MoondRam thiruvandhAdhi-Paasuram-27

Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Srimad Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

Paasuram-27

“AaRe| tuyaruzhandhAr tunbuRRA rAndaiyAr

  kArEmalindha karunkadalai-nErE

  kadaindhAnaik karaNanai neeraNaimEl paLLi

  adaindhAnai nALum adaindhu”

"ஆரே துயருழந்தார் துன்புற்றா ராண்டையார் 

  காரேமலிந்த கருங்கடலை -நேரே 

 கடைந்தானைக் காரணனை நீரணைமேல்பள்ளி

 அடைந்தானை நாளு மடைந்து "

kAr malindha karu kadalai – the dark ocean enveloped by the dark clouds;

nErE kadaindhAnai- one who headed and churned;

kAraNanai- one who is sarva jagat kAranan (ultimate creator);

neer aNai mEl paLLi adaindhAnai – one who reclines (on top of the serpant bed/adisesha) in the milky ocean;

adaindhu – (among) those who reach/surrender to Him;

nALum tuyar vuzhandhAr Aar- Can there be anyone who have jeopardized themselves even a single day?

tunbu vuttrAr AndaiyAr – Where are those who have faced any (such) distress?

Introduction

Talking in cohesion with the Lord’s nature there is nothing surprising when we say that anyone who has reached Him will never suffer inspite of their strong past actions (papas/sins).

Commentary

(kArE malindha karunkadalai nErE kadaindhAnai) the big ocean surrounded by dark clouds.  The clouds encircle the vast ocean anticipating to absorb as much water as possible.  That supreme Lord who churned that ocean all by himself effortlessly;

Karunkadal refers to big ocean (“neelakkadal kadaindhAi” [thiru 10-10-7] otherwise due to the Lord’s divine glory the milky ocean reflects dark colour.

The Devas (prayojanantharaparas) fell to emperuman’s divine feet to achieve divine nectar (forgetting the Aara amudhu, emperuman).  Even for their sake the Lord took all the pains of churning the milky ocean.  Is it not clear from this episode that He is an absolute protector of His devotee’s interests?

But for what reason does He undergo all these hardships? That is due to the relationship we have with Him:-

(kAranaNai) He is the universal father, one who created each and everything in this cosmos.  Then how can He see his children suffer?

But where do I reach Him? Paramapadam, His divine abode is beyond our reach. Only to listen to His devotees claims did He descend to the milky ocean.

(neeranai mEl paLLi adaindhAnai) To hear to all the claims of His devotees in this samsara (leela vibhuthi) His Excellency left His divine abode and has come down to thiruparkadal and reclined on top of the divine serpant bed so that the splashing water doesnot disturb His thoughts (meditation) of jagat rakshana (protecting the worlds)

(nALum adaindha) prostrate daily;

 Those who go to the temple for a purpose cease to go once their job is done but in the case of those who go to temple for the purpose of going only for His darshan it is a daily act;

Else, nALum can be read combined with the first Line;

(adaindhu) thus reach that universal protector once;

(nALum AarE tuyar vuzhandhAr) who will attain sorrow ever?

(AarE) “nAnE nAnAvidha naragam pugum pAvam seidhEn” [per.thiru.1-9-2]

Even for those who have done such great sins that cannot be excused at all inspite of horrendous punishments will not need to undergo any penalty;

(tunbuRRAr AndaiyAr) Can we find any one person who suffered after reaching Him?  Ravana, Hiranya, BasmAsura all fell to the feet of brahma rudras and all of us are aware of their fates.  But can you name anyone or any such episode where one who fell to emperuman’s divine feet encountered any danger?

Saying that a bhagavat bhaktha experienced hardships due to result of His past sins is akin to saying “wetting with fire” something absolutely impossible.

Interesting points from DivyArthdeepikai of kanchi swamy

(tuyaruzhandhAr tunbuRRAr AarE) Here though ‘tuyar’ actually means sorrow/suffering by lakshana here it refers to ‘sins’ (the basic reason for suffering).  Whatever sins they have done bhagavat bhakthas will not face the result. At this point it is worthy to get to mind “mAyanai …vAyinAl pAdi manathinAl sindhikka pOya pizhaiyum pugutaruvAN nindranavum theeyinil thoosAgum”

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharNam