{"id":17541,"date":"2017-09-09T23:46:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T23:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=17541"},"modified":"2017-09-09T23:46:48","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T23:46:48","slug":"mudhal-thiruvandhadhi-91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/09\/mudhal-thiruvandhadhi-91\/","title":{"rendered":"mudhal thiruvandhAdhi &#8211; 91 &#8211; Unak kurumbaiyin"},"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 href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/06\/mudhal-thiruvandhadhi\/\">Full Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/09\/mudhal-thiruvandhadhi-90\/\">&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/varaha-perumal-art.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8839\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/varaha-perumal-art.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/varaha-perumal-art.jpg 264w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/varaha-perumal-art-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>avathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says that even though <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> is such that he would grant whatever we ask of him, other than those who get rid of their desire for worldly pursuits and surrender to his divine feet, it is very difficult to attain paramapadham (SrIvaikuNtam). In order to attain the goal, shouldn\u2019t one get an inkling about lowly matters that they are lowly and attainable matters that they are to be attained? In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr mentioned about the help that emperumAn rendered to one (prahlAdha) who had desire towards him. In this pAsuram, he says that desire is the only one which is required.<\/p>\n<p>Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n<p><em>Unak kurumbaiyin uL pukku iruL nIkki<\/em><br \/>\n<em> gyAnach chudar koLIi nAL dhORum Enaththu<\/em><br \/>\n<em> uruvAy ulagu idandha UzhiyAn pAdham<\/em><br \/>\n<em> maruvAdhArkku uNdAmO vAn<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Word by Word Meaning<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Unak kurumbaiyin \u2013 in the hut called body made of flesh<br \/>\nuL pukku \u2013 entering (analysing)<br \/>\niruL\u00a0 \u2013 ignorance (which considers the body as sweet)<br \/>\nnIkki \u2013 removing<br \/>\ngyAnam sudar \u2013 lamp of true knowledge<br \/>\nkoLIi \u2013 lighting<br \/>\nEnaththu uru Ay \u2013 incarnating as varAha form (wild boar)<br \/>\nulagu idandha \u2013 one who separated the world from the shell of the universe<br \/>\nUzhiyAn \u2013 one who was present during deluge, that <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s<br \/>\npAdham \u2013 divine feet<br \/>\nnAL dhORum \u2013 every day<br \/>\nmaruvAdhArkku \u2013 those who do not worship<br \/>\nvAn \u2013 paramapadham (SrIvaikuNtam)<br \/>\nuNdAmO \u2013 will it be available?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>vyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Unak kurumbaiyin uL pukku<\/strong> \u2013 reaching up to the point where faults are located inside the body which is having abundance of faults. Isn\u2019t the body made of flesh! Doesn\u2019t body, looking at it superficially, appear to be good to look at, hiding its qualities of being lowly, mean, unstable, worthless, disgusting, covered with a layer of skin to hide the inner features! Body is referred to as a hut since the body is like a hut for AthmA (soul).<\/p>\n<p><strong>iruL nIkki<\/strong> \u2013 removing the ignorance which considers body as pleasurable<\/p>\n<p><strong>gyAnach chudal koLIi<\/strong> \u2013 lighting the lamp of knowledge. Knowing the characteristics of AthmA (soul) as they are, enabling knowledge about <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>, forgetting about self which is an attribute and focussing on emperumAn who is the substrate [holding the attribute]. The characteristic of AthmA is not something which is formed at one point of time and removed at another. It is there always. If it is hidden, thoughts seeking other benefits [instead of service to emperumAn] and about other means [instead of emperumAn\u2019s divine feet] will come on their own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>nAL dhORum maruvAdhArkku uNdAmO vAn<\/strong> \u2013 will paramapadham (SrIvaikuNtam) fructify for those who do not worship at the divine feet of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> who transformed himself in order to protect his possessions (when he protected earth by transforming himself as varAha, the boar) unlike those who try to save themselves when their possessions are being destroyed?<\/p>\n<p><strong>nAL dhORum<\/strong> \u2013 would SrIvaikuNtam be attainable for those who do not think everyday ,with total focus, of the divine feet of emperumAn who dug out the earth during his incarnation as varAha?<\/p>\n<p><strong>UzhiyAn<\/strong> \u2013 he protects us even during deluge, when we are not there and he is present. An incident is quoted here about periya kOyil dhAsar, who was a disciple of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a> (AchAryan of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>, who is the commentator for this prabandham). periya kOyil dhAsar, who had surrendered to the divine feet of nanjIyar, did not come to nanjIyar for many days. One day he came to nanjIyar and heard a few good words. One of the persons present there at that time, told dhAsar \u201cit has been a long time since you came here\u201d to which dhAsar responded saying \u201cisn\u2019t my goal a certainty when I attained the divine feet of nanjIyar? My loss is a few days when I did not see him in-between\u201d The person (who spoke to him first) realised that dhAsar has given up the habit (and the faith due to that) of coming to his AchAryan everyday and listening to his good words. He asked dhAsar \u201chas not <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> mercifully sung the pAsuram \u2018<em>nAL dhORum maruvAdhArkku uNdAmO vAn<\/em>?\u2019. <em>Have you not heard of this pAsuram<\/em>?\u2019 <em>You do not speak like someone who has seen the difference of having worshipped at the divine feet of nanjIyar for a few days\u201d<\/em>. While atonement has been mentioned [in sacred texts] for those who, out of ignorance, miss a step when carrying out their karma (deeds, both good and bad), has it been stated that <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> can be attained even by those who do not have a desire in attaining him? Would a person, who has once surrendered to emperumAn but who goes about his usual ways in pursuing worldly matters in samsAram [after this act of surrendering], get his desired benefit? He had missed out on the benefit [of carrying out service to emperumAn] not because he had no qualification for it but because he had not desired it. In order to enjoy emperumAn, it is not that only <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">chEthana<\/a> (sentient entity) is required; the desire [by chEthana] is also required. When obtaining such a huge benefit, shouldn\u2019t at least desire be there?<\/p>\n<p>Let us consider the 92<sup>nd<\/sup> pAsuram next.<\/p>\n<p>adiyEn krishNa ramanuja dhAsan<\/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 &lt; Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that even though emperumAn is such that he would grant whatever we ask of him, other than those who get rid of their desire for worldly pursuits and surrender to his divine feet, it is very difficult to &#8230; <a title=\"mudhal thiruvandhAdhi &#8211; 91 &#8211; Unak kurumbaiyin\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/09\/mudhal-thiruvandhadhi-91\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about mudhal thiruvandhAdhi &#8211; 91 &#8211; Unak kurumbaiyin\">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-17541","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\/17541","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=17541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17541\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}