{"id":51985,"date":"2023-10-24T22:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T22:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=51985"},"modified":"2023-10-24T22:50:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T22:50:01","slug":"thiruchchandha-viruththam-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2023\/10\/thiruchchandha-viruththam-27\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruchchandha viruththam \u2013 pAsuram 27 \u2013 viN kadandha sOdhiyAy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavara munayE nama:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2023\/09\/thiruchchandha-viruththam\/\">Full Series<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2023\/10\/thiruchchandha-viruththam-26\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"51983\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AzhwAr says in this pAsuram \u201cYour eminence is far higher than the <em>chEthanAchEthana<\/em> (with and without knowledge) entities. Even if one were to know that, who could know the eminence of your divine form and auspicious qualities with which you measured this earth, impelled by your quality of simplicity?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>viN kadandha sOdhiyAy viLangu gyAna mUrthiyAy<\/em><br \/><em>paN kadandha thEsamEvu pAva nAsa nAdhanE<\/em><br \/><em>eN kadandha yOginOdu irandhu senRu mANiyAy<\/em><br \/><em>maN kadandha vaNNa ninnai yAr madhikka vallarE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>viN<\/em> \u2013 mUlaprakruthi (primordial matter) which is huge<br \/><em>kadandha<\/em> \u2013 going beyond that<br \/><em>sOdhiyAy<\/em> \u2013 having a basic nature which is enlightening to itself<br \/><em>viLangu gyAnam <\/em>\u2013 jIvan (soul) who has knowledge which enlightens itself as the form<br \/><em>mUrthiyAy<\/em> \u2013 having as form<br \/><em>paN<\/em> \u2013 vEdham which has tune as its predominant character<br \/><em>kadandha<\/em> \u2013 going beyond that<br \/><em>thEsa<\/em> \u2013 with radiance<br \/><em>mEvu<\/em> \u2013 appearing effulgently<br \/><em>pAva nAsa<\/em> \u2013 being the opposite of lowliness<br \/><em>nAdhanE<\/em> \u2013 Oh lord of all!<br \/><em>eN<\/em> \u2013 count<br \/><em>kadandha<\/em>&#8211; going beyond<br \/><em>yOginOdu<\/em> \u2013 along with the mingling of auspicious qualities<br \/><em>irandhu <\/em>\u2013 taking alms<br \/><em>senRu<\/em> \u2013 going (to mahAbali)<br \/><em>mANiyAy<\/em> \u2013 as a brAhamaNa student, vAmana<br \/><em>maN<\/em> \u2013 earth<br \/><em>kadandha<\/em> \u2013 measured<br \/><em>vaNNam<\/em> \u2013 having the quality<br \/><em>ninnai<\/em> \u2013 you<br \/><em>madhikka vallar Ar<\/em> \u2013 who is capable of estimating?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have enlightening yourself as your basic nature, going beyond the huge, primordial matter. You have jIvan, who has self-enlightening knowledge, as your form. Having a radiance which appears effulgent, you are beyond vEdham, which has tune as its predominant character. Oh lord of all! You, having countless, auspicious qualities, went to mahAbali, as a brAhmaNa student, and measured this earth, after taking it as alms. Who is capable of estimating you, having such qualities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>viN kadandha sOdhiyAy<\/strong> \u2013 you have mUlaprakruthi (primordial matter), which has permeated all the places below paramapadham (SrI vaikuNtam), within yourself, as your <em>svarUpam<\/em> (basic nature); [Despite having this mUlaprukruthi, which is an achEthana entity, lacking in knowledge] emperumAn is a <em>svayam prakASa vasthu<\/em> (entity which enlightens itself). The term <em>viN<\/em> refers to mUlaprakruthi, just as it has been referred to by nammAzhwAr in his thiruvAimozhi pAsuram 1.1.8 &#8220;<em>surar aRivaru nilai viN<\/em>&#8221; (celestial entities will not know about prakruthi which is the causative factor for AkASam, ethereal layer). The reason for AzhwAr saying like this is due to the fact that bruhadhAraNyaka upanishath says in 5-8-6 \u201c<em>AkASa Eva thath Othancha prOthancha<\/em>\u201d (in mUlaprakruthi, which is called as AkASam, all the entities are interwoven in both warp (longitudinal) and weft (lateral) directions), in which