{"id":8568,"date":"2016-05-01T15:23:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T15:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=8568"},"modified":"2016-05-01T15:23:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T15:23:43","slug":"thiruvaimozhi-2-7-4-govindhan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/05\/thiruvaimozhi-2-7-4-govindhan\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 2.7.4 &#8211; gOvindhan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><small>SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"thiruvAimozhi \u2013 Fourth 1000\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?page_id=23\">Full series<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a title=\"thiruvAimozhi \u2013 1st centum\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2015\/11\/thiruvaimozhi-2nd-centum\/\">Second Centum<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/thiruvaimozhi-2-7-kesavan-thamar\/\">Seventh decad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/thiruvaimozhi-2-7-3-madhavan\/\">Previous pAsuram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/krishna-cattle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2899\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/krishna-cattle.jpg\" alt=\"krishna-cattle\" width=\"246\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/krishna-cattle.jpg 435w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/krishna-cattle-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Introduction for this pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/pillan\/\">thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn<\/a>&#8216;s introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No specific introduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the fourth pAsuram, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> becomes amazed thinking &#8220;How ingenious is he! He has changed those who are related to me like myself&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> explains the ingenuity of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> for bestowing the same favour to all his relatives and their families too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/periyavachchan-pillai\/\">periyavAchchAn piLLai<\/a>\u2018s introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>&#8216;s introduction as documented by <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadakku-thiruvidhi-pillai\/\">vadakkuth thiruvIdhip piLLai<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s introduction.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>\u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bcb\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd<br \/>\n\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b86\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd &#8211;<br \/>\n\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bb4\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bb4\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd<br \/>\n\u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bc7<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>gOvindhan kudak kUththan kOvalan enRu enRE kuniththu<\/em><br \/>\n<em>thEvum thannaiyum pAdi Adath thiruththi ennaik koNdu en &#8211; <\/em><br \/>\n<em>pAvam thannaiyum pARak kaiththu emar Ezh ezhu piRappum<\/em><br \/>\n<em>mEvum thanmaiyam AkkinAn vallan em pirAn vittuvE<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/:\/\/yourlisten.com\/sarathy.thothathri\/thiruvaimozhi-2-7-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/yourlisten.com\/embed\/html5?17535236\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Word-by-Word meanings (based on <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a>&#8216;s 12000 padi)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>vallan &#8211; being capable (of completing any task he desires)<br \/>\nvittu &#8211; pervading all objects [as vishNu]<br \/>\nempirAn &#8211; my lord who acknowledged me (like rounding up a town to catch a single person]<br \/>\ngOvindhan &#8211; (suiting his birth) having abundance of cows<br \/>\nkudak kUththan &#8211; (expressing the joy of such abundance of cattle through) being a dancer (with pots)<br \/>\nkOvalan &#8211; having a birth in cowherd clan (which matches such wealth and activities)<br \/>\nenRu enRE &#8211; saying these aspects individually<br \/>\nkuniththu &#8211; dancing out of great joy<br \/>\nthEvum &#8211; dhEvathvam &#8211; supremacy (which is the cause for such simplicity)<br \/>\nthannaiyum &#8211; his special aspect of simplicity<br \/>\npAdi &#8211; singing (to express the joy)<br \/>\nAda &#8211; to dance<br \/>\nthiruththi &#8211; reformed me (to be on a par with nithyasUris like an alchemist who would change iron to gold)<br \/>\nennai &#8211; me<br \/>\nkoNdu &#8211; accepting (me as his own)<\/p>\n<p>hurdles, which stop such acceptance,<br \/>\nen &#8211; my<br \/>\npAvam thannaiyum &#8211; sins<br \/>\npARa &#8211; to run away<br \/>\nkaiththu &#8211; drove<br \/>\nemar &#8211; those who are related to me<br \/>\nEzh ezhu piRappum &#8211; seven times seven births<br \/>\nmEvum thanmaiyum &#8211; made us to desire for him and attain him<br \/>\nAkkinAn &#8211; done<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Simple translation (based on <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a>&#8216;s 12000 padi)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> being capable (of completing any task he desires), pervading all objects [as vishNu] is my lord who acknowledged me (like rounding up a town to catch a single person]; he is having abundance of cows, (expressing the joy of such abundance of cattle through) being a dancer (with pots) matching his birth in the cowherd clan. He made me dance and sing out of great joy saying individually his aspects such as his supremacy (which is the cause for simplicity) and his special aspect of simplicity. He reformed me (to be on a par with nithyasUris like an alchemist who would change iron to gold) and accepted me. He also drove my sins to run away from me and reformed my relatives of seven times seven births [many many ancestors\/descendants]. How great is his capability!