<< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n AzhwAr<\/a> affirms that he is one of emperumAn<\/a>\u2019s followers. He says that he has never forgotten emperumAn at any time, since emperumAn has been protecting him from the time that he (AzhwAr) has been in the womb.<\/p>\n Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n enRum maRandhaRiyEn en nenjaththE vaiththu<\/em> karu irundha nAL mudhalA \u2013 from the time I was in the womb enRum maRandhaRiyEn en nenjaththE vaiththu ninRum irundhum<\/strong> \u2013 keeping sarvESvaran in my heart without any distinction between whether I am standing or sitting, i.e. at all times, and not forgetting him ever. This is similar to nammAzhwAr<\/a> mercifully saying in thiruvAimozhi 9-6-10 \u201cennil munnam pAriththuth thAn ennai muRRum paruginAn <\/em>\u201d (before I could enjoy him, emperumAn<\/a> devoured me fully) and in thiruvAimozhi 10-10-10 \u201cadhanil periya en avAvaRach chUzhndhAyE <\/em>\u201d (emperumAn made his desire to be with AzhwAr<\/a> much bigger than the desire of AzhwAr, and joined AzhwAr with his consorts, primordial matter, nithyasUris et al ).<\/p>\n ninRum irundhum<\/strong> \u2013 just as it is mentioned in nAradhIyam \u201cAsInA vA SayAnA vA thishtanthO yathra kuthra vA<\/em> I namO nArAyaNEthi manthraika SaraNA vayam<\/em> II \u201d (we have taken thirumanthram as our refuge whether we are sitting anywhere, or standing or lying down, without any disctinction), this implies that even when carrying out normal activities such as standing or sitting, AzhwAr<\/a> is fully meditating on nArAyaNa.<\/p>\n Is it only that AzhwAr did not forget emperumAn<\/a> ever? He says further that he was engaging himself fully with service to emperumAn ….<\/p>\n enRum thiruvirundha mArvan sirIdharanukku ALAy<\/strong> \u2013 SrIdhEvi (SrI mahAlakshmi) is always residing in the divine chest of emperumAn as mentioned in SrI vishNu sahasranAmam<\/a> \u201cnithya SrI:<\/em>\u201d (always with SrI mahAlakshmi) and in thiruvAimozhi 6-10-10<\/a> \u201cagalagillEn iRaiyum enRu alarmEl mangai uRai mArbA<\/em>\u201d (Oh emperumAn who has on your chest SrI mahAlakshmi, who says that she will not separate from you even for a moment!) in order to ensure that followers attain the divine feet of emperumAn the moment they cry out for it. AzhwAr<\/a> says that he was able to carry out service to SrIdharan<\/a>, the \u00a0one who has SrI mahAlakshmi<\/a> on his divine chest.<\/p>\n enRum thiruvidundha mArvan sirIdharan<\/strong> \u2013 while other entities may be called as SrImAn as a term of respect\u00a0 even though they have no connection with SrI mahAlakshmi (just as a worm, which has no connection with the fruit mango is called as mango-worm), in the case of emperumAn<\/a>, pirAtti (SrI mahAlakshmi) is always residing in his chest and hence he is aptly called as sirIdharan.<\/p>\n sirIdharanukku ALAy<\/strong> \u2013 just as thiruppallANdu 11<\/a> says \u201cthirumAlE nAnum unakkup pazhavadiyEn<\/em>\u201d (Oh Sriman nArAyaNa! I have been your servitor for a very long time) AzhwAr<\/a> implies that the meaning of receptacle of kainkaryam is only the couple [in other words, kainkaryam (service) is carried out only to emperumAn and pirAtti together) and that the reason for his attaining such distinction is only because of pirAtti\u2019s mercy.<\/p>\n What is the reason for not forgetting emperumAn<\/a> and for carrying out service to him?<\/p>\n karu irundha nAL mudhalAk kAppu<\/strong> \u2013 AzhwAr says that right from the time when he was inside (his mother\u2019s) womb, emperumAn had blessed him, made him as his follower and protected him.<\/p>\n karu irundha nAL mudhalAk kAppu<\/strong> \u2013 I received this huge distinction because emperumAn<\/a> showered his mercy on me from the time I was in the womb, and protected me. Has it not been mentioned in mahAbhAratham mOksha parvam \u201cjAyamAnam hi purusham yam paSyEth madhusUdhana:<\/em> I sAthvikas sa thu vigyEya: sa vai mOkshArtha chinthaka:<\/em> II \u201d (the one who is blessed by emperumAn even as he is born is known to be full of sAthvika (composed of purely good qualities); only he will think about mOksham)! Did not poygai AzhwAr<\/a> and bhUdhaththAzhwAr<\/a> too mercifully proclaim that they were blessed even when they were inside the womb, as mentioned in mudhal thiruvandhAdhi 6<\/a> \u201ckaruvarangatkidandhu kai thozhudhEn kaNdEn<\/em>\u201d (while lying inside the womb, I saluted emperumAn and saw him) and in iraNdAm thiruvandhAdhi 87<\/a> \u201ckarukkOttiyutkidandhu kai thozhudhEn kaNdEn<\/em>\u201d (same as mentioned above)!<\/p>\n We will move on to the 93rd<\/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 affirms that he is one of emperumAn\u2019s followers. He says that he has never forgotten emperumAn at any time, since emperumAn has been protecting him from the time that he (AzhwAr) has been in the womb. 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<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nninRum irundhum nedumAlai enRum<\/em>
\nthiruvirundha mArban sirIdharanakku ALAy<\/em>
\nkaru irundha nAL mudhalAk kAppu<\/em><\/p>\nWord for Word Meanings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nkAppu \u2013 since I received protection (from emperumAn<\/a>)
\nthiru enRum irundha mArvan sirIdharanukku \u2013 to that thirumAL who has pirAtti (SrI mahAlakshmi) residing permanently on his chest
\nAL Ay \u2013 being a servitor
\nnedu mAlai \u2013 that supreme being
\nen nenjaththu \u2013 in my heart
\nvaiththu \u2013 firml establishing
\nninRum irundhum enRum \u2013 in all states such as standing, sitting etc
\nmaRandhaRiyEn \u2013 I kept thinking (of him) without forgetting<\/p>\nvyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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