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periyAzhwAr thirumozhi >> Fifth Centum >> First decad
avathArikai
In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr had asked emperumAn to tell him the manner in which he could attain him. In this pAsuram, AzhwAr tells emperumAn to enable him to praise emperumAn until he attains him.
vaNNamAl varaiyE kudaiyAga mAri kAththavanE madhusUdhA
kaNNanE kari kOL viduththAnE kAraNA kaLiRu atta pirAnE
eNNuvAr idaraik kaLaivAnE Eththarum perum kIrththiyinAnE
naNNi nAn unnai nAL thoRum Eththum nanmaiyE aruL seyyum pirAnE
Word-by-Word Meanings
kAraNA – as the causative entity for the worlds
eNNuvAr – those who constantly meditate on you
idarai – sorrows
kaLaivAnE – as one who removes
madhusUdhA – as one who annihilated the monster, madhu
kari – SrI gajEndhrAzhwAn’s [elephant which was caught by a crocodile]
kOL – danger (from the crocodile)
viduththAnE – as one who removed
kaNNanE – as krishNa, the easiest to approach
vaNNam – having variety of minerals
mAl – huge
varai – gOvardhana hill
kudaiyAga – lifting it, like an umbrella
mAri – from the danger of hailstorm
kAththavanE – as one, who protected
kaLiRu – the elephant, kuvalayApeedam
atta – one who killed
pirAnE – as a benefactor
Eththa arum – difficult to praise
peru – enjoyable, without limit
kIrththiyinAnE – having fame
pirAnE – oh, one who is the benefactor for all!
nan – this servitor
unnai – your highness
naNNi – taking refuge
nAL thoRum – forever
Eththum – of praising
nanmai – benefit
seyyum – you should mercifully grant
Simple Translation
You are the one, who is the causative entity; you remove the sorrows of those who meditate upon you constantly; you had annihilated the monster, madhu; you had removed the danger which befell the elephant SrI gajEndhrAzhwAn [from the crocodile]; you had lifted the gOvardhana hill, which has a variety of minerals, as an umbrella and protected [cows and herd-people] from hailstorm; you had annihilated the elephant kuvalayApeedam, and become a benefactor; you have such an unlimited eminence that it is difficult to praise you [completely]. Oh, one who is the benefactor of all! You should grant your mercy on me such that I could take refuge under you and praise you forever.
vyAkhyAnam
vaNNamAl varaiyE – considering the mountain, which had a variety of minerals, as the means. Oh, one who lifted the mountain, which you considered as the protector, as mentioned in thiruvAimozhi 5.10.5 “Ayar oruppaduththa adisil uNdadhum” (emperumAn consumed the food, as gOvardhana hill, prepared, with intent, by cowherds, for offering to indhran, the head of celestial entities), as an umbrella and protected from the hailstorm!
madhusUdhA – Oh, one who removed the first weed, monster madhu [first weed – first enemy].
kaNNanE – oh, one who is the easiest to approach!
kari kOL viduththAnE – Oh, one who removed the danger which came for SrI gajEndhrAzhwAn!
kAraNA – he incarnated, only after creating all the worlds. It is pertinent to recall thiruvAimozhi 2.8.1 “iruvar avar mudhalum thAnE” (emperumAn is the cause for the creation and sustenance of brahmA and rudhra).
kaLiRatta pirAnE – Oh, one who annihilated the elephant, kuvalayApeedam!
eNNuvAr idaraik kaLaivAnE – Oh, one who removes entities which are inimical to meditating upon you. Even as one thinks to pray to emperumAn to grant one parabhakthi, paragyAna and paramabhakthi [knowledge about emperumAn, attaining emperumAn and inability to sustain if separated from emperumAn, respectively], oh one, who removes the inimical entities for these!
Eththarum perum kIrththiyinAnE – Oh, one who has unlimited auspicious qualities, which will never reduce however much one experiences them!
naNNi … – You should mercifully grant me mercy such that I am able to praise you, without any difference in the states of whether I attain you or I do not attain you. The pAsuram should be rearranged as kAraNA – eNNuvAr idaraik kaLaivAnE – madhusUdhA – kari kOL viduththAnE – kaNNanE – vaNNa mAl varaiyE kudaiyAga mAri kAththavanE – kaLiRatta pirAnE – Eththarum perum kIrththiyinAnE – naNNi nAn unnai nAL thoRum Eththum nanmai aruL seyyum, pirAnE to get sequential meanings. Through this pAsuram, asAdhAraNa rakshakathvam [distinguished protection given while annihilating kuvalayApeedam, while protecting SrI gajEndhrAzhwAn and while protecting the cows and herd-people by lifting gOvardhana hill], sAdhAraNa rakshakathvam [general protection given, when he gave all the entities physical forms and sensory organs, at the time of creating the worlds] and prApyathvam [that he is the entity to be attained, through eNNarum kIrththiyinAnE and pirAn] have been mentioned.
In the svApadhESam, it is mentioned that AzhwAr tells emperumAn “You should shower your mercy on me, who cannot sustain without praising you, to attain you and praise you every day. You should mercifully create eminence for me”
We shall next consider the 9th pAsuram of this thirumozhi.
adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan
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