{"id":42611,"date":"2021-04-05T23:46:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T23:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=42611"},"modified":"2021-04-05T23:46:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T23:46:22","slug":"thiruviruththam-97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2021\/04\/thiruviruththam-97\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruviruththam &#8211; 97 &#8211; ezhuvadhum mINdE"},"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\/04\/thiruviruththam-96\/\">Previous<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>sarvESvaran tells AzhwAr \u201cYou had said in thiruviruththam 91 <em>perungiRiyAnai allAl adiyEn nenjam pENaladhE<\/em> and in the previous pAsuram <em>nin kaN vEtkai ezhuvippanE<\/em>, appearing very worried. If you keep meditating on these aspects, you will keep feeling distressed, unavoidably. If you look at other samsAris you would find that they are totally devoted to worldly pursuits, enjoying themselves, spending their time eating and sleeping. Could you not follow their practice, forgetting about me and engaging with worldly pursuits?\u201d AzhwAr says \u201cThey are indulging in all these, since they do not know you\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Let us go through the pAsuram and its meanings:<\/p>\n<p><em>ezhuvadhum mINdE paduvadhum pattu enai UzhigaL pOyk<br \/>\n<\/em><em>kazhivadhum kaNdu kaNdu eLgalallAl imaiyOrgaL kuzhAm<br \/>\n<\/em><em>thozhuvadhum sUzhvadhum sey thollai mAlaik kaNNArak kaNdu<br \/>\n<\/em><em>kazhivadhOr kAdhal uRRArkkum uNdo kaNgaL thunjudhalE<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>ezhuvadhum<\/em> \u2013 the way of creating<br \/>\n<em>mINdE<\/em> \u2013 the same way<br \/>\n(immediately)<br \/>\n<em>paduvadhum<\/em> \u2013 the way of perishing<br \/>\n<em>pattu<\/em> \u2013 being born<br \/>\n<em>enai UzhigaL<\/em> \u2013 for a very long time<br \/>\n<em>pOy<\/em> \u2013 passing all these<br \/>\n<em>kazhivadhum<\/em> \u2013 (later) perishing<br \/>\n<em>kaNdu kaNdu<\/em> \u2013 seeing repeatedly<br \/>\n<em>eLgalallAl<\/em> \u2013 other than despising<br \/>\n<em>imaiyOrgaL <\/em>\u00a0\u2013 nithyasUris\u2019<br \/>\n<em>kuzhAm<\/em> \u2013 their gathering<br \/>\n<em>thozhuvadhum<\/em> \u2013 worshipping<br \/>\n<em>sUzhvadhum<\/em> \u2013 going in circumambulation<br \/>\n<em>sey<\/em> \u2013 carrying out<br \/>\n<em>thollai<\/em> \u2013 ancient<br \/>\n<em>mAlai<\/em> \u2013 sarvESvaran<br \/>\n<em>kaN Ara<\/em> \u2013 such that eyes get satisfied<br \/>\n<em>kaNdu<\/em> \u2013 worship<br \/>\n<em>kazhivadhu<\/em> \u2013 such that time passes<br \/>\n<em>Or<\/em> \u2013 being unique<br \/>\n<em>kAdhal<\/em> \u2013 due to desire<br \/>\n<em>uRRArkkum<\/em> \u2013 those who are fitting aptly<br \/>\n<em>kaNgaL<\/em> \u2013 their eyes<br \/>\n<em>thunjudhal<\/em> \u2013 closing (sleeping)<br \/>\n<em>uNdO<\/em> \u2013 could it happen?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other than giving up the repeated cycles of taking birth and perishing after sometime, for those who desire to see to their eyes\u2019 content, sarvESvaran who is surrounded and worshipped by nithyasUris, will hurdles such as closing the eyes (sleeping) occur?<\/p>\n<p><strong>vyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ezhuvadhum . . .<\/strong> \u2013 there are two interpretations. First interpretation: either being born and perishing immediately or being born, living for sometime and perishing. Just as it has been mentioned in chAndhOgya upanishath 5-108 \u201c<em>jAyasva mriyasva<\/em>\u201d (being born and dying) some people die within moments of being born while some are born at the time of creation and die at the time of deluge. To AzhwAr, both appear identical.<\/p>\n<p><strong>kaNdu kaNdu eLgal allAl<\/strong> \u2013 if one were to analyse these, they will only appear to be fit to be ridiculed. Would anyone give up his\/her involvement with you? [asks AzhwAr of sarvESvaran]. <em>eLgai<\/em> is despising\/ridiculing. If one looks at the fault in this repeated cycle of taking birth and perishing, one would feel detachment towards them.<\/p>\n<p>Second interpretation: <strong>ezhuvadhum . . . <\/strong>\u2013 repeated rising and setting [of the sUriyan, sun]. Even if one were to see these for many days<\/p>\n<p><strong>eLgalallAl<\/strong> \u2013 instead of being involved with you, is your matter such that we could move away from you? Here, <em>eLgai<\/em> refers to being involved. The implication here is that having developed desire for you and having waited for such a long time, instead of waiting patiently for the remaining time too, to attain you, could we say \u201cWe have been waiting for a long time; there is no sign of attaining sarvESvaran; hence we will move away\u201d? If there are faults in your matters, it may be apt to give you up. When you are distinctly superior to everything and since there is a natural relationship between us, can we leave? Reference is made to thiruvAimozhi 2-5-4 \u201c<em>eppozhudhum nAL thingaL . . .<\/em>\u201d (sarvESvaran is new to his followers, every second, month, year, epoch etc)<\/p>\n<p><strong>imaiyOr . . . <\/strong>\u2013 sarvESvaran is one who has been constantly worshipped and followed by the gathering of nithyasUris who cannot keep their mind on anyone other than you, just as it has been mentioned in mahAbhAratham mOksha parvam 16-4 \u201c<em>nithyAnjaliputA hrushtA<\/em>:\u201d (feeling happy, with joined palms) and in SrI bhagavath gIthA 11-40 \u201c<em>nama<\/em>: <em>purasthAdh atha prushtathas thE<\/em>\u201d (offering salutations from the front and from the rear) and considering this to be the sole purpose of their existence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>kaNNArak kaNdu<\/strong> \u2013 just as it has been mentioned in SrI rAmAyaNam sundhara kANdam 40-3 \u201c<em>gAthrai: SOkAbhikarSithai:<\/em>\u201d (sIthAppirAtti tells hanuman \u2018with my limbs emaciated by grief, I wish to touch that SrI rAma, the tiger among men\u2019) the desire will be satiated only if sarvESvaran is seen. In other words, only that desire will get fulfilled on seeing him. What comes subsequently is the strong affection towards him which follows the jIvAthmA\u2019s nature of being subservient to him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>uRRArkkum<\/strong> \u2013 for those who have that affection firmly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>uNdO . . .<\/strong> \u2013 we have heard that the fully independent perumAL (SrI rAma) had slept; however, have we ever heard that iLayaperumAL (lakshmaNa) who followed him to the forest, had ever slept? Have we ever heard before that those who are involved with sarvESvaran had closed their eyes [slept]?<\/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) sarvESvaran tells AzhwAr \u201cYou had said in thiruviruththam 91 perungiRiyAnai allAl adiyEn nenjam pENaladhE and in the previous pAsuram nin kaN vEtkai ezhuvippanE, appearing very worried. If you keep meditating on these aspects, you will keep feeling distressed, unavoidably. 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