Sri
Parthasarathi thunai Srimathe
ramanujaya Namaha Srimad Vara
Vara munayE Namaha Sri
vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha Paasuram-25 ?vagaiyAl
madhiyAdhu maNkoNdAi maRRum vagaiyAl varuvathonruNdE-
vagaiyAl vayiram kuzhaiththuNNum mAvali
thAnennum vayira vazhakozhiththAi
maRRu? All the
actions of emperuman are for the benefit of his devotees and nothing for himself
declares azhvar in this paasuram.
(vagaiyAl
maNkoNdAi) MahAbali was a very
generous person. This great quality
in him prevented emperuman from killing him. But at the same time emperuman had given
a word to Indra that he would get him back his wealth from mahabali. So emperuman decided to even sacrifice
his dignity for accomplishing both the above tasks. He went in front of mahabali as a small
brahmachari and asked for alms and tactically measured the three worlds and got
back Indra his wealth. (vagaiyAl)
This indicates to the smartness of the small boy who beautifully and tactfully
got even the asura to his fold. (madhiyAdhu
maNkoNdAi) Without any difficulty he measured the worlds with great ease
(?anAyAsEna koNdAi? says Sri PeriyavAchan pillai). Not worrying about the asura or his
greatness being reduced emperuman accomplished his
task. (maRRu)
Further this act of emperuman was not only for the benefit of Indra but also for
the benefit of mahabali. Though he
was an asura he had bhakthi towards emperuman so emperuman wanted to do good to
him. (vagaiyAl
vayiram kuzhaiththuNNum mAvali) If we eat diamond directly then it will become a
poison but to add strength to the body mahabali mixed the diamond powder with
other medicines thereby strengthening the body the house of
ahamkaram. (mAvali
thAnennum vayira vazhakku ozhiththAi) Emperuman shattered the ego of that mAvali
and made him bow and measured his head with his divine feet. Though mahavali outwardly showed a
bhakthi towards the lord he was filled with ego with made him act against the
lord?s words, thereby becoming an enemy.
The lord himself declares, ?AgyAchEbi mama drOhi mathbhakthOpi na
vaishnavA:? (maRRum
vagaiyAl varuvathonruNdE) Rearranged as (anvayam)-vagaiyal varuvadhu maRRum
ondru vundE. By all these acts what
have you achieved? You have done
these only for the benefit of your devotees. (To Be
Continued) Azhvar
emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam Adiyen
ramanuja dAsee Sumithra
Varadarajan
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