Introduction to the Thirteenth
SeyyuL
Here , Kambar states that KuruhUr
SatakOpan is the PaadhukAs of KaNNan. His Paasurams will conquer Sandal in
fragrance . They will taste sweeter than sugar. When experienced by the ear,
they would melt one's uyir.
They would also cure one of all
bodily diseases.
Text of the 13th
SeyyuL
uyir urukkum pukkuNavukkum
udalatthinuLLa
seyir urukkoNDa namm
theengu urukkum tirudit-tirudit-
tayir urukkum neyyoduNDAn
adicchatakOpan santO-
dayir urukkum porunaRkkuruhUr
yenthai antamizhe
SeyyuLL 13:
Word by Word Meanings:
urukku ney tayir
tirudit-tirudi uNDAn=
KaNNan stole repeatedly the ghee
made by melting butter and curds( tayir) from the churning of the
milk.
adi Porunaik-kuruhUr
Yenthai SaTakOpan
iyaRRiya santhOdu ayir
urukkum= The PaadhukAs ( Thiruvadi Nilai) of
KaNNan,
Swamy NammAzhwAr was born at ThirukkuruhUr on the banks of
TaampirabharaNi river ; He is my Father ; His paasurams will conquer
sandal (santu) in fragrance and win over sugar in its sweetness.
am uyir urukkum= the moment one hears these beautiful ThiruvAimozhi Paasurams,
one's uyir ( life) will melt.
pukku uNarvukkum
udalattiluLLa seyir urukkoNDa namm teengu urukkum=they will enter the mind and melt all the feelings; they will
chase away our sins taking the form of diseases.
The diseases suffered and the pain
experienced by the body and mind are linked to three kinds of sins linked to
Adhidhivikam , Ashibhoudhikam and
AadhyAtmikam . The hearing of
the
ThiruvAimozhi Paasurams will remove
to the root all these sufferings .Such is the power
.
Seyyul
14
Introduction to the
14th SeyyuLL
Here Kambar wonders aloud : If Swamy
NammAzhwAr had not composed the Tamizh Paasurams housing the esoteric
meanings of VedAs , what would have happened to the dhivya dEsa EmperumAns ,
their utsavams and Vaibhavams? They would have lost their
glories is the implied answer.
Text of the 14th
SeyyuLL
antamilA maRai
AayiratthAzhta arum poruLai
Sentamizhaahat-tiruttilanEl
nilattEvarhaLUm
tantam vizhAvum
azhahum yennAm ? tamizhAr kaviyin
pantam vizhA ozhuhum
KuruhUr vanta paNNavanE
SeyuLL 14: Word by
Word Meaning
Tamizh Aar kaviyin
pantam vizha ozhuhum KuruhUr vanta PaNNavan=
Swamy NammAzhwAr of KuruhUr filled
with beautiful festivals , is the Master of composing songs in Tamizh that
are full ofsweetness and dhArmic wisdom .
PaNNavan
can mean Munivan , Guru, Devan and God .
antamillA maRai Aayiratthu Aazhnta arum poruLai
sentamizhAha tiruntilanEl=
Had he not converted the deep
meanings of limitless Sanskrit Veda Mantrams into
Tamizh Paasurams
,
nilatthEvarhaLum tamm
tamm vizhAvum
azhahum yenn Aamm? =
What would have happened to archaa vigrahams , their
utsavams and their glories?
nilatthEvar refers to the consecrated archaa mUrthys
made out of elements
and substances from the nilam (
land) such as Pancha lOkams , wood , granite etc .
antamilA maRai
Aayiram refers to endless VedAs in general and the Saama Vedam
with its 1000 branches , which is linked to the 1000 plus ThiruvAimozhi
Paasurams in particular.
Swamy NammAzhwAr
ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam,
DhAsan ,
Oppiliappan Koil V. Sadagopan