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srI:
srImathE rAmAnujAya namaha

Tiruppavai - Pasuram 3 : nAmA 8 & 9 (Ongi ulagaLandhavan) (uththaman) 

Ongi ulagaLandha uththaman pEr paadi *
nAngaL nam paavaikku caaRRi neer aadinAl *
theenginRi naadellaam thingaL mum maari peydhu *
Ongu peRum sennel oodu kayal ugaLa *
poonguvaLaip pOdhil poRi vandu kaN paduppa *
thEngAdhE pukkirundhu seerththa mulai paRRi *
vaanga kudam niRaikkum vaLLal perum pasukkaL*
neengaadha selvam niRaindhElOr empAvAy.

In this pasuram 3, AndAL glorifies two nAmAs : Ongi ulagaLandhavan and 
Uththaman.

We all know that Lord in his vAmana and trivikrama avathArams, measured the 
entire 7 lokams (Bhu, Bhuva, Swarga, Maha, Jana, Tapa and Satya) to restore to 
Indra (who is the king of Bhu, Bhuva, Swarga) who lost his 3 lokams to Mahabali 
(son of Prahlada). But, Lord measured all the 7 worlds and when his left feet 
reached satya lokam (abode of Brahma), Brahma sanctified by cleaning Lord's 
feet, which is still flowing in this earth as Ganges. Parama Sivanar adorned 
that holy water in his head and got purified. Prahladha had a prayer during 
Nrisimha avatAr, that Lord should not kill anymore in his dynasty. Hence, Lord 
only took 2 steps to measure the entire 7 lokams (Story that he kept his last 
measure on mahAbali's head and send him to pAtALa lOkam is unfounded). Still, 
emperumAn in tirukovalOr divyadesam holds out 1 finger and ask us where I 
should place my third one. In this divya desam, first 3 azhwars (Bhootam, Pey, 
Poigai) sung their respective thiru andhAdhis (vayyam thakaliyA, anbE 
thakaliyA, tiru kandEn). In this divya dEsam, Lord can be seen lifting his 
right leg (itihAsas say he lifted his left leg during trivikrama avataram). It 
is more delightful to see that Lord holds chakram (disc) in his left hand and 
sanku (counch) in his right hand (exactly opposite). It was due a prayer of 
maharishi, he displayed like this (right leg up, chakram in left hand and sanku 
in right hand). The correct pose of the avatAr can be see kAzhicheerAma 
viNagaram and Tiru oorakam. This is all his svabhAvam, where he helps Indira, 
Brahma, Shiva whenever they get into trouble. 

The viseshanam here is why andAL did not say "Ongi ulagaLantha trivikraman pEr 
pAdi", but say "uththaman per pAdi". Who is "Uthaman" ? A person who helps 
others expecting a return is called "adhaman". A person who helps others 
expecting nothing in return is called "madhyaman". A person who helps others, 
despite the other dishonouring him, is "Uthaman". Though, Lord helped Indra in 
restoring his 3 lOkams from MahAbali, Indra sent wild rains and winds, when 
gokulam residents prayed Lord Krishna for rains. The Lord lifted the gOvardhana 
hill and protected the residents to ward them off the rains. Indran "kal marI 
pozhindan". We gOpikAs praise "Ongi ulagaLanthavan" to bless this world with 
"tingaL mum marI" rains. Lord showed his vAtsalyam towards Indra and forgives 
him. Even though Lord helped him, he showed disrespect to the Lord. That's why 
andAL praises him as "Uthaman" after the nAmA "Ongi ulagaLandhavan".

The next nAmA 10 appears in pasuram 4 - "mAyan", which is his inherent gunA. 
(to be continued)

namO nArAyanA

G.Sundarrajan


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