{"id":18638,"date":"2017-11-21T23:33:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T23:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=18638"},"modified":"2017-11-21T23:33:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T23:33:13","slug":"irandam-thiruvandhadhi-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/11\/irandam-thiruvandhadhi-52\/","title":{"rendered":"iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi &#8211; 52 &#8211; niRam kariyan"},"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\/09\/irandam-thiruvandhadhi\/\">Full Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/11\/irandam-thiruvandhadhi-51\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/vamana-mahabali.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3154\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/vamana-mahabali.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>avathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/bhuthaththazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says that <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s beauty will make him too, who has the ability to advise his divine mind, to be bewildered. He also recounts the mercy that he received due to emperumAn\u2019s connection with pirAtti and says that this is exclusive for him.<\/p>\n<p>Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n<p><em>niRam kariyan seyya nedumalrAL mArvan<\/em><br \/>\n<em> aRam periyan Ar adhu aRivAr maRam purindha<\/em><br \/>\n<em> vALarakkan pOlvAnai vAnavarkOn thAnaththu<\/em><br \/>\n<em> nIL irukkaikkuyththAn neRi<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Word by Word Meaning<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>niRam kariyan \u2013 (like dark clouds which have filled up water) the dark coloured<br \/>\nseyya nedu malrAL mArvan \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> who has periya pirAtti, who is reddish in complexion and who resides in an expansive lotus, on his chest<br \/>\naRam periyan \u2013 he is very generous in his mercy<br \/>\nmaRam purindha \u2013 one who was inimical<br \/>\nvAL arakkan pOlvAnai \u2013 mahAbali, who was like the warrior demon rAvaNa<\/p>\n<p>(even though he too should have been beheaded like rAvaNa, not doing that)<br \/>\nvAnavar kOn thAnaththu \u2013 in svargam, the land of dhEvEndhra (the Lord of celestial entities)<br \/>\nnIL irukkaikku \u2013 enabling him to live for a long time<br \/>\nneRi \u2013 in pAthALa lOkam (nether world)<br \/>\nuyththAn \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> who sent him there<br \/>\nadhu \u2013 his mercy<br \/>\nAr aRivAr \u2013 who is capable to estimate?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>vyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>niRam kariyan<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> has a divine physical beauty which will remove all the anguish of his followers. He has the capability to remove their fatigue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>seyya nedumalarAL mArvan<\/strong> \u2013 he has the divine chest in which pirAtti, who, like a lightning amidst cloud, having reddish complexion which is the exact opposite of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s dark complexion, resides always.<\/p>\n<p><strong>aRam periyan<\/strong> \u2013 due to his being together with her, he is always merciful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>seyya nedumalarAL mArvan aRam periyan<\/strong> \u2013 the reason for <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s mercy is pirAtti. The reason for pirAtti\u2019s wealth is emperumAn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ar adhu aRivAr<\/strong> \u2013 none knows this secret. It is like the nineteenth language which no one knows. Only <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/azhwars\/\">AzhwArs<\/a> and their followers, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/full-list\/\">AchAryars<\/a>, know this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ar adhu aRivAr<\/strong> \u2013 who knows his inner mind and external disposition? There is no one who knows <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> completely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>maRam purindha vALarakkan pOlvAnai<\/strong> \u2013 mahAbali who is cruel like rAvaNa. Both of them had the quality of considering emperumAn\u2019s possession as theirs. While rAvaNa seized his consort sIthAppirAtti, mahAbali took hold of his world. Thus, mahAbali is apt to be beheaded like rAvaNa. However, the reason for leaving aside mahAbali unlike rAvaNa who was beheaded, was because of the little bit of magnanimity that he had.<\/p>\n<p><strong>vAnavarkOn thAnaththu nILirukkaikku uyththAn neRi<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>, with his grace, kept mahAbali in pAthAla lOkam (nether world) which is superior to indhra\u2019s kingdom since he felt \u201cwhy should mahAbali, who had a desire in kingdom, lose it? Why should he seize indhra\u2019s kingdom and why should I obtain it in an improper way? Let me give him his kingdom in a proper way\u201d. Who would indeed know emperumAn\u2019s nature since he kept mahAbali in pAthAla lOkam where he could stay for a very long time unlike indhralOkam where he could lose out indhra\u2019s kingdom to someone else like indhra lost and feel miserable? <em>neRiyAlE uyththAn<\/em> would also mean his natural quality (through grace). Was his nature such that anyone would have known? SrIvishNu purANam 5-17-30 says \u201c<em>thadhAmarathvam thridha SAthipathyam manvantharam pUrNamapEtha Sathru:<\/em>\u201d (mahAbali\u00a0 attained the position of dhEvEndhra, ruling the three worlds for one manvantharam, without enemies). Who will know the mercy of emperumAn who kept mahAbali in pAthala lOkam so that he could attain the position of indhra?<\/p>\n<p>We shall take up the 53<sup>rd<\/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;&lt; Previous avathArikai AzhwAr says that emperumAn\u2019s beauty will make him too, who has the ability to advise his divine mind, to be bewildered. He also recounts the mercy that he received due to emperumAn\u2019s connection with pirAtti and says that this is &#8230; <a title=\"iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi &#8211; 52 &#8211; niRam kariyan\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2017\/11\/irandam-thiruvandhadhi-52\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi &#8211; 52 &#8211; niRam kariyan\">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":[72,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irandam-thiruvandhadhi","category-iyarpa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18638","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=18638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18638\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}