{"id":20157,"date":"2018-04-08T23:13:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T23:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=20157"},"modified":"2018-04-08T23:13:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T23:13:44","slug":"munram-thiruvandhadhi-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/04\/munram-thiruvandhadhi-40\/","title":{"rendered":"mUnRAm thiruvandhAdhi &#8211; 40 &#8211; uLan kaNdAy"},"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\/2018\/02\/munram-thiruvandhadhi\/\">Full Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/04\/munram-thiruvandhadhi-39\/\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/thirumala-hill-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10209\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/thirumala-hill-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/thirumala-hill-2.jpg 291w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/thirumala-hill-2-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>avathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/peyazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> tells his heart that there is no deficiency in him after <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>, who is superior to everyone else, entered his heart.<\/p>\n<p>Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n<p><em>uLan kaNdAy nannenjE uththaman enRum<\/em><br \/>\n<em> uLan kaNdAy uLLuvAr uLLaththu uLan kaNdAy<\/em><br \/>\n<em> viNNodungak kOduyarum vIngaruvi vEngadaththAn<\/em><br \/>\n<em> maNNodungath thAnaLandha man<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Word by Word Meanings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>nannenjE \u2013 Oh my good heart, which made him [<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>] also to exist [within you]<br \/>\nviN odunga \u2013 making the worlds above to appear to be in a corner<br \/>\nkOdu \u2013 peaks<br \/>\nuyarum \u2013 having them to be tall<br \/>\nvIngu aruvi \u2013 having lots of streams<br \/>\nvEngadaththAn \u2013 one who is residing in thiruvEngadam<br \/>\nmaN \u2013 the entire surface of earth<br \/>\nodunga \u2013 to make it appear to be in a corner (of his divine foot)<br \/>\nthAn aLandha \u2013 one who measured it<br \/>\nman \u2013 the king<br \/>\nuLan kaNdAy \u2013 you can see that he exists, since he is protecting us<br \/>\nuththaman \u2013 that <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> who is <em>purushOththaman<\/em> (best among all souls)<br \/>\nenRum uLan kaNdAy \u2013 you can see that he exists at all times (with a vow to protect us)<br \/>\nuLLuvAr uLLaththu \u2013 in the minds of those who think of him<br \/>\nuLan kaNdAy \u2013 you can see that he resides permanently<\/p>\n<h3><strong>vyAkyanam<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>uLan kaNdAy<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/peyazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> did not exist before and he started existing now.\u00a0 Before, when emperumAn had not attained him, he did not exist, as mentioned in thaiththirIya upanishath \u201c<em>asannEva sa bhavathi<\/em>\u201d. Now, after attaining us, he exists, says AzhwAr. We do not have to fear that we are not for ourselves. We can be bold that he [emperumAn] is for us. Just as we exist to create destruction for ourselves, he exists to protect us. Our existence is the reason for his existence. Just as it is mentioned in SrIvaikuNtastavam 36 \u201c<em>ichchAtha Eva thava viSvapadhArtha saththA<\/em>\u201d (all entities get their existence due to your desire), he makes us exist and makes himself to exist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>nal nenjE<\/strong> \u2013 Oh my heart, only after becoming non-malevolent towards you [in other words, friendly towards you], did he also become existing. Both non-malevolence and existence happened simultaneously. Only now you are in a state as mentioned in thaiththirIya upanishath 6 \u201c<em>asthi brahmEthi chEth vEdha santhamEnam thathO vidhu:<\/em>\u201d (only if a person gets knowledge about brahmam (supreme being) will he be considered as existing).<\/p>\n<p><strong>uththaman<\/strong> \u2013 he is considering our protection as his benefit. Just as for all the persons other than <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>, destroying themselves is a characteristic, for emperumAn making us subservient to him is a characteristic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>enRum uLan kaNdAy<\/strong> \u2013 even during times when we do not need him, he desires us. Even when we do not think that he is the reason for our existence, he thinks of us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>uLLuvAr uLLaththu uLan kaNdAn<\/strong> \u2013 All that we have to do is just this \u2013 <em>think of him<\/em>. He exists in the hearts of those who do not shun him when he is thinking of entering their minds.\u00a0 Alternatively, we can consider this to mean that it is enough if we know [that he exists].<\/p>\n<p><strong>viN odungak kOdu uyarum<\/strong> \u2013 the hills of thiruvEngadamalai are such that it will appear that the sky has shrunk. They will be so tall that other worlds and certain limits do not exist and that they are not needed; they will rise beyond all limits making even sky etc to get shrunk. Alternatively, if we consider <em>viN<\/em> to mean paramapadham, these peaks will rise to that extent that even paramapadham would appear to shrink in size.<\/p>\n<p><strong>vIngaruvi vEngadaththAn<\/strong> \u2013 he has as his residence thiruvEngadam which has streams with copious flow of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>maNNodungath thAn aLandha man<\/strong> \u2013 &#8220;<strong>maNNodunga&#8221;<\/strong> making the earth to shrink under the divine feet. When he measured the worlds, he spread out his feet such that only his feet were visible and the earth was not.<\/p>\n<p><strong>man <\/strong><em>&#8211;<\/em> he avoided twin-rulers by making it clear that he is the only ruler and there is no one else. He is the owner of all these possessions. It appears that since he reclaimed the kingdom that indhra had lost and since he seized that from mahAbali, he is the owner of that kingdom. Existence of <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">jIvAthmA (soul)<\/a> will create a fear within jIvAthmA whereas existence of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> will remove that fear for jIvAthmA. dhraupadhi, when she was dragged by her hair, complained to krishNa in mahAbhAratham uththara parvam 83 \u201c<em>sAham kESagraham prApthA thavyi jIvathyapi prabhO<\/em>\u201d (Oh lord, even when you existed, I was dragged by my hair by my enemies. There is none who is my protector, other than you. You also did not protect me now. Oh emperumAn! Can you connect your existence and the insult which happened to me? Would I have to weep like this if you are also like me and my husbands (as a burden for the earth))? Just as it is mentioned in jithanthE SlOkam 5 \u201c<em>na thE rUpam na chAkAra: &#8230;&#8230; bhakthAnAm thvam prakASasE<\/em>\u201d (your divine form is not for yourself&#8230;. you have them all for the sake of your followers), it will be no wonder if one expresses displeasure when he does not help.<\/p>\n<p>We will proceed to the 41<sup>st<\/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\/\">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 tells his heart that there is no deficiency in him after emperumAn, who is superior to everyone else, entered his heart. Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings: uLan kaNdAy nannenjE uththaman enRum uLan kaNdAy uLLuvAr uLLaththu &#8230; <a title=\"mUnRAm thiruvandhAdhi &#8211; 40 &#8211; uLan kaNdAy\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/04\/munram-thiruvandhadhi-40\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about mUnRAm thiruvandhAdhi &#8211; 40 &#8211; uLan kaNdAy\">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":[6,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-iyarpa","category-munram-thiruvandhadhi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20157","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=20157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20157\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}