SrI:
Let us enjoy today the sixth
Paasuram , where Kaliyan appeals to
HrusheekEsan , the Lord who
is the controller of all Indhriyams
for help to overcome the
misery of the Indhriyams . Through the use of
the word "Mallaa " in the
Paasuram , Kaliyan aims his appeal to
HrusheekEsan or the Isan of
Hrusheekams ( Indhriyams) . " IndhriyANAm
niyanthruthvAth HrusheekEsa:
prakeertthitha: " is the definition for
HrusheekEsan . Here is the
Paasuram :
kallaa eimpulankaL avai
kaNDavARu seyya-killEn
Mallaa ! mall amaruL mallar maaLa malladarttha
Mallaa ! maallal-amm-seer
mathiL Ilankai azhittha
Villaa! NinnadainthEn ThiruviNNagar MeyavanE !
(Extended Meaning) : Oh Lord of ThiruviNNagar ! adiyEn could not go along
with the machinations of the
panchEndhriyams driven by their poorva vAsanais.
They are ancient in origin . They thrive on
dhushta vyApArams that lead to
their dhurvAsanais . adiyEn is dismayed and
repeleld by their persistent
attacks to steer adiyEn towards aabhAsa
vyApArams . Oh RishikEsA !
You are known for Your mighty valour
to defeat the fearsome wrestlers
of the KamsA's court with the name of
ChANUran and Mushtikan . Your
valor in handling KodhaNdam to destroy the
fortress city of LankA
girdled by the ocean is legendary .
Oh Lord of such undisputed valour !
You must help me to overcome the traps that adiyEn's
PanchEndhriyams
set for me incessantly . They will not learn anything and change
their ways.
Oh HrisheekEsaA ! You have to bless adiyEn
with the arrow of vivEkam
to control these pestering PanchEndhriyams
. Please empower adiyEn !
Special Notes :
The Naalu Kavi PaNDithar , Kaliyan ( Scholar adept at
creating the four kinds of poetry ) thrills
our ears with the rhythm and
alliterations in this Paasuram . He
disparagingly refers to PanchEndhriyams
as "Kallaa EimpulankaL ". They are
beyond education and
training .
They do not benefit from learning about
what is to be learned and
keep on doing lowly and forbidden things (
nishittha kaamya karmAs ) .
They keep on generating ruchi for SamsAram
and make the Jeevan
a Nithya SamsAri . To control and keep at
bay these "Kallaa EimpulankaL " ,
the Jevan needs the help of
HrusheekEsan . Kaliyan invokes the presence of
the Lord as " Mallaa" in his struggle
agaist these "kallaa EimpulankaL ".
Kaliyan reminds the Lord that His valor was
well known both in Raama , KrishNa
avathArams . In KrishNAvathAram , our
Lord entered the wrestling ring
( mall amaruL ) and destroyed the mighty
wrstlers of Kamsan ( Mallar maaLa
mall adartthAi ). The way in which
Kaliyan weaves a musical tapestry
around the word " mal " is most strike
worthy . Mallaa ( HrusheekEsA ) !
You entered the wrestling ring for a fight
( mall amaruL puhunthAi ) with
the Mallars . You wanted to destroy the
powerful and well trained Mallars
and send a message to Your uncle , Kamsan
about Your valour ( Mall amaruL
mallar maaLa Mall adartthAi ) . Mall here
means the prowess of the wrestlers .
adartthAi means destroyed . " Mallaa ! Mall amaruL mall
adarttha Mallaa !
The first
Mallaa refers to HrushekEsan ,
who controls the Indhriyams .
The last
Mallaa stands for the power of the Lord , who destroyed the
great
wrestlers like ChANUrA .
In RaamAvathAram , KODhaNdapANi used His
mighty bow to destroy
the fortified city of LankA protected by
the sea all around . As Raghu veeran
and RaNa dheeran , He destroyed
the aparAdhi , RaavaNan and his
entourage
( KumbhakarNan , Indhrajith , Moola Balam
et al) effortlessly . Kaliyan enjoys
RaamAvathAran ,
ThiruviNNagarappan , and recalls His valor : " Mallal amm
seer mathiL neer Ilankai azhittha Villaa "
. Mallal means the most famous .
The city of LankA is known for its
most beautiful ramparts ( mallal amm
seer mathiL ) surrounded by the ocean (
neer soozh Ilankai ) . Our Lord
destroyed that city and its king
and came to be addressed as "Ilankai
azhittha villaa " . Vijaya Raaghavaa !
adiyEn has now arrived at Your lotus
feet seeking protection from the "
kaNDavARu seyyum eimpulankaL ".
ThiruviNNagar MeyavanE ! Mallaa ! Ilankai
azhittha villaa ! mallar maaLa
malladarttha Mallaa ! Kallaa EimpulankaL
avai kaNDavARu seyya killEn .
( athanAl ) Villaaa ! NinnadainthEn .
Raksha Maam HrusheekEsa !
Daasan , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
Srimath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi
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