{"id":9383,"date":"2016-07-08T11:09:18","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T11:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=9383"},"modified":"2016-07-08T11:09:18","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T11:09:18","slug":"thiruvaimozhi-3-1-2-katturaikkil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-3-1-2-katturaikkil\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 3.1.2 &#8211; katturaikkil"},"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\/2016\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-3rd-centum\/\">Third Centum<\/a> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-3-1-mudichchodhi\/\">First decad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-3-1-1-mudichchodhiyay\/\">Previous pAsuram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kallalagar-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9405\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kallalagar-5.jpg\" alt=\"kallalagar-5\" width=\"296\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kallalagar-5.jpg 350w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kallalagar-5-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/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 second pAsuram &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> says &#8220;Since there is nothing comparable to azhagar <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>&#8216;s beauty, the praises of the worldly people are not going to add more glories to emperumAn and in reality it would only cause insult to his greatness [since his greatness cannot be fully comprehended and glorified]&#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> mercifully explains the lack of examples for the beauty of <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> which is spoken about.<\/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>In the second pAsuram &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> investigates if there are any examples for azhagar <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>&#8216;s beauty; since there are no such examples, he says &#8220;it is incomparable&#8221;.<\/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>katturaikkil thAmarai nin kaN pAdham kai ovvA<\/em><br \/>\n<em>sutturaiththa nan pon un thirumEni oLi ovvAdhu<\/em><br \/>\n<em>otturaiththu ivvulagu thanaip pugazhvellAm perumbAlum<\/em><br \/>\n<em>patturaiyAyp puRkenRE kAttumAl paranjOdhi<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/:\/\/yourlisten.com\/sarathy.thothathri\/thiruvaimozhi-3-1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/yourlisten.com\/embed\/html5?17563535\" 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>paranjOdhi &#8211; Oh supreme light (<a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a>)!<br \/>\nkatturaikkil &#8211; when clearly said<br \/>\nthAmarai &#8211; lotus flower<br \/>\nnin &#8211; your<br \/>\nkaN pAdham kai &#8211; divine eyes, divine feet and divine hands<br \/>\novvA &#8211; does not compare to<br \/>\nsuttu &#8211; molten<br \/>\nuraiththa &#8211; prepared<br \/>\nnan &#8211; good\/best<br \/>\npon &#8211; gold<br \/>\nun &#8211; your<br \/>\nthirumEni &#8211; divine (spiritual) body\/form&#8217;s<br \/>\noLi &#8211; collective radiance<br \/>\novvAdhu &#8211; does not compare to<\/p>\n<p>Thus,<br \/>\ni &#8211; indha &#8211; this<br \/>\nulagu &#8211; world<br \/>\nottu &#8211; as matching example<br \/>\nuraiththu &#8211; told<br \/>\nunnai &#8211; you<br \/>\npugazhvu &#8211; glorifying<br \/>\nellAm &#8211; all<br \/>\nperumbAlum &#8211; mostly<br \/>\npatturaiyAy &#8211; explained as seen\/understood<\/p>\n<p>the object of the example [i.e., <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a>] is<br \/>\npuRkenRE &#8211; as something inferior<br \/>\nkAttum &#8211; will show<\/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 supreme light! When clearly said, lotus flower does not compare to your divine eyes, divine feet and divine hands; the best molten gold that is prepared does not compare to the collective radiance of your divine (spiritual) body\/form. Thus, whatever is told in this world as matching example in glorifying you, are all\u00a0 mostly explained as seen\/understood [by the individuals] and will only lead to showing <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> (the object of such examples] in poor light [Lotus flower, gold etc., have acquired greatness; but <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> has natural greatness; hence, comparing such objects to bhagavAn will make one think that emperumAn is only as great\/beautiful as those examples, but in reality his greatness\/beauty is too great].<\/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>katturaikkil <\/em>&#8211; One can experience <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> and only be immersed in him and cannot speak about such experience [kattu &#8211; experience and uraikkil &#8211; if it is possible to explain].