<< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n AzhwAr<\/a> says that only emperumAn<\/a> is apt to be attained since he removed the curse of the egotistic rudhra. He says that when there is any danger, without making any distinction, he would remove such danger, whether it is for his consorts or for the egotistic rudhra. This implies that it is only emperumAn who is greater than everyone else and that other ISvaras (lords) cannot be refuge for others as well as to themselves (in other words they are not capable of protecting others \u00a0or themselves).<\/p>\n Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n EREzhum venRadarththa endhai eri uruvaththu<\/em> ERu Ezhum \u2013 the seven bulls (to get rid of) ERu Ezhum venRu adarththa endhai<\/strong> \u2013 the lord who was victorious over the seven bulls (for the sake of nappinnaip pirAtti)<\/p>\n eri uruvaththu ERu ERi<\/strong> \u2013 Siva who has the complexion of fire and who has bull as his vehicle<\/p>\n ERu ERi<\/strong> \u2013 Siva who has a bull (much like a mendicant having bull for his survival)<\/p>\n patta idu sAbam<\/strong> \u2013 brahmA, who allowed until Siva plucked out his head, cursed him saying \u201csince you have carried out the heinous crime of severing my head, let this skull never leave your hand\u201d.<\/p>\n idu sAbam<\/strong> \u2013 mAthsya purANam 182 says \u201ckapAlee thvam bhavishyasi<\/em>\u201d (you will become one having skull), the curse given by brahmA. brahmA, who could not tolerate the fame of Siva, asked him to sever the head and then put the blame on Siva for severing it.<\/p>\n pARu ERi uNda<\/strong> \u2013 pARu<\/em> refers to birds such as eagles, vultures etc. Siva went from place to place, carrying the skull, which is normally eaten by eagles and vultures, with the birds feeling happy looking at the sight.<\/p>\n thalai vAy niRaiya<\/strong> \u2013 to enable the (mouth of the ) skull to fill up<\/p>\n kOttangai<\/strong> \u2013 beautiful hand like a bud<\/p>\n oN kurudhi kaNda poruL sollil<\/strong> \u2013 emperumAn<\/a> sprayed the sweat from his divine chest on the skull and made it to break out of Siva\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n oN kurudhi<\/strong> \u2013 beautiful blood. It was similar to the saffron on the chest of emperumAn.<\/p>\n am kai<\/strong> \u2013 with the beautiful hand which was capable of removing the heinous crime.<\/p>\n oN kurudhi<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0 mAthya purANam 182 says \u201cthasya rakthasya nisruthA<\/em>\u201d (the flow of blood). Some people say that emperumAn<\/a> sprayed blood. Is it correct to say that blood was similar to vermillion? There is not much of a difference between the two. It is not incorrect to say this since it compares with the incomparable emperumAn.<\/p>\n kaNda poruL sollil kadhai<\/strong> \u2013 If truth were to be told..<\/p>\n kadhai<\/strong> \u2013 this is like mahAbhAratham. Siva need not be an ISvaran like this; neither does he need to be one who had committed a heinous crime. nampiLLai would narrate an incident involving nanjIyar: One day, nanjIyar gave a mango to nampiLLai and asked him to give it to a person by name nambi thiruvazhudhivaLanAdu dhAsar. When nampiLLai went to him, dhAsar was explaining the meaning for this pAsuram (63rd<\/sup> pAsuram) \u201cWe have not heard that kaNNapirAn (krishNa) who had killed seven bulls committed a crime or that he had to go to someone\u2019s door to carry out any atonement. But Siva did not kill brahmA (brahmA was very much alive after the head was severed). By plucking the head of one who was alive even after losing his head, Siva committed a crime and started going to various places to get rid of its effect. emperumAn<\/a> removed that crime due to his connection. Isn\u2019t this the difference between emperumAn and others! \u201d (it is implied here that the one who killed the bulls did not commit any crime but the one who has bull as his vehicle, committed a crime by severing a head, though the person whose head he had severed, did not die!). Who is ISvaran among these three \u2013 Siva, who committed the crime by severing a head? Or brahmA, who lost his head and suffered? Or emperumAn who removed the curse of Siva? You be the judge!<\/p>\n We shall move on to the 64th<\/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 AzhwAr says that only emperumAn is apt to be attained since he removed the curse of the egotistic rudhra. 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<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n EREri patta vidu sAbam pARERi<\/em>
\n uNdathalai vAy niRaiyak kOttangai oNkurudhi<\/em>
\n kaNda poruL sollil kadhai<\/em><\/p>\nWord by Word Meaning<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nvenRu \u2013 being victorious over them
\nadarththa \u2013 destroyed
\nendhai \u2013 kaNNapirAn (krishNa), my swAmy (lord)
\neri uruvaththu ERu ERi patta \u2013 suffered by rudhra who has a fiery form and who has bull as his vehicle
\nvidu sAbam \u2013 curse given by brahmA<\/p>\n
\npARu ERi uNda thalai vAy niRaiya \u2013 to fill up the mouth of the skull which eagles eat as food
\nkOdu \u2013 hand which is like a bud
\nam kai \u2013 with beautiful hands (given after tearing)
\noN kurudhi \u2013 with beautiful blood
\nkaNda poruL \u2013 that incident seen (when the skull fell out of [rudhra\u2019s] hands)
\nkadhai \u2013 will end up like mahAbhAratha story<\/p>\nvyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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