{"id":10578,"date":"2016-08-26T07:10:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T07:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=10578"},"modified":"2016-08-26T07:10:18","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T07:10:18","slug":"thirumalai-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/08\/thirumalai-8\/","title":{"rendered":"thirumAlai &#8211; 8 &#8211; veRuppodu samaNar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><small>SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/07\/thirumalai\/\">Full series<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/08\/thirumalai-7\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/srirangam-golden-vimana-history.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-814\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/srirangam-golden-vimana-history.jpg\" alt=\"srirangam golden vimana history\" width=\"350\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/srirangam-golden-vimana-history.jpg 350w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/srirangam-golden-vimana-history-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/thondaradippodi-azhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> wonders that despite clearly stating that only SrI rAma is to be taken refuge under, the samsAris are going about their ways, eating and making merry as well as talking ill of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>, instead of seeking him. He concludes that this must be due to the deep involvement that they have with <em>puRachchamayIs<\/em> (other sects) and tells emperumAn that these <em>purachchamayIs<\/em> should be eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>Let us look at the pAsuram and its meaning:<\/p>\n<p>\u0bb5\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bae\u0ba3\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd<br \/>\n\u0baa\u0bca\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0baf \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd<br \/>\n\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc8 \u0b86\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7<br \/>\n\u0b85\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bc7\u00a0\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bae\u0bcd\u00a0\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba8\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc7.<\/p>\n<p><em>veRuppodu samaNar muNdar vidhiyil sAkkiyargaL ninpAl<\/em><br \/>\n<em>poRuppariyanagaL pEsiR pOvadhE nOya dhAkik<\/em><br \/>\n<em>kuRippenaku adaiyumAgil kUdumEl thalaiyay AngE<\/em><br \/>\n<em>aRuppadhE karumam kandAy arngamAnagar uLAnE<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/yourlisten.com\/sarathy.thothathri\/thirumalai-08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/yourlisten.com\/embed\/html5?17579399\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Word-by-word meaning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>arangamAnagar uLAnE \u2013 Oh, thiruvarangA! The dweller of SrIrangam!<br \/>\nveRuppodu \u2013 (unable to listen to anything good about <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>) full of hatred<br \/>\nsamaNar \u2013 the jainas<br \/>\nmuNdar \u2013 the Saivas<br \/>\nvidhi il \u2013 the unfortunate (for they cannot attain emperumAn)<br \/>\nsAkkiyargaL \u2013 bhauddhas<br \/>\nnin pAl \u2013 in matters relating to you (who is the sarvESvaran, the Lord of all)<br \/>\npoRuppu ariyanagaL \u2013 the intolerable matters<br \/>\npEsil \u2013 had they spoken<br \/>\nadhuvE nOyAgi \u2013 such abuses would become disease<br \/>\npOvadhu \u2013 ending in demise (which would have been the best)<\/p>\n<p>instead of that<br \/>\nenakku \u2013 to me (the one who cannot take such abuses about <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>)<br \/>\nkuRippu adaiyum Agil \u2013 should I get an opportunity<br \/>\nkUdumEl \u2013 if I have (the strength too)<br \/>\nAngE \u2013 at the same place (where they had abused emperumAn)<br \/>\nthalaiyai aRuppadhE \u2013 beheading such persons<br \/>\nkarumam kandAy \u2013 is the just deed<\/p>\n<p><strong>vyAkhyAnam (Explanatory Notes)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>veRuppodu\u00a0 samaNar muNdar<\/strong> \u2013 with hatred, jainas and Saivas. These people, displaying their hatred,\u00a0 become red in their faces without any reason, on hearing auspicious details about <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>. The glories that vEdhas speak about and the torture that animals are subjected to during conduct of jyOthishtOma yAga (a ritual conducted for a person to reach indhra lOkam (svargam or heaven)) may be intolerable for the jainas and Saivas. Saivas would hang themselves when emperumAn comes out of temples in a procession or bang their heads when they hear the thiruchchinnam\u00a0 (bugle) blowing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>muNdar<\/strong> \u2013 this refers to Saivas. As said in thiruchchandha viruththam (71) \u201c<em>mundan nIRan<\/em>&#8230;\u201d Siva\u2019s disciples are like him with tonsured heads. Or it could be taken as samaNar muNdar together, which would refer to the tonsured jainas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>vidhiyil sAkkiyargaL<\/strong> \u2013 the bhaudhdhas who are not fortunate enough to know about the greatness of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> and to attain and enjoy him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ninpAl poRuppariyanagaL pEsil<\/strong> \u2013 if they utter anything that will be unbearable, about you \u2013 who is greater than everyone else and who is the leader among those with auspicious qualities. The jainas deny the existence of ISvaran and his paramapadham. Saivas elevate a jIvAthmA, Siva, as paramAthmA and have a habit of talking ill of paramAthmA (SrIman nArAyaNan). These acts are naturally unbearable for vaidhikas. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/thondaradippodi-azhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a>, unable to repeat the crude words that such people utter, mentions these as \u201c<em>poRuppariyanagaL<\/em>\u201d (those which are unbearable). These <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/azhwars\/\">AzhwArs<\/a> feel shy even to bring themselves to repeating the cruel thoughts and words of such people about <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> \u2013 example, \u201c<em>thAn thIngu ninantha<\/em>\u201d in thiruppAvai, \u201c<em>anRinnAdhana sey sisupAlanum&#8230;<\/em>\u201d in nAchchiyAr thirumozhi. An incident is quoted here by vyAkhyAthA \u2013 mahAbali, the grandson of prahlAdhAzhwAn, approached prahlAdhAzhWan and told him that his empire was shrinking and wanted to know the reason for this. prahlAdhAzhwAn told him \u00a0\u201cyou are troubling the dhEvas (celestial people) to please asuras (demons) and dhEvas have complained to SrIman nArAyaNan in thiruppARkdal (the milky ocean &#8211; where <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> resides to hear the issues of celestial people). SrIman nArAyaNan has promised to redeem their lost possessions and has taken incarnation as son of adhithi. You can take it that your possession is as good as lost\u201d Upon hearing this, mahAbali started abusing SrIman nArAyaNan. SrI prahlAdhan plugged his ears and told mahAbali \u201cYou are lost. You abused SrIman nArAyaNan in my presence. Instead of this you could have done me a favour by beheading me. As a result of your abusing emperumAn, may you lose all your possession\u201d and cursed him, says purANas. