VazhuvA narahak-kuzhi

refers to the different narakams that never fail to mete out the appropriate

punishments ( DaNDanais) befitting the nature and magnitude of the sins of the SamsAris.There were no residents at these narakams .

 

The central message here is the importance of AchArya Nishtai for gaining Moksha siddhi as demonstrated by SaThakOpar , who redirected effectively all those who sought refuge at His feet, from wasted travels in the labyrinths of avaidhika and Kudhrushti mathams to the right royal road of SaraNAgati at Sriman NaarAyaNan's sacred feet.

Swamy NammAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

DhAsan , Oppiliappan Koil V. Sadagopan

 

 

 

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