{"id":9713,"date":"2016-07-22T23:19:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T23:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/?p=9713"},"modified":"2016-07-22T23:19:19","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T23:19:19","slug":"thiruvaimozhi-3-2-2-vanma-vaiyam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-3-2-2-vanma-vaiyam\/","title":{"rendered":"thiruvAimozhi &#8211; 3.2.2 &#8211; vanmA vaiyam"},"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-3-2-munnir\/\">Second decad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/index.php\/2016\/07\/thiruvaimozhi-3-2-1-munnir-gyalam\/\">Previous pAsuram<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/alagar-vamana.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9729\" src=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/alagar-vamana.jpeg\" alt=\"alagar-vamana\" width=\"220\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/alagar-vamana.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/divyaprabandham.koyil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/alagar-vamana-180x300.jpeg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a>azhagar emperumAn &#8211; vAmanAvathAram<\/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 second pAsuram &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> calls out for <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> saying &#8220;I escaped from having your divine feet on my head when you touched everyone&#8217;s head without discriminating land\/water; in such case, when will I reach your divine feet?&#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> asks &#8220;You came to \u00a0take alms like a mendicant and won over the universe completely; when will I reach your exalted divine feet?&#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\u00a0<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>Second pAsuram. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sriman-narayanan\/\">emperumAn<\/a> says &#8220;If you are not coming to my place with your body and unite with me, when I assumed the form of vAmana and stood in front of mahAbali; why did you not approach me there?&#8221;, <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> replies &#8220;I missed that opportunity also&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>pAsuram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>vanmA vaiyam aLandha em vAmanA! nin<\/em><br \/>\n<em>panmA mAyap piRaviyil padiginRa yAn<\/em><br \/>\n<em>thonmA valvinaith thodargaLai mudhalarindhu<\/em><br \/>\n<em>nin mA thAL sErndhu niRpadhu engyAnRukolO<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/yourlisten.com\/sarathy.thothathri\/thiruvaimozhi-3-2-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/yourlisten.com\/embed\/html5?17567971\" 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>val &#8211; being tight due to firmness<br \/>\nmA &#8211; vast<br \/>\nvaiyam &#8211; world<br \/>\naLandha &#8211; measured (with your tender divine feet)<br \/>\nem &#8211; made me exist fully for him by such act<br \/>\nvAmanA &#8211; Oh vAmana!<br \/>\nnin &#8211; for your sport<br \/>\npal &#8211; variegated (due to the qualities and resulting forms)<br \/>\nmA &#8211; very difficult to cross over<br \/>\nmAyam &#8211; in prakruthi (material realm) which is amazing<br \/>\npal piRaviyil &#8211; many different forms (such as dhEva, manushya etc)<br \/>\npadiginRa &#8211; living in a well fitting manner<br \/>\nyAn &#8211; I<br \/>\nthol\u00a0 &#8211; since time immemorial<br \/>\nmA &#8211; countless<br \/>\nval &#8211; difficult to eradicate<br \/>\nvinai &#8211; sins<br \/>\nthodargaLai &#8211; chains<br \/>\nmudhal &#8211; with their cause<br \/>\narindhu &#8211; cut them off<br \/>\nnin &#8211; your (who is apt to be attained)<br \/>\nmA &#8211; having great glories (that are to be attained)<br \/>\nthAL &#8211; divine feet<br \/>\nsErndhu &#8211; reach<br \/>\nniRpathu &#8211; stay there firmly (without moving away)<br \/>\nengyAnRu kol &#8211; when will that be?<\/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 vAmana who measured (with your tender divine feet) the tight (due to firmness) and vast world and made me exist for you fully by that act! I am living in a well fitting manner assuming many\u00a0 different forms (such as dhEva, manushya etc) in prakruthi (material realm) which is amazing, that is variegated (due to the qualities and resulting forms), is very difficult to cross over and that which exists for your sport. When will I cut off the countless chains of sins that are difficult to eradicate and that exist since time immemorial, reach your (who is apt to be attained) divine feet that are having great glories (that are to be attained) and stay there firmly (without moving away)?