<\/li>\n<li><em>katturaikkil<\/em> &#8211; katturai &#8211; a full\/single word meaning &#8220;if it can be explained&#8221;. Even if all of the [best] lotus flowers are compared to your divine eyes, divine feet and divine hands collectively, they are no match. Even individually the eyes, feet and hands cannot be compared to all the lotus flowers. [Why did <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> not sing from the divine feet to hands going upwards as we are suppose to do?] Two explanations &#8211; 1) The reason for the order eyes, feet and hands is, eyes which gave the cool [merciful] glance, the divine feet at which we will fall after being won over by him and the hands that will lift us up and embrace us. 2) Since it is said in &#8220;<em>na SAsthram naiva cha krama:<\/em>&#8221; (for those with unlimited devotion towards SrIman nArAyaNan, the rules of SAsthram do not apply), <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> is just sharing his divine experiences [which are beyond the ordinary rules of SAsthram] through his pAsurams. His experiences in previous pAsuram lead to the words in this pAsuram, i.e., &#8220;<em>nin kaN<\/em>&#8221; relates to &#8220;<em>mudichchOdhi<\/em>&#8220;, &#8220;<em>pAdham<\/em>&#8221; relates to &#8220;<em>adichchOdhi<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>kai<\/em>&#8221; is a sample of his experience in between the crown and the divine feet.<\/li>\n<li><em>sutturaiththa &#8230;<\/em> &#8211; Explains this to highlight that gold is not a match for <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> .<\/li>\n<li><em>sutturaiththa<\/em> &#8211; The best gold which was molten and then purified further will not match the radiance of your natural divine form. Only if &#8220;gold&#8221; were explained with so many adjectives (molten, purified, best), it can at least be discarded as incomparable (without those, we cannot even start comparing the gold with <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>&#8216;s radiance). His divine form is explained in manu smruthi 12.122 as &#8220;<em>rukmAbham<\/em>&#8221; (having the complexion of molten gold).<\/li>\n<li><em>otturaiththu<\/em> &#8211; ottu &#8211; sadhruSam &#8211; matching. They (people who compared) explained it as comparable to you.<\/li>\n<li><em>ivvulagu<\/em> &#8211; As said in &#8220;<em>manjA: krOSanthi<\/em>&#8221; (bed is making noise), those worldly people who do not understand anything beyond their perception. It is also explained as those people who cannot even comprehend these worldly matters properly.<\/li>\n<li><em>unnai<\/em> &#8211; One who is known from SAsthram alone and even when such SAsthram tries to glorify you, it declares its inability as in thaiththiriya upanishath &#8220;<em>yathO vAchO nivarthanthE<\/em>&#8221; (the words are returning from glorifying that <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">brahmam<\/a>) &#8211; such you (<a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><em>pugazhvellAm<\/em> &#8211; even if told as the true glories and additional non-existing glories<\/li>\n<li><em>perumbAlum<\/em> &#8211; greatly, mostly<\/li>\n<li><em>patturaiyAy<\/em> &#8211; what is felt in the heart, if said as it is (without thinking through). Alternative explanation &#8211; speaking casually without analysing.<\/li>\n<li><em>puRkenRE kAttumAl<\/em> &#8211; it is showing him in poor light only. If he tells something that does not match <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a>, how would that show bhagavAn in poor light? If someone who does not know about the structure of gems looks at a precious gem and says &#8220;this looks like a salt crystal&#8221;, the one who listens to that will believe it as a salt crystal only and due to that the gem will become worthless too. Similarly, any praising done by anyone here towards bhagavAn will only lead to such disgrace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What is the basis for the cause of such disgrace?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>paranjOdhi<\/em> &#8211; As said in nArAyaNa sUktham &#8220;<em>nArAyaNa parOjyOthi:<\/em>&#8221; (SrIman nArAyaNan, the supreme light), he is different from all other entities [so, worldly praises will not be able to do justice to his greatness].<\/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; Third Centum &gt;&gt; First 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 second pAsuram &#8211; AzhwAr says &#8220;Since there is nothing comparable to azhagar emperumAn&#8216;s beauty, the praises of &#8230; <a title=\"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 3.1.2 &#8211; katturaikkil\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-3-1-2-katturaikkil\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 3.1.2 &#8211; katturaikkil\">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":[43,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thiruvaimozhi","category-thiruvaimozhi-3rd-centum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9383","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=9383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9383\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}