< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n The previous pAsuram mentioned about the partiality that emperumAn shows towards his followers. emperumAn asks AzhwAr \u201cis there such a partiality in me? I have not known of such partiality within me\u201d. AzhwAr responds through this pAsuram \u201cif it weren\u2019t there, did the rage that you showed against iraNiyan (hiraNya kashyap) an act?\u201d. Did you show your anger because he was an apt enemy for you? In the previous pAsuram, emperumAn\u2019s quality of vAthsalyam<\/em> (motherly love) was mentioned. This pAsuram mentions the rage born out of that vAthsalyam<\/em>.<\/p>\n Let us enjoy the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n vayiRu azhala vALuruvi vandhAnai anja<\/em> pU vadivai \u2013 the beauty of flowers vayiRu azhala vAL uruvi vandhAnai<\/strong> \u2013 after seeing the way iraNiyan came wielding his sword, emeprumAn\u2019s followers were grieving as to what harm will befall him. Just as thirumangai AzhwAr<\/a> says in periya thirumozhi 5-7-5 \u201cenganE uyvar dhAnavar ninaiththAl<\/em>\u201d (how will the demons sustain themselves when they think [of what happened to hiraNya kashyap]?), emperumAn\u2019s followers also were afraid after seeing the divine form of narasimha (combination of lion face and human torso).<\/p>\n vayiRu azhala<\/strong> \u2013 to grieve with sorrow. Who is grieving with sorrow? It is AzhwAr. AzhwAr is thinking that iraNiyan is wielding his sword now, against narasimha, instead of thinking that he had done like that several yugas<\/em> (eons) back. This is similar to periyAzhwAr<\/a> saying with the emotional stance of yaSOdhA in periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 3-3-7 \u201cenRum en piLLaikkuth thImai seyvArgaL anganam AvArgaLE<\/em>\u201d (those who harm my son (krishNa) will suffer the same way). This is also similar to sugrIva telling SrI rAma in SrI rAmAyaNam yudhdha kANdam 17-5 \u201casmAn hanthum na samSaya:<\/em>\u201d (without doubt he (vibhIshaNa) has come only to kill us\u201d [such is their fear for the safety of emperumAn].<\/p>\n anja eyiRu ilaga vAy maduththadhu en nI<\/strong> \u2013 why did you fold you tongue to display your teeth, in such a way that iraNiyan was scared? Isn\u2019t this ostentatious laughter appearing sweet to pirAttis (consorts of emperumAn) also? This act has not been done because there was no other way! This laughter, with your teeth visible, is more liked by pirAttimArs than the gentle smile that you show when you are together with them.<\/p>\n poRi ugirAl<\/strong> \u2013 with the finger nails, made of many colours<\/p>\n pU vadivai Idu azhiththa pon Azhik kaiyA<\/strong> \u2013 Oh emperumAn who are holding in your hand, the divine disc which has won over even flowers by its softness and beauty! The word ponnAzhi<\/em> could also be construed to refer to the special ring on his hand.<\/p>\n nin sEvadi mEl Idazhiyach cheRRu<\/strong> \u2013 keeping iraNiyan on his divine feet which is used by his pirAttimArs (consorts) to recline; keeping iraNiyan on his divine feet which his followers, like ourselves, desire; blowing iraNiyan to smithereens such that he cannot be stuck together again, and then…<\/p>\n eyiRu ilaga vAy madiththadhu en nI<\/strong> \u2013 why did you fold your tongue and remain angry without controlling it, even after killing iraNiyan with your divine nails, instead of killing him either through your vow or through your divine disc? Isn\u2019t the reason for this due to your love for your devotee prahlAdha! Even after killing iraNiyan, didn\u2019t you take your own time to reduce your rage! emperumAn himself remains in a way similar to that mentioned by SrI rAma in SrI rAmAyaNam yudhdha kANdam 114-10 \u201cmaraNAnthAni vairANi<\/em>\u201d (enmity ceases with the occurrence of death). When a danger befell his follower sugrIva in SrI rAmAyaNam yudhdha kAndam 41-4 did he not say \u201cthvayi kinchith samApannE