{"id":21904,"date":"2018-08-29T23:37:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T23:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=21904"},"modified":"2018-08-29T23:37:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T23:37:55","slug":"thiruvaimozhi-7-4-8-ner-sarindhan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/08\/thiruvaimozhi-7-4-8-ner-sarindhan\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 7.4.8 &#8211; nEr sarindhAn"},"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 title=\"thiruvAimozhi \u2013 Fourth 1000\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/thiruvaimozhi\/\">Full series<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-7th-centum\/\">Seventh Centum<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/08\/thiruvaimozhi-7-4-azhi-ezha\/\">Fourth decad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/08\/thiruvaimozhi-7-4-7-maru-niraiththu\/\">Previous pAsuram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/krishna-banasura.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5041\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/krishna-banasura.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"232\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Introduction for this pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/pillan\/\">thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn<\/a>&#8216;s introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No specific introduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the eighth pAsuram, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> is reminiscing [krishNa&#8217;s] victory over bANa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/periyavachchan-pillai\/\">periyavAchchAn piLLai<\/a>\u2018s introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>&#8216;s introduction as documented by <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadakku-thiruvidhi-pillai\/\">vadakkuth thiruvIdhip piLLai<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>nEr sarindhAn kodik kOzhi koNdAn pinnum<\/em><br \/>\n<em>nEr sarindhAn eriyum analOn pinnum<\/em><br \/>\n<em>nEr sarindhAn mukkaN mUrththi kaNdIr appan<\/em><br \/>\n<em>nEr sari vANan thiN thOL koNda anRE<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/yourlisten.com\/sarathy.thothathri\/thiruvaimozhi-7-4-8\">Listen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/yourlisten.com\/embed\/html5?17741049\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Word-by-Word meanings (based on <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a>&#8216;s 12000 padi)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>appan &#8211; krishNa who helped anirudhdha [krishNa&#8217;s grandson]<\/p>\n<p>(with the support of rudhra et al)<br \/>\nnEr sari &#8211; sided<br \/>\nvANan &#8211; bANa&#8217;s<br \/>\nthiN &#8211; strong as a result of the boon etc<br \/>\nthOL &#8211; shoulders<br \/>\nkoNda &#8211; won over<br \/>\naNru &#8211; on that day<br \/>\nkOzhi &#8211; peacock<br \/>\nkodi &#8211; as flag<br \/>\nkoNdAn &#8211; subrahmaNya, who has<br \/>\nnEr sarindhAn &#8211; fell down, unable to resist;<br \/>\npinnum &#8211; further,<br \/>\neriyum &#8211; with rising flame (having the cruelty of rudhra)<br \/>\nanalOn &#8211; agni (fire)<br \/>\nnEr sarindhAn &#8211; fell down, unable to resist;<br \/>\npinnum &#8211; further,<br \/>\nmukkaN &#8211; having great power due to having three eyes<br \/>\nmUrththi &#8211; rudhra, the chief among dhEvathAs<\/p>\n<p>(unable to resist)<br \/>\nnEr serindhAn &#8211; ran away from the battlefield;<br \/>\nkaNdIr &#8211; see [it is well known]!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Simple translation (based on <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a>&#8216;s 12000 padi)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On that day when krishNa who helped anirudhdha, won over the strong shoulder&#8217;s of bANa who sided [with rudhra et al], subrahmaNya, who has peacock flag, fell down, unable to resist; further, agni, with rising flame, fell down, unable to resist; further, rudhra, the chief among dhEvathAs, having great power due to having three eyes, ran away from the battlefield; aren&#8217;t these well known?<\/p>\n<h3>vyAkyAnams (commentaries)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/pillan\/\">thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a>&#8216;s translation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/periyavachchan-pillai\/\">periyavAchchAn piLLai<\/a>\u2018s vyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam as documented by <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadakku-thiruvidhi-pillai\/\">vadakkuth thiruvIdhip piLLai<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>nEr sarindhAn kodik kOzhi koNdAn<\/em> &#8211; subrahmaNya who has peacock as his flag, is the commander-in-chief of dhEvas, like a colt (young one of a horse) in the battlefield, lost in the beginning itself.