{"id":52454,"date":"2023-11-25T23:57:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T23:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=52454"},"modified":"2023-11-25T23:57:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T23:57:59","slug":"thiruchchandha-viruththam-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2023\/11\/thiruchchandha-viruththam-58\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruchchandha viruththam &#8211; pAsuram 58 \u2013 maram keda nadandhu"},"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\/11\/thiruchchandha-viruththam-57\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"52452\">&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 \u201cHaven\u2019t you, who destroyed enemies such as yamaLArjunas, for the sake of your followers, in order to help those who came after that time, reclined in thirukkudandhai due to your great affection for your followers!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>marangeda nadandhadarththu maththayAnai maththagaththu<\/em><br><em>thurangedap pudaiththor kombosiththu ugandha uththamA<\/em><br><em>thurangam vAy piLandhu maNNaLandha pAdha vEdhiyar<\/em><br><em>varangoLak kudandhaiyuL kidandha mAlum allaiyE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>maram<\/em> \u2013 the twin marudha maram (a species of tree called as Indian laurel)<br><em>keda<\/em> \u2013 to be destroyed<br><em>nadandhu<\/em> &#8211; crawled<br><em>maththa<\/em> \u2013 being in rut<br><em>yAnai<\/em> \u2013 the elephant, kuvalayApeedam<br><em>adarththu<\/em> \u2013 controlled<br><em>maththagaththu<\/em> &#8211; (on its) forehead<br><em>uram<\/em> \u2013 strength<br><em>keda<\/em> \u2013 to be crushed<br><em>pudaiththu <\/em>\u2013 hit<br><em>or<\/em> \u2013 unique<br><em>kombu<\/em> \u2013 tusks<br><em>osiththu<\/em> \u2013 broke<br><em>ugandha<\/em> \u2013 felt happy<br><em>uththamA<\/em> &#8211; Oh purushOththama (best among souls)!<br><em>thurangam <\/em>\u2013 [demon] kESi\u2019s<br><em>vAy<\/em> \u2013 face<br><em>piLandhu<\/em> \u2013 tore<br><em>maNNaLandha pAdha<\/em> \u2013 (as SrI vAmana, standing with mahAbali) one who has divine feet which measured the earth<br><em>vEdhiyar<\/em> \u2013 experts in vEdham<br><em>varam koLa<\/em> \u2013 to obtain boons (from you)<br><em>kudandhaiyuL<\/em> \u2013 in thirukkudandhai<br><em>kidandha<\/em> \u2013 one who has mercifully reclined<br><em>mAlum allaiyE<\/em> \u2013 aren\u2019t you the dear one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You crawled between the twin marudha trees such that they were destroyed. Oh the best among all souls! You controlled the elephant kuvalayApeedam, which was in rut, hit it on its forehead such that its strength was destroyed, broke its unique tusks and felt happy. You tore the face of the demon kESi. You have the divine feet with which you measured the earth. Aren\u2019t you the one who is dear towards your followers, reclining in the divine abode of thirukkudandhai such that they could get boons from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>maram keda nadandhu <\/strong>\u2013 just as it has been said by periyAzhwAr in his periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 3-1-3 \u201c<em>poymmAya marudhAna asuraraip ponRuviththu<\/em>\u201d (you made two marudha trees in which two demons, who were deceitful and treacherous, had pervaded, to fall down by tearing into them), two celestial entities, naLakUbara and maNigrIva, due to a curse, were turned into trees, inside which two demons, ordered by kamsan, had pervaded, waiting to kill kaNNan (krishNa). You crawled between those two trees, releasing the two celestial entities from their curse and killing the two demons, by felling the trees. The word <em>nadandhu<\/em> refers to crawling and taking baby-steps. Didn\u2019t thirumangai AzhwAr too mercifully say in periya thirumozhi 11-4-9 \u201c<em>iNaimarudhu iRRu vIzha nadai kaRRa theRRal<\/em>\u201d (the intelligent child learnt how to walk by making the pair of marudha trees to fall down, after being snapped)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>adarththu maththayAnai<\/strong> \u2013 kamsan had made his elephant kuvalayApeedam to be in rut; kaNNan controlled that elephant by destroying its pride of being in rut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>maththagaththuram kedap pudaiththor kombosiththu<\/strong> \u2013 the verse should be rearranged as &#8220;<em>or kombosiththu, uram keda maththagaththup pudaiththu<\/em>&#8221; to get a cogent meaning \u2013 breaking the unique tusks and hitting it on its forehead such that its strength was destroyed; kaNNan went among its four legs such that its pride of being in rut was destroyed. Thus, AzhwAr explains the way it was destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ugandha uththamA<\/strong> \u2013 Oh purushOththama, who felt ecstatic that your followers\u2019 enemy was killed! Since for the word <em>uththamA<\/em>, the term <em>ugandha<\/em> has been used as a distinguishing feature, it is implied here that emperumAn, who is superior to everyone else through his nature, is superior to everyone else through his auspicious qualities too by way of being partial towards his followers. Isn\u2019t it through the greatness of one\u2019s qualities that an entity earns its greatness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thurangam vAy piLandhu<\/strong> \u2013 tearing the mouth of the monster kESi, who came in the form of a horse, during dusk time, in order to destroy SrI gOkulam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>maNNaLandha pAdha<\/strong> \u2013 Oh one who has the divine feet which you placed on the heads of everyone, as SrI vAmana! Since krishNAvathAram and vAmanAvathAram resemble each other closely, as soon as AzhwAr mentioned the valorous activity of kaNNan through the destruction of kESi, he mentions the measurement of worlds too as an activity of kaNNan. Through the act of touching everyone, without making any distinction between the eminent and the lowly, as well as melting the hearts of enemies through their divine beauty, both krishNAvathAram and vAmanAvathAram resemble each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vEdhiyar varangoLak kudandhaiyuL kidandha mAlum allaiyE<\/strong> \u2013 Aren\u2019t you the one who has deep affection towards those who know the inner meanings of vEdhams such that they could seek their desires from you and attain them! <em>mAl<\/em> \u2013 one who has deep love towards his followers. emperumAn destroyed the deceitful monsters who hid themselves inside the marudha trees through his child-like activity [of crawling]. He casually destroyed kuvalayApeedam and kESi who came revealing themselves as his enemies. At a time when mahAbali and the people of the world did not know the proper order [that he is the lord and they are his possession], he kept his divine feet on everyone\u2019s head and made them realise that he is the lord, and <em>purushOththaman<\/em> (the best among all souls). AzhwAr says that thirukkudandhai is the divine abode where such emperumAn, in order to help those who came after his divine incarnations, through his love, mercifully reclined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, we will take up the 59<sup>th<\/sup> &nbsp;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 \u201cHaven\u2019t you, who destroyed enemies such as yamaLArjunas, for the sake of your followers, in order to help those who came after that time, reclined in thirukkudandhai due to your great affection for &#8230; <a title=\"thiruchchandha viruththam &#8211; pAsuram 58 \u2013 maram keda nadandhu\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2023\/11\/thiruchchandha-viruththam-58\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about thiruchchandha viruththam &#8211; pAsuram 58 \u2013 maram keda nadandhu\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mudhalayiram","category-thiruchchandha-viruththam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52454","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=52454"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52490,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52454\/revisions\/52490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}