the word <em>AkASa<\/em> refers to mUlaprakruthi [AkASa refers to <em>viN<\/em> in thamizh]. This confirms that emperumAn pervades mUlaprakruthi, which is a huge entity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>viLangu gyAna mUrthiyAy<\/strong> \u2013 emperumAn has as his <em>SarIram<\/em> (physical form) the jIvAthma thathvam (living entity) which enlightens itself [just like paramAthmA, the supreme entity] and which has knowledge as its <em>svarUpam<\/em>. This confirms that he is even more subtle than the jIvAthma entity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, with these two verses, just as it has been said in thaiththirIya upanishath nArAyaNavalli 9-1 &#8220;<em>aNOraNIyAn mahathO mahIyAn Athma guhAyAm nihithO\u2019sya janthO<\/em>: l <em>thamakrathum paSyathi vIthaSOkO dhAthu<\/em>:<em> prasAdhAn mahimAnamISam<\/em> ll&#8221; (Smaller than the minutest, larger than the largest, paramAthmA resides in the heart of this jIvan, which is like a cave. paramAthmA is without any bonding with karma and is glory personified. jIvan is able to see that paramAthmA with the mercy of paramAthmA and is rid of his sorrows), emperumAn is shown as being larger than the largest entity and smaller than the smallest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>paN kadandha thEsa mEvu pAva nAsa nAdhanE<\/strong> \u2013 Oh one who has radiance which cannot be estimated by vEdhams as your <em>svarUpam<\/em>, who is the opposite of all that is lowly and who annihilates the sins of sAmsAri jIvans who attain you! Since vEdham has <em>svarams<\/em> (tunes) such as <em>udhAththam, anudhAththam<\/em> etc, the word <em>paN<\/em> which denotes <em>svaram<\/em>, refers to vEdham in this context. Though emperumAn permeates both the chEthana and achEthana entities, as brought out in the first two verses of the pAsuram, their deficiencies will not touch him in any way. Also, he removes the deficiency in chEthana entity brought about by its constant contact with achEthana entity. Hence, AzhwAr calls him as <em>pAva nAsa nAdhanE<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>eN kadandha yOginOdu<\/strong> \u2013 being together with countless auspicious qualities. <em>yOgu<\/em> is yOgam which means being together. Here, it refers to being together with auspicious qualities. bhagavath gIthA 11-8 also calls <em>yOgam<\/em> as auspicious qualities: &#8220;<em>na thu mAm SakshyasE dhrashtum anEnaiva svachakshushA<\/em> l <em>dhivyam dhadhAmi thE chakshu<\/em>:<em> paSya mE yOgaiSvaram<\/em> ||&#8221; (You cannot see my form with your physical eyes; I shall grant you <em>aprAkrutha<\/em> (not made of primordial matter) eye. You could see the cluster of my auspicious qualities which are divine).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>irandhu senRu mANiyAy<\/strong> \u2013 going to mahAbali, in the form of a student of vEdham, vAmana, seeking alms, making it appear as if his body had developed scars seeking alms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>maN kadandha vaNNam<\/strong> \u2013 the manner in which you measured earth. In other words, using the reason that \u201cI have to get back the three kingdoms lost by indhra to mahAbali\u201d as an excuse, you had kept your divine feet on the heads of people in the fourteen worlds (seven worlds below earth, earth and six worlds above the earth).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ninnai<\/strong> \u2013 you, who are distinct from the chEthana and achEthana entities, having eminence of your <em>svarUpam<\/em> which cannot be measured even by vEdhams, going to mahAbali after transforming yourself as a dwarf, seeing the quality of magnanimity in mahAbali, impelled by your quality of simplicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ar madhikka vallarE<\/strong> \u2013 who is capable of measuring your qualities? Could vEdhams estimate you? Could <em>vaidhikas<\/em> (those who follow vEdhams) who are eminent, know you? Could your eminence be known? Could your simplicity be known? Among your qualities of greatness, who can measure, which quality?