{"id":10989,"date":"2016-09-06T10:02:09","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T10:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=10989"},"modified":"2016-09-06T10:02:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T10:02:09","slug":"thirumalai-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/09\/thirumalai-12\/","title":{"rendered":"thirumAlai &#8211; 12 &#8211; namanum  muRkalanum"},"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\/09\/thirumalai-11\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/namperumal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-624\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/namperumal.jpg\" alt=\"namperumal\" width=\"245\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/namperumal.jpg 438w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/namperumal-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The samsAris told <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/thondaradippodi-azhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> \u201cyou had told us to recite his divine names. Due to our sins, we are only able to talk about various worldly matters and are unable to recite <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s divine names\u201d Azhwar responded saying \u201cin that case, hearing emperumAn\u2019s divine names would uplift you\u201d and told them about mudhgalOpAkhyAnam (the story of a person called mudhgan). He further added \u201cI am unable to bear the samsAris\u2019 sorrows because they continue to suffer in samsAram instead of being uplifted by saying<em> &#8216;thiruvarangam is the dwelling place of emperumAn whose divine names are so great&#8217;<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u0ba8\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a \u0ba8\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc7\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b95<br \/>\n\u0ba8\u0bb0\u0b95\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b89\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf \u0ba8\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf<br \/>\n\u0b85\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8a\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bae\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bc0\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bcd<br \/>\n\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u00a0\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc6\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7\u00a0\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bc7.<\/p>\n<p><em>namanum muRkalanum pEsa naragil ninRArgaL kEtka<\/em><br \/>\n<em>naragamE suvargamAgum nAmangaL udaiya nimbi<\/em><br \/>\n<em>avanadhu Ur arangamennA(dhu) ayarththu vIzhndhaLiya mAndhar<\/em><br \/>\n<em>kavalaiyuL paduginRarenRu adhanukkE kavar(l)ginREnE<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/yourlisten.com\/sarathy.thothathri\/thirumalai-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/yourlisten.com\/embed\/html5?17594081\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Word-by-word meaning<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>namanum \u2013 yamadharmarAja (yama, the deity for justice)<br \/>\nmuRkalanum \u2013 and mudhgala bhagavAn<br \/>\npEsa \u2013 when they were conversing<br \/>\nnaragil ninRargaL kEtka \u2013 as soon as those in narakam (hell) heard those words<br \/>\nnaragamE \u2013 that narakam itself<br \/>\nsuvargam Agum \u2013 would become svargam (heaven)<br \/>\nnAmangaL udaiya \u2013 with divine names<br \/>\nnambi avanadhu \u2013 the perfect <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s<br \/>\nUr \u2013 dwelling place<br \/>\narangam ennAdhu \u2013 not saying \u201cthiruvarangam\u201d<br \/>\naLiya mAndhar \u2013 great samsAris<br \/>\nayarththu \u2013 forgetting (emperumAn\u2019s divine names)<br \/>\nvIzhndhu \u2013 falling down (into the pit of worldly issues)<br \/>\nkavalaiyuL paduginRAr enRu \u2013 being plagued by sorrows<br \/>\nadhanukkE \u2013 only for that<br \/>\nkavar(l)ginREnE \u2013 I am worrying<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>vyAkhyAnam <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>namanum muRkalanum pEsa<\/strong> \u2013 In ancient times, there was a person by name mudhgalan. He was constantly indulging in vices. Once, to atone for his sins, he gifted a cow made of sesame (til or eLLu). At the time of giving the gift, he said \u201c<em>krishNArpaNam<\/em>\u201d and gifted it. After he died, he was dragged by the servitors of yama to hell. yama welcomed him which surprised mudhgalan. He told yama \u201cyour followers are dragging me here and you are welcoming me and treating me well. What is the reason for this?