MoondrAm thiruvandhAdhi-Paasuram-17

Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Srimad Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

Paasuram-17

“sendra nAl sellAdha senkaNmAl engalmAl

  endranAl ennALum nALAgum- endRum

  eravAdha endhai enaiyadikkE ALAi

  maRavAdhu vAzhththuga en vAi”

"சென்றநாள் செல்லாத செங்கண்மா லெங்கள்மால் 

 என்றநா லெந்நாளும் நாளாகும் -என்றும்

 இறவாத  வெந்தை யிணைய டிக்கே யாளாய் 

 மறவாது வாழ்த்துகவென் வாய்." 

Thiruvallikeniyaan thiruvadi

senkaNmAl engaL mAl endRa nAL – if a day arises when, ‘It is realized that the red lotus eyed Krishna is filled with immense love towards us’

sendRa nAL – past days;

sellAdhA (nAL) – days to come;

ennALum – All days;

nAL Agum – All are good days;

endRum eRavAdha endhai – my master who is immortal;

enai adikkE – to the 2 divine feet;

ALAi – surrender;

maRavAdhu – without forgetting;

en vAi vAzhththuga – Let my mouth praise;

Introduction

Since the Lord is always accompanied by the divine mother, I will not have any hinderance in attaining the result.  If there is a day when I realize His involvement with me, then all the days before and after become useful days.  Going forward let my mouth never endingly talk his praise.

Commentary

(sen kaNmAl engaL mAl endRa nAL sendRa nAL sellAdha ennAlum nALAgum)  If there comes a day when I realize that that red lotus eyed sarvEsvaran, graced me with his cool eyes and showered his love on even people connected to me, then not only this day when my knowledge blossomed but all those past days that prepared me for this flowering and all those days that are going to follow becomes very important days in my life.  So irrespective of the past or present or future every day in my life is meaningful and cherishable, since past ended in this day and future starts from this day of jnanavikAsam (blooming of knowledge) that leads to ultimate happiness.

In the second half of the paasuram peyazhvar explains how he is going to spend rest of his days.

(endRum eRavAdha endhai) “bhoothAnAm yO avvyaya: pithA:” (eternal father of all the jeevas) my father

(eNai adikkE ALAi) One lotus foot of the divine Lord can be compared only to His other lotus Foot.  Each foot is comparable only to the other.  And I am a humble servant of his divine feet.

(en vAi maRavAdhu vAzhththuga) Let my mouth sing mangalasasanam to Him perpetually. 

Though Azhvar here explicitly tells only about singing his praise, it can be inferred that he is aspiring to do divine service to the Lord with all his three karanas-Mano (by mind), vAk (by speech) and kAyam (physically).

Interesting points from DivyArthdeepikai of kanchi swamy

Azhvar in this paasuram declares that once we attain the realization then not that day but the days spent before and those to come all become good days.  How is it possible?  If a pauper suddenly gets a lot of wealth he then forgets the pain he has undergone in the past and feels as if he has enjoyed all through his life. Once the stomach is filled completely the days of hunger never come to our mind.  Similarly azhvar says once I have reached the Lord my days of sorrow spent all are good as it has led me to today.  Now that I have got my realization the days to come are all going to be good.  No one who is happy today will think that his days to come will be filled with sorrow.  It is human nature to believe that we are going to remain with the same name, fame and happiness ever.  So azhvar in this paasuram says that since the past ended in today and today is the start for the following days all my days are cherishable once I have attained the Lord’s divine feet.

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharNam