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 nam-piLLai 
nam-perumAL, nam-AzhwAr, nam-jEyar, nam-piLLai enbar-avaravar tham 
yERRathAl, anbudaiyOr sARRuth thirunAmangaL thAn enRu nan nenjEA 
yERRadhanai solli nE inRu" upadhEsa rathina mAlai-50


In the previous posting we had a glimpse of nam-piLLai's greatness regarding 
explaining adjectives used by AzhwAr. 
swAmi nam-piLLai's commentary is replete with real-life examples which enables 
one to comprehend intricate meanings instantly and easily.

This is seen from a pAsuram in the fourth ten. in"thErpArai yAm ini" 4-6 of 
thiru voi mozhi.

Here, AzhwAr in a extreme emotional distress from pangs of separation from the 
Lord, talks as parAnkusa nAyaki,becomes sick. The friends and mother of AzhwAr 
-thAi and thOzhi- try to find out and the reason for this and apply several 
ineffective methods. Then a solution is prescribed:
"yEzhmai piRappukkum shEmam, in nOikkum EdhEa marundhu" 4-6-9

The prescription is - Think of the Lord krishNA's divine feet. Your welfare is 
guaranteed for seven births.
The response is " we are worried about parAnkusa nAyaki's illness. YOu are 
talking about welfare for 7births"
The reply is " ob! this is remedy for that also- in nOIkkum EdhEa marundhu"

swAmi nam-piLLai explains this with a real life example. "ivaL noikkun 
parihAram anRoa? athaich sollAdhEa maRRondRai sollugiRadhen? enna-Agil 
sambaRuthArkaikkup pOga vENumA?
When farmers harvest the paddy, they make into several bundles. They need not 
go in search of a separate piece of thread or rope to fasten each bundles. They 
take a thread from the harvested produce and fasten them. Thus the produce 
itself acts as a fastener also. Similarly, the divine feet which is good for 7 
births is also efficacious for this sicknesss.

This will thus highlight the greatness of swAmi nam-piLLai in explaining 
pAsuram-s with incisivie precision through real life examples.

(to be continued)
vanamamalai padmanabhan

























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