{"id":11714,"date":"2016-10-05T11:50:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T11:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=11714"},"modified":"2016-10-05T11:50:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T11:50:47","slug":"thiruvaimozhi-3-7-9-kulam-thangu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/10\/thiruvaimozhi-3-7-9-kulam-thangu\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 3.7.9 &#8211; kulam thAngu"},"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 title=\"thiruvAimozhi \u2013 Fourth 1000\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/thiruvaimozhi\/\">Full series<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a title=\"thiruvAimozhi \u2013 1st centum\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-3rd-centum\/\">Third Centum<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/09\/thiruvaimozhi-3-7-payilum\/\">Seventh decad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/10\/thiruvaimozhi-3-7-8-nambanai\/\">Previous pAsuram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vishnu-holding-chakram.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4048\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vishnu-holding-chakram.jpg\" alt=\"vishnu-holding-chakram\" width=\"501\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vishnu-holding-chakram.jpg 768w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vishnu-holding-chakram-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Introduction for this pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/pillan\/\">thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn<\/a>&#8216;s introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No specific introduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In ninth pAsuram &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says &#8220;Those who are servitors of the SrIvaishNavas who serve <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> seeing the divine combination of his hand and the sudharSana chakra in the hand, are our masters&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> who has the utmost purity to eliminate the defects that arise out of their birth etc; those who enjoy such emperumAn as ananyaprayOjanar (those who are without any expectation) are my lords for 3 levels [i.e., we will serve the servitors of servitors of servitors of emperumAn]&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/periyavachchan-pillai\/\">periyavAchchAn piLLai<\/a>\u2018s introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>&#8216;s introduction as documented by <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadakku-thiruvidhi-pillai\/\">vadakkuth thiruvIdhip piLLai<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>kulam thAngu sAdhigaL nAlilum kIzh izhindhu eththanai<br \/>\nnalam thAn ilAdha saNdALa saNdaLargaL Agilum<br \/>\nvalam thAngu sakkaraththaNNal maNivaNNaRkALenRu uL<br \/>\nkalandhAr adiyAr tham adiyAr em adigaLE<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/yourlisten.com\/sarathy.thothathri\/thiruvaimozhi-3-7-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/yourlisten.com\/embed\/html5?17599170\" frameborder=\"0\" style='width:100%;'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Word-by-Word meanings (based on <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a>&#8216;s 12000 padi)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>kulam &#8211; (by anulOma vivAham (brAhmaNa man marrying khsathriya\/vaiSya\/SUdhra woman, kshathriya man marrying vaiSya\/SUdhra woman, vaiSya man marrying SUdhra woman) and prathilOma vivAham (SUdhra man marrying vaiSya\/kshathriya\/brAhmaNa woman, vaiSya man marrying kshathriya\/brAhmaNa woman, kshathriya man marrying brAmaNa woman)) for all clans<br \/>\nthAngu &#8211; being the anchor<br \/>\nsAdhigaL &#8211; varNams (classes)<br \/>\nnAlilum &#8211; in four of them<br \/>\nkIzh izhindhu &#8211; below them<br \/>\neththanai nalam thAn ilAdha &#8211; being totally ignorant (that &#8220;we are very low by birth&#8221;)<br \/>\nsaNdALar &#8211; chaNdALa (considering this first chaNdALa to be brAhmaNa)<br \/>\nsaNdALargaL Agilum &#8211; those who are abandoned by (even such chaNdALa highlighted in previous word)<br \/>\nvalam thAngu &#8211; being carried on the right side<br \/>\nsakkaraththu &#8211; (As said in &#8220;SaraNam pavithram&#8221; (pure refuge)) very pure\/sacred [sudharSana] AzhwAn&#8217;s<br \/>\naNNal &#8211; being the lord<br \/>\nmaNi &#8211; pure like a precious gem (which will purify others who come into contact with it)<br \/>\nvaNNaRku &#8211; for the who is having (radiant) form<br \/>\nAL &#8211; (we are) SEshabhUthar (servitors)<br \/>\nenRu &#8211; thinking that<br \/>\nuL kalandhAr &#8211; united with him as ananyaprayOjanar<br \/>\nadiyAr tham &#8211; for their servitors<br \/>\nadiyAr &#8211; those who are servitors<br \/>\nem &#8211; for us<br \/>\nadigaL &#8211; lords<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Simple translation (based on <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a>&#8216;s 12000 padi)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> is the lord of very pure\/sacred [sudharSana] AzhwAn who is carried on the right side [by emperumAn]; he is having a (radiant) form which is pure like a precious gem (which will purify others who come into contact with it); even for those chaNdALas who are abandoned by some chaNdALas (who are considered better among them), who are totally ignorant (that &#8220;we are very low by birth&#8221;), who descended below the four varNams due to anulOma, prathilOma marriages. if they think themselves as the SEshabhUthar (servitors) of such emperumAn and unite with him as ananyaprayOjanar, those who are servitors for their servitors, are our lords.