nilai-ALA--vENDaiyEaA-Agilum--->en-mulai ALA oru
nAL--> silai ALA--> maram-eidha
prApya
nishkarsham-->upAyam avanEA-->ruchi udaiyAr
paDi-->charaNyam-rakshagathvam
""
nilai-ALA nin vaNanga
vENDaiyEaA-Agilum, en-mulai ALA oru nAL
vun
agalathAl ALAyEA, silai ALA- maram-eidha thiRal
ALA
thiru-meiyya
malaiALA nE ALA vaLai ALA maTToAmEA" 3-6-9;
The above pAsuram indicates, the
service to Him, He being the means, the soul's longingness, the Lord as the
refuge and His everlasting act of rescue.
How? nilai-ALA--> The Lord who governs us and gives us
the opportunity to serve Him--> kainkarya-p-prApthi.
nE
vEaNdAyE-Agilum--> If the Lord does not want to grant us the
privilege to serve Him, then it is not possibel to do so.Thus, the only way to
attain the goal is His consent and His Grace, is the message.avanEA upAyam.
en-mulai ALa oru
nAL un agalathAl ALAyEa--> pEARu thappAdhu
enRirukkaiyum, pEARRukkuth thwarikkaiyum' is
the prescription by sri piLLai lOkAchAryar. The conviction that the ultimate aim
will be achieved and yearn and long for that. By the words - un-agalthAl ALAyEA, AzhwAr's conviction and the longing is
emphasied.ruchi-uDaiyAr paDi.
silai-ALA--> The weapons on the Lord is a
symbolic reference that we take refuge in Him.
charaNyathvam.
maram
eidha--> The Lord's divine act of succumbing to sri sugrEvA's test
of firing arrow through the seven trees is a gesture of rescuing and this is
qutoted by AzhwAr to reiterate His, ever willing attitutude of 'rakshagathvam'.
Thus, in this pAsuram the five aspects are
highlighted
1. nilai-ALA--> The nature of end--> prApyam--> kainkarya-p-prApthi.
2. nE
vEANdAyE-Agilum--> The nature of means-the Lord being the means-->
upAya swarUpam.
3. en-mulai ALa oru
nAL--> The longing of the soul towards the Lord's service--> pEARRukkuth thwarikkai;
4. silai-ALA-->
The Lord being the refuge-charaNyathvam;
5. marAmaram
eidha--> The Lord being the saviour at all
times.
swAmi periya-vAchan piLLia's vyAkyAnam is
excellent :
"Aga
ippAttAl- prApya nishkarshamum, ruchi-vudaiyAr padiyaiyum, charaNyan padiyaiyum,
avanukku rakshagathvam kaNNaiyivaRRirukkiRa padiyaiyum, ithaliayil abEkshai
kuRaivaRRirukkiRa padiyaiyum, ivai ellAvaRRaiyum
sollugiRadhu.
nilaiyALA engaiyAlEa-nithya
kainkaryam peRugaiyEa prApyam ennumiDam sollugiRahdu;
vENdAyE-Agilum engaiyAlEA--
upAya bavamum avan pakkal ennumidam solliRRu;
en-mulai ALa oru-nAL
engaiyAlEA-- ruchi-vudayAr padi solliRRu;
silayAlA-
engaiyAlEA--charaNyadhai solliRRu;
maram-eidha, engaiyAlEa
-rakshagathvam kaN azhivaRRirukkiRa paDiyayum solliRRu"
(to be
continued)
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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