<< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n AzhwAr<\/a> says that despite emperumAn<\/a> bestowing unblemished knowledge on him, he was finding it difficult to know him, while Siva, by carrying out some penance holding on to his breath, is trying through his own efforts to know emperumAn. How ignorant is this action!<\/p>\n Why is AzhwAr<\/a> struggling to know emperumAn<\/a> fully? What is the hurdle? Even though hurdles which contract knowledge have been removed and there is no shortage of implements for gaining knowledge, it is impossible to measure those entities which cannot be measured. Thus, it is not possible to measure (know) emperumAn with the knowledge granted by him. vEdhas, which set out to measure him, returned, saying that he is \u201cmahAntham<\/em>\u201d (he is great)[thaiththirIya upanishath]. \u00a0One can keep seeing the same features again and again, but not the full picture. Even if a person stands near the sea (at the shore), isn\u2019t it true that he cannot see the whole ocean!<\/p>\n Let us look at the pAsuram.<\/p>\n neRivAsal thanE Ay ninRAnai aindhu<\/em> anRu aLamara nIzhal \u2013 on that day [once upon a time], under the shade of the banyan tree nerivAsal thAnEyAy ninRAnai<\/strong> \u2013 neri<\/em> refers to upAyam (the path to attain) and vAsal<\/em> refers to prApyam<\/em> (that which is attained or in other words, the goal). Thus, through these words it is clearly stated that emperumAn himself is both the path (to attain him) and the goal. The purpose of stating this is to understand that knowledge about something else will come only if the object to be attained is something (or somebody) else and not emperumAn [instead of knowing this, Siva tried to give discourse to others]. Moreover, even if a person\u2019s attempts at realising knowledge were to succeed, that would require emperumAn\u2019s mercy. Thus AzhwAr says emphatically that it is only emperumAn who is the path to attain him. This is the path suited to jIvAthmA<\/a>\u2019s svarUpam (basic nature)<\/p>\n Ay ninRa<\/strong> \u2013 unlike other upAyams (paths) emperumAn<\/a> is readily available [while the others are to be attempted by jIvAthmA].<\/p>\n aindhu poRivAsal pOrkkadhavam sAththi<\/strong> \u2013 is it possible to know such an emperumAn by controlling one\u2019s senses? [not possible, is the opinion here]<\/p>\n aindhu poRi vAsal<\/strong> \u2013 the five sensory organs viz. ears, mouth, eyes, nose and skin. Any one among these five is enough to prevent a person from carrying out attempts on his own as means [to attain emperumAn<\/a>]. Since these are capable of pulling a person towards them through some deceit or the other, AzhwAr<\/a> refers to these senses as \u201cpoRi<\/em>\u201d (trap). The word \u201cpOrkkadhavam<\/em>\u201d refers to the fact that these sensory organs are waging a battle against the jIvAthmA (pOr<\/em> means war and kadhavam<\/em> means door). While the jIvathmA tries to control his senses, these senses slip out of his hands making it difficult for him to control them and they wander all over the place.<\/p>\n sAththi<\/strong> \u2013 even if one were to close the door [to the senses] shut, it is almost impossible. If one tries to control one sense, the others will break free and pull him. When one attempts to plug water, which is flowing rapidly, it will create a hole elsewhere and run forcefully again. Senses are similar to this phenomenon. Hasn\u2019t arjuna said in SrI bhagavath gIthA 6-34<\/a> \u201cchanchalam hi mana:<\/em>\u201d (mind is restless)! If one does not feed the senses, they will tear up the person.\u00a0 As SrI bhagavath gIthA says in 2-59<\/a> \u201cparam dhrushtvA nivarthathE<\/em>\u201d (only after seeing the superior entity (emperumAn<\/a>) will desires exit). Thus, is there any way to control the senses other than seeing emperumAn? The opinion here is that while it is possible to control the senses to an extent by carrying out certain deeds, it is virtually impossible to control them such that they do not go after vishayam<\/em> (pleasures).