<\/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>vanmA vaiyam aLandha<\/em> &#8211; This world [people of world] was so hard that even when he himself came and manifested his beautiful form, it did not feel any emotion. It did not even have the tenderness of mahAbali who is born in demoniac clan. He did not heed to the advice of SukrAchArya et al [to ignore vAmana]. It is also explained as &#8211; due to the righteousness of mahAbali, the world was difficult to be measured at that time. Another explanation &#8211; He measured the world which had harsh forests and mountainous terrains with his tender divine feet which are touched by the most tender <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/sri-mahalakshmi\/\">SrI mahAlakshmi<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/andal\/\">bhUdhEvi<\/a> with utmost care. Here vanmai (hardness) is explained as the hard nature of the heart of materialistic people, the hard nature of earth and the &#8220;hard to enter&#8221; nature of the world that was due to being protected by mahAbali&#8217;s strong shoulders.<\/li>\n<li><em>em vAmanA<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> considers vAmanAvathAram is for <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> himself and not for indhra who lost his kingdom.<\/li>\n<li><em>nin<\/em> &#8211; What was said by <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> in SrI bhagavath gIthA 7.14 &#8220;<em>mama mAyA dhurathyayA<\/em>&#8221; (this material realm which is mine is difficult to cross over) has become true in my case.<\/li>\n<li><em>pal mA mAyam<\/em> &#8211; <em>mAyam<\/em> means mUlaprakruthi (primordial matter). Here variegated nature is &#8211; the resulting variegated forms is applied on the primordial matter which is the cause for the same. Alternatively, it can be explained as &#8211; since prakruthi is the abode of three types of guNas (sathva, rajas, thamas), due to this difference in qualities, it can be explained as variegated.<\/li>\n<li><em>pal piRaviyil<\/em> &#8211; Due to the connection of prakruthi (matter), AthmA assumes many different births.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In such births,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>padiginRa<\/em> &#8211; being submerged completely. <a href=\"http:\/\/acharyas.koyil.org\/index.php\/nammazhwar\/\">AzhwAr<\/a> is saying &#8220;<em>padiginRa<\/em>&#8221; (fitting well) instead of &#8220;<em>vizhuginRa<\/em>&#8221; (falling into) because, the AthmA is happily living in these births without any discomfort. Due to padiginRa being in present tense, it implies that the AthmA is submerging (like in a ocean without hitting the bottom).<\/li>\n<li>yAn &#8211; me who is roaming in this material realm<\/li>\n<li><em>thol mA<\/em> <em>val vinai<\/em> &#8211; the sins that have been present since the presence of AthmA (<em>thol<\/em> &#8211; without a beginning), inexhaustible even if the results of the sins are experienced (mA &#8211; great), very strong such that even if <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> is to eradicate them, he needs to position himself firmly and eradicate them (val &#8211; strong) &#8211; eliminating such sins that are together, along with the traces.<\/li>\n<li><em>thodar<\/em> &#8211; chain<\/li>\n<li><em>nin mA thAL sErththu<\/em> &#8211; attaining your divine feet that are most apt to be attained and are infinitely enjoyable.<\/li>\n<li><em>niRpadhu<\/em> &#8211; The nithya samsAri (one who has been eternally bound in this material realm) surrendering unto <a href=\"https:\/\/granthams.koyil.org\/2013\/03\/12\/thathva-thrayam-iswara-who-is-god\/\">bhagavAn<\/a> is like placing heavy object on a leaf [that was used to eat, considered impure] so that it does not fly [and spread its impurity]. This is explained in thaiththiriya upanishath &#8220;<em>atha sO &#8216;bhayangathO bhavathi<\/em>&#8221; (thus [by being firm in bhagavAn], he reaches the fearless state).<\/li>\n<li><em>niRpadhu engyAnRu kolO<\/em> &#8211; Let it be this day [ennAL (which day) is considered as innAL (this day)] . As said in SrI rAmAyaNam ayOdhyA kANdam 24.37 &#8220;<em>apIdhAnIm sa kAla: syAth<\/em>&#8221; (kausalyA tells SrI rAma &#8211; let the day when I see you be this day). Alternatively, it is considered as a question &#8211; &#8220;which day will I firmly stay at your lotus feet?&#8221;.<\/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; Second decad Previous pAsuram azhagar emperumAn &#8211; vAmanAvathAram Introduction for this pAsuram Highlights from thirukkurukaippirAn piLLAn&#8216;s introduction No specific introduction. 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