SrImate SrI ra'nga rAmAnuja mahA deSikAya namaH.
tAtparya ratnAvaLi - Submission 25, Slokam 1.4 Part 1,
tiruvAimozhi 1.4.
· Slokam 14 ? tiruvAimozhi 1.4 ? a'nciRaiya maDa nArAi. :
trANe-baddha-dhvajatvAt (1.4.1) Subha nayanatayA (1.4.2) svArtha
lAbhe arthibhAvAt (1.4.3)
timyan-megha-svabhAvAt (1.4.4) jagad-upajanana sthApanA
ati-priyatvAt (1.4.5) |
kAruNya Aptatva yogAt (1.4.6) anugata mahishI sannidheh (1.4.7)
sa'ngadairghyAt (1.4.8)
nAnA bandhaih (1.4.9) sva-rakshAvahitatamatayA (1.4.10)
kshAmyati iti Aha kRshNam ||
svAmi deSikan describes the main guNam that is sung in this
tiruvAimozhi as `kshmA' ? the forgiving nature of emperumAn, His
aparAdha sahatvam ? His tolerance to our infinite sins. Note that
svAmi deSikan has indicated this through the last phrase in the
Slokam dedicated to tiruvAimozhi 1.4 above ? kshAmayati ? forgives.
SrImad tirukkuDanthai ANDavan points out that bhagavAn's guNa of
aparAdha sahatvam or forgiving our sins is the guNa that is revealed
in this tiruvAimozhi.
This tiruvAimozhi is in the form of outpouring of nammAzhvAr in
nAyikA bhAvam. Readers may recall that svAmi deSikan has devoted a
Slokam for the significance of the nAyikA bhAvam felt by AzhvAr in
one of the Introductory verses (Slokam 3 of Introduction). In the
first three tiruvAimozhi-s, AzhvAr has sung bhagavAn's greatness by
having His anubhavam in his mind. Now he feels the intense desire to
see Him in His form in front of him, and to embrace Him tightly.
Since bhagavAn has not appeared in front of Him physically, AzhvAr is
scorched by viraha tApam ? the pain of separation, and feels the same
intense pain of separation that pirATTi felt when She was separated
from Him in His rAma incarnation. The pASuram-s of the tiruvAimozhi
are in the form of sending the different birds as messengers to Him
because AzhvAr wants to be united with emperumAn without any delay.
The different birds represent the intermediary role of the AcAryan in
our tradition. This is the key aspect of this particular
tiruvAimozhi ? namely, that it reveals the need for us to seek an
AcAryan in order to attain Him. While each pASuram of this
tiruvAimozhi sings emperumAn's guNa-s that support His guNa of kshamA
at the daSakam level, the inner meaning of each of these pASuram-s is
that each reveals the greatness of AcAryan's role in attaining Him,
and the guNa-s of AcArya-s that facilitate our reaching Him.
This is a key aspect of this tiruvAimozhi, and svAmi deSikan has
brought out this svApadeSam (inner meaning) by dedicating an
additional Slokam (Slokam 15) for this tiruvAimozhi, which we will
cover after going through the current Slokam 14.
· pASuram 1.4.1:
a'nciRaiya maDa nArAi! ALiyattAi! nIyum nin
a'nciRaiya SevalumAi AvA enRu enakku aruLi
ve'nciRaip puL uyarttArkku en viDu tUdAi SenRakkAl
van SiRaiyil avan vaikkil vaippu uNDAl en SeyyumO.
am SiRaiya maDam nArAi! ALiyattAi! nIyum nin am SiRaiya
SevalumAi `Ah' `Ah' enRu enakku aruLi, vem SiRai puL uyarttArkku en
viDu tUDAi SenRakkAl, avan vaN SiRaiyil vaikkil vaippu uNDAl en
Seyyum? ? Oh she-crane with beautiful wings and with the modesty to
fulfil my request! You with the bent of mind to show mercy! You,
together with your male counterpart who has equally beautiful wings,
should show pity on me, and go as my messenger to the Lord who has
the garuDa in His flag, (and convey my longing from separation from
Him); if that results in your being improsned by Him, there is
nothing wrong in your gladly accepting that also.
svAmi deSikan identifies the principal guNa of bhagavAn sung in this
pASuram through the words `trANe baddha-dhvajatvAt' ? vem SiRaip puL
uyarttArkku - bhagavAn has raised His flag declaring that He will
protect His devotee at all costs. In His flag, bhagavAn has garuDan
who is violently dedicated to eliminating anyone who is opposed to
Him, thereby protecting anyone who has sought refuge in Him. The
underlying guNa is that bhagavAn will forgive all the sins of a
devotee who surrenders to Him unconditionally. "vem SiRai" refers
to the powerful wings of garuDan that will destroy anyone opposed to
the Lord. ASrita duhkha nirasaneshu krUra paksha-s ? those wings
that are intensely powerful in destroying the sorrow of those who
have sought refuge in Him.
The different finer aspects of this pASuram are very beautiful to
enjoy, but they are not covered here for the sake of brevity.
· pASuram 1.4.2.
en Seyya tAmaraik kaN perumAnArkku en tUdAi
en Seyyum uraittakkAl inak kuyilgAL nIr alirE?
mun Seyda muzhu vinaiyAl tiruvaDik-kIzh kuRREval
mun Seyya muyalAdEn agalvaduvO vidiyinamE.
inam kuyilgAL! en Seyaa tAmarai perumAnArkku en tUdAi uraittakkAl, en
Seyyum nIr alirE? mun Seyda muzhu vinaiyAl tiruvaDik-kIzh kuRREval
mun Seyya muyalAdEn inam agalvaduvO vidi? - O gathering of cuckoos!
What can ever go wrong if you go as my messenger to my dear Lord and
convey my message to Him? Aren't you capable of doing this? The
message you should convey is that even though as a result of my
accumulated unadulterated sins in my previous births, I have failed
to even make an effort to perform kai'nkaryam to You when I had ample
opportunity, is it my misfortune that even after I have realized my
mistake, You keep me aloof and separated from You?
svAmi deSikan captures the key message from this pASuram as "Subha
nayanatayA" ? He who is endowed with auspicious sight that bestows
His blessings on us ? Seyya tAmaraik kaN perumAnAr. He is puNDarIka
daLa amalAyata IkshaNan ? He has eyes that resemble the freshly
blossomed lotus, and His sight on us will remove all our blemishes
without trace. SrI UV comments that the reddish eyes are not a
result of His anger at the devotee, but a result of His constant
concern for the devotee. The meaning is that these eyes of His can
remove all undesirable elements from us, and bring us all desirable
benefits ? anishTa nivRtti and ishTa prApti.
-dAsan kRshNamAcAryan
(To be continued)
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