<< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n AzhwAr<\/a> had requested emperumAn<\/a> to grace him to be without fear. His divine mind told him \u201cIf we compel him like this to grace us, would it mean that we are qualified to ask him for his mercy? Or, is he capable of showering his grace on us?\u201d and backtracks. AzhwAr then consoles his mind saying \u201cThere is nothing in this, you see. Before showering his grace on people who are qualified, he will grace even unqualified people like us due to his ability to achieve impossible tasks. Hence do not fear\u201d.<\/p>\n Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n aruLAdhu ozhiyumE Alilai mEl anRu<\/em> iruLAdha sindhaiyarAy \u2013 having a heart which has not been touched by the darkness of ignorance aruLAdhu ozhiyumE<\/strong> \u2013 Will he remain without showering grace on us? Will he remain without gracing us despite our being qualified? thirumazhisai AzhwAr<\/a> also\u00a0 mercifully mentions in thiruchchandha viruththam 115 \u201ceththinAl idark kadal kidaththi Ezhai nenjamE<\/em>\u201d (Oh foolish heart! Why are you immersed in the sea of sorrows?). Was it not for us that emperumAn<\/a> had said in SrI bhagavath gIthA 18-66 \u201caham thvA sarva pApEbhyO mOkshayishyAmi <\/em>\u201d (I will liberate you from all sins)!<\/p>\n Alilai mEl anRu theruLAdha piLLaiyAych chErndhAn<\/strong> \u2013 the innocent child who reclined on a tender banyan leaf. For one who carried out the impossible task of keeping all the worlds in his stomach as a child, it is not that he cannot shower his mercy. When the worlds were under deluge, even without anyone asking him to protect, he protected all by keeping them in his stomach. AzhwAr<\/a> is asking whether he would not shower his mercy on us to remain without fear when he is showering his mercy on those who do not even know to ask him to shower his mercy on them. He says that people would have hoped that he would protect them from deluge of samsAram just as he protected the worlds from [actual] deluge.\u00a0 He says that he carried out an impossible task when he reclined on a tender banyan leaf which had just sprouted when the worlds were about to be destroyed.<\/p>\n iruLAdha sindhaiyarAy<\/strong> \u2013 those with hearts which do not have any ignorance with regard to matter concerning emperumAn<\/a>.<\/p>\n sEvadikkE semmalar thUyk kaithozhudhu<\/strong> \u2013 offering fresh flowers to his reddish, divine feet. Worshipping him with hands, offering him flowers.<\/p>\n mundhaiyarAy niRpArrku mun<\/strong> \u2013 you would see [AzhwAr<\/a> tells his heart] that he will grace us ahead of those who are standing in the forefront. He will delay showering his grace on those who are trying to attain him on their own efforts. For those like us who are holding on to him, he will shower his grace ahead [of others].<\/p>\n theruLAdha piLLaiyAy<\/strong> \u2013 during deluge, emperumAn<\/a> did not have the knowledge to make a distinction between those who prayed to him to protect them and those who did not pray to him for protection. Isn’t that the reason that he protected everyone in his stomach!<\/p>\n We will take up the 20th<\/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 had requested emperumAn to grace him to be without fear. 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<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n theruLAdha piLLaiyAich chErndhAn iruLAdha<\/em>
\n sindhaiyarAych chEvadikkE semmalar thUyk kaithozhudhu<\/em>
\n mudhaiyarAy niRpArkku mun<\/em><\/p>\nWord by Word Meanings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nsE adikkE \u2013 for the reddish divine feet
\nsem malar thUy \u2013 submitting fresh flowers
\nkai thozhudhu \u2013 joining the palms together as anjali
\n<\/em>mundhaiyarAy niRpArkku \u2013\u00a0 devotees\u00a0 who stand at the forefront (in emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s matter)
\nanRu \u2013 at an earlier point of time
\ntheruLAdha piLLai Ay \u2013 as an innocent child
\nAl ilai mEl sErndhAn \u2013 emperumAn who took rest on a tender banyan leaf
\nmun aruLAdhu ozhiyumE \u2013 will he not shower grace ahead?<\/p>\nvyAkyanam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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