<< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n AzhwAr<\/a> says that it is the protector of all, emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s divine feet which are to be attained and which help in attaining. In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr mentioned about how he was protected. In this pAsuram, he is mentioning about protecting everyone.<\/p>\n Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n marundhum poruLum amudhamum thAnE<\/em> thirundhiya \u2013 with exactness (knowing clearly that he is the supreme being) marundhum poruLum amudhamum thane<\/strong> \u2013 the term marundhu<\/em> (medicine) refers to its ability to destroy enemies (since medicine cures diseases) , the term poruL<\/em> refers to the means (wealth) for obtaining the medicine and the term amudham<\/em> refers to the benefit realised. It is only emperumAn<\/a> who removes our enemies, gives what we need and allows himself to be enjoyed by us. He removes those which we do not want and gives what we want. Alternatively, since medicine cures the disease and gives strength, the term marundhu<\/em> refers to the means and the terms poruL<\/em> and amudham<\/em> refer to the two states of benefits (i.e. as wealth it is the means for obtaining other needed things and it is enjoyed as the benefit, like gold). vishNu dharmam 72-4 says \u201camrutham sAdhanam sAdhyam yam paSyanthi manIshiNa:, gyEyAkhyam paramAthmAnam vishNum dhyAyan na sIdhathi <\/em>\u201d (one never suffers any sorrow, if he meditates on vishNu, the supreme being, who is seen by wise people as the indestructible means and who is attained). Hasn\u2019t brahmA too mentioned in SrI rAmAyaNam yudhdha kANdam 117-17 \u201cSaraNyam SaraNancha thvAmAhur dhivyA maharshaya:<\/em>\u201d (the sacred sages state that you are the means and the benefit)! In thrivikrama avathAram<\/em> (incarnation) since he removed enemies such as namuchi, he is the medicine; since he came as a mendicant, he became the wealth too; since he kept his divine feet on everyone\u2019s head, he became the nectar (benefit) too. Thus, divine feet of emperumAn<\/a> who measured all the worlds are everything. It is not samiththu pAdhi sAvithri pAdhi<\/em> (this is an old saying which refers to carrying out a ritual where one keeps a count of the manthra<\/em> that one recites using samiththu, a type of stick. One should have 1008 sticks and recite the gAyathri manthram 1008 times, without short-changing in either). emperumAn is everything, unlike the above-mentioned saying.<\/p>\n thirundhiya sengaN mAl<\/strong> \u2013 he has reddish eyes which reflect that he is the supreme being. Alternatively,<\/p>\n thirundhiya<\/strong> \u2013 he is the final goal as well as the means. He is as per his svarUpam (basic nature). Or, if the AthmAs (souls) do not change their ways, he changes his ways to align himself with them. Or, just as AthmAs do not ever correct themselves, emperumAn<\/a> will always be exact (without any error).<\/p>\n sengaN<\/strong> \u2013 he has reddish eyes to reflect his affection for his followers.<\/p>\n mAl<\/strong> \u2013 one who is affectionate.<\/p>\n AngE porundhiyum ninRu<\/strong> \u2013 instead of feeling ashamed that the consort of mahAlakshmi has come to ask for alms, he stands firmly in the act of taking alms.<\/p>\n porundhiyum<\/strong> \u2013 being firm in protecting<\/p>\n ninRu<\/strong> \u2013 his divine mind standing firmly in that<\/p>\n ulagam uNdu umizhndhum<\/strong> \u2013 protecting the worlds by swallowing them and letting them out in due course<\/p>\n nIReRRu<\/strong> \u2013 he took alms as if he is obtaining something which did not belong to him.<\/p>\n nIrERRum<\/strong> \u2013 he obtained something which he could not have attained otherwise<\/p>\n mUvadiyAl anRu ulagam thAyOnadi<\/strong> \u2013 it is the divine feet of one who measured the three worlds after taking water [from mahAbali as symbol of taking alms] which are medicine, wealth and nectar.<\/p>\n We can also consider uNdu<\/strong> as referring to medicine, umizhndhu<\/strong> as wealth and sengaNmAl<\/strong> as nectar.<\/p>\n We shall take up the 5th<\/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 it is the protector of all, emperumAn\u2019s divine feet which are to be attained and which help in attaining. 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<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n thirundhiya sengaNmAl AngE porundhiyum<\/em>
\n ninRulagam uNdumizhndhum nIrERRu mUvadiyAl<\/em>
\n anRulagam thAyOnadi<\/em><\/p>\nWord by Word Meanings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nsem kaN \u2013 having lotus-like divine eyes
\nmAl \u2013 with affection
\nAngE \u2013 in that only activity of protecting the world
\nninRu porundhiya \u2013 being firmly suited (to that)
\nulagam \u2013 all the worlds
\nuNdu \u2013 swallowing (so that deluge will not destroy them)
\numizhndhu \u2013 later, spitting them out
\nanRu \u2013 once, in an earlier time
\nnIr ERRu \u2013 taking water from mahAbali as a symbol of taking alms from him
\nmU adiyAl ulagam thAyOn \u2013 emperumAn who measured all the worlds with his three steps
\nadi thanE \u2013 only his divine feet
\nmarundhum \u2013 are like medicine to cure the disease of samsAram (life in this materialistic realm)
\nporuLum \u2013 like wealth, capable of obtaining what is desired
\namudhamum – being sweet like nectar<\/p>\nvyAkyanam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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