Sri Parthasarathi
thunai Srimathe ramanujaya
Namaha Srimad Vara Vara munayE
Namaha Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE
Namaha Paasuram-21 ?evaiyA pilavAi
tirandherikAndra evaiyA erivatta kangal-
evaiyA veripongik kAttum emaiyOr
perumAn aripongik kAttum
azhaghu? Listening to the sweet
words of azhvar, emperuman was filled with great ecstasy and his divine lips,
divine eyes and the whole divine body blossomed with happiness. Azhvar enjoyed the beautiful reaction of
emperuman but at the same instant azhvar was reminded of elders adorning
emperuman as ?avikArAya? (one who undergoes no change) but now emperuman?s
thirumeni has undergone change for the sake of azhvar. What an amazing thing! But haven?t he
done the same earlier? Yes, remembered azhvar the great narasimhAvatara where
emperuman showed his extreme anger and pain for the state of his beloved bhaktha
prahlada. Reminded of Narasimha,
azhvar sings the following paasuram. (evaiyA pilavAi) ?avAkya
anAdhara:? the one who shows indifference towards all and has no wants or
dislikes. ?vruksha eva stapthO
dhivi dhistati? [like a tree he stays in paramapadam unknowing to
prostrate]. The above are
respectively verses from chandokya and mundaka Upanishads that praise
emperuman?s unique greatness. While
the sastras talk about the emperuman as above, what is the actual state of the
same tattva when it comes to his devotees! Admires thirumazhisai
azhvar. *evaiyA pilavAi* ?mAyanAr seyya vAi IyyO! Ennai sindhai
kavarindhadhuvE? (ama-7) ?valiyadOr kanikol vinaiyAttiyEn valvinaikol, kOlam
thiral pavala tundankolO ariyEn, neelanedumugil pOl thirumEniammAn thondaivAi?
(thiruvai-7-7-3) this is how the azhvars enjoy the divine mouth of emperuman but
what an amazing thing! The very same mouth now opens like an entrance of a big
cave emitting hot fire. The above line can be
either read as ?tirandhu erikAndra pilavAi evai? or ?pilavAi evai tirandhu eri
kAndra?. Again ?evaiyA? is either
split as ?evai+Aa? where ?Aa? is an _expression_ of surprise or ?evaiyA?? Azhvar wonders, ?Oh! Is
this the same divine mouth that I am deeply enjoying today that opened like a
big cave and emitted fire during the
narasimhavatAra?? (evaiyA erivatta kangal)
?sudarmAmadhilpOl vuyirkkellAm thAyAyirukkindra taNthAmarai kannA!? (periya
thirumozhi 7-1-9) ?soozhavum thAmarai nAnmalar pOl vandhu thOndrum kandeer?
(thiruvai 7-7-1) ?kariyavAgi pudaiparandhu milirindhu sevvariyOdi neenda
apperiyavAya kangal ennai pEdhaimai seidhanavE? (ama-8) Such is the appearance
of the divine eyes to bhagavatas.
But are the same eyes capable of burning the bhagavata virodhis just at
sight? It can be considered that
azhvar is comparing the divine beauty of the emperuman?s thirumeni in front of
him in contrast to that of the beauty of narasimhan or that azhvar has totally
lost himself to the beauty of narasimha and hence sings solely about the
emperuman during narasimhAvatara who has now appeared in the mental eyes of
azhvar (vutkan/manakkan) (evaiyA eripongi kAttum
emaiyOr perumAn aripongi kAttum azhaghu) The lord, with a divine body, the head
of the nithya sooris, appeared as Narasimha for the sake of his devotee and
expressed his beauty in a different manner. (eripongi kAttum) ?na
tatha sooryO pAdhi na chandradhArakam
nE mO vidyuthO bhAnthi kudhO yamagni? [mund.
2-2-1] [In front of the lord the
sun, moon or lightning doesn?t shine then what to say about fire?] Declares the
shruthi. (emaiyOr perumAn) Even
the nithyasooris were taken aback by the sudden appearance of the narasimha
perumal and started singing ?pallandu? for the welfare of the divine
lord. (eripongi kAttum emaiyOr)
In a yaga ?ahoothi? is given in the fire to kindle the fire. The devas starting with indra accept the
havis through the fire. Here it can
be said that azhvar refers to these devas by the words ?eripongi kAttum
emaiyOr? (emaiyOr perumAn) the
head of these devas is none other than the divine lord who for the sake of the
devas killed hiranya. Thoroughly
astonished by the divine act of emperuman the devas fell of the lord?s divine
feet and surrendered. (aripongi kAttum azhaghu)
this divine beauty of Narasimha has won over the appearance of
paramapadanAthan. Thirumangai mannan enjoyed the divine beauty of narasimhan like milk
mixed with sugar in his ?angan jnAlam? padhigam (peri-thiru-1-7). In this paasuram thirumazhisai azhvar
enjoys the same divine beauty of the lord mixed with the divine kalyana guna
where the lord adorned as ?avikArAya? undergoes ?vikAram? for the benefit of his
devotees. (To Be
Continued) Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer
thiruvadigalE sharaNam Adiyen ramanuja
dAsee Sumithra
Varadarajan Note:
Dear devotees, to add on to the enjoyment
of just reading the beauty of Narasimha perumal through the words of
thirumazhisai azhvar please visit www.pbase.com thiruvallikeni section to visualize
the divine beauty of azhagiya singar/thelliya singa devu- photos taken during
the ani brahmotsavam this year.
Just as a matter of fact see what thirumangai azhvar says about this
perumal. ?palliyil Odhi vandha than
siruvan vAyil OrAyiram nAmam olliya vAgi pOga Angadhanukku ondrumOr poruppilanAgi pillayai seeri
vegundu toonpudaippa pirayettru anal vizhi pEyvAi thelliya singa mAgiya
thEvai thiruvallikeni kandEnE? Again kaliyan repeats the words of
thirumazhisai azhvar ?pEsittrE pesa allAl?. Though here in thiruvallikeni the
moolavar is seen in yogam and the utsavar a total embodiment of azhaghu (divine
beauty)- AzhagukkE azhaghu sErkkum azhagiya singar (?azhagiyAN thAnE ari vuruvam
thAnE?)
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