< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr<\/a> said “vAnaththaNiyamarar Akkuvikkum”<\/em>\u00a0(samsAris would be made equivalent to nithyasUris). In this pAsuram, he is amazed that samsAris of this world, using the flowers available in this world and worshipping his divine feet here, would reach the SrIvaikuNtam of emperumAn<\/a>, who is the Lord of the indefatigable nithyasUris. We can construe this as either AzhwAr is speaking with involvement about the activity that emperumAn is going to undertake for his followers or as AzhwAr is speaking about emperumAn\u2019s followers reaching paramapadham even as emperumAn is waiting for his followers here.<\/p>\n Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n parisu naRumalarAl pARkadalAn pAdham<\/em> pARkadalAn pAdham \u2013 the divine feet of emperumAn<\/a> who is reclining in the milky ocean naRu malarAl<\/strong> \u2013 with beautiful, fragrant flowers.<\/p>\n pARkadalAn pAdham <\/strong>\u2013 Isn\u2019t it to enable people like us who can go and worship his divine feet that emperumAn<\/a> is reclining in a simple manner at thiruppARkadal (milky ocean) which is the origin for all the incarnations of emperumAn! Among the four forms of emperumAn viz.\u00a0 vAsudhEvan, sankarshaNan, pradhyumnan and anirudhdhan, he is reclining in thiruppARkadal as the junior-most, anirudhdhan. The divine feet of such emperumAn who is reclining in thiruppARkadal, who is constantly engaged in reaching samsAris to the other shore, paramapadham.<\/p>\n parisu purivAr<\/strong> \u2013 those who are trying to attain emperumAn as per the way showed by SAsthras (sacred texts) – viz. those who are trying to attain emperumAn through the path of bhakthi<\/em> (devotion)<\/p>\n pugappeRuvar pOlAm<\/strong> \u2013 it appears that such people will attain him! There is no fault in the means to attain him. Only those who do not attain him will be the losers.<\/p>\n pugappeRuvar pOlAm<\/strong> \u2013 AzhwAr<\/a> is mentioning, in such a way as to show his displeasure that he is yet to attain paramapadham, of those who would attain paramapadham.<\/p>\n Why is emperumAn<\/a> taking those who attain him, to paramapadham? Is it that he doesn\u2019t have anyone who is attaining him? No, there are many dhEvas (celestial entities) who are trying to attain him. Who are these dhEvas?<\/p>\n purivArgaL thol amarar<\/strong> \u2013 those who are trying to attain emperumAn through their own efforts. The old dhEvas such as brahmA et al, who are reciting his divine names, carrying out penance and growing matted hair.<\/p>\n thol amarar<\/strong> \u2013 very old dhEvas. Those who are older than us by a few days.<\/p>\n kELvi<\/strong> \u2013 even such dhEvas would have only heard of emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s dwelling place of SrIvaikuNtam and would not have seen it. SrIvishNu purANam 1-9-55 says \u201cyam na dhEvA munaya: nachAham na cha Sankara: jAnanthi paramESasya thadh vishNO: paramam padham<\/em>\u201d (brahmA says that \u201cthat is the supreme dwelling place of paramESvara vishNu (supreme Lord) which dhEvas, rishis (sages), Sankara and I have not been able to know a little bit about\u201d).<\/p>\n thuLangu oLi sEr thORRaththu<\/strong> \u2013 mahAbhAratham AraNya parvam 136-18 says \u201cathyarkkAnala dhIptham thath sthAnam<\/em>\u201d (that paramapadham is brighter than sun and fire). That paramapadham appears as such an immeasurable bright place. SvEthAsvathara upanishath 3-8 says \u201cAdhithya varNam thamasa: parasthAth<\/em>\u201d (having the brightness of sun, located beyond the world of thamas (total darkness or ignorance)). nAchchiyAr thirumozhi 10-2 says \u201cmElthOnRum sOdhi vEdha mudhalvar<\/em>\u201d (the supreme being who is referred to by vEdhas (sacred texts) who dwells in that place which is beyond all the other places). This is how paramapadham has been referred to [in a few examples].<\/p>\n nal amarar kOmAn nagar<\/strong> \u2013 the dwelling place of the Lord of nithyasUris such as periya thiruvadi <\/em>(garudan), thiruvananthAzhwAn <\/em>(AdhiSEshan) who are the naturally residing, permanent dwellers there unlike mukthars who have stayed in samsAram for some time and then due to the grace of emperumAn<\/a> sever their connection with samsAram and reach there in their own order.<\/p>\n nal amarar kOmAn<\/strong> \u2013 the charateristic of emperumAn is that he is the Lord of those nithyasUris who enjoy their goal and who cannot sustain themselves if they are separated from emperumAn, unlike dhEvas who observe certain means on their own for some time. parapapadham is the dwelling place for nithyasUris who give emperumAn his characteristic quality. Instead of saying that brahmam (supreme being) does not have any significant quality, it says that there is a divine abode for him and both he and the divine entities [nithyasUris] reside there! It appears that those who carry out bhakthi at the divine feet of emperumAn with fragrant flowers would enter such paramapadham! AzhwAr<\/a> says that such people will initially worship archAvathAra emperumAn<\/a> (dwelling in idol form in various divine abodes in samsAram), then worship him in vibhavam (various incarnations), then vyUham (at thiruppARkadal) and finally in paramapadham (SrIvaikuNtam). It appears that saying like this is not typical of AzhwArs<\/a> and they are saying this as per their engagement. It is said that if one worships the junior most form, anirudhdha in thiruppARkadal, he would certainly attain paramapadham! Hence, it is certain that if one were to worship at the divine feet of emperumAn<\/a> in any one place, he is bound to get the goal [of reaching paramapadham].<\/p>\n Let us move on to the 4th<\/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 In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr said “vAnaththaNiyamarar Akkuvikkum”\u00a0(samsAris would be made equivalent to nithyasUris). 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<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n purivAr pugappeRuvar pOlAm purivArgaL<\/em>
\n thollamar kELvith thulangoLisEr thORRaththu<\/em>
\n nallamarar kOmAn nagar<\/em><\/p>\nWord by Word Meanings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nnaRu malaral \u2013 with fragrant flowers
\nparisu purivAr \u2013 those who worship him willingly through the means of devotion
\npurivArgaL thol amarar \u2013 the ancient dhEvas (such as brahmA et al) who are sAdhanAnushtAna parar<\/em> (those who are trying to reach emperumAn through their own efforts)
\nkELvi \u2013 that which can only be heard of (and not be seen)
\nthulangu oLi sEr thORRaththu \u2013 with resplendent radiance
\nnal amarar kOman nagar \u2013 paramapadham which is the huge city of the head of nithyasUris
\npugap peRuvar pOlAm \u2013 they will attain, it seems!<\/p>\nvyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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