nam-piLLai
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nam-perumAL, nam-AzhwAr, nam-jEyar, nam-piLLai enbar-avaravar tham
yERRathAl, anbudaiyOr sARRuth
thirunAmangaL thAn enRu nan nenjEA
yERRadhanai solli nE inRu" upadhEsa
rathina mAlai-50
A discussion on SwAmi nam-piLLai is
never complete without the mention of conversation between AzhwAr and the Lord.
This is highlight of nam-piLLai's vyAkyAnam. The conversation gives us a peep
into the mind of the AzhwAr and the events that lead into the origin of a
particular pAsuram/padhigam.
In the tenth pathu for instance, the
following conversation has a telling one and ultimately has a dumbfouning
effect on the LOrd.
IN the introduction to the
"thiru mAl irunjOlai enREan enna" 10-8 AzhWar is
surprised to find the Lord taking immense interest in him and wanting to grant
salvation. AzhwAr has an introspection. he finds no improvement as compared to
an earlier period. This leads to a state where he questions himself :How come am
I being granted this great position? AzhwAr decides to ask the Lord Himself in
this regard. This goes on
like this:
AzhwAr: "inRu ippadi ithai sirashA
vahikkiRa dhEvar, munbu anAdhikAlam ithai kai vittirupAn
en?
Today You want to rescue
me. Why did you ignore all these years?
emperumAn could not say that since
AzhwAr is not indifferent
towards this Him, He is granting
this,as even this indifferenc is created by HIm.
Then what was the response from the
Lord?
Lord is the saviour and owner of the
souls. He has to take care of them.
The commentary runs as
follows:
"ini rakshaganAnavanukku
nedunAL rakshya vargathai vittirundha idhaRku sollalAvadhonRillayE,
piRpAdanAnddhukku lajjikkumadhukku mERpada; AgaiyAle sollalavadhoRu maRu mARRam
kANAmaiyAlE kavizhndhu ninRu kAlAlE thaRaiyik
kERinAn.."
The saviour has not
attended to His owned thing (the soul) all along and has no response but silence
for the delay. The saviour, hence, became shy and started scratching the
ground by his legs.
First, the LOrd created
the worlds. Then He created ways to be interested towards HIm.Then the interest
towards Him sprang up for AzhwAr. Then He assumed Himself as the means and
commencing from "poi ninRa gnAnam"- thiru virutham till now " He brought
AzhwAr to this state.
Why was this not
done earlier itself. For this the Lord stood
silently.
AzhWar thus realizes that " idhoru nirhEdhuka vishayEkAram
irukkumpadiyEA"enRu adhil AyangAl pattu ..hrushtarAik
kaLikkiRAr"
AzhwAr ultimately enjoys the mirth on realizing that the Lord ultimately
has granted this by elevating him to such a state for no reason on his
part whatsoever -nir hEdhukamAga.
(to be continued)
vanamamalai padmanabhan
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