3673:##
konda pendir makkaLuRRaar* chuRRaththavar piRarum*
kandathOtu pattathallaal* kaadhalmaRRuyaadhumillai*
eN_dhichaiyum keezummElum* muRRavum undapiraan*
thondarOmaay uyyalallaal* illaikaNteer thuNaiyE. (2) 9.1.1
1. Wife, children, relations, friends, servants will all stay with one as
long as there is wealth in his hands; they all will pretend to be
affectionate and caring towards him and when the wealth diminishes, their
love will proportionately reduce. Hence, Catch hold of Emperumaan tightly-
he is the One who retained all the worlds in His stomach and saved. There
is NONE to save us and help us except Him. With Hi grace, by becoming His
servant, get saved. (here, "koNda peNdir"- four meanings- 1. The person,
whom one has mentally considered as spouse/relation / life partner. 2. By
offering his wealth, one acquires the lady. 3. The one who has occupied
the one's heart completely so as to make his parents total paupers and 4.
The one who makes him think that the Lord, the AchAryan, the life, the
wealth and everything is she.- The essence: Because of her- all these
problems.)
3674:
thuNaiyum chaarvumaaguvaar_pOl* chuRRaththavar_piRarum*
aNaiyavandha aakkamundEl* attaigaLpOl chuvaippar*
kaNaiyonraalE Ezmaamaramum eytha* emkaarmukilai*
puNaiyenRuyyap pOgalallaal* illaikaNteer_poruLE. 9.1.2
2. As long as the relations find that there is use in sticking to a person
(due to his wealth) they will be with him pretending affection. The moment
the wealth is spent out, they will also vanish (after consuming all his
wealth so far, like a blood sucker leech). Hence, consider that there is
no relation for us except Sri Raman. He is the One who aimed an arrow
through seven trees and showed His strength. Go to Him as the only refuge.
Realise that there is none else and no use going to others for
surrendering and redemption.
3675:
poruLkaiyundaaych chellakkaaNil* pORRiyenRERRu_ezuvar*
iruLkoLthunbath thinmaikaaNil* ennE! enpaarumillai*
maruLkoLcheykai achurarmanga* vatamadhuraip piRandhaaRku*
aruLkoL aaLaay uyyalallaal* illaikaNteer_araNE. 9.1.3
3. The world (means people), when it sees the wealth in one's hands, it
will praise him and wish him well with "vaazhgha" (jaya) Gosham, until
they get his wealth. When the poverty strikes him, there will be
absolutely none to even say "aiyO". (and sympathise). Hence, do not
believe such false / fake relations. Bhagawaan KaNNan, only in order to
kill and destroy the asurAs appeared as MathurA. There is no protection
for His devotees except Him and there is no means except Himself to obtain
His grace.
3676:
araNamaavar aRRakaalaikku* enRenRu amaikkappattaar*
iraNamkonda thepparaavar* inRiyittaalum aqthE*
varuNith_thennE?* vatamadhuraippiRandhavan vaNpukazE*
charaNenRuyyap pOkilallaal* illaikaNteer chathirE. 9.1.4
4. In order to have someone to save us during our bad times with no
wealth, even if we appoint a person (when we are wealthy), such a person
will become useless and cheap (aRpan) and will offer no help, when we
need. What is the use of describing such a person who is so useless? Talk
of Sri krishNan and His guNAs and hold His Lotus Feet tightly. There is
none but Him who can save us; Only that will be useful to us.
3677:
chathuramenRu thammaiththaamE* chammathiththu inmoziyaar*
madhurapOkam dhuRRavarE* vaikimaRRonRu_uRuvar*
athir_koLcheykai achurarmanga* vatamadhuraippiRandhaaRku*
ethir_koL_aaLaay uyyalallaal* illaikaNteer inbamE. 9.1.5
5. One thinks "we are living very happily and in a grand manner" when he
is surrounded by sweet talking ladies and great wealth with youthful
appearance. As soon as the old age creeps in and the wealth diminishes,
the same ladies simply brush him aside and ignore him completely, He gets
tremendous sufferings and it is so painful. This worldly life is so cheap
and lowly. Hence, please DO NOT believe. Emperumaan alone can grant us the
eternal permanent happiness and most enjoyable life always. To become the
servant of Sri KrishNan of Vada mathurA alone is the Best thing we need to
do. When He comes to saves (which He is always willing and is ready),
receive Him with full smiling face (with no other fake, wrong expression
on our face) and enthusiastically take Him in. There is NO ENJOYMENT EQUAL
TO THAT.