<\/p>\n<h3>vyAkyAnams (commentaries)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/pillan\/\">thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadhi-kesari-azhagiya-manavala-jiyar\/\">vAdhi kEsari azhagiya maNavALa jIyar<\/a>&#8216;s translation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nanjiyar\/\">nanjIyar<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/periyavachchan-pillai\/\">periyavAchchAn piLLai<\/a>\u2018s vyAkyAnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights from <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/a>&#8216;s vyAkyAnam as documented by <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/vadakku-thiruvidhi-pillai\/\">vadakkuth thiruvIdhip piLLai<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>gOvindhan<\/em> &#8211; This wealth is not even seen in SrIvaikuNtam (spiritual realm). Wealth due to abundance of cows is only seen here [in vrindhAvanam].<\/li>\n<li><em>kudak kUththan<\/em> &#8211; Like brAhmaNas would perform fire sacrifices when there is abundance of wealth, when cowherds get abundance of wealth, they would spend it by dancing with pots. <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> who is explained in chAndhOgya upanishath as &#8220;<em>avAkyanAdhara:<\/em>&#8221; (anAdhara: &#8211; not caring for anyone since he has no desires left to be fulfilled;\u00a0 avAkI &#8211; he maintains silence considering everything else as unworthy of conversation &#8211; this is <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a>&#8216;s state in SrIvaikuNtam), dancing crazily like well-grown crop swinging in heavy wind.<\/li>\n<li><em>kOvalan<\/em> &#8211; gOpAla (cowherd) &#8211; having birth which matches aforementioned qualities \/ activities. This wealth was earned by <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> taking birth in this cowherd clan.<\/li>\n<li><em>enRu enRE kuniththu<\/em> &#8211; contemplating such aspects, [<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a>] naturally started dancing; when AzhwAr thinks about bhagavAn&#8217;s dependence on his devotees [as in krishNAvathAram], he cannot stop glorifying it.<\/li>\n<li><em>thEvum<\/em> &#8211; Here <em>dhEvathvam<\/em> (supremacy) indicates aiswaryam [ability to control all]; <em>thannai<\/em> (self &#8211; natural aspect) indicates being controlled by his devotees; this dependence towards his devotees is his natural quality; vaSishta said to SrI rAma in SrI rAmAyaNam ayOdhyA kANdam 111.7 &#8220;&#8230; <em>AthmAnam nAthivarthEthA: &#8230;<\/em>&#8221; (You accept bharatha&#8217;s words and ensure that your true nature of being dependent on your devotees is retained). Some would say it as &#8220;<em>AthmabhUtham bharatham<\/em> <em>nAthivarthEthA<\/em>:&#8221; (Don&#8217;t lose bharatha who is like your AthmA). But <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/parasara-bhattar\/\">bhattar<\/a> would explain it as &#8220;vaSishta is saying &#8216;your natural quality is to be dependent on your devotees. By discarding your brother&#8217;s request, don&#8217;t lose your such natural quality'&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><em>pAdi Adath thiruththi<\/em> &#8211; What is the difference between &#8220;<em>enRu enRE kuniththu<\/em>&#8221; and here (also speaking about dancing and singing)? Previously his simplicity was glorified while dancing\/singing; here both supremacy and simplicity are glorified while dancing\/singing. So, it can be explained that the object of singing\/dancing is different in two places. Alternative explanation: Previously, it can be said as <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> just starting to dance\/sing without full intent of his heart and now he is fully engrossed into it with full intent of his heart.<\/li>\n<li><em>thiruththi<\/em> &#8211; Like a barren land is refined to be fertile, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> is transformed to have the behaviour\/activities of nithyasUris.<\/li>\n<li><em>ennaik koNdu<\/em> &#8211; accepting me. If <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says &#8220;now he made me pursue him through some means&#8221;, that will not match AzhwAr&#8217;s philosophy which emphasises on his acquiring this glory due to <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a>&#8216;s grace only. So, what is AzhwAr saying here? Like a person would pick-up a precious gem from mud, wash it thoroughly and use it to his heart&#8217;s content, bhagavAn accepted him, destroyed AzhwAr&#8217;s sins which cannot be destroyed by self efforts and drove those sins away.<\/li>\n<li><em>emar<\/em> &#8230; &#8211; Not only he did this for me, but he bestowed the same mercy of reaching him naturally for my ancestors\/descendants for many generations.<\/li>\n<li><em>empirAn vittu vallan<\/em> &#8211; sarvEsvaran who is my saviour, who can do whatever he pleases. Is there anything that cannot be done by the omnipotent lord? <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> considers <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>&#8216;s omnipresence also is for him only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.<\/p>\n<p>adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan<\/p>\n<p>archived in <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\">https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>pramEyam (goal) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/koyil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramANam (scriptures) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\">http:\/\/granthams.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\npramAthA (preceptors) \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\">http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org<\/a><br \/>\nSrIvaishNava education\/kids portal \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/pillai.koyil.org\/\">http:\/\/pillai.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Full series &gt;&gt; Second Centum &gt;&gt; Seventh decad Previous pAsuram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn&#8216;s introduction No specific introduction. 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