Dear
SrEvaishNavites,
As seen in the first thiru-voi-mozhi of
Seventh ten, the sensory organs torment even thos who serve the supreme
Lord.
Sri thirumangai mannan underlines this
fact and appeals to the Lord of Oppiliappan.
This is described by Sri Sadagopan swAmy
hereunder.
dAsan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
SrI:
mallA-mallamaruL mALa
mall-adartha mallA
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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