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Sri:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

Thus AzhwAr described in all earlier verses that
Sriman Narayanan is:

Sarva antharyaami (indweller and inner commander)
Sarva hithapravartthakan (who is the way or the means;
who is known and to be known by the study of all
vedas, saasthras and Upanishads)
UbhayavibhUthinAthan (one who has this leelA vibhUthi
and Nithya bibhUthi- or this world and the upper
world- Paramapadham) 
One who takes various avatArams and takes different
births for protection of dharma and destruction of
evil; 
One who creates chathur mukha brahmA and entire
Universe and all beings (through Brahmaa);
One who supports everything and everyone else
One who is above even Rudran
One who is the cause even for NithyasUris and kaala
tattvam 
Only One who is known, and to be known by the study of
all Vedas and Upanishads;
One who is the material and instrumental cause for the
Universe. 

After having enlisted the above, AzhwAr asks: How will
I be able to praise such Greatest You in this
prabandham when even BrahmA and Rudran could not?
 
sollinaaltho darchchin^ee
  solappadumpo ruLumn^ee,
sollinaalso lappadaathu
  thOnRukinRa sOthin^ee,
sollinaalpa daikkan^Ipa
  daikkavanthu thOnRinaar,
sollinaalsu runkan^in_ku
  NankaL solla vallarE?     (11)

 You are the combination of all words ? i.e. all
prabadhams. You are the essence or meaning of all of
those verses. [You are the only one who is referred to
by all names in the world]. You are Param jyOthI
swarUpi..- shining lustrously due to Your swarUpa
prakaSam and SwaprakAsam. You created BrahmA and he
created the worlds and beings (with You as the
in-dweller) utilizing the words of Vedas. Even such
BrahmA is not able to comprehend Your greatness and
praise You in entirety and do justice to your
greatness, who can praise You listing down your most
auspicious attributes (anantha kalyANa guNAs)! (not
even at least summary of your guNAs)

Sollinaal thodarcchi nee- You are the One who creates
the connection between words and letters. It mat also
mean: Unlike falling into the trap of Aishwarya
(wealth) and kaivalyam (enjoying ones? own soul-
athmAnubhavam), when one understand true purport of
Vedas and perceives You as VedavEdavEdhyan
understating that You are the Supreme Brahman (from
words- of Upanishads); You are the Supreme Light etc..


Everything has got names; yaavadharTham vai
nAmaDhEyaSabdhaa: There are scholars who undesratnd
those words and names. But all may not know that You
are the antharyaami in them in everything and in
everyone. Every word denotes a thing and ultimately
denotes You. Sometimes directly and sometimes
indirectly or implicitly. When they do not understand
this and they do not tell that it denotes You, You are
unuttered then (sollap padaathu thOnRuginRa jyOthi
nee). 

You are not to be bound by these names or words; for
example- BrahmANo na surAm pibEth; brahmANo yajEtha-
Brahmins can not drink and Brahmins need to perform
yagnam etc..  are not to refer to You directly and You
are not bound by these statements [sollinaal
solappadaathu]. 

Also it may mean: Even when someone attempts to utter
using vedic hymns and praise You they can not complete
or claim completion of praising You fully- never. 

You are Supreme Light; ParanjyOthi; Thus using such
words and vedic statements if one utters (including
BrahmA and Rudran), they still can not do justice to
their praising You listing down all Your glories and
guNAs.. as they (the guNAs and glories) are limitless
and infinite. 

Thirumazhisai AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan


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