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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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