{"id":23272,"date":"2018-11-18T23:26:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T23:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=23272"},"modified":"2018-11-18T23:26:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T23:26:34","slug":"thiruvaimozhi-7-10-7-ninagaram-adhuve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/11\/thiruvaimozhi-7-10-7-ninagaram-adhuve\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 7.10.7 &#8211; nINagaram adhuvE"},"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\/11\/thiruvaimozhi-7-10-inbam\">Tenth decad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/11\/thiruvaimozhi-7-10-6-onru-nilla\/\">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 seventh pAsuram, when asked &#8220;Isn&#8217;t thirunAdu (paramapadham) our goal?&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says &#8220;thiruvARanviLai is our goal and <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> who is present there, is our means&#8221;.<\/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,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says &#8220;krishNa who eliminated anirudhdha&#8217;s enemy bANa amd severed his shoulders, is the apt means for us&#8221;.<\/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>Seventh pAsuram. When asked &#8220;You said thiruvARanviLai is the goal; but isn&#8217;t <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> the goal?&#8221;; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says &#8220;Am I capable to say no? Can you not listen to my philosophy?&#8221; and elaborates the same as &#8220;Whatever is attained as a result of upAsanam (means) becomes part of the result [example &#8211; the path leading to paramapadham, reaching dhivyadhESam etc]; whatever helps to enhance the result, is also part of the result [example &#8211; kainkaryam to bhagavAn, kainkaryam in dhivyadhESam etc]; hence, that dhivyadhESam itself is the goal; bhagavAn is the means who brings us there; this is my philosophy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>nINagaram adhuvE malarch chOlaigaL sUzh thiruvARanviLai <\/em><br \/>\n<em>nINagaraththuRaiginRa pirAn nedumAl kaNNan viNNavarkOn<\/em><br \/>\n<em>vANapuram pukku mukkatpirANaith tholaiya vem pOrgaL seydhu<\/em><br \/>\n<em>vANanai Ayiram thOL thuNiththAn saraNanRi maRRonRilamE<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/yourlisten.com\/sarathy.thothathri\/thiruvaimozhi-7-10-7\">Listen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/yourlisten.com\/embed\/html5?17747463\" 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>nINagaram (nIL nagaram) &#8211; the great city (which is famously known in Sruthi (vEdham) as ayOdhyA, aparAjithA)<br \/>\nadhuvE &#8211; to be that (archAvathAra sthalam)<br \/>\nmalar &#8211; having flowers<br \/>\nsOlaigaL &#8211; gardens<br \/>\nsUzh &#8211; surrounded<br \/>\nthiruvARanviLai &#8211; thiruvARanviLai<br \/>\nnINagaraththu &#8211; in the great city<br \/>\nuRaiginRa &#8211; eternally residing<br \/>\npirAn &#8211; being great benefactor<br \/>\nnedumAl &#8211; being greatly attached towards his devotees<br \/>\nkaNNan &#8211; one who incarnated as krishNa<br \/>\nviNNavar kOn &#8211; the master of nithyasUris<br \/>\nvANapuram &#8211; into bANa&#8217;s town (where anirudhdha was confined)<br \/>\npukku &#8211; entered<br \/>\nmukkaN pirAnai &#8211; rudhra (who has the third eye which indicates his power and who pridefully considers himself as the lord)<br \/>\ntholaiya &#8211; to stop him (from protecting his devotee)<br \/>\nvem &#8211; greatly valorous<br \/>\npOrgaL &#8211; battles<br \/>\nseydhu &#8211; performed<br \/>\nvANanai &#8211; bANa&#8217;s<br \/>\nAyiram thOL &#8211; thousand shoulders<br \/>\nthuNiththA &#8211; one who severed<br \/>\nsaraN &#8211; means (to attain the dhivyadhESam)<br \/>\nanRi &#8211; than him<br \/>\nmaRRu &#8211; other than him<br \/>\nonRu &#8211; means<br \/>\nilam &#8211; we are not having.<\/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>thiruvARanviLai, the great city which is surrounded by flower-filled gardens, can be said as the great city, paramapadham; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>, the great benefactor who is eternally residing in this dhivyadhESam, who is greatly attached towards his devotees, who incarnated as krishNa,\u00a0the master of nithyasUris, entered bANa&#8217;s town, stopped rudhra, performed greatly valorous battles, and severed the thousand shoulders of bANa; other than such emperumAn, we are not having any means (to attain the dhivyadhESam).<\/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>nIL nagaram adhuvE<\/em> &#8211; This is the ultimate destination which is eternal residence for those who entered there and where there is no bewilderment as said in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/04\/munram-thiruvandhadhi-51\/\">mUnRAm thiruvandhAdhi 51<\/a> &#8220;<em>kalangAp perunagar<\/em>&#8221; (paramapadham which is without any bewilderment), and from where there is no return as said in chAndhOgya upanishath 8.15 \u201c<em>na cha punarAvarthathE<\/em>\u201d (there is no return).<\/li>\n<li><em>malar &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; It appears as the ultimate destination for <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> himself too. The benefactor who resides in the great city of thiruvARanviLai which is surrounded by evergreen gardens.<\/li>\n<li><em>nedumAl &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; Being the lord of nithyasUris, incarnating as krishNa due to the affection towards those who have inclination towards him in this samsAram, travelling from one ocean [west coast &#8211; dhvArakA] to another ocean [east coast &#8211; chONithapuram], eliminating the pride of rudhra who considered himself to be the lord and who vowed to protect bANa fully, and engaged in valorous battles to make rudhra think &#8220;I will never consider myself as a dhEvathA to vouch for the protection of anyone&#8221;. SrI vishNu purANam 5-33-41 \u201c<em>krishNa krishNa mahAbAhO jAnEthvAm purushOththamam <\/em>\u201d (rudhra says &#8211; Oh krishNa, with mighty arms! I know that you are the greatest among all souls). As said in &#8220;<em>Anaikkum thanakkuth thakka vAdham<\/em>&#8221; (elephant has problems matching its size), dhEvathAs are more ignorant than us [humans]. [Are they ignorant?] When <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> broke a weak bow, the dhEvas thought him to be great as said in SrI rAmAyaNam bAla kANdam 75.19 \u201c<em>adhikam mE nirE vishNum<\/em>\u201d (they thought vishNu to be superior to rudhra).<\/li>\n<li><em>vANanai Ayiram thOL thuNiththAn<\/em> &#8211; He eliminated the shoulders and let bANa live thinking &#8220;ushA cannot become fatherless&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><em>saraN<\/em> &#8211; He is the gataka (connector &#8211; means) and thiruvARanviLai is the prApyam (goal). As <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> who is the prApyan (goal) himself arrived and remained in that dhivyadhESam, there is nothing wrong in highlighting the abode to be the goal. A sarvAdhika (supreme entity) should be the means and the one who grants the result; hence he is the means, and the result is that dhivyadhESam.<\/li>\n<li><em>anRi maRRu onRu ilamE<\/em> &#8211; We will not consider anything else as the means and goal.<\/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; Tenth 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 seventh pAsuram, when asked &#8220;Isn&#8217;t thirunAdu (paramapadham) our goal?&#8221; AzhwAr says &#8220;thiruvARanviLai is our goal and emperumAn &#8230; <a title=\"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 7.10.7 &#8211; nINagaram adhuvE\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2018\/11\/thiruvaimozhi-7-10-7-ninagaram-adhuve\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 7.10.7 &#8211; nINagaram adhuvE\">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-23272","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\/23272","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=23272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23272\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}