MoondRam thiruvandhAdhi-Paasuram-41

Sri Parthasarathi thunai  

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

“mannu maNimudi neeNdu aNdampOi yendisaiyum

tunnu pozhilanaithtum soozhkazhalE-minnai

yudaiyAgak koNdu andRu vulagalandhAn kundRam

kudaiyAga AkAththa kO”

"மன்னு மணிமுடிநீண்டு அண்டம்போ யெண்டிசையும்
 துன்னு பொழிலனைய்த்தும் சூழ்கழலே -மின்னை
உடையாகக் கொண்டு அன்றுலகலந்தான் குன்றம்
குடையாக ஆகாத்த கோ." 

kundRam kudai Aga – posing Govardhan hill to be the umbrella;

Aa kAththa kO – the master the protector of cows;

andRu – once upon a time;

mannu maNimudi – perfectly fitting crown studded with precious gems;

neeNdu – grew taller;

aNdam pOi- hit the upper limit;

eN disaiyum – covered all the 8 directions;

tunnu pozhil anaiththum – the complete landscape (earth) where jeevatmas exist in tight contact;

soozh- enclosed;

kazhalE – divine feet;

minnai vudai Aga koNdu vulagu aLandhAn- measured the worlds adorning lightning as the divine robes (peethAmbaram);

Introduction

Just on remembering the great episode of measuring the worlds in the previous paasuram, azhvar’s mind gets involved deeper into the same event.  The mudalazhvars were actually more involved with the paratvam and that avatara (Trivikarama) that symbolised the paratvam of emperuman.

Commentary

(aNdum pOi eNdisaiyum mannum maNimudi neeNdu) The divine crown of Lord Trivikrama elongated and tore open the upper limit and encompassed all the 8 directions and still perfectly fitted the Lord’s divine head;

(mannum maNimudi) Beautiful gem studded crown very apt and suitable for the Supreme Lord.  Ädhi rAjyam adhikam bhuvanAnAm Esha thE pishunayan kila mowli: (varadarajastavam 25) [ Oh Lord! Your crown alone is enough to establish your supremacy]

“kireetasooda ratnarAjirAdhirAjyajalpikA” (Ran.stav 1-91) [The crown and the base with beautifully studded gems declare your supremacy]

The gems are very apt for the crown of the ubhaya vibhooti nAthan or otherwise,

“mudichOdhiyAi Vunadhu mugachchOdhi malarindhadhuvO” (thiru 3-1-1)

“mukAndhu kAnthirumukam tharandi dEva ranginA:”(ran 1-91)

[The divine gem studded crown is like an effect of the glow of Sri RanganathA’s moonlike face raising upwards)

So, it is either the gems fit the crown or the crown perfectly fits the divine face.

As “eNdisaiyum neeNdu” is the anvayam (ordering of the words to derive the meaning) reordering as “eNdisaiyum mannu” is not applicable.

Appillai combined eNdisaiyum along with the second line and comments accordingly.

(eNdisaiyum tunnu pozhilanaiththum soozh kazhalE) One divine feet encompassed all the landscape (earth) completely filled with chetanas on all the 8 directions;

(soozh kazhalE) “maNnodunga” the earth got compressed or otherwise the divine feet enclosed the whole earth;

(tunnu) densely populated (with chetanas);

(pozhil) earth/land;

(minnai vudaiyAgak koNdu andRu vuLagaLandhAn) The divine feet crossed the clouds and the lightning encircled the divine form taking the role of the divine robes (peethAmbaram);

That supreme power adorning the superior glittering crown that grew till it hit the upper limit and glowing beauty due to the lightning robes measuring the worlds who was He? :-

(kuNdram kudaiyAga AkAththa kO) when Indra was endangered by mahabali, Emperuman measured the worlds and gave back Indra his wealth; when the cows where endangered by Indra the same Lord lifted the govardhana giri like an umbrella and protected the cows from heavy rain and disaster.

Same Indra turned from anukula to prathikula.  But the Lord with the same divine self who measured the worlds for the sake of Indra, with a mountain protected all the cows from the wrath of Indra.  What a leadership! Rejoices azhvar.

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam