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Thiruvaaimozhi 6.3- Ponnappan, MaNiappan, Mutthappam, thanoppaarilappan!
Sri V. Madhavakkannan ( srivaishnavan@hotmail.com)
Sri:
In the last decad, AzhwAr was angry at the Lord for not turning up so
long and refused to let him be with "her" and asked Him to go away.
Emperumaan showed His Divine exquisite beauty and His suffering too
(being away from ParAngusa nAyaki) and appeased her. AzhwAr is surprised
pleasantly at her transformation and how she was flabbergasted by
Emperumaan's such Great guNA of making things that are opposite to each
other join and merge like this. (i.e. She was angray a minute ago and
now, she has fallen for Him). He shows her and tells "Even the ones that
do not like me get transformed and change. See." and shows her the
vruttha vibhUti gathvam. (i.e The One who has within Himself as His
wealth and belonging -all that is contradictory to each other).
All contradictory things become one within Him and in front of Him. That
is vruttha vibhUti gathvam. He is there in everything. That is
Emperumaan's beauty. His greatness. AzhwAr sings His such most
beautiful, wonderful guNA that is housed in ThiruviNNagaraan. (than
Oppaarilappan).
Here AzhwAr narrates Emperumaan's sarvAdhipathya SarvEshwarathvam. He
explains His Parathvam.
1. nalkuravum selvum* narakum suvarkkamumaay*
velpagaiyum natpum* vidamum amuthamumaay*
palvagaiyum parandha* perumaan ennai aaLvaanai*
selvam malgu_kudi* thiru viNNagar kandEnE*.(2) 6.3.1
Various matters that are contradictory and opposite to each other- in
all of them Emperumaan resides and manifests. The Poverty and the
riches; The hell and The heaven; The enmity and the friendship; The
pioson and the amirtham (nectar); - like that all that is opposite to
each other in nature- in all that Emperumaan is there. In order to
capture me and rule me, for me, He is majestically appearing at
ThiruviNNagar, where (Spritually) wealthy families live. (like Our
dearest Sri SadagOpan, who hails from this place.)
(NampiLLai expalins beautifully: why AzhwAr wishes to sing His vruttha
vibhUti gathvam? because: the prince not only visits his father's palace
and feels proud, but also visits the big, huge, terrifying prisons which
also belong to his father and feels graet about his father.- what an
enjoyment!)
2. kanda inpam thunpam* kalakkangaLum thERRamumaay*
thandamum thaNmaiyum* thazhalum nizhalumaay*
kandu kOtaRkariya* perumaan ennai aaLvaanoor*
then thiraip punalsoozh* thiruviNNagar nannagarE*. 6.3.2
The sorrows and pleasure that one experiences in this world are all
Emperumman only. The confusion and worry (that comes due to our not
getting something that we wish) and the satisfaction (that we obtain by
accomplishing what we desire) is all He alone. The anger and the cool
(mind) is He. Is that alone? He is the One who gives so much heat while
simultaneously He is the One who cools as a shadow.(like what He was
during NrusimhAvataar as agni to HiranYakasipu and the cool moon to
Prahlaada). Like that Emperumaan who is there in such opposite things is
A RARITY to be understood and seen. He is the One who rules me. that
ruler of mine stays gracefully at ThiruviNNagarm. (Periyavaacchaan
PiLLai interprest the confusion and worry as the anjnAnam (ignorance)
and the satisfcation as the jnAnam (divine knowledge)). (Here AzhwAr
says in this "kaNdu kOdarkaRiya Perumaan" -means the One who is not
possible to be seen, while in the last pAsuram, he says "palvagaiyum
parandha perumaan" means: The One who manifests in everything. i.e: Ther
is nothing in which He does NOT exist. If there is an object or any
matter, He is in that.)
3. nagaramum naatugaLum* NYaanamum mootamumaay*
nigarilsoozh sudaraay iruLaay* nNilaNnaay visumpaay*
sigara maatangaL soozh* thiruviNNagarch chErndhapiraan*
pugargoL keerththiyallaal illai* yaavarkkum puNNiyamE*. 6.3.3
People who live in cities, those who live in suburbs, - He exists in
all of them uniformly. He alone is the jnAnam; and the ignorance as
well. He is the unbounded, light that spans everywhere. He is the
darkness as well. The earth is His form and so is the sky, His form.
Such Lord, The One who is there in all such opposite kinds, is there
beautifully showing Himself at ThiruviNNagar. There is NO OTHER MEANS
FOR ANY ONE EXCEPT (talikg about) His Brightest Illuminating KalyANa
guNAs. Is He NOT our Protector and Saviour for our redemption?
4. puNNiyam paavam* puNarchchi pirivu enRivaiyaay*
eNNamaay maRappaay* uNmaiyaay inmaiyaay allanaay*
thiNNamaatangaL soozh* thiruviNNagarch chErndhapiraan*
kaNNanin aruLE* kandu koNmiNngaL kaithavamE*. 6.3.4
The puNNyams and paapams (virtues and sins) are all pointing at Him
only. The fruits of puNNyam (the enjoyment and being together) and of
paapam (the separation) are all His forms, too. He alone is our
permanent thinking on our objects of desire and our (intentionally)
forgetting what we do not like. To be and Not to be is He. THIS
BHAGAWAAN ALONE is not bound by karmAs. He is the Lord, who is so
beautifully standing at ThiruviNNagara Divya kshEthram.
5. kai thavam semmai* karumai veLumaiyumaay*
meypoy iLamai* mudhumai pudhumai pazhamaiyumaay*
seythathiN mathiLsoozh* thiruviNNagarch chErndhapiraan*
peythagaavu kandeer* perundhEvudai moovulagE*. 6.3.5
Dishonesty and Honesty is all His vibhUtis; He is both DARK and WHITE.
(Dark Cloudy hued Colour on the white Milky Ocean). Truths, lies; Youth,
Old age; Ancient, Modern- they all is He. All three worlds as the three
gardens are being taken care of by Him, The ThiruviNNagaraan, who stays
at this Divya sthalam so gracefully. (The Directors, and that which is
being directed by them- like BrahmA, Sivan, Indran, et al are all under
His control.)
6. moovulagaNGgaLumaay* allanaay ugappaay munivaay*
poovil vaazh magaLaay* thavvaiyaayp pukazhaay pazhiyaay*
thEvar mEviththozhum* thiruviNNagarch chErndhapiraan*
paaviyEn manaththE* uRaikinRa paranchudarE*. 6.3.6
Emperumaan has got all three worlds under control. The Parama Padham,
which is different from these three worlds - for that also, He alone is
the Chief. He is the One who is both anger as well as Happiness. He is
The One who is both SrIdEvi, and mUdEvi. He is the One who is both fame
as well as notoriety. He stands at ThiruviNNagar, where even dEvAs come
to greet Him with utmost respects and pay obeisance to Him. SUCH
GREATEST SHINING LIGHT IS ALSO STAYING IN THIS SINNER'S HEART ALWAYS.
7. paranchudar udampaay* azhukku pathiththa udampaay*
karandhum thOnRiyum nNinRum* kai thavangaL seyyum* viNNOr-
sirangaLaal vaNangum* thiruviNNagarch chErndha piraan*
varangoL paadhamallaal illai* yaavarkkum van_saraNE*. 6.3.7
Emperumaan, has got the Suddha satva, illuminating, Shining, body
(with no binding to Prakritti). He is also the same one who has the
tri-guNa (satva, raja, tamO guNa bounded by Prakritti maNdalam) filled
world as His body. He alone is the antharyaami in all these things as
well as those things themselves (in which He resides). (A simple
definition of VishishtAdvaitA). He shows Himself in those lives living
in the world. He is the One who took avataars as Rama and KrishNA, and
others. He stays in such avataars for ages after ages. (means: HE STILL
EXISTS AS RAAMAA AND KRISHNAA AND OTHER AVATAARS). He is the One who
misleads people by NOT letting them know His nature and guNAs fully. HE
IS THE ONE WHO IS AT THIRUVINNAGAR, who is worshipped by BrahmA, and
other dEvAs. HIS LOTUS FEET ARE THE ONLY MEANS FOR OUR REFUGE. There is
nothing else, but His Feet, that can enable us reach the shores (of
samsaaric ocean). (ThiruvaLLuvar says: PiRavip perungadal neendhuvar
neendhaar iRaivan adi sEraadhaar- means: Those who reach His Feet, will
be able to cross the Ocean of births; Those who don't will NOT.)