<\/li>\n<li><em>pinnum &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; At that time, the forty nine agni dhEvathAs appeared with great fervour, only to run away.<\/li>\n<li><em>pinnum &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; rudhra hiding his flag thinking &#8220;our son pridefully showed his flag only to be insulted in the end&#8221; arrived there; immediately he lost the battle and was running away, covering his third eye. While he ran, hiding his eye, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> catches him red-handed by saying &#8220;<em>mukkaN mUrththi kaNdIr<\/em>&#8221; (see the one with the third eye) and reveals his identity to everyone. Whatever one may do, one cannot hide one&#8217;s main bodily identity. This sorrow is beyond words and cannot be even said as &#8220;the sorrow inflicted upon me when bANa&#8217;s thousand shoulders were severed&#8221;. appan &#8211; causeless protector.<\/li>\n<li><em>nEr sari vANan<\/em> &#8211; Now the chief, bANAsura is coming; he too runs away from the battlefield &#8211; says AzhwAr; or AzhwAr is saying &#8220;he is turning around from wherever he is standing to look away [indicating that he has given up fighting]&#8221;. Those who dropped the weapons and those who showed their hair [i.e. their back, turning away from the battle] cannot be killed.<\/li>\n<li><em>thiN thOL koNda anRE<\/em> &#8211; bANAsura remained firmly as if remaining in a fort, holding on to a dhEvathA (demigod) who is as good as himself. He remained free from fear holding on to rudhra, who has skull attached to his palm [due to a curse], similar to those who are surrendered to the supreme lord. He pretended similar to those who remain as said in thaiththirIya upanishath &#8220;<em>na bibEthi kuthaSchana<\/em>&#8221; (Those who are surrendered to sarvESvaran do not fear anything).<\/li>\n<li><em>thiN thOL koNda<\/em> &#8211; Considering &#8220;ushA cannot become fatherless&#8221;, he just severed bANa&#8217;s hands. It is due to his having many hands, he fell at the feet and worshipped any dhEvathA he saw. Due to this, krishNa severed his hands and made him lord-less. While it is ordained that one should use the body and limbs in the service of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> as said in SrIvishNu dharmam &#8220;<em>yau thath pUjA karau karau<\/em>&#8221; (only those hands which worship emperumAn are called hands) and SrIvishNu dharmam \u201c<em>vichithrA dhEhasampaththir ISwarAya nivEdhithum &#8230;<\/em>&#8221; (Oh brAhmaNa! To offer oneself and other materials, <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a> previously got connected to the amazing body with hands and legs), he engaged his thousand hands in inapt matters and hence emperumAn severed them. As the dhEvathA (rudhra) himself came begging and prayed to emperumAn &#8220;Can you who made me a dhEvathA, invalidate it? If you kill my devotee, no one else will come and surrender unto me&#8221;, he let bANa live. SrIvishNu purANam 5.33.41 \u201c<em>krishNa krishNa mahAbAhO jAnEthvAm purushOththamam<\/em>\u201d (krishNa! krishNa! Oh mighty armed! I know you as the best among the men) &#8211; [rudhra says] without realising your true nature, I just saw your shooting posture and thought that you were just a warrior; like those who say &#8220;only after aiming and marking my neck, I realised the true nature&#8221;. With this, it is explained &#8211; everyone other than ISvara, while they are doing well, they will consider themselves to be the protectors and when they are in danger, they will lead the danger to their devotees and they will escape; it is explained that since in every situation, <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">sarvESvaran<\/a> will protect his followers by transforming himself, even in dire situations, he is the only one who is fit to be surrendered unto; others are not to be surrendered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.<\/p>\n<p>adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan<\/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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">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 &gt;&gt; Seventh Centum &gt;&gt; Fourth decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn&#8216;s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar&#8216;s introduction In the eighth pAsuram, AzhwAr is reminiscing [krishNa&#8217;s] victory over bANa. Highlights from vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar&#8216;s introduction &#8230; <a title=\"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 7.4.8 &#8211; nEr sarindhAn\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/08\/thiruvaimozhi-7-4-8-ner-sarindhan\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 7.4.8 &#8211; nEr sarindhAn\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thiruvaimozhi","category-thiruvaimozhi-7th-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21904","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21904\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}