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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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