<< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n emperumAn<\/a> tried to hide the scar [mentioned in the previous pAsuram] saying \u201cHow can I, the sarvESvaran <\/a>(supreme entity), be afraid of a woman? How can I be tied down by her? How can the world know about it?\u201d. AzhwAr<\/a> responds saying \u201cif it is a single scar you could probably succeed in hiding it. When there are many scars formed all over your divine form when you carried out tasks to protect your followers, how can you hid them all?\u201d<\/p>\n Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n thazhumbirundha sArnga nAN thOyndhavAm am kai<\/em> am kai \u2013 in beautiful hands thazhumbu irundha sArnga nAN thOyndha Am am kai<\/strong> \u2013 emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s divine hand will have multiple scars due to the cord of his bow touching his hand constantly. His hand had to bear the scars since he had to hold the divine bow [constantly to protect his followers].<\/p>\n thAL sagadam sAdith thazhumbu irundha\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 his divine feet are so soft and gentle that even pirAttimArs (SrI mahAlakshmi and other consorts) would hesitate to touch them. emperumAn<\/a> kicked the demon Sakata<\/em> with those feet and hence scars were formed there. His purpose in kicking his feet was to cry out for milk, which infants would do when they cry for milk. It so happened that the wheel came there at that point of time and got kicked and the demon, who had pervaded the wheel, died. This, of course, created joy in emperumAn.<\/p>\n vIngu Odha vaNNar viral<\/strong> \u2013 how will the fingers of the person whose complexion is like that of the ocean with agitating waves, be? ….<\/p>\n pUngOdhaiyAL veruva<\/strong> \u2013 emperumAn<\/a> tore the chest of hiraNyakashyap in order to help his child devotee prahlAdha, so that pirAtti will feel happy. But even that pirAtti was fearful, wondering what will happen to the world due to narismha perumAn\u2019s anger (the form taken by emperumAn to kill hiraNyakashyap was a combination of human body and lion\u2019s head.<\/p>\n pUm kOdhaiyAL<\/strong> \u2013 pirAtti feels happy when emperumAn<\/a> carries out any task for the sake of his devotees. She knows the greatness of his valour. She once told (SrI rAma) to remain in the garb of rishi (sage) so that he would not harm anyone [this is a backhanded compliment paid by sIthAppirAtti in dhaNdaka AraNyam (forest) when SrI rAma had forgotten to keep his word of protecting the sages there by killing demons who were troubling the sages and she nudged him in a playful way to remind him of his promise, since protecting followers is dear to her heart].<\/p>\n vIngu Odha vaNNar<\/strong> \u2013 Since emperumAn<\/a> narasimha\u2019s anger was tumultuous, AzhwAr<\/a> is comparing him to the complexion of an ocean with agitating waves. thirumangai AzhwAr<\/a> says in periya thirumozhi 2-5-8 \u201cadal ariyAyp peruginAnai<\/em>\u201d (emperumAn grew in to the form of powerful narasimha). In nararsimha manthram (hymns in praise of Lord narasimha) emperumAn\u2019s ability to pervade everything is identified with the name \u201cmahAvishNum<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n Thus AzhwAr<\/a> is asking of emperumAn \u201cwhen scars have been formed on your divine fingers, divine feet and divine hands, in various incarnations, how can you hide them all?\u201d<\/p>\n We shall take up the 24th<\/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 emperumAn tried to hide the scar [mentioned in the previous pAsuram] saying \u201cHow can I, the sarvESvaran (supreme entity), be afraid of a woman? How can I be tied down by her? How can the world know about it?\u201d. 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<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n thazhumbirundha thAL sagadam sAdi thazhumbirundha<\/em>
\n pUngOdhaiyAL veruvap pon peyarOn mArvidandha<\/em>
\n vIngOdha vaNNar viral<\/em><\/p>\nWord by Word Meaning<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nsArnga nAN \u2013 the cord of bow
\nthOyndha \u2013 formed due to constant touching
\nthazhumbu \u2013 scars
\nirundha Am \u2013 were present
\nthAL \u2013 in the divine feet
\nsagadam sAdi \u2013 formed due to kicking the demon who had entered the wheel
\nthazhumbu irundha \u2013 scar was present
\npUm kOdhaiyAL \u2013 piratti with beautifully platted divine hair
\nveruva \u2013 being fearful (of what will happen to the world)
\npon peyarOn \u2013 the demon hiraNyakashyap\u2019s
\nmArbu idandha \u2013 tearing his chest
\nvIngu Odha vaNNar \u2013 emperumAn<\/a> who has the complexion of ocean with agitating waves
\nviral \u2013 on his fingers
\nthazhumbu irundha \u2013 scars are present<\/p>\nvyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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