Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:
Dear BhAgavatas,
With this post adiyEn's poor effort at translating some
of the vyakhyanams of the matchless Kanninun Siruththambu
pasurams is concluded.
AdiyEn has two apologies to make to everyone. One, for
taking this long to do the translation. I have no real
excuse for that, so I won't make one. Second, for posting
vyakhyanams for Azhvar's pasurams during anadhyayana
kAlam. I had two reasons for the latter. One, the personal
opinion (not sanctioned by any one) that it was ok to
study (but not recite) Azhvars pasurams during this time;
and second, this being the last pasuram (which has been
fairly delayed already), I did not want to postpone it to
the end of January. I ask for everyone's forgiveness for
both transgressions.
Also, I want to point out that this was just a simple effort
by me and in addition there are vyakhyanams such as those
of Periyavaccan Pillai and Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Nayanar
that I did not cover. Therefore, needless to say bhAgavatas
should go to the great scholars and acharyas to learn this
work. Nevertheless this has been a great learning experience
for me and I thank Him, the acharyas and all the bhAgavatas
for allowing me to do this.
adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan
--
Kanninun Siruththambu Eleventh Pasura Vyakhyana Saram
Excerpted from Sri Nanjeeyar and Nampillai's Vyakhyanam
A Tamil version of this vyakhyana saram is available at
http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/kst/kst11.pdf
Pasuram:
anbanthannai adainthavarkatkellAm
anban thenkurukoor nambikku
anbanAy mathurakavi sonnasol
nambuvAr pathi vaikuntham kANminE
Meaning:
Those who have faith in these words of Madhurakavi Azhvar,
which were said by him with great devotion to Nammazhvar
who has love and devotion to everyone who is a devotee of
the Lord who Himself loves all who seek Him, will find
their abode to be Vaikunta.
Vyakhyana Saram:
Madhurakavi Azhvar concludes by stating that for those who
learn this prabhandam, their place of abode is that Sri
Vaikunta where the word of Nammazhvar is the rule. For
those who consider this prabandham as their refuge, His
lotus feet is their abode.
anban:
Lordship is not His main quality; showing love and
affection to all is ("ripUNAmapi vatsala:"). He has the
quality of vAtsalya as one of His kalyANa guNas. His love
reaches everyone without regard ("dEvAnAm dAnavAnAnjca
sAmAnyamadhidaivatam").
adainthavarkatkellAm anban:
He loves everyone whether they are attached to Him or not.
All those who are attached to one such as Him are loved
by Nammazhvar. Nammazhvar's grace may reach everyone but
his love reaches only those who are His devotees
("paramanaip payilum thiruvudaiyAr yavarElumavar kaNdeer
emmaiyALum paramar").
anbanaay:
Madhurakavi Azhvar is attached only to Nammazhvar. That is
his nature.
then kurukoor nambikku anbanaay:
Not only to Him, not only to His devotees, Madhurakavi
Azhvar is attached to his acharya as well. If he wanted
salvation for himself, he would be attached to Him. If he
seeked that which He loves, he would be attached to His
devotees. If he seeked that which He as well as His
bhaktas love, he would have to be attached to an acharya.
An acharya first helps remove the darkness of lack of
knowledge; then he brings forth the the divine qualities
of the Lord and makes one become involved in that; he
also helps at the time of realizing the goal of reaching
Him; and he is the one who is present at the end of that
goal.
mathurakavi:
He calls himself madhurakavi because he himself finds the
poems he wrote about Nammazhvar nectar-like.
nambuvaar pathi vaikuntham kaaNminE:
The abode for those who learn this pasuram is the Lord's
lotus feet. If Nammazhvar is the one to seek, should not
the place to attain be Azhvar Thirunagari? At Thirunagari
the words of both AdipirAn and Nammazhvar will be the
rule. At Sri Vaikunta, only the word of Nammazhvar will
be the rule ("adiyAr nilaakinRa vaikunthamO?"). Those
who love the Lord will automatically have love for His
devotees; those who love all His devotees will love
Nammazhvar. Therefore, Madhurakavi Azhvar states that
His divine abode is the place to be. Sri Vaikuntam is
the place where those who love Sriman Narayana and Sri
Nammazhvar are present. Is there not a difference
between His divine abode and the leela vibhUti?
Madhurakavi Azhvar uses Nambi ThiruvazhuthivaLanAdu
dAsa's words that after Parasara Bhattar was born the
difference between the two was removed. Madhurakavi
Azhvar says that even if these songs are not sweet to
someone, if they consider them as their refuge it will
take them to Sri Vaikuntam.
Kanninun Siruththambu Vyakhyana Saram is concluded.
Madhurakavi Azhvar, Nanjeeyar, Nampillai Thiruvadigale
Saranam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam
adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
T.C.A. Venkatesan
Kanninun Siruththambu Vyakhyana Saram Series:
http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/kst/index.html
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