<< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n While going to hell is rare, AzhwAr<\/a> mercifully mentioned about the activities carried out by chEthanas<\/a> on their own, in the earlier pAsuram. AzhwAr says that even if they do not have any implements [to attain emperumAn<\/a>], if they leave their responsibility with emperumAn and remain that way, that emperumAn will carry out all the tasks will be evident by merely looking at his greatness. Is it easy for samsAris to attain emperumAn? AzhwAr mentions an easy way. If we are able to attain one who takes care of everything, including our existence, everything will become easy, he says.<\/p>\n Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n ariyadhu eLidhAgum ARRalAl mARRip<\/em> ARRalAl \u2013 with his power (taking upon himself, all the tasks which will result in benefits for the chEthana<\/a>) Where have we seen this happen? …….. ariyadhu eLidhAgum<\/strong> \u2013 attaining the difficult to attain emperumAn<\/a> and worshipping him are very difficult. What should be done for that?<\/p>\n ARRalAl mARRIp peruga muyalvAraip peRRAl<\/strong> \u2013 ARRalAl<\/em> could mean either with power or with patience. If we consider the first meaning, this would mean: since emperumAn has no shortcoming in his power, transferring the responsibility from chEthana<\/a> to himself, and utilising that power for removing the hurdle which stands in the way of the chEthana attaining emperumAn and offering himself to the chEthana. If we attain one who says \u201cwhy should I expect that this entity (chEthana) should do something? Let me take that responsibility on myself and carry out the task for him\u201d, the difficult-to-get entity will become easy-to-get. emperumAn, with his strength, will protect the chEthana such that the chEthana\u2019s powerlessness will get negated. If the second meaning is considered (with patience), this would mean: \u00a0this patience will be useful for emperumAn to put up with all the inimical deeds carried out by the chEthana which would cause hurdles for him in attaining emperumAn.<\/p>\n mARRip peruga muyalvAraip peRRAl<\/strong> \u2013 Even the difficult tasks will become easy to achieve if he (a chEthana) can get one who will take the chEthana\u2019s responsibility on his shoulders so that the chEthana doesn\u2019t have to do anything. That person who takes the responsibility will give strength to the chEthana and make that also as an act that gives himself strength. He would feel elated that the chEthana has been able to achieve so much (while actually the achievement is the other person\u2019s) without any knowledge or strength [who can be such a person other than emperumAn<\/a>!]. It is implied here that he [emperumAn] can be attained only through his grace and if we take any effort that would become the cause for even losing him. As an example, AzhwAr<\/a> is citing the case of gajEndhran, the elephant.<\/p>\n kariyadhOr veN kOttu mAl yAnai<\/strong> \u2013 the elephant which is black in colour, has white coloured tusks and is huge.<\/p>\n venri mudiththanRE thaN kOttu mAmalarAl thAzhndhu<\/strong> \u2013 [gajEndhran] the elephant entered the pond, plucked a lotus flower and was harassed by a crocodile. To remove the sorrow of the elephant that it may not be able to offer the flower to the divine feet of emperumAn before the flower withers away, emperumAn came running to the bank of the pond with his dress and crown dishevelled and took\u00a0 the elephant to safety, on the bank. Once he reached the bank, didn\u2019t gajEndharan offer the flower at the divine feet of emperumAn<\/a> and remove his enemy! AzhwAr<\/a> called the elephant, which was troubled by the crocodile, as kariyadhOr veNkOttu mAl yAnai<\/em> (black coloured, huge elephant with white tusks). The purpose of describing the colour of the elephant and the tusks when the elephant was in such a condition [being troubled by crocodile] is: just as a child falls into a well and the mother thinks \u201cwhat a beautiful child\u201d and starts thinking about the beauty and the various parts of the child, AzhwAr also thinks of the beauty of the elephant in the same way. The world kOttu<\/em> refers to bank (of the pond) and the world thaN<\/em> means being cool. Did the elephant become victorious after it reached the cool bank and offer the flower? Did it become victorious after submitting the flower at the divine feet? Did it not become victorious with emperumAn\u2019s mercy! If the text is thaN thOttu mAmalarAl<\/em> the meaning will be \u201chuge flower with cool petals\u201d. \u00a0When emperumAn had not taken on himself the protection of gajEndhran, the elephant was under the crocodile\u2019s control. As soon as emperumAn took over its protection, the hurdle for elephant disappeared. The one who is protected with emperumAn\u2019s mercy will be strong. When emperumAn is angry and does not protect, the enemies will be strong. Just as emperumAn himself \u00a0has mentioned in SrI bhagavath gIthA 12-7<\/a> \u201cthEshAm aham samuthdhArthA mruthyu samsAra sAgarAth<\/em>\u201d (I save them from the ocean of samsAram), he will protect. When he is angry, he will push us into difficulties, as mentioned in SrI bhagavath gIthA 16-19 \u201ckshipAmi ajasramaSubAn AsurIshvEva yOnishu<\/em>\u201d (I will push them into demonic births). Thus [if we leave out protection to emperumAn] the difficult task will become easy. All that is required of chEthana<\/a> for this to happen is not to obstruct when emperumAn wants to shower his mercy on him.<\/p>\n We shall move on to the 23rd<\/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 While going to hell is rare, AzhwAr mercifully mentioned about the activities carried out by chEthanas on their own, in the earlier pAsuram. 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<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n peruga muyalvAraip peRRAl kariyadhOr<\/em>
\n veNkOttu mAl yAnai venRi mudiththanRE<\/em>
\n thaNkOttu mAmalarAl thAzhndhu<\/em><\/p>\nWord by Word Meaning<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nmARRi \u2013 removing the hurdle (of chEthana\u2019s efforts)<\/p>\n
\nperuga muyalvArai \u2013 the supreme entity, emperumAn<\/a>, who is taking all the efforts
\npeRRAl \u2013 if we are able to attain [him]
\nariyadhu \u2013 mOksham [SrIvaikuNtam] which is very difficult to attain
\neLidhu Agum \u2013 will become easy<\/p>\n
\nveN kOdu \u2013 having white tusks
\nmAl \u2013 huge
\nkariyadhu Or yAnai \u2013 black complexioned, unique, gajEndhrAzhwAn [name of the elephant]
\nvenRi mudiththu \u2013 victorious (over crocodile) and destroying
\nthaN \u2013 cool
\nkOdu \u2013 on the bank of the pond
\nmA \u2013 great
\nmalarAl \u2013 with lotus flower
\nthAzhndhu anRE \u2013 did it not bow down and carry out service [to emperumAn]?<\/p>\nvyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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