Dear BhakthAs of Swamy
NammAzhwAr :
Introduction to the Tenth
SeyyuL
Here Kambhar
laments over the indifference of the
multitude over the upakArams done by Swamy NammAzhwAr to bring out the anantha KalyANa guNams of EmperumAn
and the Paratvam of EmperumAn easily like seeing a fruit in one's hand
.Inspite of such MahOpakAram of Swamy NammAzhwAr thru His ThiruvAimozhi
Paasura upadEsams , this crowd does not offer any reverential worship
to the AzhwAr and does not get excited and loose their mind under the spell
of Bhakti Yogam . In contrast to these multitudes are the
connosieurs of poetry, who find that their bhakti for EmperumAn has
grown as a rich crop in their minds ( cultivable soil) irrigated by the
sacred flow of ThiruvAimozhi
.
Text of the Tenth SeyyuL
seyyOdu-aruvik-kuruhaippirAn
ThirumAlai nangaL
kaiyOr kani
yenak-kAttit-tanthAn; kazhaRkkE kamalam
peyyOm avan pujazh
yEtthip-pithaRRip-pitthAi toriyOm
IyyO! aRithum yenRE upakAratthin
AaRRalayE
SeyyuLL 10:
Word by Word Meanings:
sey Odu aruvi
KuruhaippirAn ThirumAlai nangaL kaiOrkani yena tanthAn=The Lord of Kuruhai ( AzhwAr) incarnating in the dhivya dEsam
with flowing streams irrigating rich crop lands made it easy to
experience PerumAL (ThirumAl) as a single fruit held in our hand . He made
it very easy for us to enjoy that sukhAnubhavam
.
KuruhaippirAn
kazhaRkkE kamalm peyyOm ; avan puhaz yEtthi pitaRRi pitthAi tiriyOm =Inspite of the AzhwAr's mahOpakAram , We wont perform archnaai to His sacred feet with lotus flowers
in _expression_ nof our gratitude. We wont eulogize His
Vaibhavam and let ourselves overcome with the intensity of our love for
Him or roam around singing ecstatically His glories like Madhura
Kavi AzhwAr.
IyyO! upahAratthin AaRRalayE yenRE
aRithum= Alas ! When are we we going to
know about the magnitude and splendor of Swamy NammAzhwAr's upahAram for us
?
Seyyul
11
Introduction
The sacred Vedic Texts are many (
annathA vai VedhA:). They are not easy to count as in the case of the
sand on the river bed. It is not possible to determine how many there are in
both instances . Inspite of it, it is difficult to find unison of
thought among the VedhAs . For instance, they have divergent views
on the Tattva Trayam:
Iswaran , ChEtanam and
achEtanam . One can get confused from the VedhAs presenting us
with divergent views . The clarity about Tatthva Trayam can however be
easily experienced at ThirukkuruhUr , where the noble thousand petalled
lotus blossoms at ThirukkuruhUr (thru the ThiruvAi-mozhi of Swamy
NammAzhwAr)
Text of the 11th
SeyyuLL
AaRRiR pothintha
maNalin tohaiyaru maa-maRaikaL
vERRiR pothintha
poruLkaL yellAm vizhumAkkamalam
sERRiR
potuiyavizhk-kunkuruhUrar senchoR-patikam
nURRiR pothintha
poruLoru kooRum
nuvalkilavE
Word by Word Meaning
of SeyyuL 11
AaRRil pothintha
maNalin tohai arumA-maRaihaL =The innumerable VedhAs
defying count just as the sand on the river bed ; these VedhAs present
us with the different meanings of noble doctrines
relating to tattva
trayam.
vERRil pothintha
poruLkaL yellAm vizhu maa kamalam sERRil pothi avizhkkum=The individual mantrams of these various
VedhAs contradict each other in meanings and conclusions. One (abhEdha
Sruti) says that chEtanam and Iswaran
are one and the
same. The BhEdha Sruti states that Prakruti is different from Iswaran .
KaDaka sruti reconciles the opposing points of views of BhEdha and abhEdha
Srutis. ThiruvAimozhi of Swamy NammAzhwAr reveals the true meanings of the
Veda Mantrams without any conflict .The situation is like a sahasra patra
Kamalam ( thousand petalled noble lotus /vizhu maa
Kamalam)
arising out of the mud of a crop
growing parcel of land with shallow waters and blossoming with all its
splendor. Normally, the Sahasra Padma Kamalam would need deep
waters to grow.At the avatAra stalam of Swamy NammAzhwAr this
miracle of the thousand petalled lotus is seen growing in the shallow
waters of an irigated field( vayal).
kuruhUrar senchol
patika nURRil pothintha poruL oru koorum
nuvalhila=
The many VedhAs are unable to reveal
the indisputable doctrines about tattva trayam . The first one
hundred Paasurams of
AzhwAr reveal the rich doctrines relating to Tattva trayam in a
succinct and indisputable manner. That is the contrast
between AzhwAr's
Tamizh Vedham and the huge number of Sanskrit Vedhams
.
Swamy NammAzhwAr
ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam,
DhAsan ,
Oppiliappan Koil V. Sadagopan