<< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n AzhwAr<\/a> says in this pAsuram \u201cWhen it is said that thirumalai (thiruppathi hills) itself, which is closely connected to you, gives benefits to those who attain it, is it necessary to say that those who attain you would get salvation?\u201c. embAr<\/a> (bhagavadh SrI rAmAnujar<\/a>\u2019s successor\u00a0 in the line of AchAryas<\/a> in our sampradhAyam) would always meditate on this pAsuram since this pAsuram says that thirumalai serves as a means for attaining emperumAn<\/a>.<\/p>\n Let us enjoy the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n vazhi ninRu ninnaith thozhuvAr vazhuvA<\/em> vazhi ninRu \u2013 being steadfast in the path of bhakthi<\/em> (devotion) vazhi ninRu ninnaith thozuvAr<\/strong> \u2013 those who worship you\u00a0 in the way it is mentioned in vEdhas, dharma SAsthras (texts based on righteousness), ithihAsas (epics such as SrI rAmAyaNa and mahAbhAratha), purANas (ancient texts written by sages) etc. bruhadhAraNyaka upanishath 6-5-6 says \u201cAthmA vA arE dhrashtavya: SrOthravya: manthavyO nidhidhyAsithavya:<\/em>\u201d (the AthmA<\/a> which is appropriate to be heard and thought of, is apt to be meditated upon and seen). bruhadhAraNyaka upanishath 6-4-2 says \u201cthamEva dhIrO vigyAya pragyAm kurvItha brAhmaNai:<\/em>\u201d (let that brAhmaNa, who is the best among the gyAnis (those with knowledge) know about paramAthmA and meditate on him). \u201cupAsanam dhruvAsmruthi: dharSanasamAnAkarathA prathyAkshapaththi<\/em>\u201d(upAsanam, steady mode of thinking, having the ability to look at all with equanimity and conspicuousness \u00a0– all these terms have the same meaning). SrI bhagavath gIthA<\/a> 18-55 says \u201cthathO mAm thathvathO gyAthvA viSathE thadhanantharam<\/em>\u201d (he knows about me as I am and then attains me). Thus as mentioned in all the sacred texts, being in the path of upAsanam<\/em> (devotion) up to the stage of dharSan (audience)of emperumAn<\/a>.<\/p>\n vazhuvA mozhi ninRa mUrththiyarE Avar<\/strong> \u2013 those who are having their nature as mentioned by vEdhas which are without any falsehood and have full integrity. chAndhOgya upanishath 8-12-2 says \u201cEsha samprasAdhOsmAchcharIrAth samuththAya param jyOthirupasampathya svEnarUpENa abhinishpadhyathE<\/em>\u201d (this jIvan (soul) exits from this (physical) body, attains supreme being nArAyaNa and realises\u00a0 his basic nature) – as mentioned in such sacred texts, they manifest their natural behaviour.<\/p>\n pazhudhu onRum vArAdha vaNNamE viN kodummum<\/strong> \u2013 it will give paramapadham (SrIvaikuNtam) without any shortcoming either in the result that is obtained [by the AthmA<\/a>] or in the path taken [to reach emperumAn<\/a>]. Since the result includes being servitor to emperumAn\u2019s followers also, there will be no shortcoming in the result. Since emperumAn is the means for attaining him, there will be no shortcoming in the means too.<\/p>\n maN aLandha sIrAn thirvEngadam<\/strong> \u2013 the thiruvEngadam hill has this quality [of granting SrIvaikuNtam]. Actually it is calling out \u201cmaNNaLandha sIrAnE<\/em>\u201d (the 8th<\/sup> case, also called as vocative case or viLichchol<\/em>) (this could be construed as telling emperumAn \u201cthose who worship you in the ordained way would realise their basic nature; your thirumalai hill itself will grant SrivaikuNtam \u201d). Alternative explanation: the thirumalai hill owned by emperumAn who measured the world, will grant mOksham or SrIvaikuNtam. Hasn\u2019t nammAzhwAr<\/a> in his thiruvAimozhi 3-3-7<\/a> said \u201csamankoL vIdu tharum thadam kunRamE<\/em>\u201d (the thirumalai hill will grant SrIvaikuNtam)! People will grant only what they have! [what applies to people would apply to emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s possessions too].<\/p>\n We shall consider the 77th<\/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 in this pAsuram \u201cWhen it is said that thirumalai (thiruppathi hills) itself, which is closely connected to you, gives benefits to those who attain it, is it necessary to say that those who attain you would get salvation?\u201c. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-iyarpa","category-mudhal-thiruvandhadhi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17299","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17299\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/thirumala-hill-2.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n mozhi ninRa mUrththiyE Avar pazhudhonRum<\/em>
\n vArAdha vaNNamE viN kodukkum maNNaLandha<\/em>
\n sIrAn thiruvEngadam<\/em><\/p>\nWord by Word Meanings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nninnai \u2013 you
\nthozhuvAr \u2013 those who attain you
\nvazhuvA mozhi ninRa \u2013 as mentioned in vEdhas, which speak only the truth
\nmUrththiyarE Avar \u2013 will surely have as their basic nature
\nmaN aLandha sIrAn \u2013 (without considering his greatness) the one who has the simplicity of measuring all the worlds
\nthiruvEngadam \u2013 the hills of thirumalai
\npazhudhu onRum \u2013 any shortcoming
\nviN kodukkum \u2013 will it not grant paramapadham (SrIvaikuNtam)!<\/p>\nvyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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