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>, one of our preceptors, asked his AchAryan <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/parasara-bhattar\/\">SrI parAsara bhattar<\/a> \u201cprahlAdhan is an ascetic. Is it correct on his part to consider an empire as desirable and curse mahAbali that he would lose his kingdom?\u201d bhattar responded saying that denying food that it craves for is the way of punishing a dog. In the same way, denying the kingdom that he values most is the punishment that can be meted out to mahAbali. Denying sandalwood paste and betel to a prince is the just punishment, says the vyAKhyAthA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>pOvadhE nOyadhAgi<\/strong> \u2013 if the person who hears the abuses about <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> were like piLLai thirunaRaiyUraiyar (who gave up his life on seeing <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s vigraham set afire by miscreants at thottiyam thirunArAyaNapuram near SrIrangam), he would give up his life. Or else, instead of remaining at the place where emperumAn is being abused and looking at the abusers, he should leave the place immediately. \u201c<em>gurOr yathra parivAdhO nindhAvApi pravarththathE<\/em> I <em>karNau thathra<\/em> <em>pidhAthavyau ganthavyam vA thathOnyatha:<\/em> II\u201d This is from manu smrithi which says where one\u2019s AchAryan is being abused or spoken ill of, one should plug his ears or leave the place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>kuRippenakku adaiyumAgil<\/strong> \u2013 if instead of ending one\u2019s life or leaving that place as mentioned in the previous paragraph, opportunity is available to destroy the enemy. <strong>kuRiththal<\/strong> \u2013 thinking about carrying out a task and opportunity being available to execute it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>kUdumEl <\/strong>\u2013 if possible. Instead of getting caught by the enemy and getting killed, if it is possible to catch hold of the enemy and destroy him. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/thondaradippodi-azhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> uses the condition \u201c<em>El<\/em>\u201d (if) to emphasise that it is not easy to carry out this task (of eliminating the enemy).<\/p>\n<p><strong>thalaiyai AngE aRuppadhE karumam<\/strong> \u2013 it is proper and justified to behead the person who had indulged in abusing <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> at the same place where the abuse took place. It is one\u2019s duty. It is a good deed for the one who carries out beheading because he doesn\u2019t have to hear the abuse anymore.\u00a0 It is also a good deed for the abuser because it prevents him from further abusing emperumAn and earning emperumAn\u2019s wrath more and more.\u00a0 In <em>agnishOmIya yAgam<\/em> (a ritual) in which an animal is sacrificed, SAsthram says that both the animal which is killed and the yajamAna (one who carries out the ritual) who kills the animal reach <em>svargam<\/em> (heaven). In the same way, it benefits both the person who is beheaded and the person who beheads in <em>maRumai<\/em> (after death).<\/p>\n<p><strong>kaNdAy<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/thondaradippodi-azhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says that he is appealing to emperumAn who, as SrI rAma, removed the enemies (rAvaNa et al) of <em>rushis<\/em> (sages) in dhaNdakAraNyam (forest near madhya pradhEsh) as only he could carry out such a task.<\/p>\n<p><strong>aranga mAnagar uLAnE<\/strong> \u2013 The purpose of adopting a lying posture at SrIrangam is to exterminate the enemies of followers who came after his rAmAvathAram, says the <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/thondaradippodi-azhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a>. It is your duty to put an end to the jainas, bhaudhdhas and Saivas who speak ill of you is the message conveyed here.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/thondaradippodi-azhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> such as thoNdardippodi, who is full of mercy, who always goes in the path of righteousness and who is always at peace \u2013 how is it that he is talking of killing someone? More so, when vEdhas (sacred texts) forbid cruelty to others. (yajur vEdha says \u201c<em>na himsyAth sarvA bhUthAni<\/em>\u201d \u2013 no living creature should be harmed). Just as the same vEdha says elsewhere that it is alright to sacrifice an animal in <em>yAgam <\/em>(ritual) such as <em>agnishOmIyam<\/em>, this AzhwAr also asks for killing the abuser to save him from committing further sins. There is no friendship between the person who is deeply involved with the auspicious qualities of emperumAn and the person who abuses emperumAn (vyAkhyAthA quotes from thirumangai AzhwAr\u2019s periya thirumozhi 11.5.7 \u201c<em>eNNAdha mAnidaththai eNNAdha pOdhellAm iniyavARE<\/em>\u201d \u2013 it is always pleasant not to think of those who do not think of emperumAn).<\/p>\n<p>We shall go on to the 9<sup>th<\/sup> pAsuram next.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">adiyEn krishNa ramanuja dasan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">archived in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\">https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">pramEyam (goal) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/koyil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramANam (scriptures) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\">http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramAthA (preceptors) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\">http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\nSrIvaishNava education\/kids portal \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/pillai.koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series &lt;&lt; Previous avathArikai (Introduction) AzhwAr wonders that despite clearly stating that only SrI rAma is to be taken refuge under, the samsAris are going about their ways, eating and making merry as well as talking ill of emperumAn, instead of seeking him. 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