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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas, 
 
In the last PAsuram, He acts as antharAthmA was
described for all shrushti (creations) sthithi.. Now
how does the world and planets stay at where they are
without falling at all or bang against each other.. is
wondered by AzhwAr.. The entire universe is supported
by Him.. 
 
naakamEnthu mEruveRpai
  naakamEnthu maNNinai,
naakamEndhu maakamaaka
  maakamEndhu vaar_punal,
maakamEnthu mankultheeyor
  vaayuvain^ thamainthukaaththu,
EgamEndhi ninRan^eermai,
  nin_kaNEyi yanRathe.      (6)
 
The huge tall mEru mountain that holds even the heaven
(as it appears to with its height and its lustre
reaching the heavens); the Universe held by the
AdhisEshan; the upper world (heaven) where there is
joy always [paramapadham]; the in-between anthariksha
lOkam; the river ganges; the rainy clouds which hold
huge waters; - the lustrous fire; the unparalleled
Vaayu (air); the Space- like that all the pancha
bhUthAs; - all the above are supported by You and are
protected by You not letting them fall; or bang
against each other. You are single handedly able to do
so, with your veeryam.. and it is naturally available
in You as You are the Supreme.. and none else. Thus
You are the supporter of all JIvAtmAs, PrakRuti and
KAla. It means that the svarUpa and sthiti (continual
existence with time) of all are dependent upon You. 
 
Dhyow: sachandhaarkka nakshathram. Kham diSObhUr
mahOdhathi: vaasudEvasya veeryENa vidhruthAni
mahAthmana: - His veerya guNA- which is naturally in
Him always holds and supports the entire universe, the
stars without letting them fall or bang each other. In
IsAvAsya Upanishad also thasmin apO maadharisvA
dhadhAthi- the air, water in the space ? He is there
as antharyaami. In the vyAkhyAnam Swamy Desikan
mentions that the water
here refers to water, clouds, planets, stars etc.. 
 
Thee (Fire)- it may also mean the vaisvAnarAgni; 
Vaayu aindhu- pancha prANan-   
 
In this connection, we can refer to Sri Vishnu
sahasranaamam for better understanding: [from our Sri
N Krishnamachari?s posting] 
 
vAyu-vAhanah - He who has vAyu as His vehicle.
 
BhagavAn rides on and drives vAyu, the life-breath of
the world.  In tiruvezhukkURRirukkai, we have -
mEdagum aim-perum bhUtamum nIyE - He controls the
pa~nca bhUta-s such as air etc.
 
The dharma cakram writer points out that while air is
very important for us to live, this nAma should remind
us that mahA vishNu who makes the air move is just as
important to us, and thus we should learn to meditate
on Him.
 
It means that bhagavAn controls the atmosphere in the
seven regions of space.  It is described in detail
about these seven regions which are controlled by
seven different sons of kaSyapa and diti, because of
the powers given to them by bhagavAn.  They are called
the sapta-maruta-s.  Six of these regions are listed
by many of the authors. These regions are:  the space
between earth and the clouds, that between the clouds
and the sun, that between the sun and the moon, the
moon and the stars, the stars and the planets, and the
planets and the sapta-r*shi manDala.  It is said that
it is because of the pressure exerted by these regions
of air that the various stellar objects keep from
colliding with each other.

It may appear as if one supports the other. But Sriman
Narayanan as the in dweller supports everything and
enables them function through them. Due to His power,
veeryam, they function and the other supports (like
Space, Vaayu, etc..) are like the faces
[gOpuranthaangigaL) that are carved in pillars that
appear to hold the tower (though the pillar does not
get their support actually). 

ninkaNE- It is available in You alone [not in Brahma,
Rudraa et al. ].
Thirumazhisai AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam 
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan

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