{"id":2910,"date":"2015-07-08T05:47:13","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T05:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2015-07-08T05:47:13","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T05:47:13","slug":"thiruvaimozhi-1-3-11-amarargal-thozhuthu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2015\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-1-3-11-amarargal-thozhuthu\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 1.3.11 &#8211; amarargaL thozhudhu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>srI:<br \/>\nsrImathE satakOpAya nama:<br \/>\nsrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:<br \/>\nsrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"thiruvAimozhi \u2013 Fourth 1000\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?page_id=23\">Full series<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a title=\"thiruvAimozhi \u2013 1st centum\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=1874\">First Centum<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a title=\"thiruvAimozhi \u2013 1.3 \u2013 paththudai\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2015\/05\/thiruvaimozhi-1-3-paththudai\/\">Third decad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"thiruvAimozhi \u2013 1.3.10 \u2013 thuyakkaRu madhiyil\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2015\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-1-3-10-thuyakkaru-madhiyil\/\">Previous pAsuram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nammazhwar-art.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2917\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nammazhwar-art.jpg\" alt=\"nammazhwar-art\" width=\"323\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nammazhwar-art.jpg 450w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nammazhwar-art-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/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><a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says that those who practice (understand\/recite) this decad will first be honoured by being in the line of nithyasUris and have their relationship with this samsAram (material world) severed.<\/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>Similar to <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>Similar to <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>Similar to <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>amarargaL thozhudhu ezha alai kadal kadaindhavan thannai<\/em><br \/>\n<em>amar pozhil vaLam kurukUrch chatakOpan kuRREvalgaL<\/em><br \/>\n<em>amar suvai Ayiraththu avaRRinuL ivai paththum vallAr<\/em><br \/>\n<em>amararOdu uyarvil senRu aRuvar tham piRavi am siRaiyE<br \/>\n<\/em><\/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>amarargaL &#8211; those dhEvas who wanted to get a medicine [nectar] to become immortal<br \/>\nthozhudhu ezhu &#8211; performing anjali (namaskAram with folded hands) as he did in thiruvAimozhi 1.1.1 &#8220;<em>thozhudhu ezhu<\/em>&#8221;<br \/>\nalai kadal &#8211; the sea with waves<br \/>\nkadaindhavan thannai &#8211; the one who churned to agitate it<br \/>\namar &#8211; well-fit<br \/>\npozhil vaLam &#8211; being beautiful due to the presence of gardens<br \/>\nkurukUr &#8211; belongs to <a href=\"http:\/\/azhwarthirunagari.koyil.org\">AzhwArthirunagari<\/a><br \/>\nsatakOpan &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">nammAzhwAr<\/a>&#8216;s<br \/>\nkuRREvalgaL &#8211; confidential kainkaryams (reciting pAsurams)<br \/>\nsuvai &#8211; both sweet sound and meaning<br \/>\nAyiraththu avaRRinuL &#8211; among those 1000 pAsurams<br \/>\nivai paththum &#8211; this decad which is like the amrutham (nectar) which came out of thiruppARkadal (kshIrAbdhi &#8211; milk ocean)<br \/>\nvallAr &#8211; those who can repeatedly recite\/understand<br \/>\nuyarvil &#8211; in greatness<br \/>\namararOdu senRu &#8211; equaling nithyasUris<br \/>\ntham piRavi &#8211; their birth<br \/>\nam siRai aRuvar &#8211; will destroy that prison<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Simple transalation (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>The dhEvas (celestial beings) who wanted to become immortal, worshipped <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> (like <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> himself worshipped him) who churned the milk ocean. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">nammAzhwAr<\/a> who belongs to <a href=\"http:\/\/azhwarthirunagari.koyil.org\">AzhwArthirunagari<\/a> which is beautiful due to the presence of many gardens, sang such <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> in this decad (among the 1000 pAsurams) which is like the nectar that came out of milk ocean. Those who can understand this decad will rise to the level of nithyasUris and eliminate their birth in this world which is like being in a prison.<\/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>Similar to <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>Similar to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/pillan\/\">piLLAn<\/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>Similar to <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>amarargaL thozhudhu ezha<\/em> &#8211; &#8220;<em>&#8216;uppuchchARu kiLaRuvadheppOdhO?&#8217; enRu kidakkiRa dhEvajAthi&#8217;<\/em> &#8211; dhEvas who were waiting for the salt-essence (amrutham &#8211; nectar is explained like this since it merely brings immortality for a longer period in comparison to human life, but its not going to liberate any one from the clutches of samsAram) to come out.<\/li>\n<li><em>alai kadal kadaindhavan thannai<\/em> &#8211; With garlanded beautiful\/broad shoulders,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> was churning the ocean. &#8220;<em>oru kadal oru kadalai ninRu kadaiyumApOlE<\/em>&#8221; (like one ocean is churning another ocean) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavan<\/a> is an ocean of mercy, kshIrAbdhi is milk ocean.<\/li>\n<li><em>thozhudhezha<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> offered himself being overwhelmed by <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>&#8216;s auspicious qualities, dhEvas became mesmerized by the beauty of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>satakOpan kuRREvalgaL<\/em> &#8211; serving\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>\u00a0through words. In case of complete personalities, one cannot do anything more than glorifying through words (since they already have everything). Even nithyasUris are engaged in glorifying <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> through words only, as explained in rig vEdham (vishNu sUktham) &#8220;&#8230;<em>thadhviprAsO vipanyava:..