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This is a beautiful translation. One doubt: when the
subject is Nammazhwar, the word "anban" is presumed to
refer to him; why the vyakhya alludes to Vatsalya Guna
of the Lord?
Adiyen,TCASrinivasaramanujan
--- "vtca <vtca@xxxx>" <vtca@xxxx> wrote:
> Kanninun Siruththambu Eleventh Pasura Vyakhyana
> Saram
> Excerpted from Sri Nanjeeyar and Nampillai's
> Vyakhyanam
> 
> A Tamil version of this vyakhyana saram is available
> at
> http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/kst/kst11.pdf
> 
> 
> Pasuram:
> anbanthannai adainthavarkatkellAm
> anban thenkurukoor nambikku
> anbanAy mathurakavi sonnasol
> nambuvAr pathi vaikuntham kANminE
> 
> 
> Meaning:
> Those who have faith in these words of Madhurakavi
> Azhvar,
> which were said by him with great devotion to
> Nammazhvar 
> who has love and devotion to everyone who is a
> devotee of
> the Lord who Himself loves all who seek Him, will
> find 
> their abode to be Vaikunta.
> 
> 
> Vyakhyana Saram:
> Madhurakavi Azhvar concludes by stating that for
> those who
> learn this prabhandam, their place of abode is that
> Sri
> Vaikunta where the word of Nammazhvar is the rule.
> For
> those who consider this prabandham as their refuge,
> His
> lotus feet is their abode.
> 
> 
> anban:
> Lordship is not His main quality; showing love and 
> affection to all is ("ripUNAmapi vatsala:"). He has
> the 
> quality of vAtsalya as one of His kalyANa guNas. His
> love 
> reaches everyone without regard ("dEvAnAm
> dAnavAnAnjca
> sAmAnyamadhidaivatam").
> 
> adainthavarkatkellAm anban:
> He loves everyone whether they are attached to Him
> or not.
> All those who are attached to one such as Him are
> loved 

=====
T. C. A Srinivasaramanujan
Email: tcasr@xxxx




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