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Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
thidavisumbu eri nIr thingaLum sudarum sezhunilaththu uyirgaLum maRRum
padar poruLgaLumAy ninRavan thannai pangayaththu ayanavan anaiya
thidamozhi maRaiyOr nAngai nannaduvuL sembonsey kOyilin uLLE
kadal niRa vaNNan thannai nAn adiyEn kaNdu koNdu uyndhozhindhEnE
Word-by-Word meanings
thidam – firm
visumbu – sky
eri – fire
nIr – water
thingaL – moon
sudarum – sun
sezhu – rich
nilaththu – on earth
uyirgaLum – creatures
maRRum – further
padar – vast
poruLgaLum – objects (for these)
Ay – being antharAtmA (in-dwelling super-soul)
ninRavan thannai – one who is present
kadal – ocean’s
niRam – matching the colour
vaNNan thannai – one who has the divine form
pangayaththu – born in the lotus flower in the divine navel
avan – being famous in this manner
thidam – unshakeable
mozhi – having speech
ayan anaiya – matching brahmA
maRaiyOr – best among brAhmaNas are residing
nAngai – in thirunAngUr
nal naduvuL – present in the good central location
sem pon sey kOyilin uLLE – in the dhivyadhESam named sembonsey kOyil
kaNdu koNdu – enjoyed with my eyes
uyndhu – enlivened
ozhindhEn – became satisfied
Simple translation
emperumAn, the antharAthmA for the firm sky, fire, water, moon, sun, creatures on the rich earth and other vast objects, has divine form with the complexion of ocean; I enjoyed such emperumAn with my eyes in the dhivyadhESam named sembonsey kOyil which is present in the good central location in thirunAngUr where the best among brAhmaNas who are matching brahmA who is famous for being born in the lotus flower in the divine navel of emperumAn, and who is having unshakeable speech, enlivened and became satisfied.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
thida visumbu – lOkAyadhika (chAruvAka – materialistic philosophy), said “There is no entity named AkASa” to start with; to reject his philosophy AzhwAr is saying “thida visumbu” as per vaidhika method as said in thaiththirIya upanishath “AkASAdhvAyu:” (From sky comes air), being created before all other entities, and remaining even after all other entities are destroyed. Alternatively, [since rejecting other philosophy is not the objective] AzhwAr is speaking about pancha bhUtham (five great elements) where each element has a particular firm quality [here thida is common for all elements mentioned here]; the three elements mentioned here are representatives for the five great elements, and the nature mentioned for one element is applicable for all elements.
thingaLum sudarum – representastive for all of the effectual (fully created) objects. Among those, being moon and sun, humans on earth, and the unspoken dhEva (celestial beings), thriyak (animals, birds) sthAvara (plants etc), emperumAn remains in a vast manner. He created all of them as said in thaiththirIya upanishath “thath srushtvA” (He created it) etc, entering in all of them and due to that he remains to be known as those. As said in chAndhOgya upanishath “thathvamasi” (You are that), bruhadhAraNyaka upanishath “ayam AthmA brahma” (This AthmA is brahmam) and atharvaNa brahma sUktham “brahma dhASA:” (even the [inferior] dhASas are brahmam only since brahmam pervades everywhere).
pangayam … They would have the speech which will never go in vain, just as that of brahmA who was born in the lotus flower in the divine navel. If they give their words, those cannot be broken even by them – some other alternative to rectify the situation. dhEvathAs told brahmA “Due to your unfailing words, we are now suffering” [in the context of brahmA giving boons to demons].
kadal … – AzhwAr says that he became enlivened by seeing and enjoying the one who is having rejuvenating form which is similar to the ocean which eliminates the thApathrayam (three types of sufferings) of those who saw it.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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