\u201d yama replied \u201cneither my followers nor you know your greatness. Once you said <em>krishNArpaNam<\/em> and it is because of that, I am welcoming you and treating you nicely\u201d explaining the greatness of reciting <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s divine name. As these two people were discussing the greatness of divine names, those who were suffering in hell heard this. As they were hearing, the troubles in hell disappeared for them and they felt as if they were enjoying in heaven. This anectode is given in vishNu dharmam. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/thondaradippodi-azhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> is quoting this incident in this pAsuram.<\/p>\n<p><strong>namanum muRkalanum pEsa<\/strong> \u2013 mudhgala bhagavAn asked yama for the reason for his good treatment and yama responded saying that it was because he had mentioned <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s divine name. This is all that happened in narakam (hell). yama did not mention emperumAn\u2019s divine name for his own uplifting neither did mudhgalan ask yama and yama preached him. He did not mention it so that people coming to hell to get beaten by him, causing pain to his hands, would get out of narakam. yama once asked a jIvan (an AthmA) \u201c<em>kim thvayA nArchithO dhEva: kEsava: klESanASana:<\/em>\u201d \u2013 was kESavan, with beautifully braided hair, who removes all the sorrows, not worshipped by you? It was not that the jIvAthmA was despised by yama when he reached hell to suffer the punishment for all the wrong doings in samsAram. It was out of sheer fear that he would lose his position since a person who had recited emperumAn\u2019s divine name has come to narakam that yama welcomed mudhgalan and spoke about the greatness of divine names, says the vyAkhyAthA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>naragil ninRArgaL kEtka<\/strong> \u2013 they [the jIvAthmAs who had gone to hell to suffer for the sins that they had committed] did not listen to the divine names at the time of carrying out penance for indulging in sinful activities, after feeling sad and vowing not to indulge in such activities. It was at the time of suffering in hell as a result of being punished for their sins that they heard the divine names. Even then it was not as a disciple [listening to his AchAryan] with samith (stick used in yagyams or rituals) in hand. During a conversation between two persons, they happened to hear the divine name. This is about all. If someone asks \u201cWhen you were indulging in sinful activities, did not anyone mention these divine names and did not you not hear them?\u201d they will say that since they were vain while indulging in such activities these words wouldn\u2019t have entered \u00a0their ears. It is only now when they are experiencing sorrow that they think \u201cwill not someone say a good word?\u201d and listen to the divine names in this status.<\/p>\n<p><strong>naragamE suvargamAgum<\/strong> \u2013 the hell itself became heaven which gives pleasure. How did the hell become heaven? It could change if <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> changes his <em>sankalpam<\/em> (solemn vow). SrI rAmAyaNam yudhdha kANdam 116.13 says \u201c<em>vibhIshaNa vidhEyam hi lankaiSvaryam idham krutham<\/em>\u201d the same lankA which was the repository of all evils during rAvaNa\u2019s time became the repository of good persons due to SrI rAma\u2019s katAksham (glance). Like this, did the hell become heaven due to the possessor of the name (emperumAn)?&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>nAmangaL<\/strong> \u2013 This change was the result of the greatness of the names. Even though it is <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> who grants the fruits of effort, since he gives that only <em>after<\/em> divine names are recited, it is not out of place to state that it is the divine names that brought about the change [from hell to heaven].<\/p>\n<p><strong>nAmangaL udaiya nambi<\/strong> \u2013 emperumAn becomes perfect because he has these divine names. While everyone attains him and gets benefitted, these divine names add to his greatness. mahAbhAratham says \u201c<em>dhEvO nAma sahasravAn<\/em>\u201d \u2013 the one with innumerable faces, eyes, feet, hands; the one who pervades everything; the one who knows everything \u2013 such a dhEvan nArAyaNan has thousands of names. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">nammAzhwAr<\/a> says in thiruvAimozhi\u00a0 9.3.1 \u201c<em>pErAyiram koNdadhOr pIdudaiyan<\/em>\u201d \u2013 he is great because he has thousand names. