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Full Series<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n << Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Through the two previous pAsurams, AzhwAr requested emperumAn to tolerate the faults in him and to mercifully consider his faults as good qualities, respectively. In this pAsuram, he tells his divine heart \u201cWe do not know as to when our life will end. Until then, spend your time by bowing to his feet and praise them\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n vALgaLAgi nALgaL sella nOymai kunRi mUppeydhi<\/em> Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n en nenjamE<\/em> \u2013 Oh my heart, which is under my control! Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh, my heart which is under my control! Like a saw which cuts our longevity, days keep passing. As one attains old age, becoming weak due to disease, the time to die has come. Hence, bow down to the divine feet of sarvESvaran and praise. Not only that, know well that this servitude is the ultimate benefit. Only the divine feet of sarvESvaran, the supreme entity, should grant us the enjoyment of carrying out service to them, and which is never having to return [to samsAram]<\/p>\n\n\n\n vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n vALgalAgi nALgaL sella<\/strong> \u2013 just like a sword (like a saw) which cuts the tree of our longevity, as days pass by. The indication is that since longevity is being slowly cut off, it will create fear in everyone. samsAris, who consider their bodies as souls, will be fearful that the body is slowly decaying. Just as it has been said in SrI vishNu thathvam 6 “vichithrA dhEha sampaththi: ISvarAya nivEdhithum<\/em> l pUrvamEva kruthA brahman hastha pAdhAdhi samyuthA<\/em> ll” (Oh brAhmaNa! This strange body, which is together with hands and legs, and which is like a wealth, has been created to be proffered to sarvESvaran, in the earliest time itself), those who are desirous of attaining mOksham will detest the wasting away of time since the time to reach emperumAn is getting wasted. Those who attain him for self-ingratiation will be fearful of the time getting wasted in enjoying emperumAn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n nOymai kunRi mUppeydhi<\/strong> \u2013 even while being in youthful days, due to strong bodily diseases and mental diseases, people would lose strength and due to that, will attain old age. In adolescent age, knowledge will not blossom. In old age, strength will be less. In youthful stage, which is in between the two, due to reasons of diseases etc, both knowledge and strength will start getting reduced. The hurdles in the person\u2019s life are of this type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n mALum nALadhu<\/strong> \u2013 following this old age, death will also reach one day. Alternatively, mALum<\/em> \u2013 life will end one day. nALadhu<\/em> \u2013 that could be considered as the nature of longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AdhalAl vaNangi vAzhththu<\/strong> \u2013 since longevity is uncertain, since there are many hurdles even to the life remaining, don\u2019t be under the false impression \u201cWe will do it tomorrow\u201d. Even when life is still there, bow down at the divine feet of emperumAn, as the advantage of having been provided with a head. Just as vishNu dharmam 1-3 says “sA jihvA yA harim sthauthi thachchiththam yath thadharpitham<\/em> l thAvEva cha karau SlAgyau yau thath pUjA karau karau<\/em> ll” (Only that which praises hari [emperumAn] is called as tongue; only that which has been proffered to him is heart; only those which carry out worship to him are the distinguished hands), try to praise him as the purpose of having been provided with a mouth. We could also construe this to mean that since we do not have any way other than to experience emperumAn, try to bow down to him and to praise him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n en nenjamE<\/strong> \u2013 Oh heart, which is under my control! The indication here is that – it is your duty to think of emperumAn; I do not have to control you for that purpose. Isn\u2019t he thinking in his divine mind too, just as he had said in pAsuram 105 \u201cnin pugazhkkalAl nEsamillai nenjamE<\/em>\u201d indicating that his heart is involved with emperumAn more than he!