3678:
illaikandeer inbam_andhO!* uLLadhu ninaiyaathE*
thollaiyaar_kaL eththaNnaivar* thOnRik kazindhozindhaar?*
mallai moothoor* vatamathuraippiRandhavan vaNpukazE*
cholli_uyyap pOkalallaal* maRRonRillaichurukkE. 9.1.6
6. Why do YOU ALL Not think that this life is NOT permanent enjoyment?
AiyO! Without realising that Bhagawaan alone is the eternal permanent
enjoyment, there are many before us (in the past) who have been born and
dead! Oh No! they have all wasted their lives! AiyO! (Wow! Dearest sisters
and brothers! Can you visualise AzhwAr's laments and cries! Can you
imagine him in front of your eyes looking at us with tremendous pity and
sympathy for our sorry state of affairs and still we are running amuck
after worldly enjoyments! Poor azhwAr! Even today his words are true! And
we are here in this foul smelling, stinky dirty waters with shits and
worms thinking that it is all sandal paste drinking them day in and day
out. What a pity!). hence please at least now, involve yourself in
Bhagawaan KrishNan's kalyANa guNAs and talk in praise of Him. There is
nothing else that can save us; To tell shortly, there is nothing else that
is good for our AthmA.
3679:
maRRonRillai churungachchonnOm* maanNilaththevvuyirkkum*
chiRRavEndaa chindhippEyamaiyum* kaNteergaL_andhO!*
kuRRamanRu_engaL peRRaththaayan* vatamadhuraippiRandhaan*
kuRRamilcheer kaRRuvaikal* vaazthalkaNteer_kuNamE. 9.1.7
7. There is nothing else to talk except asking you to catch hold of
Emperumaan alone. That is the only way. Do not wander looking for some
other means and measures to save yourself. You all need not do anything
else in this vast world. You need not talk anything else. Think of
Emperumaan is the BEST THING. Hence, talk about MathurA Sri KrishNan's
guNAs. He appeared for the lowly cowherd group and went along with them to
the forest to feed the cows. To talk His guNAs daily is the faultless life
that we can lead. To pay obeisance to Him and praise Him talking His gunAs
is the best that we can do.
3680:
vaazthalkandeer kuNamithu andhO!* maayavan adiparavi*
pOzthupOka uLLakiRkum* punmaiyilaadhavarkku*
vaazthuNaiyaa* vatamathuraippiRandhavan vaNpukazE*
veezthuNaiyaayp pOmithanil* yaathumillaimikkathE. 9.1.8
8. Realise that living and talking in praise of Emperumaan and His guNAs
alone is the best thing that we can do. (aiyO! I need to tell all this to
these people and beg for that! Is it not natural for anyone to realise?
That is the tone of this statement from AzhwAr!) He appeared in MathurA as
Srti krishNan only to let His bhAgawathAs talk about Him and His solwabhya
guNAs and spend their time in this world usefully. We should consider
talking in praise of Him alone as the support for us. It is the Great life
to sing in praise of Him only. There is no life grander than that.
3681:
yaadhumillai mikkathanil* enRenRu athukaruthi*
kaadhucheyvaan koothaicheythu* kataimuRai vaazkaiyumpOm*
maadhukilin gotikkoLmaata* vatamadhuraippiRandha*
thaadhuchEr_thaaL kaNNan allaal* illai kaNteer charaNE. 9.1.9
9. If one catches hold of something (or someone) else other than
Emperumaan as the saviour, thinking that he (or it) will save him till the
end, it WILL NOT. They will lose their precious life. It is like trying to
make a bigger hole for wearing a better stud on the ear lobe, thereby
puncturing the whole lobe and spoiling it. Hence, realise that He alone is
the saviour for us. Sri krishNan, who appeared in MathurA is the large
shouldered Lord. There is no asylum for us except He. (NampiLLai
interprets that the first two lines talk about kaivalya anubhavam thinking
that AthmAnubhavam alone is the ultimate. With that even the worldly life
is also wasted. Neither here; nor there)
3682:
kaNNan allaal illaikandeer* charaN_adhu_niRkavandhu*
maNNin paaram neekkuthaRkE* vatamadhuraippiRandhaan*
thiNNamaanNum utaimai undEl* avanadi sErththu uymminO*
eNNavEndaa nummathaadhum* avananRimaRRillaiyE. 9.1.10
10. There is none except KaNNapiraan who can save us. In order to
establish that affirmative true statement, Sri KrsihNan took His
KrishNAvataar and lessened the burden for the bhUmi. If there is anything
that belong to you (you think it belongs to you), it actually belongs to
Him. Hence, surrender at His Feet and get saved. There is no other doubt
"Is it ours? Or His property?" Whatever you think as yours are all His
only. There is nothing but He and His property everywhere. Surrender at
His Feet with at least a tinge of feeling of being His servant always and
be saved.
3683:##
aadhumillai maRRavanil* enRadhuvE thuNindhu*
thaadhuchEr_thOL kaNNaNnai* kurukoorchchatakOpan_chonna*
theethilaadha oNthamizkaL* ivaiaayiraththuL ippaththum*
OthavallapiraakkaL* nammaiyaaLutaiyaargaL pandE. (2) 9.1.11
11. Sri SadagOpar of Thirukkurugoor firmly established that there is none
but KaNNan who is our support in his faultless sweet Tamil garland of 1000
pAsurams on Emperumaan. Out of these 1000, readers of these ten
immediately become our masters. They are bhAgawathAs who enslave us for
ever there after.