{"id":52772,"date":"2024-01-31T23:43:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T23:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=52772"},"modified":"2024-01-31T23:43:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T23:43:20","slug":"thiruchchandha-viruththam-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2024\/01\/thiruchchandha-viruththam-83\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruchchandha viruththam &#8211; pAsuram 83 \u2013 mattulAvu thaN thuzhAy"},"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\/2024\/01\/thiruchchandha-viruththam-82\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"52770\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr had said \u201cFor those with devotion, happiness will be felt without any distinction between this world and that world [samsAram and mOksham]\u201d. A query was raised as to whether one can get happiness in this world too, since jithanthE SlOkam 1-4 says &#8220;<em>samsAram sAgaram ghOram anantha klESa bhAjanam<\/em> l <em>thvAmEva SaraNam prApya nistharanthi manIshishaNa<\/em>: ll&#8221; (The ocean of samsAram is the repository for innumerable sorrows and is very cruel. Those who have won over their minds will attain you as the means and cross this ocean of samsAram). AzhwAr responds in this pAsuram, saying \u201cThe happiness that one feels in parama padham will not match the happiness which one gets here, by carrying out devotion to your divine feet without any break\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>mattulAvu thaN thuzhAy alangalAy pulan kazhal<\/em><br><em>vittu vILvilAdha bOgam viNNil naNNi ERinum<\/em><br><em>ettinOdu iraNdu enum kayiRRinAn manandhanaik<\/em><br><em>katti vIdilAdhu vaiththa kAdhal inbamAgumE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>mattu ulAvu<\/em> \u2013 honey being present continuously<br><em>thaN <\/em>\u2013 cool<br><em>thuzhAy<\/em> \u2013 full of thuLasi<br><em>alangalAy<\/em> \u2013 Oh one who has garland!<br><em>pulan<\/em> \u2013 apt to be seen<br><em>kazhal<\/em> \u2013 your divine feet<br><em>vittu vILvu ilAdha<\/em> \u2013 not giving it up and going elsewhere<br><em>bOgam<\/em> \u2013 the comfort of mOksham<br>&nbsp;<em>viNNil<\/em> \u2013 in parama padham<br><em>naNNi ERinum<\/em> \u2013 even if one were to reach it<br><em>ettinOdu iraNdenum<\/em> \u2013 known as devotion<br><em>kayiRRinAl<\/em> \u2013 with a rope<br><em>manandhanai<\/em> \u2013 heart<br><em>katti<\/em> \u2013 tying it (such that it does not engage with other pursuits)<br><em>vIdilAdhu<\/em> \u2013 without any break<br><em>vaiththa<\/em> \u2013 kept at your divine feet<br><em>kAdhal inbam<\/em> \u2013 for the ecstasy of devotion<br><em>AgumE<\/em> \u2013 will it equal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, one who has a garland of thuLasi from which honey is dripping continuously! Your divine feet are apt to be seen and cannot be given up for anything else. For those who have tied their hearts with the rope of devotion towards those divine feet, without a break, will the comfort of reaching parama padham equal the affection towards your feet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mattulAvu thaN thuzhAy alangalAy<\/strong> \u2013 Oh one who has decorated with fresh thuLasi garland from which honey is continuously dripping! From this it is clear that only that entity who is donning thuLasi garland could be the supreme one and that this thuLasi garland is symbolic of one who rules over both leelA vibhUthi (materialistic realm) and nithya vibhUthi (spiritual realm). Also, the beauty which results from decorating with the garland is also indicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pulan kazhal vittu vIdilAdha bOgam<\/strong> \u2013 the enjoyment in parama padham of your divine feet, which are apt to be seen, which are constantly seen by nithyasUris and from which thoughts would not go to any other matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>pulan kazhal<\/strong> \u2013 the divine feet which are seen; the opinion is that they are divine feet which are apt to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>viNNil naNNi ERinum<\/strong> \u2013 even if one were to reach parama padham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ettinOdu iraNdu enum kayiRRinAl<\/strong> \u2013 eight and two together will make ten, which is <em>paththu<\/em> in thamizh. The term <em>paththu<\/em> refers to bhakthi. To highlight his devotion towards emperumAn, AzhwAr is indirectly referring through eight and two. Since devotion binds one\u2019s mind, he symbolises devotion with <em>kayiRu<\/em> (rope).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>manandhanaik katti<\/strong> \u2013 the implied meaning is that mind, which is the head of five gyAnEndhriyams (senses related to knowledge, namely eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin) and the five karmEndhriyams (senses related to activities such as hands, legs, speech and the two excretory organs), should be tied such that it does not go after other pursuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vIdilAdha vaiththa kAdhal inbamAgumE<\/strong> \u2013 the devotion kept at your divine feet, without any break, will be a source of comfort on its own, instead of being the means to attain mOksham. The opinion here is that the comfort of mOksham will not match the loving devotion carried out here which is the benefit by itself [instead of bringing in a benefit].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, we will take up the 84<sup>th<\/sup> 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) In the previous pAsuram, AzhwAr had said \u201cFor those with devotion, happiness will be felt without any distinction between this world and that world [samsAram and mOksham]\u201d. 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