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Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha
Sri Vara Vara MunayE Namaha
Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

Paasuram-7

 

?endrAga nAlayE yAga enisiridhu

nindrAga ninarulen pAladhE-nandrAga

nAnunnai andri yilEnkandAi nArananE

nee yennai yandri yilai?

 

In the previous paasuram azhvar worried about the wrong interpretations done by 
the Buddhist, jains and saivaites and felt sorry for them but in this paasuram 
he throws them out of his mind and finds solace in the thought that whatever 
may happen to others azhvar will always be near to emperuman as emperuman?s 
grace will flow towards azhvar as a great stream.

 

(endrAga nAlayE yAga enisiridhu nindrAga ninarulen pAladhE) It may be today or 
tomorrow or a few days later but it is sure for emperuman?s unconditional grace 
to flow towards azhvar. It may take time but it will surely happen. What gives 
you such confidence? Enquired perumal,

 

(nandrAga nAnunnai andri yilEnkandAi) It is because I have the great wealth of 
Akinchanyam (kaimudaellAmai), that is I have no one other than you to come to 
my rescue. I have surrendered to you and will wait till you come running to 
save me. Without you I cannot exist and all my good remains in you. Only if I 
have faith in something else also you can show that and escape (?A-sha bhandhA 
vidharpAnAm A-sha yAthi hi kOsalAn? This is the pathto vidharpadesam and this 
to kOsaladEsam showed nalan to dhamayanthi and got away from her similarly you 
cannot show that this is karma yoga, this isbhakthi yoga or this is jnana yoga 
and get away, ?nerikAtti neekudhiyO??). But what is the proof that I alone can 
be the upAya (way)? Enquired perumal

 

(nArananE) What other proof do you need? Your thirunAmam itself is the proof. 
This great thirunAmam shows that you are the prapyam (upEyam, that which has to 
be attained) and prApagam (upAyam, the way to achieve the ultimate goal) for 
all the jeevatmas who fall under the category of narAs.

 

(nAnnunai andri yilEnkandAi nArananE) ?vyasanEshu manushyAnAm prusham bhavathi 
dukkitha:? while any person was struck by grief the first person to feel more 
is Sri chakravarthi thirumagan. So will I fall to the feet of any other god 
leaving this great emperuman filled with ultimate grace (krupAsindhO!)? But 
when you have nothing to give me why should I come to your help?

 

(nArananE nee yennai yandri yilai) But you are my master and I am your 
property. Will the master be satisfied without taking into possession his 
property? Further one person can be praised for his charity only if there is 
some one to take. So if you have to establish your graceful attitude on thepoor 
jeevatmas then I will be on the first list.

 

(nArananE) Further your name nArAyanan will hold good only if you come to my 
rescue else you will have to loose that name itself.

 

Aalavandaar expresses the same in his stotra ratnam,

 

?tadaham dvatdrutE na nAthavAn

madruthE tvam dayaneeyavAn na cha I

vidhinirmithamEdhadhanvayam

bhagavan bhAlaya mA sma heehapa: II?

 

[So I do not have any other master other than you; Nor do you have another 
servant like me; This relationship occurred merely due to your unconditional 
grace so please don?t leave it.]

 

This paasuram can be enjoyed in one another manner also which we will see in 
the next posting.

 

(To be continued)

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

 

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee
Sumithra Varadarajan


 

 

 

 



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