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periyAzhwAr thirumozhi >> Fifth Centum >> Second Decad
avathArikai
AzhwAr says that emperumAn carried out an activity for the sake of celestial entities, but in reality, it was for the sake of AzhwAr. He tells his sensory perceptions not to suffer the fate of namuchi, Sukra et al [namuchi is the son of king mahAbali; emperumAn swirled him and threw him into the sky; SukrAchArya is the AchArya [guiding minister] for mahAbali; when he tried to prevent mahAbali from granting emperumAn’s wish, emperumAn removed his eye]. In an earlier pAsuram, AzhwAr had said puNNirandha. In this pAsuram, he refers to emperumAn as maNNirandha [in mudhal thiruvandhAdhi 36, it has been said “iraNiyanaip puNNirandha val ugirAl pon Azhik kaiyAl nI maN irandhu koNda vagai” (with sharp nails, you had caused hurt to hiraNyan by breaking him; being resplendent, with the divine hand, holding the divine disc, you had taken alms from mahAbali to get back your possession)]. Since the previous pAsuram referred to hiraNyan’s destruction, periyavAchchAn piLLai remembers that and brings about a connection with this pAsuram, by speaking about puNNirandha and maNNirandha].
mANik kuRaL uruvAya mAyanai en manaththuLLE
pENik koNarndhu pugudha vaiththuk koNdEn piRidhinRi
mANikkap paNdAram kaNdIr valivan kuRumbargaL uLLeer
pANikka vENdA nadamin paNdu anRu pattinam kAppE
Word-by-Word Meanings
mANi – being with excess beauty
kuRaL uru Aya – one, who mercifully incarnated as vAmana
mANikkap paNdAram – being the repository of carbuncles
mAyanai – the amazing entity
pENi – with desire
koNarndhu – bringing him
en manaththuLLE – in my heart
pugudha – to enter
piRidhu inRi – without separation
vaiththuk koNdEn – I firmly established
kaNdIr – you could see
vali van – being very strong
kuRumbargaL – Oh, sensory perceptions, who roam about in the corner
uLLeer – if you wish to survive
pANikka vENdA – do not delay
nadamin – start moving away
paNdu anRu – my physical form and AthmA are not similar to the way in which they were earlier
pattinam – this AthmA
kAppu – is protected by sarvESvaran
Simple Translation
I desirously brought the amazing entity, who incarnated as the beautiful vAmana, and who is the repository of carbuncles, and kept him in my heart firmly, such that there is no separation. You could see that. Oh, sensory perceptions who are very strong and who roam about in the corner! If you wish to survive, do not delay even a moment. Start moving away from this place. My physical form and AthmA are not similar to the way in which they were earlier. The AthmA is now protected by ISvaran.
vyAkhyAnam
mAnik kuraL uruvAya mAynai – appearing to have gained expertise in seeking alms, having a divine form which is with unlimited enjoyability, attracting mahAbali with the auspicious qualities of his divine form and of his AthmA. mANi – beauty. kuRaL – [similar to] concentrated milk [having sweetness even with a shortened form]. uruvAya mAyanai – it appeared as if astonishment had taken a form. It appeared that beauty had taken a form and was going about. uru – form.
pENi – with affection; it could also refer to desire; it could also mean sustenance.
piRidhinRi – at the time when emperumAn measured the worlds, he was expecting whether he would get even one person to whom he could grant refuge while I was totally disinterested; thus, we had been separated. Now, both of us are desirous of each other. Hence, we are together, without separation. There was no second entity.
mANikkap paNdAram kaNdIr – the amazing entity, who had a beautiful, dwarfish form is also the repository of carbuncles. It is pertinent to recall thiruviruththam 85 “ulagaLandha mANikkam” (one, who is virtuous, like carbuncle, who measured the worlds).
In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that emperumAn appears to be the repository for bluish gemstone.
valivan kuRumbargaL kaNdIr – being very strong, you are mischievous entities, roaming around. kuRumbargaL – sensory perceptions. vali – strength; vanmai – new. kuRumbargaL – deceptive entities. This is similar to Esha indhirya thasyUnAm (for sensory perceptions, which are like thieves …). They take residence in the physical form, as mentioned in periya thirumozhi 7.7.9 “kOvay aivar en mey kudi ERi” (Five senses, being my controller, came to reside in my physical form). He had been giving them residence.
uLLIr – if you desire to exist.
pANikka vENdA – Do not delay any further.
nadamin – try to move away from here. This is similar to periya thiruvandhAdhi 30 “Indu adi eduppadhu anRO azhagu” (Isn’t stepping back, a thing of beauty for the senses?) When they ask “What is the reason for that?”
paNdu anRu – this is not the same as the time when you [addressing the sensory perceptions] had taken residence in my physical form. AzhwAr says that today, there is a difference.
In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that AzhwAr says that it was not like without a king, as it used to be before. Now, there is a king [emperumAn].
pattinam kAppE – it is protected by emperumAn.
We shall next consider the 6th pAsuram of this thirumozhi.
adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan
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