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Dear BhakthAs :

Today we will study the Fifth Pasuram of ThiruppallANDu :

aNDakkulutthukku adhipathiyAhi asurar-irAkkatharai
   iNDakkulatthai yedutthuk-kaLaintha IrudeekEsanranakku
ThoNDaikkulatthuLLer vanthadi thozhuthu aayiranAmam solli
   paNDaikkulatthait-tavirtthu pallANDu pallAyiratthANDenminE

(Meaning of the Paasuram as per Dr.V.K.S.N.Raghavan ):

Abandoning the old kulam (Multitude of people desiring material
wealth/Iswaryam) , Oh People ! You have come to our group of 
ThoNDars ( desiring Bhagavath Kaimkaryam as the only goal).
Oh Devotees ! Come and prostrate at the holy feet of Lord
HrisheekEsan ( Lord Master of all senses ) , who is the Supreme 
Ruler of all cosmic eggs and the vanquisher of RaakshasAs and 
asurAs (i-e., the saviour of the righteous and the enemy of 
the wicked ) . In praise of this Lord , let us chant the one thousand 
names and sing : " May You live long for many years , many thousands
of years ".

In this Paasuram , PeriyAzhwAr admonishes first and then peruades 
the material wealth seekers to seek Moksham instead as their
PurushArTam and nithya kaimkaryam to Sriman NaarAyaNan .
AzhwAr asks the IswaryArTees to stay away from Indhriya
Kaimkaryam and to seek instead VishNu Kaimkaryam . Here AzhwAr 
extends his invitation to IaswaryArTees to join his ghOshti.

1. Commentary of Upanishad BhAshyakArar
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There are many aNDams (Cosmic eggs) in the Lord's creation .
There are agents appointed by the Lord to take care of these
different aNDams. These agents belong to the aNDak-kulam
and are known as aNDAdhipathis . The Supreme Master (adhipathi) 
for all this aNDak-kulams(aNDAdhipathis)  is Sriman NaarAyaNan 
( aNDak-kulatthukku adhipathi).

One of the duties of the Supreme Master is to come to the help of 
aNDAdhipathis , whenever their aNdams are threatened by RaakshasAs 
and asurAs. He destroys the asura and Raakshasa vargam and helps
the aNDAshipathis to continue to rule over their aNDams as His
appointed agents . The aNDAdhipathis have rulership over their
respective aNDams but the Lord is Nikhila ANDAdhipathi , the Emperor
of all aNDAdhpathis. He is HrushIkEsan . The destruction of the Asura
and Raakshasa kulam by HrushIkEsan is saluted by PeriyAzhwAr as:
" aNDakkulatthukku adhipathiyAhi asurar irAkkatharai, iNDakkulatthai 
yedutthuk-kaLaintha IrudIkEsan ". Our Lord protects the dharmam and 
preserves the aNDams and their rulership by the aNDAdhipathis. BhagavAn's
Akhila ANDAdhipathithvam stays thus firm and eternal. 

Now , PeriyAzhwAr reminds the IswaryArTees that they are also
Bhagavath BhakthAs and therefore asks them to banish their 
thoughts from karmAs that yield alpa ( insignificant and perishing ) 
phalans. Please join our group as one belonging to the Kulam with Daasya
Buddhi ( eternal Servant to the Lord ) . Join us with the awareness of
the good fortune ( adhrushtam) arising from Seshathva svaroopa
Jn~Anam , place the burden of your protection at the sacred feet of 
the Lord through Prapatthi anushtAnam and enjoy the BrahmAnandham 
of Kaimkaryam to Him in His Supreme abode ! Recite His thousands of
Naamams ! Join us in performing MangaLAsAsanam to Him through 
the singing of PallANDu to Him ! BhOgyathA nAmOccharaNam kuru 
( Perform Prapatthi first and then with the mind steeped in the bliss
of that anushtAnam , recite the thousand names of the Lord ).

