Tirumaalai aRivOm-23

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SrI:

 

Dear SrIvaishnavas,

 

pAsuram (22)

 

 

 

pEsiRRE pEsa lallAl

 

perumaiyon RuNara lAkAthu,

 

AsaRRAr thankat kallAl

 

aRiyalA vAnu mallan,

 

mAsaRRAr manaththu LAnai

 

vaNanninA miruppa thallAl,

 

pEsaththA nAva thuNDO?

 

pEthainen chE!nee sollAy.

 

 

 

If it is difficult to think on Him then just talk on Him, say people. Azhwar

says, if it is not possible for the manas to think, how it is possible to

talk on Him. Even the eternal Sruti, - which is His breath - tried to talk

on His 'Anandam' but was not able to wrap it up.

 

 

 

(pEsiRRE pEsa lallAl) : We are able to talk a few words. But is it possible

for us to talk on Him and His glories?. It is not at all possible. We can

however talk a bit from what vEdAs and vaidIkapurushAs have already talked,

even if we do not know the full meaning.

 

 

 

(perumaiyon RuNara lAkAthu) : Taittirtiya upanishad says 'YathO vAchO

nivarttantE AprApya manasA saha'. Words cannot describe His glories. The

mind cannot comprehend His greatness. We are just able to repeat the same

Upanishad vAkyam without knowing its essence fully.

 

 

 

(AsaRRAr thankat kallAl aRiyalA vAnu mallan) : He can not be comprehended by

mortals. Only NithyasUris living in Srivaikuntam and bhaktAs like Azhwars,

who were blessed by the Lord 'mayarvAru madinalam' (pristine wisdom) can

appreciate His glories as such.

 

 

 

(mAsaRRAr manaththu Lanai vaNangi) : He lives in the heart of blemishless

people. Such people have determined to come out of samsAram and seek for

eternal mOkshAnubhavam. They have surrendered everything unto Him. The Lord

lives in divyadesams to get such great bhaktAs. We are able to only

prostrate Him.

 

 

 

(nA miruppa thallAl) : We can spend time only by prostrating Him.

 

 

 

(pEsaththA nAva thuNDO?) : Is it possible to talk and praise on Him?

 

 

 

(pEthainenjE nee sollAy) : Oh my poor heart. Tell me whether that is

possible?

 

 

 

sAram of the pAsuram : Only nithyas and bhaktas of the caliber of Azhwar can

think and talk on His glories. Mortals have to spend their time just by

seeing, respectfully prostrating and talking whatever has already been

talked on Him by mahAns, even if the gist is not known.

 

 

 

dAsan