{"id":8708,"date":"2016-05-12T07:01:34","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T07:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=8708"},"modified":"2016-05-12T07:01:34","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T07:01:34","slug":"thiruvaimozhi-2-7-12-dhamodharanai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/05\/thiruvaimozhi-2-7-12-dhamodharanai\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 2.7.12 &#8211; dhAmOdharanai"},"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-2-7-11-parpanaban\/\">Previous pAsuram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yasoda-krishna-mortar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2529\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yasoda-krishna-mortar.jpg\" alt=\"M\" width=\"326\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yasoda-krishna-mortar.jpg 650w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/yasoda-krishna-mortar-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/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 twelfth pAsuram &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says &#8220;Even for brahmA et al who are desirous to gain true knowledge about <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a>, it is difficult to know <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> says that the favours done by <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> to him cannot be comprehended by even the most knowledegable persons.<\/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\/nampillai\/\">nampiLLai<\/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>Twelfth pAsuram. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says &#8220;as said in &#8216;<em>eRparan<\/em>&#8216; (fully focussed on me) &#8211; only those who were favoured \u00a0like me by <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>\u00a0can see him and it is not possible to see him for those [brahmA et al] who think that they can know <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> through their own efforts&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b9e\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0ba9\u0bc8<br \/>\n\u0b86\u0bae\u0bcb \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b92\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1? \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd<br \/>\n\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0bae\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd<br \/>\n\u0b86\u0bae\u0bcb \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b8e\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bc8 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b86\u0bb4\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc7?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>dhAmOdharanaith thani mudhalvanai gyAlam uNdavanai<\/em><br \/>\n<em>AmO tharam aRiya oruvarkku? enRE thozhum avargaL<\/em><br \/>\n<em>dhAmOdharan uru Agiya sivaRkum thisai mugaRkum<\/em><br \/>\n<em>AmO tharam aRiya emmAnai en Azhi vaNNanaiyE ?<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/:\/\/yourlisten.com\/sarathy.thothathri\/thiruvaimozhi-2-7-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/yourlisten.com\/embed\/html5?17535248\" 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>dhAmOdharanai &#8211; having the simplicity of showing total subservience towards his devotees [as krishNa &#8211; dhAmOdhara]<br \/>\nthani mudhalvanai &#8211; having the greatness of being the singular cause for all worlds<br \/>\ngyAlam uNdavanai &#8211; one who has the ability to protect all during praLayam (annihilation)<br \/>\ntharam &#8211; analyse<br \/>\naRiya &#8211; know<br \/>\noruvarkku &#8211; for anyone<br \/>\nAmO &#8211; is it possible?<br \/>\nenRu &#8211; saying thus<br \/>\nthozhum avargaL &#8211; those who worship<br \/>\ndhAmOdharan &#8211; for such dhAmOdhara<br \/>\nuru Agiya &#8211; servitors who are the prakAram (mode\/form) of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a><br \/>\nsivaRkum &#8211; for rudhra<br \/>\nthisai mugaRkum &#8211; for brahmA<\/p>\n<p>Like storing an ocean in a mustard seed,<br \/>\nen &#8211; in me<br \/>\nAzhi vaNNan &#8211; placing his ocean of auspicious qualities<br \/>\nemmAn &#8211; my lord who accepted my service<br \/>\ntharam &#8211; measure<br \/>\naRiya AmO &#8211; is it possible to know?<\/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>rudhra, brahmA et al , the servitors who are the prakAram (mode\/form) of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>, worship emperumAn saying &#8220;is it possible for any one to analyse and know <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> who is having the simplicity of showing total subservience towards his devotees [as krishNa &#8211; dhAmOdhara], the greatness of being the singular cause for all worlds and who has the ability to protect all during praLayam (annihilation)?&#8221; For such rudhra, brahmA et al is it possible to measure and know how my lord, who accepted my service, placed his ocean of auspicious qualities in me (like storing an ocean in a mustard seed)?<\/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<p>brahmA et al glorify emperumAn by saying &#8220;Who can know &#8216;dhAmOdharan&#8217;, &#8216;thani mudhalvan&#8217; and &#8220;gyAlam uNdavan&#8217;?&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>dhAmOdharanai<\/em> &#8211; Is it possible to understand as to how he stays totally subservient to his devotees [like being bound and beaten by mother yaSOdhA]?<\/li>\n<li><em>thani mudhalvanai<\/em> &#8211; As said in chAndhOgya upanishath &#8220;<em>sadhEva sOmya idhamagra AsIth &#8230;<\/em>&#8221; (Oh SvEthakEthu who is qualified to drink sOma juice! Before creation, sath only existed alone [since there is no name\/form] without anything else to bear it), <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> is the three types of causes [upAdhAna kAraNam &#8211; material cause, nimiththa kAraNam &#8211; instrumental cause, sahakArikA kAraNam &#8211; ancillary cause] &#8211; is it possible to understand this state of bhagavAn?<\/li>\n<li><em>gyAlam uNdavanai<\/em> &#8211; Not just creating them and leaving them alone, he also stands as the protector when everyone is in danger during annihilation. Is it possible to understand this state of <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li><em>AmO tharam aRiya oruvarkku<\/em> &#8230; &#8211; They (brahmA et al) would think that they know everything and say &#8220;Would anyone else understand these aspects of <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a>?&#8221; Is it possible to understand for brahmA, rudhra et al who are subservient to bhagavAn like body is subservient to soul and who worship saying &#8220;Is it possible to understand these for any one?&#8221; Is it possible to understand bhagavAn for brahmA and rudhra who think that they are different from others and that they know bhagavAn better?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When asked as to who are they trying to understand,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>emmAnai en Azhi vaNNanai<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> who revealed his nature of being filled with auspicious qualities to me like placing an ocean in a small area created by a foot step. Thus, one can understand emperumAn only when he reveals himself and those who try with their own efforts cannot understand him.<\/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 twelfth pAsuram &#8211; AzhwAr says &#8220;Even for brahmA et al who are desirous to gain true knowledge &#8230; <a title=\"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 2.7.12 &#8211; dhAmOdharanai\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/05\/thiruvaimozhi-2-7-12-dhamodharanai\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 2.7.12 &#8211; dhAmOdharanai\">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-8708","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\/8708","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=8708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8708\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}