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periya thirumozhi >> Fourth centum >> Fifth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
pAvamum aRamum vIdum inbamum thunbam thAnum
kOvamum aruLum allAk kuNangaLum Aya endhai
mUvaril engaL mUrththi ivan ena munivarOdu
dhEvar vandhu iRainjum nAngUrth thirumaNikkUdaththAnE
Word-by-Word meanings
pAvamum – pApam (sin)
aRamum – puNNiyam (puNyam/virtue)
vIdum – mOksham
inbamum – joy
thunbam thAnum – sorrow
kOvamum – anger
aruLum – mercy
allA – other
guNangaLum – qualities such as sathva (goodness) etc (all of these)
Aya – one who controls
endhai – my lord
mUvaril – among brahmA, vishNu and rudhra
engaL – one who is our refuge
mUrththi – lord
ivan ena – being clear that it is only this vishNu
munivarOdu – along with sages such as sanaka et al
dhEvar – dhEvathAs such as indhra et al
vandhu – approach
iRainjum – remaining to be surrendered to
nAngUr – present in thirunAngUr
thirumaNik kUdaththAn – is mercifully present in thirumaNik kUdam.
Simple translation
My lord who controls pApam, puNNiyam, mOksham, joy, sorrow, anger, mercy and all other qualities such as sathva, is the one who is mercifully present in thirumaNik kUdam in thirunAngUr where he is remaining to be approached and surrendered to by dhEvathAs such as indhra et al along with sages such as sanaka et al, who are clear that it is this vishNu who is the lord and refuge among brahmA, vishNu and rudhra.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
pAvamum … – Forbidden deeds, ordained deeds, liberation, joy, sorrow which occurs since that joy is temporary, anger which is to be abandoned by wise people, mercy, and other qualities such as sathva etc are all remaining as his prakAram (attribute), to be said as himself.
mUvaril … – Being antharyAmi of brahmA et al, and being himself and protecting, he remains the refuge for us who have abundance of sathva guNam, being one among the three primary dhEvathAs of the world, he is mercifully standing to be surrendered to by dhEvathAs such as indhra et al along with sages such as sanaka et al.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan
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