{"id":22092,"date":"2018-09-07T23:44:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T23:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=22092"},"modified":"2018-09-07T23:44:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T23:44:08","slug":"thiruvaimozhi-7-5-4-thanmai-aribavar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/09\/thiruvaimozhi-7-5-4-thanmai-aribavar\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 7.5.4 &#8211; thanmai aRibavar"},"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\/09\/thiruvaimozhi-7-5-kaRpAr\/\">Fifth decad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/09\/thiruvaimozhi-7-5-3-ketpargal-kesavan\/\">Previous pAsuram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Mahavishnu-universes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1989\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Mahavishnu-universes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Mahavishnu-universes.jpg 267w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Mahavishnu-universes-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/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 fourth pAsuram, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> is meditating upon <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>&#8216;s great quality of recreating the universe after it was in a subdued state with the [collective] offenses [of everyone] during deluge, which makes his quality of accepting SiSupAla, who already existed, with his transgressions, look inferior.<\/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>Subsequently, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> mercifully meditates upon his greatness of recreating the universe which became subdued.<\/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. There are many samsAris who are equal to SiSupAla.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>thanmai aRibavar thAm avaRkAL anRi AvarO?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>panmaip padar poruL Adhumil pAzh nedum kAlaththu<\/em><br \/>\n<em>nanmaip punal paNNi nAnmuganaip paNNith than uLLE<\/em><br \/>\n<em>thonmai mayakkiya thORRiya sUzhalgaL sindhiththE<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/yourlisten.com\/sarathy.thothathri\/thiruvaimozhi-7-5-4\">Listen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/yourlisten.com\/embed\/html5?17741341\" frameborder=\"0\" style='width:100%;'><\/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>panmai &#8211; having variations such as dhEva (celestial beings) etc<br \/>\npadar &#8211; expansive in the form of puNya (virtues) and pApa (vices)<br \/>\nporuL &#8211; entities<br \/>\nAdhum &#8211; any<br \/>\nil &#8211; not present<br \/>\npAzh &#8211; remained as SUnya (void)<br \/>\nnedum kAlaththu &#8211; for a long period stretching thousand chathur yugas<br \/>\nnanmai &#8211; having goodness (of being together with other bhUthas [creations] and being the cause for subsequent creation)<br \/>\npunal &#8211; causal water<br \/>\npaNNi &#8211; created (as said in &#8220;<em>apa Eva sa sarjAthau<\/em>&#8220;)<\/p>\n<p>(as per &#8220;<em>thadhaNdamabhavatdhdhaimam &#8211; thasminjagyE svayam brahmA<\/em>&#8220;, in the oval shaped universe which was created in that water)<br \/>\nnAnmuganai &#8211; brahmA<br \/>\npaNNi &#8211; created<\/p>\n<p>(after this samashti srushti (initial creation))<br \/>\nthonmai &#8211; to erase the previous inclinations<br \/>\nthan uLLE &#8211; in a small portion of his svarUpam (true nature)<br \/>\nmayakkiya &#8211; (as said in &#8220;<em>EkIbhavathi<\/em>&#8220;) all the entities which were in a subdued state inside him<br \/>\nthORRiya &#8211; (through creation, to become manifold) created<br \/>\nsUzhalgaL &#8211; ways\/efforts (such as merciful glance, creation, pervading, giving name and form etc)<br \/>\nsindhiththu &#8211; meditated (through vEdhAntha)<br \/>\nthanmai &#8211; his nature (distinguished identity, of being the cause)<br \/>\naRibavar &#8211; those who know<br \/>\nthAm &#8211; their<\/p>\n<p>(in line with the glory of knowledge of truth)<br \/>\navaRku &#8211; for krishNa, who is the cause of universe (as said in &#8220;<em>krishNa Eva hi lOkAnAm uthpaththi:<\/em>&#8220;)<br \/>\nanRi &#8211; other than<\/p>\n<p>(for anyone else)<br \/>\nAL AvarO &#8211; will they become servitor?<\/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>When none of the entities which are expansive in the form of puNya and pApa, having variations such as dhEva etc is present and everything remained void for a long period stretching thousand chathur yugas, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> created water which is having goodness, and then brahmA and subsequently created all the entities which were in a subdued state inside him in a small portion of his svarUpam, having erased the previous inclinations; having meditated upon the ways\/efforts of his nature, will they [materialistic people] become a servitor of anyone other than krishNa, who is the cause of universe?