Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha
Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha
Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha
Paasuram-69
"sevikkinbamAvadhuvum senkanmAl nAmam
puvikkum puviadhuvE kandeer-kavikku
niRaiporulAi nindRanai nEr pattEn pArkkil
maRaipporulum aththanaiyE thAn"
The greatness of bhagavan/bhagavat vishayam doesn't just stop with preventing
us from the danger of falling into the clutches of yama but at the same time it
is sweet to the ears, refuge to the world, great substance for the poets and
the whole essence of the Vedas.
(sevikkinbamAvadhuvum senkanmAl nAmam) 'vum' indicates the addition of the
previous paasuram's "fear of yama". It not only removes the fear of getting
caught in the clutches of yama, the divine names of the lotus-eyed emperuman
(tAmarai kannan) is divine nectar to all our ears.
(puvikkum puviadhuvE kandeer) Not only for me, the divine names are nectarine
for one and all (the whole world)
"ArththA vishannA: sidhilAscha bheethA: kOrEshu cha vyAdhishu varththamAnA:
sankeertha nArAyana sabdhamAthram vimuktha duk:kAs sukinO bhavanthu II"
[Those who are inflicted by the tapatrayas (adhyAtmika, Adhideivika,
Adhibhowdika) and are worried about the same, those affected by severe
diseases, just on listening to the narayana manthra are released from their
worries and attain happiness.]
The first two lines of the paasuram elaborate the greatness of the nama and
then azhvar proceeds to give the greatness of the nami (one who possesses the
name) in the last two lines.
(kavikku niRaiporulAi nindRanai) For all others there is lack of divine
qualities and a number of deficiencies, so it becomes the poet's responsibility
to fill the gap. But in the case of emperuman, he is filled with innumerable
kalyana gunas and absolutely no deficiencies making the poet's job easy. The
only problem being how much ever a poet sings it is only a small amount from
the myriad divine qualities (svaroopa roopa guna vibhoothi) of emperuman.
'vachasAm vAchya muththamam' [one who is the ultimate substance for the words,
sarvEsvaran]
(nEr pattEn) I reached him not by my effort but by chance (yadrichchikam).
Everything happened by his divine unconditional grace.
"vidhivAikindindru kAppArAr" (thiru 5-1-1)
"vidhinirmidha mEthadhanvayam" (sto.Rat.51)
(pArkkil) But I didn't get satisfied with just attaining him. I tried to
analyse and test him and found;
(maRaipporulum aththanaiyE thAn) The glowing light on top of the Vedas. I have
by chance stepped over only a priceless gem.
(To Be Continued)
Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam
Adiyen ramanuja dAsee
Sumithra Varadarajan
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