Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha
Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha
Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha
Paasuram-21
"evaiyA pilavAi tirandherikAndra
evaiyA erivatta kangal- evaiyA
veripongik kAttum emaiyOr perumAn
aripongik kAttum azhaghu"
Listening to the sweet words of azhvar, emperuman was filled with great ecstasy
and his divine lips, divine eyes and the whole divine body blossomed with
happiness. Azhvar enjoyed the beautiful reaction of emperuman but at the same
instant azhvar was reminded of elders adorning emperuman as "avikArAya" (one
who undergoes no change) but now emperuman's thirumeni has undergone change for
the sake of azhvar. What an amazing thing! But haven't he done the same
earlier? Yes, remembered azhvar the great narasimhAvatara where emperuman
showed his extreme anger and pain for the state of his beloved bhaktha
prahlada. Reminded of Narasimha, azhvar sings the following paasuram.
(evaiyA pilavAi) "avAkya anAdhara:" the one who shows indifference towards all
and has no wants or dislikes. "vruksha eva stapthO dhivi dhistati" [like a tree
he stays in paramapadam unknowing to prostrate]. The above are respectively
verses from chandokya and mundaka Upanishads that praise emperuman's unique
greatness. While the sastras talk about the emperuman as above, what is the
actual state of the same tattva when it comes to his devotees! Admires
thirumazhisai azhvar.
*evaiyA pilavAi* "mAyanAr seyya vAi IyyO! Ennai sindhai kavarindhadhuvE"
(ama-7) "valiyadOr kanikol vinaiyAttiyEn valvinaikol, kOlam thiral pavala
tundankolO ariyEn, neelanedumugil pOl thirumEniammAn thondaivAi"
(thiruvai-7-7-3) this is how the azhvars enjoy the divine mouth of emperuman
but what an amazing thing! The very same mouth now opens like an entrance of a
big cave emitting hot fire.
The above line can be either read as "tirandhu erikAndra pilavAi evai" or
"pilavAi evai tirandhu eri kAndra". Again "evaiyA" is either split as "evai+Aa"
where "Aa" is an expression of surprise or "evaiyA?"
Azhvar wonders, "Oh! Is this the same divine mouth that I am deeply enjoying
today that opened like a big cave and emitted fire during the narasimhavatAra?"
(evaiyA erivatta kangal) "sudarmAmadhilpOl vuyirkkellAm thAyAyirukkindra
taNthAmarai kannA!" (periya thirumozhi 7-1-9) "soozhavum thAmarai nAnmalar pOl
vandhu thOndrum kandeer" (thiruvai 7-7-1) "kariyavAgi pudaiparandhu milirindhu
sevvariyOdi neenda apperiyavAya kangal ennai pEdhaimai seidhanavE" (ama-8) Such
is the appearance of the divine eyes to bhagavatas. But are the same eyes
capable of burning the bhagavata virodhis just at sight?
It can be considered that azhvar is comparing the divine beauty of the
emperuman's thirumeni in front of him in contrast to that of the beauty of
narasimhan or that azhvar has totally lost himself to the beauty of narasimha
and hence sings solely about the emperuman during narasimhAvatara who has now
appeared in the mental eyes of azhvar (vutkan/manakkan)
(evaiyA eripongi kAttum emaiyOr perumAn aripongi kAttum azhaghu) The lord, with
a divine body, the head of the nithya sooris, appeared as Narasimha for the
sake of his devotee and expressed his beauty in a different manner.
(eripongi kAttum) "na tatha sooryO pAdhi na chandradhArakam
nE mO vidyuthO bhAnthi kudhO yamagni" [mund. 2-2-1]
[In front of the lord the sun, moon or lightning doesn't shine then what to say
about fire?] Declares the shruthi.
(emaiyOr perumAn) Even the nithyasooris were taken aback by the sudden
appearance of the narasimha perumal and started singing "pallandu" for the
welfare of the divine lord.
(eripongi kAttum emaiyOr) In a yaga "ahoothi" is given in the fire to kindle
the fire. The devas starting with indra accept the havis through the fire. Here
it can be said that azhvar refers to these devas by the words 'eripongi kAttum
emaiyOr'
(emaiyOr perumAn) the head of these devas is none other than the divine lord
who for the sake of the devas killed hiranya. Thoroughly astonished by the
divine act of emperuman the devas fell of the lord's divine feet and
surrendered.
(aripongi kAttum azhaghu) this divine beauty of Narasimha has won over the
appearance of paramapadanAthan.
Thirumangai mannan enjoyed the divine beauty of narasimhan like milk mixed with
sugar in his "angan jnAlam" padhigam (peri-thiru-1-7). In this paasuram
thirumazhisai azhvar enjoys the same divine beauty of the lord mixed with the
divine kalyana guna where the lord adorned as 'avikArAya' undergoes 'vikAram'
for the benefit of his devotees.
(To Be Continued)
Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam
Adiyen ramanuja dAsee
Sumithra Varadarajan
Note: Dear devotees, to add on to the enjoyment of just reading the beauty of
Narasimha perumal through the words of thirumazhisai azhvar please visit
www.pbase.com thiruvallikeni section to visualize the divine beauty of azhagiya
singar/thelliya singa devu- photos taken during the ani brahmotsavam this year.
Just as a matter of fact see what thirumangai azhvar says about this perumal.
"palliyil Odhi vandha than siruvan vAyil OrAyiram nAmam olliya vAgi pOga
Angadhanukku ondrumOr poruppilanAgi pillayai seeri vegundu toonpudaippa
pirayettru anal vizhi pEyvAi thelliya singa mAgiya thEvai thiruvallikeni
kandEnE" Again kaliyan repeats the words of thirumazhisai azhvar "pEsittrE pesa
allAl". Though here in thiruvallikeni the moolavar is seen in yogam and the
utsavar a total embodiment of azhaghu (divine beauty)- AzhagukkE azhaghu
sErkkum azhagiya singar ("azhagiyAN thAnE ari vuruvam thAnE")
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