MoondrAm thiruvandhAdhi-Paasuram-7

Sri Parthasarathi thunai
Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Srimad Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

Paasuram – 7

"kazhal thozhudum vAnenjE kArkkadalneer vElai
  pozhilaLandha puLLoorthi selvan – ezhilaLandha
  eNNaR kariyAnai epporutkum sEyAnai
  naNNaR kariyAnai nAm" 

"கழல்தொழுதும்  வாநெஞ்சே கார்க்கடல்நீர் வேலை 

 பொழிலளந்த புள்ளூர்திச் செல்வன் -எழிலளந்தங் 

  கெண்ணற் கரியானை எப்பொருட்கும் சேயானை 

 நண்ணற்  கரியானை நாம் " 

Vulagalandha sEvadi-Thirukkovaloor

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nenjE – Oh! My heart/mind;

kAr kadal neer – filled with the dark colored waters of the ocean;

vElai – as the boundaries;

pozhil – this earth;

aLandha – one who measured;

puL voorthi – one who has garuda as his vahana (vehicle);

selvan – one who is filled with wealth;

ezhil aLandhu eNNaRku ariyAnai – one whose beauty cannot be perceived by thoughts (boundless beauty);

epporutkum sEyAnai – one who is at a very far distance to everything;

naNNaRku ariyAnai – one who is not reachable by anyone (through self effort);

kazhal – divine feet;

nAm thozhudum – let us prostrate;

vA – come and join;

Introduction 

Immersed in the divine beauty of the supreme lord, azhvar now calls his heart/mind to join him to surrender to the divine feet of that supreme lord.  

Commentary 

(kArkadal neer vElai pozhil aLandha puL voorthi selvan) One who measured this earth, with the dark colored ocean water as the boundaries, one who is garudavahanan, sriya:pathi  

(pozhil aLandha ) "Eka: prAseesarath pAdhamEka: prachasishowLan mudha/ aparOpyataran moordhna kOdhikas tEshu kAnyadhAm //" [one stretched his divine feet; one with pleasure washed it; another one held that water on his head.   You yourself decide who is supreme (sarveshvaran) among the above three] 

(puLLoorthi) "suparnOsi garuthmAn" He has garuda, the vedasvaroopi as his vahana (vehicle) again indicating his paratva (supremacy) 

(Selvan) "selvanAraNan" (thiru 1-10-8) The most important quality that makes him alone supreme (svaroopa niroopaka dharmam) is sriya:pathitvam (He is Srimaan, one who is always with Sri: ) 

Otherwise, it can be told that pozhiaLandha, puLoorthi, or selvan all elaborates only the divine beauty not even pointing towards his supremacy. 

(ezhil aLandhu angu eNNaRkku ariyAnai)   It is not that we cannot express His beauty with words we cannot even perceive it in thoughts.  Such is the greatness of His divine beauty 

(epporutkum sEyAnai)   His beauty cannot be compared with any other object in this world.  His beauty is beyond all other beauties. 

(naNNaR kariyAnai) “yArumOr nilaimaiyan ena aRivariya emperuman” (thiru 1-3-4) He is unreachable by even the highly qualified and celebrated brahma rudras (on their own effort)  

(nAm kazhal thozhudhum) We, who enjoyed His divine darshan, due to His divine grace

"yArumOr nilaimaiyan ena aRiveLiya emperuman" (thiru 1-3-4)

Let us surrender to his divine feet and enjoy his divine service (kainkaryam) 

(vA nenjE) Oh! My heart/mind you alone realize the taste of surrendering and doing divine service so come on let us reach the divine feet of the supreme lord.

Interesting points from DivyArthdeepikai of kanchi swamy

Azhvar who in the previous paasuram immersed in the divine beauty of the Lord now instructs his mind to concentrate on surrendering/doing service to the divine feet of the Supreme power.

One who measured the worlds surrounded by the oceans, one who fittingly (for His supremacy) has garuda has His vehicle, One who possesses the wealth of being the master of two worlds (Ubhayavibhoothi nayakathvan) [Translator’s note: Surprisingly here kanchi swamy doesn’t talk about sriyapathitvam], the extent of whose beauty cannot be defined by words or perceived by thoughts, one whose divinity cannot be equated as it is celestial, one who cannot be reached by anyone (including the so called superior devas) by self effort, Oh Mind come let us surrender to the divine feet of  the above said His excellency.

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharNam