Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha
Srimad
Vara Vara MunayE Namaha
Sri
vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha
Paasuram-1
“thirukkaNdEn ponmEni
kaNdEn thigazhum
arukkan aNiniRamum kaNdEn-serukkilarum
ponnAzhi kaNdEn purisankam kaikandEn
ennAzhi vaNNanpAl endru”
"திருக்கண்டேன் பொன்மேனி கண்டேன் திகழு
அருக்கன் அணிநிறமும் கண்டேன் -செருக்கிளரும்
பொன்னாழி கண்டேன் புரிசங்கம் கைகண்டேன்
என்னாழி வண்ணன்பா லின்று "
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| திருக்கோவலூர் ஆயன் (Photo courtesy:Sri Gopal) |
endru – Now, after attaining the
unconditional grace of emperuman;
en Azhi vaNNan pAl – in my Lord who is ocean
(blue) colored;
thirukaNdEn – (I) had the darshan of periya
piratti (the divine consort);
pon mEni kaNdEn – (I)had the darshan of
beautiful body;
thigazhum arukkan – like a glowing sun;
ani niRamum kaNdEn – (I had the) darshan of
scintillating radiance ;
seru kiLarum – showing the valor in the
warfield;
pon Azhi – beautiful divine discuss;
kai kandEn – (I) had the darshan in the
divine hand;
Puri sankam kandEn – valampuri sanku – (I)
had the darshan of the divine conch in the other hand;
Introduction:
Sriman narayana is a
repository of everything, all the worlds.
Although azhvar saw everything in the divine body of the supreme lord,
due to the overflowing enthusiasm azhvar says, “Oh! I saw this that” to mention
a few, in this very first paasuram. The
extreme joy that azhvar faced makes him to share the same with everyone in this
divine paasuram.
Commentary:
(en Azhi vaNNan pAl kaNdEn) He is bhaktha
parathantran (one who appears to be under the control of the bhakthas), so like
any other object in my possession he is under my control. Like the sea, His form is so pleasing that
the very sight removes the tiredness of the observers. He is cordial like the waves, and a
storehouse of all wonderful gems. I saw
all the wonderful gems in him.
To see the gems in the ocean,
don’t we need some trained professional to get them out and show it to us?
(endru) Yes I have. The first two azhvars brought Him to light in
their first 2 thiruvandhAdhis.
(endru) “neeyum thirumagaLum
nindRAyAl” (mudal thiruvandhAdhi-86)
As per poigai azhvar’s words,
the Lord with his consort, wished to join the mudal azhvars squeezed in (in the
rishi’s corridor), due to His unconditional
grace, He showed himself
today, so I am able to see Him. What are
the gems and waves he saw? pEyazhvar
elaborates in the rest of the paasuram.
(thirukkaNdEn) First I saw the
divine consort. Piratti is the svaroopa
niroopaka dharma (that characteristic which is unique to an object, that proves
the object-that very property that makes a pot a pot) of the supreme lord. She is the devata of all the wealth in this
world. All the tattvatrayas (chit, achit
and Ishvara) get goodness and greatness through her support. She is one of the most valuable and precious
wealth of Him. I saw that piratti
(divine goddess) first, who by all ways holds an upper position celebrated as
the gem among ladies (striratnam).
In all forms of the lord Para, vyuha, vibhava, antharyami and archai, piratti
stays with him as purushakara bhoothai (one who talks in favour). So azhvar first takes the support of piratti
before diving into the great task of talking about Him. This prabhandam has a unique greatness of
starting and ending talking about piratti (thiru-meaning Sri :)
After having the darshan of
the divine consort, pEyAzhvar moves to have the divine darshan of her majestic
throne (simhAsanam), the golden colored divine body.
(ponmEni kaNdEn) When a person
is in utmost thirst, he cannot wait till someone gets some water for him. He will incessantly call, “Water!
Water!” Fallen into the same mode,
piratti immersed in the divine beauty of the supreme Lord says, “I will never
leave you even for a second – eraiyum agalagillEn”
Further due to the divine
presence of the divine goddess and the glow of the divine discus and conch,
expounded later, He glitters like a sun emitting colorful rays on top of a wavy
ocean.
(thigazhum arukkan aNiniRamum
kaNdEn) The union of perumal and piratti (the divya dampathis) was like a sun
on top of a mountain filled with greenery. There is an extraordinary mix of the
wonderful colors and I visualized the amazing sight.
PEyAzhvar
here talks about the overall beauty-SamudhAyashObai. Suddenly azhvar with a motherly feeling feels
that no harm should come to this divine beauty and immediately is reminded of
those who are there to protect the divine beauty from any danger.
(SerukiLarum pon Azhi kaNdEn) Due to his extreme love azhvar gets fear in
an inappropriate place (astAnE baya sankai).
I looked at the sudarsanAzhvan
who is ready to wage war irrespective of those who are favorable or unfavorable
for the sake of the lord’s security.
Azhvar first enjoyed the divine beauty of the divine goddess then the
golden discus.
With the
same feelings periazhvar did mangalasasanams to the divine couples (divine
sErthi), the divine discus and divine conch,
“vadivAi
nin vala mArbinil vAzhkindRa mangaiyum pallandu
vadivAr sOdhi valaththuRaiyum sudarAzhiyum
pallandu
padaippOr pukku muzhangum appAnjajanniyamum
pallAndE”
(Thirupallandu-2)
(purisankam kaNdEn) The divine
discus will burn when some one comes near perumal to harm him. But the divine conch makes a big sound that
touches the ears of the enemies far away and kills them due to fear.
Puri sankam – pAnchajanyam –
that which hunts on all 4 directions
Other
adjectives like “koonaR sankam” (perumal thiru 1-8) and “koonEru sankam”
(per.thiru 4-1) - that which has a curve due to sEshatvam (servitude) and
immense bhagavat anubhavam. “prAnjalim brahmamAseenam” (Ramayana aran.4-42) –
the brother, bending with folded arms.
PAnchajanyam is also bent similar to that brother.
(sanku am kai kandEn) Even if
he was not with this conch still his beauty will be like making us feel if some
evil sight will fall on him creating harm.
But now I saw the divine conch also in his divine hand.
(Azhi vaNNan pAl sankam
kaikandEn) The sankam is in the hands of a ocean (usually conches are found
underneath the ocean)
(ennAzhi vaNNan pAl) The calm
and pleasant nature of an ocean removes all our worries. The supreme lord is like an ocean who gave
his darshan and removed all my tiredness of fighting this samsAram.
Thus pEzhavar filled with
paramabhakthi enjoyed the divine espy of an ocean (the lord) overflowing with
number of glittering gems (the divine mother, the divine discus and conch) in
this very first paasuram.
Interesting points from
DivyArthdeepikai of kanchi swamy
- Azhvar starts with ‘thiru’ for an auspicious beginning.
- Pon mEni – Though emperuman is supposed to be dark in color the effect of reflection from the divine goddess’s divine body that is golden colored (“Hiranya varnAm harineen”)spreads all over his body and makes a person seeing him to feel that the lord’s divine body is golden colored.
- In other words, pon mEni can be interpreted as precious divine body. Gold is considered to be a very valuable possession - to show the priceless nature of the bhagavan’s divine physique, azhvar also coins the adjective pon mEni (golden body).
- Sanskrit word ‘arka:’ has become arukkan.
It is wise to get to memory the verses from
nachiyar thirumozhi “vuruvu karidhAi mugam seidhAi vudha parupadhaththinmEl viriyunkadhirE
pOlvAnai virundhAvanaththE kandOmE”
Azhvar
emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam
Jeeyar
thiruvadigalE sharNam
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