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is another way to get the meanings of this pAsuram, as written mercifully by the vyAkyAthA, periya vAchchAn piLLai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>viN kadandha sOdhiyAy<\/strong> \u2013 superior to paramapadham, having <em>dhivyAthma svarUpam<\/em> (divine, basic nature of the soul) which is self-illuminating. Here, the word <em>viN<\/em> refers to paramapadham. This verse refers to the greatness of emperumAn\u2019s svarUpam which imbibes within it, even paramapadham, which is thrice as large as leelA vibhUthi (materialistic realm).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>viLangu gyAna mUrthiyAy<\/strong> \u2013 having a divine form manifesting knowledge, which is contained in the earlier mentioned <em>dhivyAthma svarUpam<\/em>. The word <em>gyAnam<\/em> mentioned in the verse is representative of the six divine qualities of <em>gyAna, bala, aiSvarya, vIrya, Sakthi<\/em> and <em>thEjas<\/em> (knowledge, strength, opulence, valour, power and effulgence). ahirbudhdhnya samhithai 6-25 says &#8220;<em>sadhA paSyanthi thE dhEvA<\/em>:<em> purusham pushkarEkshaNam<\/em> l <em>shAdguNya vigraham dhEvam thAdhruSyA cha SriyA yutham<\/em> ll&#8221; (nithyasUris constantly enjoy that paramapurushan (supreme entity) whose divine form manifests the six auspicious qualities of <em>gyAna, bala, aiSvarya, vIrya, Sakthi <\/em>and <em>thEjas<\/em>, who is together with SrIdhEvi and who has lotus-like eyes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>paN kadandha dhEsa mEvu pAva nAsa nAdhanE<\/strong> \u2013 Oh lord of all, dwelling permanently in paramapadham which cannot be estimated by vEdham which has tune as its predominant feature, and who is the opposite of lowliness, capable of removing the deficiencies in samsAri jIvAthmAs. Here, the word <em>dhEsam<\/em> refers to paramapadham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>eN kadandha yOginOdu<\/strong> \u2013 just as it has been mentioned in SvEthASvathara upanishath 6 &#8220;<em>parA\u2019Sya Sakthir vividhaiva SrUyathE svAbhAvikI gyAna bala kriya cha<\/em>&#8221; (it is known that this paramAthmA (supreme entity) has manifold, superior power, natural knowledge, power and deeds (such as creation etc)), you have amazing strengths which are manifold and which cannot be estimated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mANiyAy irandhu senRu<\/strong> \u2013 transforming the divine form which is beyond one\u2019s senses and which is inestimable, to the form of a mendicant, which is limited and which is visible to mahAbali\u2019s eyes, and going to mahAbali for getting alms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>maN kadandha vaNNam<\/strong> \u2013 having the quality of (a) asking for three steps of land, measuring all the worlds below and above [the earth] through two steps, (b) showing a small foot while asking for alms and an enormous foot while measuring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ninnai<\/strong> \u2013 having an immeasurable greatness of <em>svarUpam,<\/em> having a divine form which manifests the auspicious qualities in that <em>svarUpam<\/em>, having paramapadham, which cannot be estimated by vEdham, as the abode and coming down to earth, impelled by your amazing power, such an entity like you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ar madhikka vallarE<\/strong> \u2013 could anyone measure even one among all such greatness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will next take up the 28th pAsuram of this prabandham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>archived in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\">https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>pramEyam (goal) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/koyil.org\/\">https:\/\/koyil.org<\/a><br \/>pramANam (scriptures) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\">http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>pramAthA (preceptors) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\">http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>SrIvaishNava 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: SrImadh varavara munayE nama: Full Series &lt;&lt; Previous avathArikai (Introduction) AzhwAr says in this pAsuram \u201cYour eminence is far higher than the chEthanAchEthana (with and without knowledge) entities. 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