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Dear BhakthAs :

 Today we will study the Eighth  Pasuram of ThiruppallANDu :

Neyyidai nallathOr sORum niyathamum atthANic-chEvakamum
   kaiadaikkAyum kazhutthukkup-pooNodu kAthukku kuNDalamum
meyyida nallathOr saanthamum tanthennai veLLurAkkavalla
   paiyuDai Naahap-pahaik-kodiyAnukkup-pallANDu kooRuvanE

Meaning according to Dr.V.K.S.N.Raghavan
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(The speciaI grace , viz., VisEsha anugraham bestowed
on VishNuchitthar by Lord VishNu is refered to in this paasuram ).
The Lord has bestowed on me His divine grace by giving me
(1) the best food mixed with sufficent ghee (2) the opportunity
to perform nithya kaimkaryam ( prescribed daily duty)
(3) the special duty to do asthAna kaimkaryam (Thiruvolakkam
at the royal assembly ) , (4) the remnants of betel leaves and areca
nuts for my hands  (5) mukta haaram or gem - necklace for my neck ,
(6) Kundalams (ear rings) for my ears and (7) the fragrant sandal paste
to besmear over my body. Thus , He is powerful enough to purify me
and make me a holy soul ( veLLyuir) . Let me sing in praise of Him ,
who has the banner of Garuda , the enemy of the hooded serpent :
"May You live long for many years ! ".

1. Upanishad BhAshyakArar's commentary highlights
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In this Pasuram , AzhwAr acknowledges the union of
the erstwhile IswaryArtthees(ANDAdhipathis)  in his ghOshti
following his invitation for them to join and sing pallANDu
to the Lord ( these aahUthars become now sangathars ) .

ANDAthipathis now reflect on their good fortune and say :
" As ANDAdhipathis , it is customary for us to be steeped in
the enjoyment of sukha bhOgams . These sukha bhOgams are :
(1) enjoying annam surrounded by ghee , (2) the servant clan that
executes our commands , (3) the servants with betel and nuts
on their hands for our sukha anubhavam , (4) the aabharaNams for
our neck , KuNDalams for our ears and fragrant sandal paste
to besmear on our bodies .

All of these Iswaryams were blessed to us by the Lord ,
who made us the rulers of the different ANDams . We stayed
enjoying these Iswaryams and had the mind set that such
bhOgams alone were sufficent . Thanks to any sukrutha visEsham
( good fortune ) we had  , BhagavAn made us loose this attitude of being
stuck in the mire of  bhOgams and created svaroopa Jn~Anam in us and
lifted us out of SamsAram and blessed us to become the equivalents of
His nithya Sooris ( eternally liberated Jeevans).That BhagavAn rests on
AdhisEshan as Anantha Sayanan . He has Garudan in His flag who is
the enemy of the hooded serpents. Let us now recite PallANDu
to our Lord , who has blessed us in so many ways !

Thus the former IswaryArthees sing PallANDu for the eternal auspicousness
(Nithya SrI ) of the union of the Lord with AdhisEshan and Garudan .

Excerpts from the original Sanskrit commentary of Upanishad BhAshyakArar
is as follows : " aajya madhyasTam sameecheenam vilakshaNam saathvikam
annam , antharangasEvAm tadhupayOgI dhAsi-dhAsam , hasthayO: thAmbhUla-
veeDeem , kaNDasya kaNDikAya saha , karNayO : makara kuNDalam , SarIrE
anulOpanAya gandham cha dhathvA , Maamm aarUDa chEthanam karthum
samarTam PhaNisAlina-Naaga virOdhi dhvajam , Bhagavantham 
uddhisya PaLLANDu gaasyam ithyarTa: " .

2. Sri Periya ParakAla Muni's commentaries
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The IswaryArthees from ANDakkulam now state their qualifications
and describe their changed mental state and join the GhOshti of
ParamaikAnthis led by PeriyAzhwAr . Out of gratitude for the Lord ,
who blessed them with all iswaryams , they elaborate on their
contentment with their lot and state that Lord will grant them
Mukhya BhOgya dasai (Supreme state of enjoyment , Moksham)
as they join in singing PallANDu with this VisEsha ghOshti .
The Lord , who gave us all this wealth to enjoy has now created
desire in us for Moksham and is ready now to recieve our
MangaLaasanam as veLLyuirhaL ( qualifying holy souls for
Moksha sukham) .

3. Thirukkudanthai Desikan's Commentaries
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Now that ANDakkula IswaryArthees have responded positively
to his invitation to join his ghOshti , AzhwAr unites them with his
ghOshti in recognition of their  rejection of  kshudhra purushArTams
(seeking  saadharaNa Iswaryams that have time limit )  . AzhwAr recognizes
their transformation from mere bhOgis to suddhAthmAs and encourages
them to sing PallANDu to the Lord .They have become Mumukshus
(desirous of Moksham ) and join the assembly of Nithya Sooris instead of
staying as nithya samsAris .

Thirukkudanthai Sri RanganAtha Swamy's commentary
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The ANDAdhipahtis representing  those who seek perishable
wealth state their fitness to join the ghOshti of AzhwAr to sing
PallANDu to the Lord. Lord's oudhAryam (generosity ) blessed
them with the wealth they sought .Now they recognize that
the acquired wealth ( Taaraka pOshaka BhOgyams) has no eternal
value and  seek instead the permanent Iswaryam of Kaimkaryam to
the Lord ( PallANDu Paaduthal) in His Supreme abode as MukthAs .
The svaropa Jn~Anam awakens in them and they want to enjoy
Bhagavath VibhUthi ( Iswaryam of BhagavAn). The ruchi for
the holy feet of the Lord becomes ascendant and that ruchi
kicks away the tendency for immersion in vishaya sukhams.

Thus ends the 7th Paasuram , which celebrates the Vaibhavam of
IsvaryArthees  joining the AzhwAr ghOshti to perform MangaLAsAsanam
to the Lord.

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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