<\/p>\n\n\n\n ALadhAgum nanmai enRu nanguNarndhadhu anRiyum<\/strong> \u2013 the verse should be rearranged as “adhanRiyum ALadhAgum nanmai enRu nanguNarndhu vaNangi vAzhththu<\/em>” adding the last two words to get cogent meaning. The indication is that apart from the meaning of passing time purposefully, as mentioned earlier, \u201cCarrying out servitude to him is our superior benefit; understand our basic nature and try to bow down to him and to praise him\u201d. Just as sahasranAmAdhyAyam 5 says “thamEva chArchayan nithyam bhakthyA purusham avyayam <\/em>l SAsthras say that bowing down to emperumAn and praising him are the means to attain him. Are you implying that this should be done as a means to attain emperumAn? AzhwAr responds through the last verse..<\/p>\n\n\n\n meeLvilAdha bOgam nalga vENdum mAla pAdhamE<\/strong> \u2013 worshipping and praising are carried out not as means to attain emperumAn. Only the divine feet of emperumAn, who is more eminent than all the rest, are the means to grant us the permanent enjoyment of kainkaryam, which will remain until the AthmA remains [for ever], just as it has been mentioned in chAndhOgya upanishath 8-15-1 “sa kalvEvam varthayan yAvadhAyusham brahmalOkamabhi sampathyathE<\/em> l na cha punarAvarthathE<\/em> l na cha punarAvarthathE<\/em> ll (that mumukshu<\/u><\/em> (one who has desire in attaining mOksham) lives like this until his life ends, and (once the life ends) attains mOksham. He does not return here). Your worshipping and praising are the benefits in themselves. The activities of worshipping and praising are part of the benefits which one gets even after attaining parama padham, just as it has been mentioned in mahAbhAratham Santhi parvam 344-45 “mukthAnAm lakshaNam hyEthath yachchvEtha dhvIpivAsinAm <\/em>l Next, we will take up the 113th<\/sup> pAsuram of this prabandham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan<\/p>\n\n\n\n archived in https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 https:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavara munayE nama: Full Series << Previous avathArikai (Introduction) Through the two previous pAsurams, AzhwAr requested emperumAn to tolerate the faults in him and to mercifully consider his faults as good qualities, respectively. 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mALu nALadhu AdhalAl vaNangi vAzhththu en nenjamE<\/em>
ALadhAgu nanmai enRu nanguNarndhadhu anRiyum<\/em>
meeLvilAdha bOgam nalga vENdum mAla pAdhamE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
vALgaLAgi<\/em> \u2013 like a saw which cuts longevity
nALgaL<\/em> \u2013 days
sella <\/em>\u2013 as they pass
nOymai <\/em>\u2013 due to disease
kunRi<\/em> \u2013 becoming weak
mUppu<\/em> \u2013 old age
eydhi <\/em>\u2013 attaining
mALum nAL adhu<\/em> \u2013 the time to die has come
AdhalAl <\/em>\u2013 hence
vaNangi vAzhththu<\/em> \u2013 bow down to the divine feet of sarvESvaran (lord of all) and praise
adhanRiyum<\/em> \u2013 not only that
ALadhAgum<\/em> \u2013 that servitude
nanmai enRu<\/em> \u2013 that it is purushArththam<\/em>(ultimate benefit)
nangu uNarndhu<\/em> \u2013 knowing well
vaNangi vAzhththu<\/em> \u2013 bow down and praise
meeLvilAdha<\/em> \u2013 not having to return
bOgam<\/em> – the enjoyment of kainkaryam <\/em>(carrying out service)
mAlapAdham<\/em> \u2013 only the divine feet of sarvESvaran who is the supreme entity
nalga vENdum<\/em> \u2013 should grant us<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dhyAyan sthuvan namasyamScha yajamAnas thamEva cha<\/em> ll” (One who keeps worshipping only that supreme entity who has indestructible qualities, every day, by reciting his divine names with devotion, by meditating on him, by praising him and by bowing down to him (will get relieved from all hurdles)), <\/p>\n\n\n\n
nithyAnjaliputA hrushtA nama ithyEva vAdhina<\/em>: ll” (the symbol of SvEthadhvIpavAsis<\/em> (those who live in SvEthadhvIpam) is also the symbol of mukthas. They will be constantly performing anjali (cupping the palms in salutation); (hence) they will be happy; they will have the characteristic of saying nama<\/em>: (I belong to emperumAn) through their mouths constantly) and as said in bruhadhAraNyaka upanishath 4-3-6 “thasya haithasya purushasya rUpam yathA mAhArajanam vAsa<\/em>:” (that divine form of supreme entity is like a golden dress). The indication is that AzhwAr tells his heart to do that here itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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