{"id":17165,"date":"2017-08-17T23:39:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T23:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=17165"},"modified":"2017-08-17T23:39:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T23:39:35","slug":"thiruvaimozhi-5-7-10-arenakku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/08\/thiruvaimozhi-5-7-10-arenakku\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 5.7.10 &#8211; ARenakku"},"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\/2017\/05\/thiruvaimozhi-5th-centum\/\">Fifth Centum<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/08\/thiruvaimozhi-5-7-norra-nonbilen\/\">Seventh decad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/08\/thiruvaimozhi-5-7-9-pullin-vay\/\">Previous pAsuram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/vanamamalai-perumal-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17178\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/vanamamalai-perumal-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/vanamamalai-perumal-10.jpg 680w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/vanamamalai-perumal-10-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/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 the tenth pAsuram, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a>\u00a0says &#8220;I cannot do anything in return for your favour of making me remain as &#8216;your divine feet are the only refuge&#8217; even in dire situations&#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\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> shows to <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;My divine feet are the means to attain me&#8221; and\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a>\u00a0says &#8220;I cannot do anything in return for this favour&#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\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/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>Tenth pAsuram. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> said &#8220;<em>aruLAy uyyumARu enakku<\/em>&#8220;, but he did not see emperumAn coming and showering his mercy; he then says &#8220;even in such dire situations you have made me remain as &#8216;your divine feet are the only refuge&#8217; &#8211; there is nothing which I can do in return for this favour&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>ARenakku nin pAdhamE SaraNAgath thandhozhindhAy unakkOr <\/em><br \/>\n<em>kaimARu nAn onRilEn enadhAviyum unadhE<\/em><br \/>\n<em>sERu koL karumbum perunjennelum mali thaN sirIvaramangai<\/em><br \/>\n<em>nARu pUnthaNduzhAy mudiyAy! dheyva nAyaganE<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/yourlisten.com\/sarathy.thothathri\/thiruvaimozhi-5-7-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/yourlisten.com\/embed\/html5?17684829\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/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>enakku &#8211; for me<br \/>\nARu &#8211; means to attain the goal<br \/>\nnin pAdhamE &#8211; your divine feet only<br \/>\nSaraNAga &#8211; upAyam (means) which is the refuge<br \/>\nthandhozhindhAy &#8211; you have bestowed;<br \/>\nunakku &#8211; for you (who are such a benefactor)<br \/>\nOr &#8211; in any way<br \/>\nkaimARu &#8211; return favour<br \/>\nnAn &#8211; I (who am akinchana (empty-handed))<br \/>\nonRu &#8211; anything<br \/>\nilEn &#8211; do not have<br \/>\nenadhu &#8211; my<br \/>\nAviyum &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a><br \/>\nunadhu &#8211; (already) yours;<br \/>\nsERu &#8211; in muddy field<br \/>\nkoL &#8211; present<br \/>\nkarumbum &#8211; sugarcane<br \/>\nperu &#8211; growing tall (taller than sugarcane)<br \/>\nsennelum &#8211; paddy crop<br \/>\nmali &#8211; abundant<br \/>\nthaN &#8211; invigorating<br \/>\nsirIvaramangai &#8211; present in sirIvaramangai<br \/>\nnARu &#8211; very fragrant<br \/>\npU &#8211; having freshness<br \/>\nthaN &#8211; invigorating<br \/>\nthuzhAy &#8211; decorated with thiruththuzhAy (thuLasi)<br \/>\nmudiyAy &#8211; having divine crown<br \/>\ndheyvam &#8211; for nithyasUris<br \/>\nnAyaganE &#8211; Oh leader!<\/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>Oh leader of nithyasUris who is in sirIvaramangai dhivyadhESam which has sugarcane and tall paddy crop in muddy field, wearing divine crown which is decorated with fresh invigorating thuLasi! You (<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>) have bestowed on me your divine feet only which are the means to attain the goal, as the upAyam (means) which is the refuge; I do not have anything to give you in return and my <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a> is yours.