{"id":42411,"date":"2021-03-27T23:55:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T23:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=42411"},"modified":"2021-03-27T23:55:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T23:55:16","slug":"thiruviruththam-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2021\/03\/thiruviruththam-88\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruviruththam &#8211; 88 &#8211; thirumAl uruvokkum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2020\/11\/thiruviruththam\/\">Full Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2021\/03\/thiruviruththam-87\/\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even though the people of the town blamed her, the <em>nAyaki<\/em> (AzhwAr) mercifully says in this pAsuram \u201cThere is no shortcoming in us, even though the whole town has been blaming us\u201d What has been said in this pAsuram is this \u2013 sarvESvaran\u2019s divine form is without any equivalent entity, at all times. If a simile for that is seen, instead of consoling oneself saying \u201cWe are able to see a simile for an entity which is non-pareil\u201d, it will create a craving in us to see the original entity itself. For such a person like us, is there any fault? Alternatively, when looking at his activity of creating all the entities and remaining as the sustaining force for them, instead of stopping with that, it would create a desire to see his distinguished divine form. For such a person like us, is there any deficiency?<\/p>\n<p>Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n<p><em>thirumAl uruvokkum mEru ammEruvil senjudarOn<br \/>\n<\/em><em>thirumAl thirukkaith thiruchchakkaram okkum anna kaNdum<br \/>\n<\/em><em>thirumAl uruvOdu avan chinnamE pidhaRRA niRpadhOr<br \/>\n<\/em><em>thirumAl thalaikkoNda nangatku engE varum thIvinaiyE<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>mEru<\/em> \u2013 the mountain mEru<br \/>\n<em>thirumAl<\/em> \u2013 the consort of SrI mahAlakshmi<br \/>\n<em>uruvu<\/em> \u2013 with his divine form<br \/>\n<em>okkum<\/em> \u2013 will be equivalent<br \/>\n<em>ammEruvil<\/em> \u2013 on the peak of that mEru mountain<br \/>\n<em>sem<\/em> \u2013 reddish<br \/>\n<em>sudarOn<\/em> \u2013 sUriyan (sun) with his rays<br \/>\n<em>thirumAl<\/em> \u2013 the consort of SrI mahAlakshmi, his<br \/>\n<em>thirukkai<\/em> \u2013 on his divine hand<br \/>\n<em>thiruchchakkaram<\/em> \u2013 with divine sudharSana chakram (divine disc)<br \/>\n<em>okkum<\/em> \u2013 will be equivalent<br \/>\n<em>anna kaNdum<\/em> \u2013 despite seeing entities which are equivalent to sarvESvaran\u2019s divine form and divine weapon<br \/>\n<em>thirumAl<\/em> \u2013 the consort of SrI mahAlakshmi, his<br \/>\n<em>uruvOdu<\/em> \u2013 with the divine form<br \/>\n<em>avan<\/em> \u2013 his<br \/>\n<em>chinnamE<\/em> \u2013 only divine weapons<br \/>\n(desiring to see)<br \/>\n<em>pidhaRRA niRpadhu<\/em> \u2013 calling out<br \/>\n<em>Or<\/em> \u2013distinguished<br \/>\n<em>thiru<\/em> \u2013 eminent<br \/>\n<em>mAl<\/em> \u2013 bewilderment<br \/>\n<em>thalaikkoNa<\/em> \u2013 developed (firmly)<br \/>\n<em>nangatku<\/em> \u2013 for us<br \/>\n<em>thIvinai<\/em> \u2013 cruel sins<br \/>\n<em>engE varum<\/em> \u2013 how will it happen?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mEru mountain is a match for the divine form of sarvESvaran, who is the consort of SrI mahAlakshmi. sUriyan, with his reddish rays, on top of the mEru mountain, is a match for the divine sudharSana chakram held in the divine hand of sarvESvaran. Thus, even though we are able to see the entities which equal the divine form and the divine disc of sarvESvaran, we desire to see the divine form of sarvESvaran and his divine disc. When we call out to him, which is like an eminent bewilderment for us, how will cruel sins reach us?<\/p>\n<p><strong>vyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>thirumAl uruvokkum mEru<\/strong> \u2013 the mountain mEru, through its huge size and radiance, matches the divine form of SrIya:pathi (consort of SrI mahAlakshmi).<\/p>\n<p><strong>ammEru . . .<\/strong> \u2013 sUriyan, who is traversing that mountain mEru<\/p>\n<p><strong>thirumAL thirukkaith thiruchchakkaram okkum<\/strong> \u2013 just as it has been said in thiruppallANdu 2 \u201c<em>vadivAr sOdhi valaththuRaiyum sudarAzhiyum<\/em>\u201d (divine disc having a radiance which pervades sarvESvaran\u2019s entire form, residing on his divine right hand, burning enemies), sUriyan will look like that divine disc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>anna kaNdum<\/strong> \u2013 thus seeing entities which resemble sarvESvaran<\/p>\n<p><strong>thirumAL . . . <\/strong>\u2013 crying out incoherently to see the divine form which is like the mEru mountain and his distinguished weapons which are described as in thiruvAimozhi 6-4-9 \u201c<em>valakkaiyAzhi idakkaichchangam<\/em>\u201d (divine disc on the divine right hand and divine conch on the divine left hand)<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively,<\/p>\n<p><strong>thirumAL thiruvokkum mEru . . . <\/strong>\u2013 mEru resembles the divine form of sarvESvaran; sUriyan, who is traversing it, resembles the divine disc on his divine hand; these two represent all the entities which sarvESvaran had created and for which he is the sustaining force.<\/p>\n<p><strong>anna kaNdum<\/strong> \u2013 even though they [mEru and sUriyan] remain as his physical form as per the relationship described in <em>AdhArA \u2013 AdhEya<\/em> (sustaining \u2013 being sustained), <em>niyanthru \u2013 niyAmya <\/em>(controller-controlled) and <em>SEshi \u2013 SEsha <\/em>(owner-owned) modes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>thirumAl . . .<\/strong> \u2013 instead of being satisfied with seeing entities for which he is the sustaining force, calling out with a desire to see his distinguished divine form and distinguished divine identities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>thirumAl<\/strong> \u2013 just as it has been mentioned in bruhadhAraNyaka upanishath 4-4-5 \u201c<em>nidhithyAsithavya:<\/em>\u201d-\u00a0 meditating on him without any break, AzhwAr attained the state which is true nature for him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>thalaikkoNda<\/strong> \u2013 <em>thalaikkoLLudhal<\/em> refers to being firm in a matter and not dropping it since some people spoke against it. Not considering the way some people had blamed her [in the previous pAsuram], remaining firm in matters related to sarvESvaran, just like diamond cannot be destroyed by fire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>nangatku<\/strong> \u2013 for us, who are involved in matters related to sarvESvaran. Just as the saying goes \u201c<em>avaSyam anubhOkthavyam krutham karma SubhASubham<\/em>\u201d (everyone has to necessarily experience the results of their deeds, whether good or bad), are our deeds capable of creating any fault in us?<\/p>\n<p>adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan<\/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\/\">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 Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Even though the people of the town blamed her, the nAyaki (AzhwAr) mercifully says in this pAsuram \u201cThere is no shortcoming in us, even though the whole town has been blaming us\u201d What has been said in this pAsuram is &#8230; <a title=\"thiruviruththam &#8211; 88 &#8211; thirumAl uruvokkum\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2021\/03\/thiruviruththam-88\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about thiruviruththam &#8211; 88 &#8211; thirumAl uruvokkum\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-iyarpa","category-thiruviruththam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42411","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42411\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}