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thiruvaay mozhi naangaam paththu

mudhal thirumozhi

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oru nNaayagamaay* Oda ulagudaNn aandavar,*
karunNaay kavarntha kaalar* sidhaigiya paanaiyar,*
perunNaadu kaaNa* immaiyilE pichchai thaamkoLvar,*
thirunNaaraNan_thaaL* kaalam peRach chindhiththu uymminO.	4.1.1

1.  Even the great king and the ruler, with enormous powers to capture and
rule the entire world, if he gets beaten and lost in a battle(which is
more likely as is seen in the history), he has to beg in the streets
ultimately to even survive. Such chakravarthis after having lost their
kingdoms, have suffered holding a small broken mud pot as a vessel to beg
in the streets and gets bitten by the black street dog (which they step on
due to poor vision due to their hunger). The ones who used to give other
small lands for them to rule (under their powers) are now in the utter
lowest position of begging in the streets. Hence, if you raelise the
non-permanence of ones. power/position, you will not bother to run after
the positions/powers and catch hold of the Lotus Feet of Sriman NarayaNan
and be saved for ever for a Beautiful future. Go right ahead and catch the
Biggest Wealth;

3124:
uymmin thiRaikoNarnNthu* enRu ulagaandavar,* immaiyE
thammin suvai madavaaraip* piRar koLLath thaamvittu*
vemmiNn oLiveyil* kaanagampOykkumai thinpargaL,*
semmin mudith thirumaalai* viraindhu adi sErminO.	4.1.2

2.  If you want to live, you should pay me some fief (or tax) ("kappam")-
like that the king brings the entire world under his kingdom (bringing all
local small rulers under him by fighting and winning over them in
battles); The same great king very soon loses in some other battle and
loses his kingdom to some others and loses his darling wives to another.
They then suffer in the hot son looking for some water and fruits hiding
themselves in the forests for their survival. There also, they get caught
by his enemies and undergo suffering. Hence, Realise this and right now,
pay obeisance to the Lotus Feet of Emperumaan and be saved.

3125:
adisEr mudiyinar aagi* arasargaL thaamthozha,*
idisEr murasangaL* muRRaththiyamba irunthavar,*
podisErthugaLaay pOvargaL* aadhalil nokkena*
kadisEr thuzhaaymudi* kaNNan kazhalgaL ninaiminO.	4.1.3

3.  Chakravarthis, once were ruling the entire world with the other kings
at their feet paying fief;  they were sitting on the throne with the drums
sounding like thunder; the same chakravarthis, later, lose all their
kingdoms and become pulverised like dust and are not even in the scene;
Hence, right now, think of the Lotus Feet of KaNNan, who wears the Most
Fragrant garland of thuLasi on His Head.

3126:
ninaippaan pugil kadal ekkalin* nuN maNaliRpalar,*
enaiththOr ugangaLum* ivvulagaandu kazhinthavar,*
manaippaal marungaRa* maaydhalallaal maRRuk kandilam,*
panaiththaaL madhakaLiRattavan* paadham paNiminO.	4.1.4

4.  the kings who ruled the world for ages have also gone to dust; such
numbers, if you try to count, they will be more than the sands that you
can see at the beach. Not only were they lost in the sands of time, also
were their kingdoms. Nothing of theirs is seen today. No remains at all is
seen. Hence, prostrate at the Lotus Feet of KaNNan, who killed the
kuvalayaapeetam (the big elephant which was sent by kamsa to kill kaNnan).

3127:
paNimin thiruvaruL ennum_* amceedhap paimpoombaLLi,*
aNimen kuzhalaar* inbakkalavi amudhundaar,*
thuNimunbu naalap* pallEzhaiyar thaam izhip pachchelvar,*
maNiminnu mEni* nNam maayavan pErsolli vaazhminO.	4.1.5

5.  Even the great, big, chakravarthis were slaves of their beautiful
damsels in the harem; Inside the room, on their cool beds, they were at
the feet of those damsels and were begging them for their mercy for mating
them. The same kings, later after losing to another king, are standing on
the streets like a beggar, with the small loin cloth hanging in the front
and are laughed at by the same damsels with whom they had enjoyed. (Please
do not believe such "useless", transitory, non-permanent lives!). Hence,
please utter His thirunaamam "NarayanA" right now and save yourselves; He
is My Emperumaan, who has got the Most Beautiful Divine Body, glittering
like the Blue Emerald stone.

3128:
vaazhndhaargaL vaazhndhadhu* maamazhai mokkuLin maayndhumaayndhu,*
aazhndhaarenRallaal* anRu mudhalinRaRudhiyaa,*
vaazhndhaargaL vaazhndhE niRpar* enbadhillai niRkuRil,*
aazhndhaar kadalpaLLi* aNNal adiyavar aaminO.	4.1.6

6.  From time immemorial, there is no one who has lived like a king for
ever; They all have lived like the rain droplets and die like them; None
has been in a wealthy good position from the beginning to the end. (let us
not attribute this to one life; this includes all births of ours). If you
need PERMANENT Purushaartham, then immediately servant of SarvEshwaran,
who is having His Yoga NithrA in the deep, Big Milk Ocean.

