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Pasuram-21-EttrakalangaL

 

EttrakalangaL edhirpongi meedhaLippa

mAttrAdhE pAlsoriyum vaLLal perum pasukkaL

AttrappadaitthAn maganE arivurAi

oottram udaiyAi periyAy ulagellAm

thOttramAi ninra sudarE thuyil eZai

MAttrAr unakkE vali tholaindhunvAsarj kaN

AttrAdhE vandhun adi paniyumAppolE

pOttriyAm vandhu ninrOm pugazndhElOrempAvai

 

 

After approaching the divine mother to show mercy and to recommend their case to the Lord, now they  wake up the Lord Himself.

 

EttrakalngaL-------vaLLal perum pasukkal- When the cows are generous and give in plenty it is left to the one who  milks them to take as much or as little he wants. Similarly the Lord is there to give all but we get only as much according to the vessel we take to Him. To ask for paltry things of the world when He is prepared to give the infinite bliss is like asking a millionaire for a few coins.

 

mAttrAdhe-without distinction the cows give milk to all like the Lord.

 

VaLLal is the one who gives what is needed without asking.

 

AttrappadaitthAn magan- The commentatators  explain this as follows:

This epithet AttrappadaitthAn applies to Sri Ramanuja who had sishya paprampara  like a large herd of cows who gave the milk of jnana and the Lord Himself is like the magan of the acharya who called Him selvappillai, on retrieving the idol from the princess of a muslim ruler and established it back in Melkote and the uthsavamurthi there is called sampatkumaran or selvappillai in Tamil. One may object to this by saying that Andal  lived long before Ramanuja and would  not have meant this by her words. It is true but the explanation is not irrelevant because the words of the saint composers have a foresight and also there can be no denying the fact that the words can be construed to mean someone or something in later period if it is suitable.

 

ootram udaiyAy -The Lord has both power to protect and also mercy   which is a  rare combination  to find like fragrance in a gold flower.

 

periyAy- He is called so because He gives without expecting anything  in return. He protects even those who abuse Him. 'vaidhAraiyum vAzavaikkum dheivam.'

oottram udaiyAi -----sudarE -the whole phrase denote that Krishna is none other than Brahman the primal cause of the universe from whom  everything rise, by whom they are sustained and into whom they merge back. 'yathO vA imani bhoothAni jAynthE Ena jAthAni jeevanthi yasmin abhisamvisanthi.'

 

 The upanishad declares that Brahman alone existed in the beginning, one only without a second. 'sadheva soumya idhamagra Aseeth, EkamEva adhvitheeyam.'

Then it willed to become many. 'Thadhaikshatha bahusyAm prajAyEya.' Thus the creation came about. This is the implication of ootram udaiyAy.

 

periyAy-refers to the creation of mahadhAdhi, that is the mahat or buddhi, ahamkara( not ego but he three kinds of ahamkara, sAtvik,rajasic and thamasic) and subtle elements, the thanmathras , subtle indhriyas, and manas.

 

ulagellAm thOtramAi ninra means the gross world all being the manifestations of the Lord.

 

sudarE-He is the life or light of all.

 

The vaishnava saints also see the reference to the five forms of Lord Narayana in this line, ootram udaiyai denoting the parathva or paravasudeva, periyai  the  vyuha rupa , ulagelam thOtramai  referring to the incarnations or vibhavas, the word ninra denoting the archavathara and sudarE is the antharyami.Of these, paravasudeva is inaccessible like the avaranajala, cosmic waters as He is in vaikunta in that state, the vyuhas are like the milky ocean which can be made accessible through inspired meditation, as He has been seen by the devotees like akrura amd sages like visvamithra. The vibhavas or incarnation are like monsoon floods as they happen once in a while whereas the archavatharas, the idols worshipped in temples and other places are like reservoirs of water always available. Antharyami state of bhagavan is like water in the earth, ever existing but invisible  found only through proper digging

 

mAttrar----vandhuninrom- As your opponents are vanquished by your valour we have been vanquished by your infinitely auspicious qualities and giving up all attachments ,valitholaindhu, we have come to your door step praising your gunas.

 

 

 

Pasuram-22-angaNma jnAlatthu

 

AngaNmAjnAlatthu arasar abhimAna

bhangamAi vandhu nin paLLikkattirkeezE

sangamirupparpOla vandhu thalai ppeydhO

kinkiNi vai keenda thAmaraippooppOla

sengaN sirucchiridhe emmEl viziyavo

thingalum Adhithiyaunum ezundhArpOl

angaN irandum kondu engaL mel nOkkudhiyEl

engaLmEl shApam izindhElOrempavai

 

O Lord, We have resorted to you like the rulers of the world,  shedding their ego, gather around  you seeking your favour. Will your eyes like lotuses open towards us slowly like half open ankle bells.If you look at us with your eyes as if the sun and the moon have risen, all our sins will be destroyed.

angaNmAjnAlam- This beautiful world. It is the maya of the Lord which creates abhimana or attachment to the wordly objects which appear beautful and desirable to the mind covered with ignorance.To get rid of the abimana is abhimanabhanga, when one gets the knowledge that all this belong to the Lord and we are  here to do His work.

 

arasar ----sangam iruppAr-this refers to the kings who were imprisoned by Jarasandha and were released by Krishna. They said that they wanted to  leave their kingdoms and be with Krishna in His service.(Bhagavatham.10-73-10to15)

 

kinkiNi----thAmaraippoo-The lotus flower half opened resembles the ankle bells . the reason for this is that the sun and the moon rise simultaneously.The two eyes of the Lord are compared to sun and the moon, thingalum Adhitthiyanum ezundhArpOl, implying that they should grace the devotees with the cool glance like the moon and should burn their ignorance like the sun dispels the darkness.They are half closed  in order not to see the faults of those who surrender to Him and half open to grant protection.

 

sengaN----viziyavO-They want the first glance to fall on them when He wakes up. When the eyes open up slowly the glance falls on the object in front. Vedntadesika says in his yadhavabhyudhaya that the reason Lakshmi and Bhoodevi are sitting at the feet of the Lord is that they want His first glance to fall on them The purpose of this is to plead the cause of the devotees.

 

engaL mElshApam izindhelOrempAvAi- PApa or sin can be removed by acts of expiation but shApa, curse has to be endured. But the glance and the grace of the Lord can destroy even that.

 

'After many lives due to some merit done in some early life we have been blessed with the thought of approaching you and have come to serve you and you have to look at us with mercy and save us.' This is the purport of the pasuram.

 

There are two words employed to denote the eyes of the Lord. SengaN and angaN, to denote the external and internal sight.

 

It is said that by learning and reciting this pasuram one can remove all obstacles that stand between him and his desired object.

 

 

pasuram-23-mArimalaimuzainjil

 

marimalaimuzainjil mannikkidandhurangum

seeriya singam arivutru thee vizitthu

vErimayirponga eppAdum pErtthudhari

moori nimirndhu muzangi purappattu

pOdharumappOlE nee poovaippoovaNNA un

koil ninringanE pOndharuli kOppudaitya

seeriya singAsanatthirundhu yAm vandha

kAriyam ArAindhu arulElOrempAvai

 

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