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periya thirumozhi >> Fifth centum >> Tenth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
eNNil ninaiveydhi ini illai iRai enRu muniyALar thiruvAr
paNNil mali gIdhamodu pAdi avar Adalodu kUda ezhilAr
maNNil idhu pOla nagar illai ena vAnavargaL thAm malargaL thUy
naNNi uRaiginRa nagar nandhipura viNNagaram naNNu manamE!
Word-by-Word meanings
eNNil – If analysed
ninaivu eydhu – target of dhyAnam
iRai – lord
ini – other than him
ilai – none is present
enRu – confirmed in this manner
muniyALar – sanaka et al who have ultimate penance
thiru Ar – abundantly beautiful
paNNil – in music
mali – great
gIdhamodu – with song
pAdi – reciting words of praise (and danced)
avar – their
Adalodu kUda – along with the dance
vAnavargaL – dhEvathAs
thAm – them
ezhil Ar – best
maNNil – in the bhUlOkam
idhu pOla – matching this
nagar – dhivyadhESam
illai ena – saying that it is not there (praising in this manner)
malargaL thUy – proffering flowers
naNNi – approached
uRaiginRa nagar – the town where they are residing
nandhipura viNNagaram – having the divine name, nandhipura viNNagaram
nagar – the dhivyadhESam
manamE – oh heart!
naNNu – try to reach.
Simple translation
sanaka et al who have ultimate penance, confirmed that there is none other than bhagavAn who can be the target of dhyAnam, if analysed; they sang great songs with abundantly beautiful music, reciting words of praise (and danced); dhEvathAs danced along with them and said “There is no abode which is present, matching this dhivyadhESam, in the best bhulOkam”; they approached bhagavAn in the town where they are residing which is having the divine name, nandhipura viNNagaram and proffered flowers. Oh heart! Try to reach there.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
eNNil … – Unlike being covered with rajO guNam (passion) and thamO guNam (ignorance), falling at the feet of some entities without analysing, if we analysed – there is none other than SrIman nArAyaNa who is our target of worship – saying this, sanaka et al, sang great songs with abundantly beautiful music.
Along with their dance,
ezhilAr … – In general it is said that “On the earth, bhAratha varsham is the ideal place to remain; since svargam is a place where one will be pushed down once their puNyam (virtues) are exhausted like water fetched from a pot; is svargam a place to live? There is no other place than bhAratha varsham where one can perform sAdhanAnushtAnam (different processes) to attain any benefit”; similarly, there is no abode which matches this nandhipura viNNagaram which is the best abode on the earth. Saying this dhEvathAs approached bhagavAn proffering flowers etc and reside here eternally.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan
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