<\/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>thanmai aRibavar thAm<\/em> &#8211; Those who know the nature of truth. That is, those who understand that this creation is for his purpose; similar to SrI rAmAyaNam ayOdhyA kANdam 40-5 \u201c<em>srushtathvam vanavAsAya<\/em>\u201d (you were sired by me only to follow SrI rAma to the forest). Those who know that the cause of the universe is the one to be meditated upon; it is said in chAndhOgya upanishath \u201c<em>kAraNam thu dhyEya:<\/em>\u201d (meditate upon the origin\/cause); in brahma sUthram too, after saying in 1.1.1 &#8220;<em>athAthO brahma jigyAsA<\/em>&#8221; (then, one enquires into brahmam), the rishi said in 1.1.2 &#8220;<em>janmAdhi asya yatha:<\/em>&#8221; (that which is the cause for creation etc).<\/li>\n<li><em>avaRku AL anRi AvarO<\/em> &#8211; He gave the senses and body, only to use them in his service.<\/li>\n<li><em>panmaip padar poruL Adhum il pAzh nedum kAlaththu<\/em> &#8211; being manifold, differentiated by being dhEva etc [dhEva, manushya, thiryak, sthAvara], having entities which are expansive due to their karma; during the time when such variations don&#8217;t exist for a very long time. ISvaran will annihilate the universe and keep it void for a long time just to hear the sound of voidness. Just as a farmer will store water on a field for a long time, to eliminate the saltiness in the cultivable land, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> will keep them [various sentient and insentient entities] in their subtle forms to eliminate the evil inclinations, for the same duration that was spent in manifested [created] state [While brahmA&#8217;s day is engaged in creation, his nights are quiet, with no such activity]. In that time, when there is not even a small piece of matter, as far as one can see, and everything is in the state of &#8220;sath&#8221; (existence only).<\/li>\n<li><em>nanmaip punal paNNi<\/em> &#8211; This is not like the water during deluge. As said in manu smruthi \u201c<em>apa Eva sasarjAthau<\/em>\u201c (first, he created water). Until then, he directly engages with achith [this state of samashti srushti, where emperumAn performs adhvAraka srushti, direct creation; subsequently he creates sadhvAraka srushti, variegated creation, through others] and thinks &#8220;now that these two work according to my will, let me engage chith too in creation&#8221;, and creates brahmA [i.e. selects the most pious AthmA and gives him the post of brahmA]. Both chith and achith are subservient to <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> as said in &#8220;<em>yasya AthmA SarIram<\/em>&#8221; (All AthmAs are my bodies), &#8220;<em>yasya pruthivI SarIram<\/em>&#8221; (this material nature is my body) and so on. Like those who say &#8220;he has made a doll&#8221; [effortless accomplishment], as said in SvEthAsvathara upanishath &#8220;<em>yO brahmANam vithadhAdhi pUrvam<\/em>&#8221; (one who created brahmA first), &#8220;<em>nanmaip punal paNNi, nAnmuganaip paNNi<\/em>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li><em>than uLLE<\/em> &#8211; In a tiny fraction of his divine will.<\/li>\n<li><em>thonmai &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; Back then, how he encompassed everything to be implied by the term &#8220;<em>sadhEva<\/em>&#8221; (sath only) and subsequently, engaged in creation as said in thaiththirIya upanishath &#8220;<em>bahu syAm<\/em>&#8221; (let me become many) and the ways through which he manifested. Will those who know his true nature, become servitor of anyone other than krishNa? thanmai &#8211; uNmai (truth). punal (water) is representative of other elements. thORRiya &#8211; created.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Previous pAsuram stated that he gave his divine feet to his enemy SiSupAla &#8211; is this great? Or is his greatness of having simplicity [magnanimity] to create the enemies and let them trouble himself, great?<\/p>\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; Fifth 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 fourth pAsuram, AzhwAr is meditating upon emperumAn&#8216;s great quality of recreating the universe after it was in &#8230; <a title=\"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 7.5.4 &#8211; thanmai aRibavar\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/09\/thiruvaimozhi-7-5-4-thanmai-aribavar\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 7.5.4 &#8211; thanmai aRibavar\">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-22092","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\/22092","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=22092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22092\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}