SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
periya thirumozhi >> Sixth centum >> Tenth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
kAna eNgum kurangum musuvum padaiyA adal arakkar
mAnam azhiththu ninRa venRi ammAn enakku enRum
thEnum pAlum amudhumAya thirumAl thirunAmam
nAnum sonnEn namarum uraimin namO nArAyaNamE
Word-by-Word meanings
kAnam – in the forest
eNgum – bears
kurangum – monkeys
musuvum – monkeys which are known as gOlAngUla [also known as langur]
padaiyA – having as army
adal – strong
arakkkar – rAkshasas’
mAnam – pride
azhiththu ninRa – one who destroyed
venRi – victorious
ammAn – being the lord
enakku – for me
enRum – always
thEnum – like honey
pAlum – like milk
amudhum – like nectar
Aya – one who is enjoyable
thirumAl – Sriya:pathi’s
thirunAmam – divine name
namO nArAyaNam – that which is said as “namO nArAyaNa”
nAnum – I, who am attached to worldly pleasures
sonnEn – uttered
namarum – our followers too
uraimin – utter
Simple translation
The victorious lord destroyed the pride of the strong rAkshasas using an army of bears, monkeys and gOlAngUla monkeys; I, who am attached to worldly pleasures, uttered that divine name which is said as “namO nArAyaNa” of Sriya:pathi who is enjoyable like honey, milk and nectar for me; our followers should also utter that name.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
kAna eNgum … – While eliminating the pride of the strong rAvaNa on seeing whom dhEvathAs such as indhra et al run away, being unable to oppose him, the supreme lord, having bears and monkeys which are residing in the forest but not familiar with wars and which do not know the difference between left and right hand, as army, eliminated the pride of the strong rAvaNa who destroyed dhik pAlakas (the protectors of the different directions).
enakku enRum … – The divine name of Sriya:pathi which is enjoyable in all manner for me. He only enjoys bhagavAn along with SrI mahAlakshmi, as a couple. As said in SrI rAmAyaNam bAlakANdam 1-31 “ramyamAvasatham kruthvA ramamANA vanE thraya: l dhEva gandharva sankASAs thathra thE nyavasan sukham” (Those three (SrI rAma, sIthAp pirAtti and lakshmaNa) who were like dhEvas and gandharvas [celestial entities] and who were happily roaming in the forest, were living comfortably in a hermitage).
nAnum sonnEn … – Have I, who have always uttered the names of worldly entities, not uttered this divine name? Now seeing this, anyone can utter this name. Oh those who are related to me! You also utter this name only.
namO nArAyaNamE – Recite the name which is apt for us. In the AzhwArs’ gOshti, there is no one who thinks about any other name than this one. If they are there, they will only say “Ayiram” (thousand), together [instead of separately identifying those other divine names of bhagavAn]. thiruvAimozhi 9.3.1 “pEr Ayiram koNdadhOr pIdudaiyan” (One who has the greatness of having thousand names), mahAbhAratham “dhEvO nAma sahasravAn” (The shining emperumAn who has thousand names) just as saying “he has many cows”. Only when Sruthi (vEdham) identifies bhagavAn with other divine names, will they also identify like that. antharyAmi brAhmaNam (the section which explains bhagavAn being the in-dwelling supersoul) and kAraNa vAkyam (phrases which speak about bhagavAn being the cause) explain this divine name only. Just as sathyam (eternal), gyAnam (sentient) and anantham (endless) are the qualities which identify his intrinsic nature, and gyAnam (knowledge), Sakthi (ability) etc show his additional aspects, nArAyaNa is the primary divine name which identifies bhagavAn and other divine names reveal other aspects of his.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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