2. Commentary highlights of Sri Periya ParakAla Muni
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In this Paasuram , AzhwAr invites Iswaryam seekers to his ghOshti.
He reminds this group that all Iswaryam including Brahama Pattam
and Indhra Padhavai ( being crowned as Chathurmukha Brahma or 
DevEndhran ) arise from the UpAsanam of Sriman NaarAyaNan . 
Two of the most auspicious attributes of the Lord for such UpAsanam
are : His Nikhila ANDapathithvam ( being the Emperor of the rulers of all
cosmic eggs/worlds ) and SvAbhimatha Iswarya virOdhi nivarthakathvam
( removal of the enemies /iNDai kulatthAr/RaakshasAs and AsurAs  , who  
overpower  the AndhAdhipathis appointed by the Lord to rule the aNDams).
Once such UpAsanai is performed successfuly , the Jn~Ana guNams 
will follow readily thereafter . Our Lord takes the weapons like 
KodhaNdam in RaamAvathAram , His own nails in NarasimhAvathAram 
to destroy the INDai Kulam . This Lord is HrishIkEsan/HrudeekEsan ,
who is the AkhilANDa Koti adhipathy . AzhwAr asks the IswaryArthees to 
come with Bhagavath prEmai and join his ghOshti , develop bhAva 
bhandham ( ties thru such bhakthi bhAvam ) and be counted as 
members of the ThoNDaikkulam (GhOshti of Bhagavath PrEmis).
Before becoming members of ThoNDaikkulam  , as IswaryArthees ,
they belonged to PaNDaikkulam ( the ancient ghOshti seeking other gods 
and targeting their rquests to them to gain alpa phalans ). AzhwAr
appeals to the PaNDaikkulatthOr ( adhama jaathi) to abandon their 
ancient habit of chasing wealth and develop instead Bhagavath
Bhakthi and prEmai to elevate themselves to the Uthtama Jaathi
(Kulam ) of ThoNDaikkulam (SaajAthya VishNu BhakthAs) .ThoNDai   
Kulam will give the new VaishNava Kulam ( Kulam tarum ). After
making the transition to ThoNDaikkulam through upAsanA , the upAsakAs
are bewitched by the Soundharyam and the anantha kalyANa guNams
of BhagavAn and sing PallANDu to the Lord , who in turn will be
happy that His efforts have borne fruit ( Krushi palitthathu yenRu
visEsha KaTAksham paNNuvAn ). 

3. Thirukkudanthai Desikan's Commentary Highlights
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ANdakkulatthukku adhipathiyAhi : For those who perform UpAsanA 
with the manthrams : "AndAdhipathayE Nama: , asura sathravE nama: " ,
our Lord changes their status from IswaryArthees( PaNDai Kulam) 
and blesses them to joun the ThoNDai Kulam and directs their senses
(Indhriyams) in to service unto Him in His role as HrusheekEsan.They 
worship the Lord's sacred feet alone as ananya prayOjanar and 
cut their links to paNDai kulam ( PrayOjanAnanthapara Jana samsargam). 
They identify with the Lord's sacred feet alone as the only PrayOjanam ,
develop intense prEmai for those Sevvadi and sing PallANDU for them .

4. Highlights of Thirukkudanthai  Sri RanganAtha Swamy
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After inviting ParamaikAnthis (ananya prayOjanar ) first 
and Kevalar ( KaivalyArthees)  next , Azhwar now turns his 
attention to the IswaryArthees out of compassion natural to
an AchAryan. He feels for their bad lot (Dhurgathi) and performs
upadEsam for sadhgathi . AzhwAr asks the IswaryArthees to fall 
at the Lord's sacred fett , perform SaraNAgathy ( aathmAthmeeya 
Bhara NyAsam) and to pursue the life of kinchithkAram ( Kaimkaryam ) 
that would be befitting their new svaroopam ( svaroopAnuroopa kaimkaryam )
as members of the ThoNDaikkulam . Sriman NaarAyaNan will be
immensely delighted with your SaraNAgathy and Kaimakryam 
and look at you with vaathsalyam . At that time , hail Him long 
life ( PallANDu ) and offer your prayers for His Nithya SrI ( eternal
auspiciousness ) to thrive forever and ever ( PallANDu PallANDu
pal kOti NoorAyiratthANDu). After that , recite His sahasra NaamAs 
to celebrate Bhagavan-nAma MahAthmyam . That will break the golden
shackle of PuNyam ( Sukrutha nivarthakam ) as well as the iron  
shackle of sins ( dhushkrutha nivarthakam ) and prepare you to enjoy 
the adhyantha sukham (Supreme Bliss ) of Moksham .

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
ThUppul KulatthadiyArkaL adiyAr poRRp-padham pORRi
Daasan ,  Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
 
Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
SrivaNN Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama:






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