<\/p>\n arivAnAm<\/strong> \u2013 AzhwAr<\/a> is saying sarcastically \u201cOh, doesn\u2019t Siva, who has controlled his senses, not know emperumAn<\/a>!\u201d (when Siva started doing his penance, he fell for pArvathi and spent time with her; the opinion expressed here is: could that Siva control his senses?)<\/p>\n Alamara nIzhal<\/strong> \u2013 under the shade of the banyan tree where he [siva] was performing his penance.<\/p>\n aram nAlvarkku anRu uraiththa<\/strong> \u2013 aRam here refers to the path to attain emperumAn<\/a>. Siva preached four rishis agasthyar, dhakshar, pulasthyar<\/em> and mArkaNdeyar<\/em> about knowledge on emperumAn.<\/p>\n anRu uraiththa<\/strong> \u2013 Siva preached others even before he had heard fully about emperumAn. Just as a person, by name bAlAgi, who did not know about brahmam<\/em> (supreme entity) preached the most learned ajAtha Sathru about brahmam<\/em>, Siva also preached. This is similar to a person trying to enjoy the goal even before carrying out the deeds to reach it. Siva had consumed poison due to his thAmasa guNa (the quality of being ignorant). SrI bhagavath gIthA 14-27 says \u201csathvAth sanjAyathE gyAnam<\/em>\u201d (one gets knowledge through sathva guNa (purely good quality)). But, here, Siva desired to gain knowledge through his thAmasa guNa.<\/p>\n Alam amar kaNdaththu aran<\/strong> \u2013 when emperumAn<\/a> churned the milky ocean, \u201chAlahAla visha<\/em>\u201d (a poisonous substance) came out first. emperumAn ordered Siva to consume it and Siva did the same, keeping it in his throat. His pride comes out of this act of taking the poison. Just because he had preached a few persons who had slightly inferior knowledge to his own, and because he was able to hold poison in his throat (with the mercy of emperumAn) could he measure (know) emperumAn? While bAlAgi had not known brahmam<\/em>, he pointed out whatever he saw to ajAtha Sathru and said \u201cthis is brahmam, hold on to this\u201d. In the same way, while Siva had not fully realised brahmam, he preached others about brahmam. Is it possible to preach others merely because one had the power to consume poison and the power to destroy others? sIrAmap piLLai<\/a> (twin brother of parAsara bhattar<\/a>, both being the sons of kUraththAzhwAn<\/a>, prime disciple of SrI rAmAnuja<\/a>) spoke ill of Siva because he was proud and called himself as Lord. parAsara bhattar told him \u201cSiva, by nature, is a good person. Only because of his thamO guNa (quality of being ignorant) he is proud. Hence, do not vilify him\u201d.<\/p>\n We shall enjoy the 5th<\/sup> pAsuram next.<\/p>\n adiyEn krishNa ramanuja dhAsan<\/p>\n archived in https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 https:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that despite emperumAn bestowing unblemished knowledge on him, he was finding it difficult to know him, while Siva, by carrying out some penance holding on to his breath, is trying through his own efforts to know emperumAn. 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<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n poRivAsal pOrkkadhavam sAththi \u2013 aRivAnAm<\/em>
\n Ala mara nIzhal aRam nAlvarkku anRu uraiththa<\/em>
\n Alam amar kaNdaththu aran<\/em><\/p>\nWord by Word Meaning<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nnAlvarkku aRam uraiththa \u2013 one who gave a discourse to four rishis on dharma (righteousness)
\nAlam amar kaNdaththu aran \u2013 Siva, who has poison in his throat
\naindhu poRi vAsal \u2013 among the five sensory organs
\npOrkkadhavam sAththi \u2013 closing the door, which is difficult to close
\nneRi vAsan thAnEyAy ninRAnai \u2013 emperumAn<\/a> who is both the path and the goal
\naRivAn Am \u2013 would he know?<\/p>\nvyAkhyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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