<< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n AzhwAr<\/a> steps back from parOpadhESam<\/em> (instructing others) and starts enjoying thiruvEngadamalai (thirumalai dhivya dhESam) and the emperumAn<\/a> who has taken residence there, in several pAsurams starting from this. For this AzhwAr,\u00a0alternating between parOpadhESam<\/em> and svAnubhavam<\/em> (enjoying the experience of emperumAn) is a regular feature.<\/p>\n Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n azhaippan thiruvEngadaththAnaik kANa<\/em> thiruvEngadaththAnai \u2013 thiruvEngadamudaiyAn (emperumAn<\/a>) who resides in thiruvEngadam (mistaking the splendour of those gemstones for fire) azhaippan thiruvEngadaththAnai<\/strong> \u2013 I will call out to emperumAn<\/a> at thiruvEngadam. When asked whether he is calling out to emperumAn in order to desire money, grains, sire etc similar to the samsAris or to desire mOksham (SrIvaikuNtam) similar to wise and knowledgeable people, AzhwAr<\/a> says …<\/p>\n kANa<\/strong> \u2013 it is for neither. I just want to see him and enjoy him. Just as it is said in the old saying [nAchchiyAr thirumozhi] \u201cgOvindhaRkOr<\/em> kuRREval immaippiRavi seyyAmE inippOych cheyyum thavandhAnen <\/em>\u201d (what is the purpose in carrying out penance instead of carrying out kainkaryam to gOvindha (one of the names for emperumAn<\/a> at thiruvEngadam) in this birth, right now?) when I am deeply desirous of seeing him now, where is the question of seeing him in SrIvaikuNtam at some other point of time? When I am not interested even in SrIvaikuNtam, the question of desiring wealth (aiSvaryam<\/em>) does not arise at all!<\/p>\n izhaippan thirukkUdal kUda<\/strong> \u2013 I will call out to emperumAn to be with him. The word thirukkUdal<\/em> has a special significance. In olden days, in order to guess (similar to foretelling future) whether what one wishes to attain will fructify or not, people will draw a circle and keep drawing concentric circles within the first circle. If the count of circles so drawn is an even number, then it is a positive sign (that their wish will be fulfilled) while if the count is an odd number, then it is a negative sign. This has been referred to by ANdAL too, in nAchchiyAr thirumozhi 4th<\/sup> decad.<\/p>\n For desiring what, is AzhwAr<\/a> calling out ? He says in the subsequent lines that it is to be with thiruvEngadamalai.<\/p>\n maNippEraruvi mazhi varanRi vandhizhiya yAnai veruvi aravodungum veRpu kUdath thirukkudal izhaippan<\/strong> \u2013 during monsoon, the huge streams will bring forth gemstones from various places to thirumalai. Seeing those gemstones, the elephants will mistake them for fire and pythons will mistake them for lightning and cower due to that. It is well known that elephants fear firewood and pythons fear lightning. Alternatively, it could be construed that elephant, mistaking the gemstones for fire will step into the open mouth of python thinking that it is the opening of a cave.<\/p>\n We will move on to the 40th<\/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 steps back from parOpadhESam (instructing others) and starts enjoying thiruvEngadamalai (thirumalai dhivya dhESam) and the emperumAn who has taken residence there, in several pAsurams starting from this. 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<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n izhaippan thirukkUdal kUda mazhaippEr<\/em>
\n aruvi maNivaranRi vandhizhiya yAnai<\/em>
\n veruvi aravondungum veRpu<\/em><\/p>\nWord for Word Meanings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nkANa \u2013 to worship him with my eyes
\nazhaippan \u2013 I call out
\nmazhai \u2013 during rainy season
\npEr aruvi \u2013 the huge streams
\nmaNi \u2013 gemstones (which are scattered at various places)
\nvaranRi vandhu izhiya \u2013 gathering them and falling<\/p>\n
\nyAnai \u2013 elephant
\nveruvi \u2013 standing in fear
\naravu \u2013 python
\nodungum \u2013 (mistaking those gemstones for lightning) will hide inside anthills
\nveRpu \u2013 the divine hills of thirumalai
\nkUda \u2013 to join such hills
\nthirukkUdal kUda izhaippan \u2013 I will call out in a special way<\/p>\nvyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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