3129:
aamin suvaiyavai* aaRodadi siluNdaarndhapin,*
thoomen mozhimadavaar* irakkappinnum thuRRuvaar,*
'eemin emakkoru thuR'RenRu* idaRuvaraadhalin,*
kOmin thuzhaaymudi* aadhiyanchOdhi guNangaLE.	4.1.7

7.  The ugly, filthily rich people eat their stomach filled food of
various tastes and roll down trying to make it get digested. While doing
so, their soft spoken, beloved damsels used to request them with their
sweet voices asking them to eat more food and even used to feed them with
their hands. These idiots used to eat them too in addition to their
stomachfuls. Such days are only short-lived! Later, they lose all their
money and wealth and to fill their stomach, they used to beg in front of
the same beloved.s. houses and were even chased away by them for want of
money. They beg them "please give me at least a handful of old remains of
your yesterday.s food" . What a shameful life! Is it worth all the
trouble? Hence, RIGHT NOW, It is best for our own sake to involve yourself
in the enjoyment of the Most Auspicious attributes (kalyANa guNAs) of
Emperumaan, the Primordial Chief and the eternal jOthi, who wears the
lovely Thuzhaay maalai on His head. Enjoy His beauty ( and get out of
HERE! (from these shameful lives!))

3130:
guNangoL niRaipugazh mannar* kodaikkadan poondirundhu,*
iNangi ulagudaNnaakkilum* aangavaNnai illaar,*
maNangonda pOgaththu manniyum* meeLvargaL meeLvillai,*
paNangoL aravaNaiyaan_* thiru_naamam padiminO.	4.1.8

8.  The virtuous kings, as a dharmA, rule the world selflessly (like
Janaka MahArAjA) and protects the people as their duties, knowing fully
well all the times, that the kingdom which they are granted with is the
grace and mercy of the Lord Sriman NarayaNan, the Emperumaan. If they do
not know that and think that it is they who own them and it is due to
their efforts and powers they are what they are, they  may be happy for
some years; but alas! It will definitely GO! They will lose them soonest.
Hence, read the names of the Lord who sleeps on AdhisEshA. You can get the
wealth that you will NEVER LOSE. (By doing duties for material benefits,
then it is all likely that it will be lost sooner. Hence, DO NOT look for
benefits and perform the duties unattached to its fruits as if we are
performing ThiruvaarAdhanam for Him, that will fetch us the mOksham. )

3131:
padimannu palkalan paRROdaRuththu* _aim bulanvenRu,*
chedimannu kaayamseRRaargaLum* aangavaNnaiyillaar,*
kudimannu minsuvargga meydhiyum* meeLvargaL meeLvillai,*
kodimannu puLLudai* aNNal kazhalgaL kuRuguminO.	4.1.9

9.  (The above eight pAsurams narrate the non-permanence of these
materialstic lives / benefits; now, in this pAsuram, azhwAr says that the
power one gets with the penance (thapas) is also His grace only.) those
who like to do penance, renounce all their desires and attachments to the
materialistic fruits and to their kith and kin. They shed all their
attractions to the various ornaments and win all their sensual desires;
They do penance for years together and accumulate lot of sands and dust
over their bodies while doing so; Even such tapaswis, if they do not hold
the feet of Emperumaan firmly (and are after some other benefits), then
they can not get into the Swargam (heaven). They will come back to the
earth again and be born in these worlds and suffer;  Hence, Please hold
the Feet of Emperumaan, (who comes on GarudA) firmly and be blessed to get
into THE PERMANENT ABODE OF HIS HOME.

3132:
kuRuga migavuNarvaththodu nOkki* ellaamvitta,*
iRugal iRappennum* NYaanikkum appayaNnillaiyEl,*
siRuga ninaivadhOr paasamuNdaam* pinnum veedillai,*
maRupagalil eesanaip paRRi* vidaavidil veedaqdhE.	4.1.10

10.  (In the above 9 pAsurams, AzhwAr says both aishwaryam and
swargAnubhavam are NOT PERMANENT. Even though the kaivalyam of
AthmAnubhavam is good and yields benefits to us, it is nothing compared to
the eternal happiness and bliss one gets by rendering service to
Emperumaan - so says AzhwAr in this last pAsuram of this decad). The
person who desires kaivalya anubhavam controls the mind, renounces the
desires and unites the mind with the Athman (the form of jnAnA) and enjoys
the bliss of such unity. The jnAnis who think of such enjoyment (the
AthmAnubhavam ) as mOksham- if they do not consider Emperumaan as the
means (upaayam) then their karmAs will not go off; they will remain and
bring them back to the earth. There is no moksham if they can not think of
Emperumaan (even if they try to hold their minds under control for some
other benefits); Holding the Blemishless faultless Emperumaan.s Feet and
rendering service to Him is the only Purushaartham and is the means for
mOksham.

3133:##
aqdhE uyyap pugumaaRenRu* kaNNan kazhalgaLmEl,*
koypoom pozhilsoozh* kurugoorchchadagOpan kuRREval,*
seykOlaththaayiram* seerththodaippaadal ivaipaththum,*
aqgaamal kaRpavar* aazhthuyar pOy uyyaR paalarE.       (2)	4.1.11

11.  What was told above is the only way for redemption and mOksham- i.e
Holding firmly the Lotus Feet of KaNNan is the above 1000 pAsurams of
NammAzhwAr as a bhAgawatha kaimkaryam. Out of those 1000, these ten
pAsurams talk about the necessity of taking refuge at His Feet. Those who
read and learn them will NOT GET ANY SORROWS / PAINS / GRIEVANCES. (means:
They will REALISE that running after materialistic / sensual pleasures is
of transitory nature and will overcome the small (little) value
purushaarthams of aishwaryam and kaivalyam. They will consider only
rendering eternal service to Emperumaan (kaimkaryam) as the only
URUSHAARTHAM and will hence, thereafter have NO SORROWS. Any other
pleasure is associated with pains and sorrows.



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