SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
avathArikai
In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr said that apart from emperumAn, there is no other relative. In this pAsuram, he tells emperumAn, as if he is instructing his heart, that even if there are relatives who are dear and even if samsAram (life in the materialistic realm) is sweet, there is nothing to enjoy other than emperumAn.
Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:
thuNai nAL perungiLaiyum thol kulamum suRRaththu
iNai nALum inbudaiththAm Elum kaNai nANil
OvAththozhil sArngan thol sIrai nannenjE
OvAdha UNAga uN
Word by Word Meanings
thuNai nAL – companionship (from friends) and longevity
perum kiLaiyum – relatives in large numbers
thol kulamum – birth in an ancient clan
suRRaththu iNai – togetherness of relatives
all of the above
nALum – at all times
inbudaiththAm Elum – even if they are sweet
kaNai nANil ovAththozhil – having arrows constantly on the drawn bow (in order to protect followers), ready for action
sArngan – one who controls the bow called as sArngam
thol sIrai – ancient, auspicious qualities
nal nenjE – Oh my heart, which is favourable to me
OvAdha – without any hurdle
UNAga – as a food to be enjoyed
uN – enjoy
vyAkyAnam
thuNai nAL perungiLaiyum thol kulamum suRRaththu iNai nALum inbudaiththAmElum – even if companionship of friends, longevity, relatives who gather in large numbers, birth in a long standing clan, being together with relatives, remain forever and are sweet
kaNai nANil oVaththozhil sArngan thol sIrai – the auspicious and ancient qualities of the one who has a drawn bow in which arrows are placed, ready for combat, in order to protect his followers
nal nenjE – Oh my good heart which knows to distinguish between genuine and false relatives. Alternatively, we can consider this to mean the heart which is ready to listen to my instruction of attaining emperumAn
OvAdha UNAga uN – enjoy [those auspicious qualities of emperumAn] as sweet food which is taken regularly.
We will take up the 79th pAsuram next.
adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan
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