<< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n After saying in the previous pAsuram \u201cpala kadhirgaL pAriththa paimpon mudiyAn<\/em>\u201d that he is the lord of paramapadham, AzhwAr<\/a> wants to attain him; if he were to attain him, he has to see him! But then, will emperumAn<\/a> become so very simple that we could see him? AzhwAr says that only to remove that shortcoming, he has taken residence, close to us, at thirumalai, as a simple entity, so that we could see him with our eyes.<\/p>\n Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n purindhu madha vEzham mAppidiyOdUdith<\/em> madha vEzham \u2013 male elephant which is in exultation (in the form of varAha, wild boar) madha vEzham<\/strong> \u2013 an exulting elephant<\/p>\n mAppidiyOdu Udi<\/strong> \u2013 engaging in love-quarrel with its female elephant, knowing well that the female is capable of making it (the male elephant) carry out tasks that it thinks.<\/p>\n purindhu<\/strong> \u2013 after the love quarrel, engaging in union<\/p>\n thirundhu<\/strong> \u2013 the male elephant will wander about as a result of its pride over that union<\/p>\n Udi mAppidiyOdu<\/strong> \u2013 the greatness of the female was the cause for the male to engage in love-quarrel.<\/p>\n thirindhu<\/strong> \u2013 wandering in orchards<\/p>\n sinaththAl porudhu<\/strong> \u2013 looking at its own shadow on the rocks, mistaking the shadow for another elephant, it will become angry and hit against the rocks. It will remain in that posture to manifest its valour fully.<\/p>\n There is another way to interpret the meaning:<\/p>\n madhavEzham mAppidiyOdu purindhu Udi<\/strong> \u2013 the male elephant will engage in love-quarrel after its union with the female.<\/p>\n thirindhu sinaththAl porudhu<\/strong> \u2013 because of that quarrel, the male elephant will wander here and there and hit against the gem rocks in the hills. Just as it has been mentioned in SrI bhagavath gIthA 2-62<\/a> \u201ckAmAth krOdhObhijAyathE<\/em>\u201d (infatuation gives birth to anger), hitting against the rocks due to that anger.<\/p>\n virindha sIr<\/strong> \u2013 the valour which the elephant had because of hitting [against the rocks] like this. Just as sIthAppirAtti happily embraced SrI rAma after seeing his valour when he killed demons such as kara , dhUsha et al, the female elephant would put an end to the love quarrel and embrace the male elephant.<\/p>\n virindha sIr veNkOttu muththu udhirkkum<\/strong> \u2013 nanjIyar<\/a>, the AchArya of nampiLLai<\/a> [who has written this commentary] would mercifully say: it is that thirumalai where the elephant which has wealth of valour would shed pearls formed in its tusks [from hitting against the gem rocks].<\/p>\n mEl oru nAL maN kOttuk koNdAn<\/strong> \u2013 isn\u2019t thirumalai, which has such benefits, the land which is the dwelling place of one who once upon a time dug out the earth and kept in on his tusks! It is the hill belonging to emperumAn<\/a> when he took the form of SrI varAha [wild boar] and held bhUmip pirAtti (earth) on his tusks. The elephants in thirumalai complement the divine form of SrI varAha. The act of elephant in exultation, hitting against the gem rock with the pride of valour and shedding pearls from its tusks reminds one of the act of SrI varAha in digging out earth and sustaining her on his tusks. thirumangai AzhwAr<\/a> too has mercifully mentioned in periya thirumozhi 3-4-3 \u201cvarAhamonRAy maNNellAm idandheduththu madhangaL seydhu<\/em>\u201d (digging out earth as the unique varAha and engaging in exultation with pride).<\/p>\n malai<\/strong> \u2013 just as one says that he has this mountain, this itself is his wealth.<\/p>\n We will take up the 46th<\/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 After saying in the previous pAsuram \u201cpala kadhirgaL pAriththa paimpon mudiyAn\u201d that he is the lord of paramapadham, AzhwAr wants to attain him; if he were to attain him, he has to see him! 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\n thirindhu sinaththAl porudhu virindha sIr<\/em>
\n veNkOttu muththu udhirkkum vEngadamE mElorunAl<\/em>
\n maNkOttuk koNdAn malai<\/em><\/p>\nWord by Word Meanings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nmA pidiyOdu \u2013 with its great female elephant
\npurindhu \u2013 engaging in union
\nUdi \u2013 (after that) engaging in love-quarrel
\nthirindhu \u2013 (due to that separating from its female and) wandering
\nsinaththAl porudhu \u2013 hitting (against gem rocks) in anger
\nvirindha sIr \u2013 having the wealth of valour
\nveN kOdu \u2013 from its white tusks
\nmuththu \u2013 pearls
\nudhirkkum \u2013 will shed
\nvEngadamE \u2013 thirumalai hills
\nmEl oru nAL \u2013 at an earlier point of time<\/p>\n
\nmaN \u2013 earth
\nkOdu \u2013 on its tusks
\nkoNdAn \u2013 one who had it
\nmalai \u2013 divine hills<\/p>\nvyAkyanam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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