<< Previous<\/a><\/p>\n AzhwAr says that when emperumAn is so affectionate towards us, we should not have any doubt about him and step back.<\/p>\n Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n avanAm ivanAm uvanAm maRRumbar<\/em> avan \u2013 that emperumAn avan avanAm<\/strong> \u2013 would emperumAn be the lord of thiruppARkadal (milky ocean) and be difficult to approach?<\/p>\n ivanAm<\/strong> \u2013 would be in the state of archchai (in idol form) and be simple to approach?<\/p>\n uvanAm<\/strong> \u2013 would he be in the form of antharyAmi<\/em> (indwelling soul), being accessible easily for yOgis<\/em> (ascetics) and difficult for the others? Since the world avan<\/em> refers to someone at a distance, the meaning translates into one who is difficult to approach. In the same way ivan<\/em> refers to someone who is close at hand and hence refers to one who is easy to approach, and uvan<\/em> refers to someone who is in between the two and thus will be both easy and difficult to approach.<\/p>\n maRRu umbar avanAm<\/strong> \u2013 will he be difficult to attain, being the lord of paramapadham (SrIvaikuNtam)?<\/p>\n enRirAdhE<\/strong> \u2013 instead of doubting him like this and moving away from him. Since AzhwAr has mercifully added he word enRirAdhE<\/em> the words avanAm ivanAm uvanAm<\/em> are not assertive words (where they are statements) but interrogative words, with expression of doubt.<\/p>\n avanAm avanE enath theLindhu kaNNanukkE thIrndhAl<\/strong> \u2013 Just as it is mentioned in SrI rAmAyaNam ayOdhyA kANdam 111-7 \u201cbharathasya vacha: kurvan yAchamAnasya rAghava<\/em> I AthmAnam nAthivarthEthA: sathyadharma parAkrama<\/em> II\u201d (Oh rAghava! Oh one who has true righteousness and valour! By doing as per bharatha who is beseeching you, you may refrain from going past your basic nature of being dependent on your followers), being clear that dependence on followers is his basic nature which he cannot give up, if one were servile to kaNNa (krishNa) who is easy to approach for followers…<\/p>\n kaNNanukkE thIrndhAl<\/strong> \u2013 being servile to kaNNa who was such a simple person for a cowherd lady (yaSOdhA) whom he allowed to tie him up and to beat him.<\/p>\n avanE evanElum Am<\/strong> \u2013 Just as it is mentioned in mahAbhAratham vanaparvam 49-20 sanjaya vachanam \u201cyasya manthrI cha gOpthA cha suhrudhachaiva janArdhana: <\/em>I haristhrailOkyanAthassa kinnuthasya na nirjitham<\/em> II\u201d (when that bhagavAn, who is the lord of three worlds, who is called as janArdhana and hari, is the minister, protector and friend of dharmaputhra, which is that which cannot be worn over by that dharmaputhra?) that emperumAn will himself be all forms of relations and will protect his followers in all ways.<\/p>\n We will take up the 37th<\/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 says that when emperumAn is so affectionate towards us, we should not have any doubt about him and step back. 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<\/a><\/p>\navathArikai<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\navanAm avan enRirAdhE avanAm<\/em>
\navanE enaththeLindhu kaNNanukkE thIrndhAl<\/em>
\navanE evanElum Am<\/em><\/p>\nWord by Word Meanings<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\navanAm \u2013 would he be difficult to attain?
\nivanAm \u2013 will he be easy to attain?
\nuvanAm \u2013 would he be both?
\numbar avanAm \u2013 residing in some place (above all)
\nenRu irAdhE \u2013 not doubting
\navan avanE Am enath theLindhu \u2013 having clarity that he is dependent on his followers
\nkaNNanukkE thIrndhAl \u2013 if one is servile to him who incarnated as krishNa
\navanE evanElum Am \u2013 that kaNNan will be protector in all ways<\/p>\nvyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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