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/periyazhwar\/\">periyAzhwAr<\/a> in periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 4.6.1 says \u201cnAraNan thamannai naragam pugAL\u201d \u2013 if you name your child as nAraNan, the child\u2019s mother will not enter hell. sahasranAma adhyAya says <em>\u201cnArayaNa SabdhamAthram vimuktha dhukkA: SukhinO bhavanthi\u201d<\/em> \u2013 by merely hearing the sound nArAyaNa, one gets rid of his sorrows and attains comfort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>avanadhu Ur arangam ennAdhu<\/strong> \u2013 all\u00a0 that the samsAris have to say is that the permanent dwelling place of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> who attained perfection due to his names is thiruvarangam (SrIrangam). But what to say of their pApa (sins) that prevent them from saying such an easy to pronounce word, but containing great benefits! This samsAram is full of people who decide not to live near others who recite divine names or drive them out of their places (such as krimi kaNda chOzhan) or torture their sons who recite divine names (such as hiraNya kaShyap). An incident is quoted by our pUrvAchAryas \u2013 a person was in his death bed. He was taught <a href=\"http:\/\/ponnadi.blogspot.in\/2015\/12\/rahasya-thrayam.html\"><em>thirumanthram<\/em> (ashtAkshari)<\/a> and was asked to recite it. He said \u201c<em>AmAgil sollippArkkiREn<\/em>\u201d (if possible I shall say). Both the thirumantharam and what he said contain 8 syllables; instead of reciting thirumanthram, he said \u201c<em>AmAgil sollippArkkiREn<\/em>\u201d and breathed his last. Such was the strength of his sins that they wouldn\u2019t allow him to recite divine name and attain emperumAn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ayarththu vIzhndhu<\/strong> \u2013 forgetting the divine names of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> who is the natural relative for all, these samsAris are indulging in worldly matters and losing their balance. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/thirumangai-azhwar\/\">thirumangai AzhwAr<\/a> in periya thirumozhi 6.2.2. says \u201c<em>maRandhEn unnai munnam &#8230;&#8230; iRandhEn<\/em>\u201d \u2013 I forgot you earlier&#8230;.and I died. gAruda purANam pUrva 222.22 says \u201c<em>yanmuhUrtham kshaNam vApi vAsudhEvO na chinthyathE <\/em>I <em>sA hAnisthanmahachchidhram sA bhrAnthis sA cha vikriyA <\/em>II\u201d \u2013 if in a muhUrtha [48 minutes of our time] or in a moment vAsudhEva is not thought of, that is a great loss; that is great sorrow; that becomes illusory; that is deterioration. Thus <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/azhwars\/\">Azhwars<\/a> and rishis also said the same meaning. The great samsAris who are qualified to recite the divine names should recite AzhwArs\u2019 pAsurams such as \u201c<em>thAmuLarE<\/em>\u201d (iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi 21) \u2013 the <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">chEthanar<\/a>s are there (to praise emperumAn with the physical body and the sensory organs given by emperumAn) and \u201c<em>nAvAyil uNdE<\/em>\u201d (mudhal thiruvandhAdhi\u00a0 95) \u2013 tongue is there inside (to recite thirumanthram).<\/p>\n<p><strong>kavalaiyuL paduginRArenRu<\/strong> \u2013 being caught in sorrow<\/p>\n<p><strong>adhanukkE kaval(r)ginREnE<\/strong> \u2013 I suffer because of that itself. While being qualified to recite the divine names and immerse themselves in the ocean of happiness, these samsAris are immersing in the ocean of sorrow and <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/thondaradippodi-azhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says that he is suffering because of their action. The reason for adding \u201cE\u201d to adhanukku to make it adhanukkE (only for that) is because instead of suffering for self or suffering for self and others, he is suffering only for others (samsAris). The identity of a SrivaishNava is one who cannot bear the suffering of others and AzhwAr shows that quality here. <em>kavalai<\/em> means sorrow and kaval(r)ginREnE means suffering.<\/p>\n<p>We shall move on to the 13<sup>th<\/sup> pAsuram in the 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) The samsAris told AzhwAr \u201cyou had told us to recite his divine names. Due to our sins, we are only able to talk about various worldly matters and are unable to recite emperumAn\u2019s divine names\u201d Azhwar responded saying \u201cin &#8230; <a title=\"thirumAlai &#8211; 12 &#8211; namanum  muRkalanum\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/09\/thirumalai-12\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about thirumAlai &#8211; 12 &#8211; namanum  muRkalanum\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mudhalayiram","category-thirumalai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10989\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}