kim kAryam sIthayA mama<\/em>\u201d (what is the benefit for me with sIthA if any danger comes your way)? The term vAthsalyam<\/em> does not refer to the cow suckling its calf. It is pushing out its earlier born calf with its horn, in order to protect the calf that it gave birth to on that day! Just as thirumangai AzhwAr<\/a> mentioned in periya thirumozhi 5-8-3 \u201ckoNda sIRRam\u00a0 uNduLadhu<\/em>\u201d (there is an anger that you took upon yourself), it is this rage that he takes against his enemies which provides the refuge to his followers when his followers are threatened. Is there any limit to the rage that SrI rAma had when his devotee hanuman was injured by rAvaNa when rAvaNa shot his arrows? SrI rAmAyaNam yudhdha kANdam describes this in its SlOka 59-136 \u201cthathO rAmO mahA thEjA:<\/em>\u201d (SrI rAma was radiant then). rAvaNa who was looking at this could not look SrI rAma in his face. Is it possible to control an ocean if it starts burning? \u201crAvaNEna krutham vraNam<\/em>\u201d (the injury created by rAvaNa) \u2013 rAvaNa created an insignificant problem for hanuman as much as a mosquito will create for a lion. Is this injury (created by rAvaNa) anywhere near that which hanuman experienced when he tried to pluck sun thinking that it was a fruit, when he was wandering in the sky? SrI rAma became angry because he could not tolerate even this small injury to his follower hanuman. \u201cdhrustvA kOpasya vaSamEyivAn<\/em>\u201d (on seeing, he came under the control of anger). After seeing the injury to hanuman, SrI rAma could not be seen. He forgot himself. He forgot hanuman. hanuman had earlier said \u201cna rAvaNa sahasram mE<\/em>\u201d (even if a thousand rAvaNas come, they cannot equal me). But rAma thought of hanuman as a monkey [and not as a mighty warrior when rAvaNa showered his arrows on hanuman]. \u201ckOpaysa vaSamEyivAn<\/em>\u201d (he came under the control of anger). Just as hanuman appeared to lose to someone who is not his equal, SrI rAma lost to his anger which was not up to his standard. It was that SrI rAma who became enraged who was described as in SrI rAmAyaNam ayOdhyA kANdam 20-4 \u201cnakrudhyathyapiSabdhOpi krOdhanIyAni varjayan<\/em>\u201d (since he avoids giving space for anger, even if he is abused he does not become angry) and as said in SrI rAmAyaNam ayOdhyA kANdam\u00a0 1-10 \u201csa cha nithyam prASAnthAthmA mrudhupUrvam cha bhAshathE uchyamAnOpi parusham nOththaram prathipadhyathE <\/em>\u201d (always having a soft heart, he talks softly. Even if others use harsh words, he does not respond to that)!<\/p>\n We shall take up the 94th<\/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 The previous pAsuram mentioned about the partiality that emperumAn shows towards his followers. emperumAn asks AzhwAr \u201cis there such a partiality in me? I have not known of such partiality within me\u201d. 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<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n eyiRu ilaga vAy maduththadhu en nI poRi ugirAl<\/em>
\n pU vadivai Idu azhiththa pon Azhik kaiyA nin<\/em>
\n sEvadimEl\u00a0 Idazhiyach cheRRu<\/em><\/p>\nWord by Word Meanings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nIdu azhiththa \u2013 lowering their esteem very much
\npon Azhi kaiyA \u2013 having a divine hand which holds the divine chakkaram (divine disc)
\nvayiRu azhala \u2013 (followers) to grieve with sorrow
\nvAL uruvi vandhAnai \u2013 iraNiyan who came \u00a0wielding his sword
\nanja \u2013 to become fearful (of your divine form)
\nnin sEvadimEl \u2013 (keeping) on your reddish divine feet
\npoRi ugirAl \u2013 with multi coloured finger nails
\nIdu azhiyach cheRRu \u2013 even after destroying to smithereens
\neyiRu ilaga \u2013 showing brightly your teeth
\nnI vAy maduththadhu en \u2013 why did you fold your tongue?<\/p>\nvyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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