MoondRAm thiruvandhAdhi-Paasuram-35

Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Srimad Vara Vara MunayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

Paasuram-35

“kAnkAnena virumbhum kaNkaL kathirilagu

pooNdAragalaththAn ponmEni- pAnkaN

thozhilpAdi vandaRaiyum thongalAn sempoR

kazhalpAdi yAmthozhudhum kai”

"காண்காணென விரும்பும் கண்கள் கதிரிலகு 

பூண்டாரகலத்தான் பொன்மேனி-பாண்கட் 

டொழில்பாடி வண்டறையும் தொங்கலான் செம்பொற் 

கழல்பாடி  யாம்தொழுதும் கை ."

kaNgaL- my eyes;

kadir elagu- glorious;

pooN- divine ornaments;

thAr – divine garlands;

agalaththAn – Divine Lord who has them on His divine chest;

poNmEni – divine body akin to gold;

kAn kAn ena virumbhum – wishes to visualise;

vaNdu – bees;

aRaiyum-humming;

thongalAn – Lord wearing such garlands;

thozhil- activities;

pAn kan pAdi – sing in rhythm;

sem pon kazhal – reddish gold divine feet;

yAm -my goodself;

kai – with hands;

pAdi thozhudhu – sing and prostrate/salute;

Introduction

Earlier, azhvar was trying to lead his mind to have the divine darshan of the Lord but to azhvar's surprise before the mind, eyes and the other organs supposed to be under the mind's control rushed to attain their result paving way for azhvar to immerse in bhagavat vishayam.

Commentary

(kAn kAn ena virumbhum kaNgal) My eyes that which is supposed to act according to my orders now rushes even before me and aspires to see the divine Lord saying,”Oh! I have to see Him, I surely need to see Him”

Similar to children crying for food during famine azhvar's sense organs are eagerly awaiting His darshan (“unnum sORRU parugum neer thinnum vettriLaiyum ellAm kaNNaN” - Food to grow, water to overcome thirst and sustain life, betel leaves for joy). Is the Lord comparable to food and water (so called essentials of life)?

(kadhirilagu pooN thAr agalaththAn ponmEni) Oh! That golden physique adorned with divine ornaments and wonderful garlands (vaijayanthi vanamAlai) in His broad chest mesmerizes anyone's vision.

So is it just the threat for the eyes? No next the mouth wants to sing His praise and automatically the hands prostrates His excellency.

(yAm) my goodself; Earlier my sense organs listened to my orders but now they have started acting on their own and I need to follow them;

(pAn kaN thozhil pAdi) present His divine activities in the form of a song;

(thozhil pAdi) Singing about His divine accomplishments viz., “Eradarththadhum EnamAi nilam keendadhum mun erAmanAi mARadarththadhum maNNalandhadhum” (peru.thiru 2-3)

'pAN- song; kaN – inside or pAN- beauty; kaN-spread over;

Singing a song highlighting the vast and beautiful divine activities or otherwise 'pAN thozhilkaN pAdi' As per pana's nature -sing a song;

(pAN kaN thozhil pAdi) Activity in song (lakshana); sing with Rhythm or otherwise the whole singing process has been sanctified due to shista parigraham (right person singing) and singing on the right subject (vaguththa vishayam) and more over sing in a very eloquent manner;

Not stopping with His divine pranks my mouth continues to praise His divine feet.

(vaNdu aRaiyum thongalAn sem pon kazhal pAdi)sing about the reddish (truthful) special (adorable like gold for value and joy of possession) divine feet of one who adorns beautiful fragrant garlands always circulated by humming bees.

Here the reference to the divine feet can be attributed to the divine form, divyadesa etc

(pAdi) Feeding the mouth similar to feeding the eyes with darshan;

(kai thozhudhum) Can the hands then remain hungry? Salute the Lord with the hands;

The whole paasuram can otherwise be combined as “vaNdu pAdi aRaiyum thongalAnudaiya pAn kaN thozhilaiyum, sem pon kazhalaiyum pAdik kai thozhudhum” [Sing and salute the beautiful divine activities of the supreme Lord adorning the fragrant garland surrounded by humming bees and His golden divine feet]

Interesting points from DivyArthdeepikai of kanchi swamy

Azhvar in this paasuram proudly exhibits the difference between the sense organs of the common folks and his own senses. When the eyes of others rush to see some worldly wonders my eyes aspires to have the darshan of the ultimate beauty, my mouth refrains from singing praise of the so called prabhus in this world and wants to engage in singing the godly activities and my hands rush to salute to His excellency, says peyazhvar.

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharNam