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Dear BhakthAs :

Today we will study the Sixth Pasuram of ThiruppallANDu :

TheeyiR polihinRa senjudarAzhi thihazh Thirchakkaratthin
   kOyir PoRiyAlE oRRuNDu ninRu kudi kudiyAtccheyhinROm
Maayapporupadai VaaNaani Aayiram thOLum pozhi kuruthi paaya
   suzhaRRiya Vazhi vallAnukku pallANDu kooRuthumE

Meaning according to Dr.V.K.S.N.Raghavan
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Bearing on our upper arms , the imprint of holy chakraa
(Sudarshanam ) , (the imprint) caused by the special
consecrated instrument with the red-hot-wheel emblem ,
which is blazing  more fiercely than fire , we have been
at the Lord's service , generation after generation .
Lord KrishNa , the mighty wielder of ChakrAyudham
(Aazhi) , whirled the wheel at the decitful BhANAsura
and his army  . Lord KrishNA's whirling the wheel was
so fierce that it cut off BhANAsuran's thousand shoulders
and blood gushed forth from his body .Let us sing in praise of
that Lord and wish Him " May You live long for Many years " .

1. Upanishad BhAshyakArar's commentary highlights
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In the fourth Paasuram ( yEdu nilatthil-- --)  , AzhwAr invited
Kaivalyam seekers to join his ghOshti to sing PallANDu.
They responded positively and stated their fitness to join
and were accepted .

The erstwhile Kaivalyam seekers advanced their cases
this way : " We are Sri VaishNavAs. Following the Aagama
prAmaNyam of wearing the VishNava chinnams (marks) ,
we have attained VaishNava Svaroopa satthai  . As a result ,
our desire for  goals other than seeking the Lord have ceased
to interest us . Our leaning now is only for matters dear to VaishNavAs
(abhinivEsam in VaishNava anukoola vishayams).Therefore , we are
confident that we will gain Moksham. We have the mudhrai of
Lord Sudarshanar , who is more lustrous than chandran and Sooryan ,
on our right shoulder . We have thus Taapa SamskAram ( tapta
chakrAnkaana ,the important VaishNava dheekshA ) recommended by
the AagamAs on our right shoulder . Therefore , we follow the margam
prescribed for VaishNavAs. For generations , we have been observing
the Dhasya Vrutthi unique to VaishNavAs. To that extent , we sing
PallANDu to the Lord. You may ask why we do so . When we think of
the heroism displayed by Lord KrishNa in the war with the wily
BhANAsuran and the way in which our Lord whirled the ChakrAyudham
to cut off the 1,000 arms of the asuran and made his blood flow all over
the battle ground. When we think of that Veera SrI of the Lord ,
we are moved to sing PallANDu to our Lord.

2. Sri Periya ParakAla Muni's commentaries
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In the 4th Paasuram PeriyAzhwAr asked the Kaivalyam seekers
to abandonn their limited goals and seek Moksham , become
ParamaikAnthis and thereafter join his ghOshti. Kaivalyam seekers
responded in the affirmative and joined the ghOshti after stating
their qualifications ( aahUthars became sangathars).They announced
that unlike Maayees , they adorn the Chakra mudhrai on their shoulders
to qualify themselves for Vaidhika and SmArtha kaaryams .They stated
that they have stayed in the Vaidhika maargam for many generations
and follow the VarNAsrama dharmams in a blemishless way . ChakrAngitham
is essential for performing all kaimkaryams dear to the Lord as His Dhaasa
BhUthars. Seshathva Jn~Anam through the adornment of Chakra
Mudhrai to denote the life as a Sri VaishNavan creates yOgyathai(Fitness)
for performing MangaLAsAsanam forthe Lord , who is aasritha pakshapAthan
( preferrence to help those who seek His refuge and destroying those ,
who show dhvEsham towards Him such as BhANAsuran) . Hence , it is
natural for us to sing PallANDu to Him based on our Svaroopa Jn~Anam
as His dhAsa BhUthars (servants) .

Thirukkudanthai DEsikan's Commentaries
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In the fourth Paasuram , AzhwAr suggested that the Kaivalyam
seekers banish their insignificant pursuits ( Varam pozhivanthellai
KooduminO ) and asked them to seek the Parama PurushArTam of
Saayujya Moksham . The erstwhile Kaivalyam seekers recognized that
the ParamaikAnthis will recognize them as anukoolars , only when they
adorned the chakra Mudhrai .They recieved  the Pancha samskArams
and were accepted by the GhOshti . The power of that chakra Mudhrai
makes one recognized immediately as VaishNavan and even Yama dhUthAs
stay away from them ( ChakrAdhi-dhAraNam pumsAm Parasambhandha
vEdhanam ). When the DhwAra PaalakAs at DhwArakai asked Lord KrishNa
as to who they should let inside His palace and who they should turn away ,
while He was away from DhwArakai , Lord KrishNa replied : " Yaa MudhrithA:
pravEshtavyA yAvath aagamanam Mama " ( Until I return , any one wearing
the signs of Chakram on his shoulder (VaishNava LakshaNam) should be
permitted to enter and the others should be turned away .

Former Kaivalyam seekers state that they are VishNavAs with Chakra
laanchanam and have been performing kaimkaryam for generations
to the Lord ( VaishNavOchitha maargE  sTirayA nishtayA varthamAna:
santhAna sasanthAna roopENa saanubhandhikA: ) . We perform DhAsya Vruthti
( DhAsya Vrutthim kurvAma: ) . We are thus DhAsAs to the Lord with Veera SrI
,
who cut off the thousand arms of BhANAsuran in the battle field
and as such singing PallANDu to such a Lord is but natural to us
as VaishNavAs.SrEshta Janmam as VaishNavan results from Svaroopa
Jn~Anam blessed by the clear comprehension of Moola Manthram.

Thirukkudanthai Sri RanganAtha Swamy's commentary
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In the fourth Paasuram of ThiruppallANDu , AzhwAr asked Kaivalyam seekers
to abandon their limited goal /trivial pursuit and asked them to join his
ghOshti
as ananya prayOjanars reciting Moola Manthram so that Naadu (avisEshaj~nar)
,
and  naharam ( VisEshaj~nar) will recognize them as fit to join the
ParamaikAnthi
ghOshti. They responded positively to AzhwAr's suggestions and became part
of
this special pallANDu singing  group. They quit chasing after Kshudhra (
insignificant )
PurushArTams ( goals of life) . They performed Kaimkaryams acceptable to
Bhagavath anukoolars ( BhAgavathAs)  and abandoned those that Bhagavath
Parikoolars love to engage in . They recognized that the adornment of the
emblem of Chakram on their right shoulder would permit them to do anukoola
kaimkaryams and abandon the prathikoola activities.They recognized that
the power of that ViashNava chinnam will lead to Moksham and not to other
janmAs
( rebirths in samsAram).They performed Prapatthi and became nirbharAs and
NirbhayAs ( without burden and fear ) . AzhwAr concludes this paasuram with
a recall of the former Kaivalyam seekers joining to sing PallANDu to the
Veera SrI of
Sudarshanar and the Veera Sri behind Sudarshanar , Lord KrishNa , who
taught a lesson to BhaaNAsuran and his protector in the battle field and yet
spared the life of BhANAsuran out of His divine compassion .

Thus ends the 7th Paasuram , which celebrates the Vaibhavam of
KiavalyArthees  performing 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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