<< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n AzhwAr<\/a> says that one should not think of any matter other than carrying out bhakthi (devotion) towards such emperumAn<\/a>. He asks whether it is possible to think of anyone else when one considers emperumAn\u2019s nature of being totally devoted to his followers.<\/p>\n Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n puriyoru kai paRRi Or ponnAzhiyEndhi<\/em> puri \u2013 the conch pAnchajanya, which is turned to the right side puri oru kai paRRi<\/strong> \u2013 puri<\/em> is the shortened form for valampuri<\/em> which refers to emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s conch pAnchajanya which is turned towards the right side. He is having the conch in his left hand and the beautiful-to-look-at disc in his right. Since AzhwAr<\/a> is going to say later \u201ceri uruva vaNNaththAn mArbidandha<\/em>\u201d (killing hiraNya kashyap) emperumAn had to hold tightly the conch which was raring to fall on hiraNya kashyap and kill him. emperumAn could not allow the conch to kill the demon in order to ensure that the boon that hiraNya kashyap had obtained that he would not be killed by any weapon, is not belied. The term paRRi<\/em> refers to this state of emperumAn\u2019s holding the conch tightly so that it does not fall atop hiraNya kashyap. In the same way, the term Endhi<\/em> used in combination with the chakram (disc) refers to the fact that emperumAn could not engage the disc for killing hiraNya kashyap. Since hiraNyan could not be killed by the disc, emperumAn held it not as a weapon but as an aid to beauty. ponnAzhi<\/em> refers to the disc being beautiful as well as being made of gold.<\/p>\n ari uruvum AL uruvum Agi<\/strong> \u2013 Since emperumAn<\/a> could not kill hiraNyan with the disc or conch, he had to take a form, suitable for killing the demon. Since hiraNyan had been granted a boon that he will not be killed by human or animal, emperumAn had to assume a form which is a combination of both \u2013 narasimha (man-lion interface)<\/p>\n eri uruva vaNNaththAn mArbidandha<\/strong> \u2013 emperumAn<\/a> tore apart the chest of hiraNyan who had a form which was like fire, and which was terrible to look at. Due to extreme anger, hiraNyan\u2019s \u00a0face was reddened and could not be looked at. Alternatively, one can consider the meaning for hiraNyan, which is gold, and say that his form was like gold which had shone like fire.<\/p>\n mAl adiyai allAl<\/strong> \u2013 if we consider the meaning for mAl<\/em> as affection, this verse would mean the divine feet of narasimha perumAL who incarnated to remove the enemy of his staunch child-devotee prahlAdha and be loving towards his devotee. If we consider the meaning for mAl<\/em> as being proud, this term will refer to the divine feet of emperumAn<\/a> who pervaded through all places in the context of the word mahAvishNum<\/em> which is found in the narasimha anushtup manthra<\/em>.<\/p>\n maRRu eNNathAn AmO imai<\/strong> \u2013 Is it proper to think of anything other than the divine feet of such an entity, even for a moment? AzhwAr<\/a> says that when one thinks of the divine feet of emperumAn<\/a> who came to the rescue of the hapless child [devotee] when the child was considered as a foe by his own father, such divine feet will not allow one to think of anything else. Or, as in the earlier few pAsurams, we can construe that AzhwAr is telling his heart \u201cOh heart! could you think of anything other than such an entity even for a moment?\u201d<\/p>\n We shall move on to the 32nd<\/sup> pAsuram.<\/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 one should not think of any matter other than carrying out bhakthi (devotion) towards such emperumAn. 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<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n ariyuruvum ALuruvumAgi eriuruva<\/em>
\n vaNNaththAn mArbidandha mAladiyai allAl maR<\/em>
\n ReNNaththAmO imai<\/em><\/p>\nWord by Word Meanings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\noru kai paRRi \u2013 holding in one hand
\nOr ponnAzhi Endhi \u2013 (in the other hand) holding the unique, beautiful sudharSana chakra (disc)
\nari uruvum AL uruvum Agi \u2013 being in the form of narasimham, which is a combination of human body and lion\u2019s face
\neri uruva vaNNaththAn \u2013 hiraNya kashyap\u2019s form, which is like fire
\nmArbu idandha –\u00a0 tearing the heart
\nmAl \u2013 biased towards his followers
\nadiyai allAl \u2013 other than his divine feet
\nmaRRu \u2013 another entity
\nimai \u2013 even for a moment
\neNNaththAn AmO \u2013 is it possible to think?<\/p>\nvyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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