8. van_saraN surarkkaay* asurarkku veNGkooRRamumaay*
than_saraN nizhaRkeezh* ulagam vaiththum vaiyaathum*
then_saraN thisaikkuth* thiruviNNagarch chErndha piraan*
en_saraN en kaNNan* ennaiyaaLudai ennappanE* 6.3.8
Bhagawaan, gave the protection and refuge for dEvAs, while He became
the yamA for rAkshasAs. He is The One who has His bhaktAs under the
shadow of His Lotus Feet and HE DOES NOT KEEP THOSE WHO ARE NOT HIS
BHAKTAS UNDER HIS LOTUS FEET. He is appearing gracefully at
ThiruviNNagar. The One who supports me gives me asylum, My Perumaan,
KaNNa Perumaan is My Father.
9. ennappan enakkaay ikuLaay* ennaip peRRavaLaay*
ponnappan maNiyappan* muththappan en appanumaay*
minnap pon mathiLsoozh* thiru viNNagarch chErndha appan*
thannoppaar illappan* thandhanaNn thanathaaL nNizhalE*.(2) 6.3.9
(An excellent pAsuram, so sweet, so lovely) Emeprumaan is my appan
(father). He is also my sevilitthaay (baby sitter?) and my Mother as
well. He is My Father , who is my Gold, My Pearl, My "maNi" (the pupil
of my eye). he is The One who is at ThiruviNNagar, surronded by big
Golden ramparts. THERE IS ABSLOUTELY NONE EQUAL TO HIM. (He is oppaaril
appan- oppiliappan). Such Great Lord has granted me the shadow of His
Lotus Feet for my redemption. There is no other means for me except
taking refuge under His Feet.
10. nizhalveyil siRumai perumai* kuRumai nedumaiyumaay*
suzhalvana nNiRpana* maRRumaay avai allanumaay*
mazhalai vaazh vanduvaazh* thiruviNNagar mannupiraan*
kazhalgaL anRi* maRROr kaLai_kaNilam kaaNmiNngaLE*. 6.3.10
The shadow, the scorching heat (from the sun), is all His forms only.
Magnanimity, Cheap (mentality); lengthening and shortening (our lives)
is all He. He alone is the One who is "janghmam" as well as "sthAvaram"
(moving and non-moving). The changes that one gets during their lives-
He is not at all bound by such changes or karmAs. Such Greatest
Bhagawaan is there at ThiruviNNagar. There is NO REDEPTION or SUPPORT
for me, except His Lotus Feet. Please see those Feet.
11. kaaNmiNngaL ulageer! enRu* kaNmugappE nNimirndha*
thaaLiNaiyan dhannaik* kurugoorchh sadagOpan sonna*
aaNai aayiraththuth * thiruviNNagarp paththum vallaar*
kONaiyinRi viNNOrkku* enRumaavar kuravargaLE*.(2) 6.3.11
"Oh Guys! See!" and He raised His Feet to the entire haight and length
of universe during His Trivikramaavataar and asked us to see His Lotus
Feet. They came right in front of eyes for us to see. (We need not even
make any extra effort to see. Those Feet grew right in front. "kaN
mugappE nimirntha". What an enjoyment!. - "Swami Desikan says : O
Ranganaatha PaadhukhE ! During the occasion of Maha Bali's injusticeto
the DevAs , you participated in the incidents of TrivikramAvathAram. You
grew with your Lord's Lotus foot and shot upward into the sky. When
the left foot of the Lord speeded up with explosive velocity ,at that
time , Brahma washed with great reverence
your Lord's sacred foot as well as yourself firmly attached
to that left foot . There was not enough water however
to wash the growing foot . The naadham emanating from the rapid upward
sanchAram of your Lord"s left foot spread all over the universe and
removed the fears of the DevAs about Maha Bali permanently.
About Such Parama kAruNikO bhagawaan, Emperumaan - NaamAzhwAr
Thirukkurugoor SadagOpar has sung 1000 pAsurams. Out of thoese 1000,
readers of these ten, which are sung on ThiruviNNagarappan, than
oppaaril appan, oppiliappan, will be respected even by NityasuRis.
Ram Ram
NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan
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