Sri
Parthasarathi thunai Srimathe
ramanujaya Namaha Srimad Vara
Vara munayE Namaha Sri
vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha Paasuram-24 ?nigazhindhAi pAlpon pasuppu kArvaNNam
nAngum egazhindhA yiruvariyum veeya ?
pugazhindhAi sinappOr suvEdhanai
sEnApadhiyAi manappOr mudikkum
vagai? In this
paasuram and the next azhvar tells about the difficulties undergone by the
?paththi uzhavan?. In this
paasuram, azhvar feels for the way emperuman, even sacrifices himself
(thannai azhiyamAri) for the sake of his
devotees. (nigaizhindhAi pAlpon pasuppu kArvaNNam nAngum) In each yuga, people are filled with
different qualities and hence their taste also varies. Emperuman to attract the people of
different yugas in each yuga gives darshan with different colours. Though his natural colour is ?kArmEgam?
[?kAdal kadalpuraiya vilaiviththa kAramarmEni?] sastras declare that he gives
darshan with different colours in different yugas. Bhakthi first grows due to the
attraction towards the divine beauty.
So emperuman chooses to change his colour according to the taste of the
people. (nigazhindhAi pAl vaNNam) ?kruthE sukla chaturbAhu:? In the first yuga,
the krutha yuga people are filled with satvika guna. They are truthful and pure at heart and
hence have a taste for white colour (signifying purity and peace). So in that yuga emperuman chooses the
white colour. So in the krutha
yuga, the colour of emperuman is like that of milk declares thirumazhisai
piran. Why not something else other
than milk as example? Probably mazhisai piran?s mind meditated on the other
qualities of milk that also matches with that of emperuman like good taste and
good for health. See the sastras
declaring emperuman to be ?sarvarasa:? ?rasO vaisa:? ?tEnE pale kannalE amudhE?
etc. (nigazhindhAi pon vaNNam) ?trEthAyAm raktha varnOsow? In the second yuga,
trEthA yuga people have a mixture of rajo guna mixed with satva guna. So they have a specific taste for golden
colour (a mixture of red and white).
So emperuman gives darshan with ?ponvaNNam?. Instead of saying ?rakthavarNa:? as said
by the sastras or ?sEyan endrum trEdhaikaN? as said by thirumangai mannan in his
thirunedunthAndakam mazhisai piran says golden colour probably to attribute the
costly, precious nature of gold to emperuman
also. [?hiranmaya:
purusha:, ?rukmApam?, ?hEmasamAnavarNam? ?suttruraiththa nan pon vun
thirumEni?] (nigazhindhAi pasuppu vaNNam) ?dvAparE bhagavan syAma:? In the third
yuga, dvApara yuga, people are filled with rajas, tamas gunas mixed with satva
guna. So their preference is for a
greenish colour, a mixture of red, black and white (pasumai, colour of a marshy
area) [?pAlineermai semponeermai pAsiyin pasumpuram pOluneermai porpudai
tadaththu vaNdu viNdulA neelaneermai endrivai niraindha kAlam nAngumAi?,
?purusham krushNa pingalam? ?pachchai mAmalai pOl
mEni?] (nigazhindhAi kArvaNNam)
?kalow krushNam dvishA krushNam? In the last yuga, kali yuga people are
least bothered about anything other than themselves and hence emperuman chooses
to remain with his own natural colour.
?muzhudhum nilainindra pinnai vaNNam kondal vaNNam ?
(peri-thiru-4-9-8). In kali,
emperuman remains with his ?neelamEga syAmala varNam? Being filled with tamo
guna the dark colour of emperuman will also suit the yuga. ?kArvaNNam? indicates that the qualities
of the dark clouds are also seen in our dear lord viz., showering rain (grace)
on one and all for everyone?s benefit with no expectation to get anything in
return and doesn?t even remember the great help
latter. [?neelathoyatha mathyasthA vidyullEkEva bhAsvarA? ?mega syAmam?
?kArmENi?] Not stopping
with changing his colour for the sake of the people to bring them close to him
he also overcomes all their enemies.
Azhvar continues to explain the same. (To Be
Continued) Azhvar
emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam Adiyen
ramanuja dAsee Sumithra
Varadarajan
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