{"id":8627,"date":"2016-05-06T15:11:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T15:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=8627"},"modified":"2016-05-06T15:11:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T15:11:22","slug":"thiruvaimozhi-2-7-8-vamanan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/05\/thiruvaimozhi-2-7-8-vamanan\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 2.7.8 &#8211; vAmanan"},"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\/05\/thiruvaimozhi-2-7-7-thirivikkiraman\/\">Previous pAsuram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/vamana-mahabali.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3154\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/vamana-mahabali.jpg\" alt=\"vamana-mahabali\" width=\"227\" height=\"222\" \/><\/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 eighth pAsuram &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says &#8220;There can be no reciprocation for the favours done by <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>&#8220;.<\/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> asks &#8220;is there a reciprocation for <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>&#8216;s favour of eliminating the mind which is not useful to enjoy him?&#8221;.<\/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>Eighth pAsuram. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> struggles due to not finding a way to reciprocate the favour done by <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> to him.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb0\u0b95\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bcd<br \/>\n\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd! \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bc7 \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1<br \/>\n\u0ba4\u0bc2 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bcd<br \/>\n\u0ba4\u0bc0 \u0bae\u0ba9\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0baf\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba9\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd? \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc7!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>vAmanan en maradhaga vaNNan thAmaraik kaNNinan <\/em><br \/>\n<em>kAmanaip payandhAy! enRu enRu un kazhal pAdiyE paNindhu<\/em><br \/>\n<em>thU manaththananAyp piRavith thuzhadhi nInga ennaith<\/em><br \/>\n<em>thI manam keduththAy unakken seygEn? en sirIdharanE!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/:\/\/yourlisten.com\/sarathy.thothathri\/thiruvaimozhi-2-7-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/yourlisten.com\/embed\/html5?17535242\" 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>vAmanan &#8211; Oh (most easily approachable) vAmana!<br \/>\nen &#8211; for me to experience<br \/>\nmaradhaga vaNNan &#8211; Oh one who is having a beautiful form resembling emerald!<\/p>\n<p>[those eyes] which would happily and completely bless those who enjoy them,<br \/>\nthAmarai &#8211; like lotus flower<br \/>\nkaNNinan &#8211; Oh one who is having such eyes!<br \/>\nkAmanai &#8211; for cupid (who is loved by all)<br \/>\npayandhAy &#8211; Oh one who is the creator!<br \/>\nenRu enRu &#8211; saying so<br \/>\nun kazhal &#8211; your divine feet<br \/>\npAdiyE &#8211; sing<br \/>\npaNindhu &#8211; bow to them<br \/>\nthU manaththananAy &#8211; having pure mind (which does not hanker for ulterior goals)<br \/>\npiRavi &#8211; caused by birth<br \/>\nthuzhadhi &#8211; sufferings<br \/>\nnInga &#8211; to eradicate<br \/>\nennaith thImanam keduththAy &#8211; reformed my evil mind (which was focussed on worldly pleasures)<br \/>\nen &#8211; being the helper for such me<br \/>\nsirIdharanE &#8211; Oh SrImAn (lord of SrI mahAlakshmi)!<br \/>\nunakku &#8211; for you (who are complete)<br \/>\nen &#8211; what<br \/>\nseygEn &#8211; can I do?<\/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>Oh (most easily approachable) vAmana! Oh one who is having a beautiful form resembling emerald, for me to experience! Oh one who is having lotus flower like eyes which would happily and completely bless those who enjoy them! Oh one who is the creator of cupid (who is loved by all)! You reformed my evil mind to say these, sing your divine feet, bow to them, to have a pure mind and to eliminate the sufferings caused by birth [in material realm]; Oh you who are SrImAn (husband of SrI mahAlakshmi) who is complete in all manners and who has done such favours to me! What can I do in return?<\/p>\n<p>It is implied that since <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> is Sriya:pathi (husband of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sri-mahalakshmi\/\">SrI mahAlakshmi<\/a>) who is complete in all aspects, there is nothing that can be done in reciprocation.<\/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>vAmanan<\/em> &#8211; this explains his divine bodily beauty; also explains him as the well-wisher who does good to others.<\/li>\n<li><em>en maradhaga vaNNan<\/em> &#8211; one who let me enjoy his divine form which removes all fatigue.<\/li>\n<li><em>thAmaraik kaNNinan<\/em> &#8211; Not just external beauty, his mercy dripping heart is exposed through his divine eyes.<\/li>\n<li><em>kAmanaip payandhAy<\/em> &#8211; oh the creator of manmatha (cupid) who threatens\/bewilders everyone with his extreme beauty! On meditating upon <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>, sometimes <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> speaks in first person with emperumAn (you, here etc &#8211; as if he is in front of him); but when he further desires for affectionate exchanges which would not happen, he will speak in third person [he, there etc] to him; his great attachment to emperumAn is the reason for both types of dealings.<\/li>\n<li><em>enRu enRu\u00a0 &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; reciting these divine names and falling at his lotus feet<\/li>\n<li><em>thU manaththananAy<\/em> &#8211; mind is generally explained as the cause for both bondage and liberation; leaving that aside, having a heart which is fully focussed on liberation; that is, having pure internal sense (mind). As a result, one need not take birth again [in this material realm]; piRavith thuzhadhi &#8211; sufferings in birth, eliminating that.<\/li>\n<li><em>ennaith thImanam keduththAy<\/em> &#8211; You reformed the mind which would desire for both you and worldly pleasures like a person who would desire for both nectar (which would give immortality) and poison (which would kill). Not only you bestowed me a good mind, you also eliminated my evil mind (explained in previous pAsuram).<\/li>\n<li><em>unakku<\/em> &#8230; &#8211; Seeing the favours done by you, I cannot bear myself not reciprocating the same; but I am not finding ways to reciprocate; Neither am I able to reject your favour nor are you in need of something. What can I do to you who is already complete in all aspects?<\/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. Highlights from nanjIyar&#8216;s introduction In the eighth pAsuram &#8211; AzhwAr says &#8220;There can be no reciprocation for the favours done by emperumAn&#8220;. Highlights &#8230; <a title=\"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 2.7.8 &#8211; vAmanan\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/05\/thiruvaimozhi-2-7-8-vamanan\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 2.7.8 &#8211; vAmanan\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thiruvaimozhi","category-thiruvaimozhi-2nd-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8627","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8627\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}