<\/em>&#8221; (the most learned ones who are well-capable to glorify).<\/li>\n<li><em>amar suvai Ayiram<\/em> &#8211; those most enjoyable 1000 pAsurams &#8211; this indicates that one need not glorify <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> as duty-bound but glorify out of great desire (due to the most enjoyable nature of the pAsurams and <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><em>avaRRinuL ivai paththum<\/em> &#8211; Just as it is explained in periya thirumozhi 6.1.2 &#8220;<em>viNNavar amudhuNa amudhil varum peNNamudhuNda<\/em>&#8221; (while the dhEvas were enjoying the nectar,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> accepted\/enjoyed <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sri-mahalakshmi\/\">srI mahAlakshmi<\/a> who is the real nectar), this decad is the most relishable among all of thiruvAimozhi.<\/li>\n<li><em>avaRRinuL ivai paththum vallAr amararOdu uyarvil senRu aRuvar tham piRavi am siRaiyE <\/em>&#8211; Those who are able to meditate on this decad, will achieve the greatness of nithyasUris and then will have the shackles of birth in this samsAram removed.<\/li>\n<li>When any one learns this decad, immediately they are considered as nithysUris. As soon as the body falls, the <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a> will go to paramapadham. A coupe of examples are given:\n<ul>\n<li>When a king gifts something to someone, it will reach the person surely. Similarly, when <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> himself considers him [a samsAri] to be nithyasUri, his existence in this samsAram will be terminated surely and he will reach paramapadham.<\/li>\n<li>If a prince is imprisoned for some reason, when he needs to be released, he will first be crowned and then his shackles will be cut (to be freed). Similarly, first such persons who learn this decad will be considered as nithyasUris and subsequently, their binding in this samsAram will be removed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>amararOdu uyarvil senRu aRuvar tham piRavi am siRaiyE &#8211; <\/em>This is also explained as &#8220;one will reach with the help of AdhivAhikas (who are celestial beings, who help the <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/06\/thathva-thrayam-chith-who-am-i\/\">AthmA<\/a> (after death of the gross body) travel through different layers of the material world and reach the banks of vrajA river) and have his subtle body also removed (to get a new spiritual body before entering paramapadham).\u00a0 The result of this padhigam (decad) is as explained by <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">gIthAchAryan<\/a> in gIthA 4.9 &#8220;<em>thyakthvA dhEham punar janma naithi mAmEthi<\/em>&#8221; (after giving up this body, there is no birth again in this material world and one will reach me).<\/li>\n<li>nampiLLai summarizes the whole decad in the end.\n<ul>\n<li>In the 1st pAsuram, AzhwAr said emperumAn is sulabhan (easily approachable).<\/li>\n<li>In the 2nd pAsuram, AzhwAr explained that saulabhyam in detail.<\/li>\n<li>In the 3rd pAsuram, AzhwAr said that his avathAra rahasyam cannot be understood by anyone.<\/li>\n<li>In the 4th pAsuram, AzhwAr said that his avathAra rahasyam can be understood by those who are surrendered unto him and not be understood by those who are not surrendered unto him.<\/li>\n<li>In the 5th pAsuram, AzhwAr instructed everyone to approach him through the bhakthi mArgam (the path of devotion) that was explained by emperumAn himself.<\/li>\n<li>In the 6th pAsuram, AzhwAr explained the nature of emperumAn and how to approach him.<\/li>\n<li>In the 7th pAsuram, AzhwAr said since you are having short life span, surrender unto him quickly.<\/li>\n<li>In the 8th pAsuram, AzhwAr said while surrendering unto him, all the obstacles will be removed.<\/li>\n<li>In the 9th pAsuram, AzhwAr explained the reason for avathArams of emperumAn who is the cause of brahmA, rudhran et al.<\/li>\n<li>In the 10th pAsuram, AzhwAr tried to enjoy such emperumAn with his mind, words and deeds.<\/li>\n<li>In the last pAsuram, AzhwAr explained the fruits of those who learn\/practice this decad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thus ends the English translation for thiruvAimozhi 1st centum 3rd decad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> thiruvadigaLE charaNam<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/emperumanar\/\">emperumAnAr<\/a> thiruvadigaLE charaNam<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/pillan\/\">piLLAn<\/a> thiruvadigaLE charaNam<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a> thiruvadigaLE charaNam<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a> thiruvadigaLE charaNam<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadakku-thiruvidhi-pillai\/\">vadakkuth thiruvIdhip piLLai<\/a> thiruvadigaLE charaNam<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/periyavachchan-pillai\/\">periyavAchchAn piLLai<\/a> thiruvadigaLE charaNam<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a> thiruvadigaLE charaNam<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/mamunigal\/\">jIyar<\/a> thiruvadigaLE charaNam<\/p>\n<p>In the next article we will see the next padhigam (decad).<\/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\">https:\/\/koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramANam (scriptures) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">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: srImathE satakOpAya nama: srImathE rAmAnujAya nama: srImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series &gt;&gt; First Centum &gt;&gt; Third decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn&#8216;s introduction No specific introduction. Highlights from nanjIyar&#8216;s introduction AzhwAr says that those who practice (understand\/recite) this decad will first be honoured by being in the line of &#8230; <a title=\"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 1.3.11 &#8211; amarargaL thozhudhu\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2015\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-1-3-11-amarargal-thozhuthu\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 1.3.11 &#8211; amarargaL thozhudhu\">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":[43,45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thiruvaimozhi","category-thiruvaimozhi-1st-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2910","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=2910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}