{"id":53494,"date":"2024-07-24T23:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=53494"},"modified":"2024-07-25T23:44:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T23:44:42","slug":"nachchiyar-thirumozhi-4-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/nachchiyar-thirumozhi-4-6\/","title":{"rendered":"nAchchiyAr thirumozhi &#8211; 4.6 \u2013 aRRavan marudham"},"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\/2024\/06\/nachchiyar-thirumozhi\/\">Full series<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/nachchiyar-thirumozhi-4\/\">Fourth decad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/nachchiyar-thirumozhi-4-5\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"53469\">&lt;&lt; Previous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>avathArikai (Introduction)<\/strong> \u2013 She tells <em>kUdal \u201c<\/em>Oh <em>kUdal<\/em>! You should indicate positively such that the one, who incarnated only for me, unites with me<em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>aRRavan marudham muRiya nadai<\/em><br><em>kaRRavan kanjanai vanjanaiyil<\/em><br><em>seRRavan thigazhum madhuraippadhi<\/em><br><em>koRRavan varil kUdidu kUdalE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Word-by-Word Meanings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>aRRavan<\/em> \u2013 one who is there for me (since time immemorial)<br><em>marudham muRiya<\/em> \u2013 such that the two <em>marudha<\/em> trees [Indian laurel; also known as yamalArjuna trees] snapped and fell down<br><em>nadai kaRRavan<\/em> \u2013 one who learnt to crawl<br><em>kanjanai<\/em> \u2013 kamsan<br><em>vanjanaiyil<\/em> \u2013 through deceit<br><em>seRRavan<\/em> \u2013 one who destroyed<br><em>thigazhum madhurai padhi koRRavan<\/em> \u2013 kaNNapirAn, who is the king of the great town of<br>mathurA, which is radiant<br><em>varil<\/em> \u2013 if he were to come<br><em>kUdalE<\/em> \u2013 Oh, <em>kUdal<\/em>!<br><em>kUdidu<\/em> \u2013 you agree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simple Translation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has been there for me, all the time. He learnt to crawl by moving between two <em>marudha<\/em> [yamalArjuna] trees, making them to snap and fall down. He destroyed the demon kamsan, through deceit. He is the king of the great town of mathurA, which is radiant. Oh <em>kUdal<\/em>! If he were to come here, you indicate your agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>vyAkyAnam (Commentary)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>aRRavan<\/strong> \u2013 he has been always there for me. Did he not incarnate only for her sake? Has he [kaNNan] himself not mercifully said in bhagavath gIthA 4-8 &#8220;<em>parithrANAya sAdhUnAm viNASAya cha dhukruthAm<\/em> l <em>dharma samsthApanArthAya sambhavAmi yugE yugE<\/em> ll&#8221; (I keep incarnating in every yugam (epoch) in order to protect the good entities, to destroy the wicked and to establish the path of righteousness)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>marudham muRiya nadai kaRRavan<\/strong> \u2013 even at a young age, when he did not know about himself, he had crawled between two <em>marudha<\/em> trees which two monsters had pervaded, killing them. Hence, there is no need to fear about enemies. It has been said in SrI vishNu purANam 5-6-16 &#8220;<em>vyagrAyAmatha thasyAm sa karshamANa ulUkhalam<\/em> l <em>yamalArjunayOr madhyE jagAma kamalEkshaNa<\/em>: ll <em>karshathA vrukshayOr madhyE thiryaggathamulUkhalam<\/em> l <em>bhagnAvuththungaSAkhAgrau thEna thau yamalArjunau<\/em> ll&#8221; (When that yaSOdhAp was engaged with some other work, kaNNan, who has lotus-like eyes, dragged the mortar [to which he had been tied] between the two yamalArjuna trees. When he went between the trees, the mortar rolled between them. The two trees, which had tall branches, were snapped by that mortar).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>kanjanai vanjanaiyil seRRavan<\/strong> \u2013 since kamsan had a wicked mind, kaNNan destroyed him with deceit. If he had been like <em>chakravarthith thirumagan<\/em> (SrI rAma, the divine of emperor dhaSaratha) trying to kill him through the righteous means, that would not have fructified in kamsan\u2019s case; hence, he killed him in a deceitful manner. He made the deceit, which kamsan tried on him, to return to kamsan and destroy him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>thigazhum madhuraip padhik koRRavan<\/strong> \u2013 king of radiant mathurA which is surrounded with mansions and palaces. Wasn\u2019t ugrasEnan [grandfather of kaNNan], the king of mathurA? Due to the curse on the clan of yAdhavas, kaNNan had crowned ugrasEnan as the king of mathurA. However, in ANdAL\u2019s opinion, since ugrasEnan was crowned by kaNNan and the kingdom was obtained with the help of kaNNan, she considers kaNNan as the king of mathurA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>varil kUdidu kUdalE<\/strong> \u2013 Oh <em>kUdal<\/em>! You should agree such that he comes. There is normally no need to implore kings. Even if there is a necessity, you should implore him to come here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, we will consider the 7<sup>th<\/sup> pAsuram of this decad.<\/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 &gt;&gt; Fourth decad &lt;&lt; Previous avathArikai (Introduction) \u2013 She tells kUdal \u201cOh kUdal! You should indicate positively such that the one, who incarnated only for me, unites with me\u201d aRRavan marudham muRiya nadaikaRRavan kanjanai vanjanaiyilseRRavan thigazhum madhuraippadhikoRRavan varil kUdidu kUdalE Word-by-Word Meanings &#8230; <a title=\"nAchchiyAr thirumozhi &#8211; 4.6 \u2013 aRRavan marudham\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/nachchiyar-thirumozhi-4-6\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about nAchchiyAr thirumozhi &#8211; 4.6 \u2013 aRRavan marudham\">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":[10,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mudhalayiram","category-nachchiyar-thirumozhi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53494","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=53494"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53514,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53494\/revisions\/53514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}