<\/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><em>ARenakku<\/em> &#8230; &#8211; ARu means vazhi (path). vazhi means upAyam (means\/way). perumAL thirumozhi 9.2 &#8220;<em>evvARu nadandhanai<\/em>&#8221; (How did you walk?), nAchchiyAr thirumozhi 3.2 &#8220;<em>ippoygaikku evvARu vandhAy<\/em>&#8221; (How did you come to this pond?). SaraN[am] &#8211; upEyam (goal). You made your own divine feet as the upAyam and upEyam &#8211; this is piLLAn&#8217;s explanation. bhattar mercifully explains &#8220;both ARu and SaraNam indicate upAyam only&#8221;. You arranged such that your divine feet are my upAyam. ARu &#8211; upAyam. Since it is explained in\u00a0 SrI pAncharAthram &#8220;&#8230; <em>upAyArthaika vAchaka:<\/em>&#8221; (SaraNam means upAyam (means), vIdu (house), rakshaka (protector); here it is explained as upAyam), SaraNam means upAyam. By saying &#8220;<em>enakku<\/em>&#8220;, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> is differentiating himself from followers of other upAyams [such as karma gyAna bhakthi yOgams]. Since, this decad is focussed on highlighting AzhwAr&#8217;s lack of any other means and establishing the real upAyam [<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>&#8216;s divine feet] starting with &#8220;<em>nORRa nOnbilEn<\/em>&#8220;, here the same point is highlighted as the conclusion. By avadhAraNam [emphasis] (<em>pAdham<strong>E<\/strong><\/em>), AzhwAr thinks about [and reminds us of] &#8220;<em>Eka<\/em>&#8221; (only) padham in charama SlOkam. Instead of giving up other upAyams as a result of holding on to ISvara confidently, if we gave them up out of nAsthikyam (lack of faith in SAsthram), it will only lead to attachment towards worldly pleasures; one who has taken the antidote for serpent&#8217;s poison can boldly place his hand in serpent&#8217;s mouth; but if someone who has not taken the antidote and still places his hand in the serpent&#8217;s mouth, it will only lead to death. For you who bestowed this clarity in my mind, it is not just that there is no favour in return which matches your greatness, I who am an akinchana (empty-handed) do not see even a favour which slightly matches your greatness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> asks &#8220;Alright, why don&#8217;t you give your <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a> (soul) then?&#8221;, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> replies,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>enadhu Aviyum unadhE<\/em> &#8211; I would have satisfied myself doing that; had you not bestowed me with unblemished knowledge and devotion, as someone stealing &#8220;<em>rAjamahEndhran padi<\/em>&#8221; (a divine ornament which is worn by namperumAL), considering it one&#8217;s own and offering it to perumAL, such act of AthmasamarpaNam (presenting the <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a>) will only reveal one&#8217;s robbery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> asks &#8220;Why don&#8217;t you give your own <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a>?&#8221;, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>nin pAdhamE &#8211; enadhu Aviyum unadhE<\/em> &#8211; AppAn thiruvazhundhUr aRaiyar would recite &#8220;<em>nin pAdhamE!<\/em>&#8221; here to make it sound like AzhwAr is vowing that his <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a> is emperumAn&#8217;s [in this case <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> is saying &#8220;You have given your divine feet (charaN) as ARu (upAyam) &#8211; this is sathyam (nin pAdhamE!)&#8221;].<\/li>\n<li><em>sERu koL &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; The cool sirIvaramangai, which has muddy fields of sugarcane, and abundance of\u00a0 paddy crop which appears to be providing shade to the sugarcane.<\/li>\n<li><em>nARu pUm thaN thuzhAy mudiyAy &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; Fragrant attractive thuLasi. Having a crown indicating that you are the leader of all these [natural riches of sirIvaramangala nagar, having a thuLasi garland as the crown]. You remain as the controller of even those nithyasUris who are very intelligent, and this being the case, what can I do anything in return for you? While you are favouring me greatly, I am not ignorant [having known that I am already yours]; even in this case, you are so complete that I cannot do something to satisfy you. Those who did not accept your favour [i.e., your bestowing of true knowledge about the upAyam], just roam around enjoying worldly pleasures; those who are ignorant [about the fact that the AthmA is already owned by bhagavAn] remained saying &#8220;I have done something in return for his favour&#8221;; only if you are incomplete, we can consider to have done something, but you are complete; this being the case, can I do anything worthy? [dheyva nAyagan] The leader of nithyasUris. dhevaym &#8211; nithyasUris.<\/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 noreferrer\">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; Fifth Centum &gt;&gt; Seventh decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn&#8216;s introduction No specific introduction. 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