<\/p>\n<h3>vyAkyAnams (commentaries)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/pillan\/\">thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a>&#8216;s translation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/periyavachchan-pillai\/\">periyavAchchAn piLLai<\/a>\u2018s vyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam as documented by <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadakku-thiruvidhi-pillai\/\">vadakkuth thiruvIdhip piLLai<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>kulam &#8230; &#8211; when we keep going below the various clans that are of krama vivAham (intra-class marriage within brAmaNa, kshathriya, vaiSya, Sudhra), anulOma vivAham (brAhmaNa man marrying khsathriya\/vaiSya\/SUdhra woman, kshathriya man marrying vaiSya\/SUdhra woman, vaiSya man marrying SUdhra woman) and prathilOma vivAham (SUdhra man marrying vaiSya\/kshathriya\/brAhmaNa woman, vaiSya man marrying kshathriya\/brAhmaNa woman, kshathriya man marrying brAmaNa woman) [rushyaSrunga and yayAthi are the ones who are examples for anulOma and prathilOma marriages] and are anchored by the four varNams;<\/li>\n<li>eththanai &#8230; &#8211; Among the chaNdALa clan, there are those who don&#8217;t even have the knowledge and follow the principles of that clan, like we don&#8217;t see chaNdALas, they are not even seen by their own community and are even considered as out-caste by the chaNdALas themselves. Such lowly people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What strength\/identity they have which makes them also desirable [for <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a>]? AzhwAr explains further saying they have such conduct and also they have the mark of sudharSana chakra and explains it clearly to us.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>valam thAngu sakkaram &#8211; Like <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/periyazhwar\/\">periyAzhwAr<\/a> said in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2015\/06\/thiruppallandu-2-adiyomodum\/\">thiruppallANdu 2<\/a> &#8220;<em>vadivAy nin vala mArbinil vAzhginRa mangaiyum pallANdu<\/em>&#8221; (long live SrI mahAlakshmi who resides in your divine chest) followed by &#8220;<em>vadivAr sOdhi valaththuRaiyum sudar Azhiyum pallANdu<\/em>&#8221; (long live the radiant sudharSana chakra which resides in your radiant right side), <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> too said &#8220;<em>thirumArbanai<\/em>&#8221; (one who has <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sri-mahalakshmi\/\">SrI mahAlakshmi<\/a> in his chest) in previous pAsuram and here he says &#8220;<em>valam thAngu sakkaram<\/em>&#8220;. For the sarvESvara who is having the divine sudharSana chakra on his right side and the invigorating blue-gem like beautiful form which is the abode for that chakra.<\/li>\n<li>AL enRu &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says that the servitors of those who consider &#8220;serving him with true knowledge is the goal&#8221; are my lords. Taking shelter under the one who has the best conduct (of being the servitor) is the only aspect that is required. They are even more desirable than <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> himself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.<\/p>\n<p>adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan<\/p>\n<p>archived in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\">https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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 &gt;&gt; Third Centum &gt;&gt; Seventh decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn&#8216;s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar&#8216;s introduction In ninth pAsuram &#8211; AzhwAr says &#8220;Those who are servitors of the SrIvaishNavas who serve emperumAn seeing the divine &#8230; <a title=\"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 3.7.9 &#8211; kulam thAngu\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/10\/thiruvaimozhi-3-7-9-kulam-thangu\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 3.7.9 &#8211; kulam thAngu\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thiruvaimozhi","category-thiruvaimozhi-3rd-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11714","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11714\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}