MoondRam thiruvandhAdhi Paasuram-48

Sri Parthasarathi thunai  

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Srimad Vara Vara munayE Namaha

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

Paasuram 48

“neeyanRE neeRERRu vulagamadi aLandhAi

 neeyanRE nindRu niraimEiththAi – neeyandRE

 mAvA yuram piLandhu mAmarudhinoodupOi

 dEvAsuram porudhAi seRRu”

neer ERRu – (from Mahabali) accepted the water poured before granting alms;

vulagam-the worlds;

adi aLandhAi nee andRE – was that not you who measured with your divine feet?

nindRu – stood stable in protecting;

nirai – cow herds;

mEiththAi nee andRE- was that not  you who took the cows for grazing?

mA -KEsi, asura who came in the form of a horse;

vAi vuram – the toughness of his mouth;

piLandhu-tore apart;

mA marudhin voodu pOi – went inbetween the two marudha/arjuna trees and pulled them down;

devAsuram – In the fight between devas and asura;

seRRu -(asuras) defeated;

porudhAi nee andRE – was that not you who fought the war?

Introduction

In the previous paasuram azhvar rejoiced talking about the divine acts of the Lord Trivikrama and saw the blank expression on the Lord’s divine face and hence continues to stress his point (stoonAnikarana nyaya) by elaborating more on the amazing activities of the Lord and wonders if He is the same emperuman who did all these!

Commentary

(neeRERRu vulagam adiyaLandhAineeyandRE) was it not you who measured the worlds (your own property) after receiving it as alms from mahabali (who presumed it to belong to him) immediately after the dhana neer (alms-water) touched your divine hand with your divine feet?

(nindRu nirai mEiththAineeyandRE) was it not you who descended to this world as Krishna, the small cowherd boy with a staunch mind to protect the cows and calves and took such efforts to make them graze till their stomach was full?

(mAvAi vuram piLandhu) KEsi, asure who was sent by kamsa came in the form of a horse to kill Krishna and destroy gokula.  But oh! Krishna you made him loose all his power and tore open his strong tough mouth and killed him;

(mA marudhin voodu pOi) was that not you as a small child went inbetween the two arjuna trees and released them from their curse?

(dEvAsuram seRRu porudhAi neeyandRE) you fought the war between the devas and asuras and defeated the evil forces;

If all these were not done by you then who did all these!

Interesting points from divyArthadeepikai of Sri Kanchi swamy

In this paasuram, azhvar admires the contradicting abilities shown by the Lord at the same time

1)      While He went as a beggar -asakthan (poor person);

He measured the worlds -sakthiman (one with extraordinary power and wealth);
2)      In Gokula – He went at the back of cows as an innocent cowherd boy;

 At the same time killed kEsi, by tearing His mouth with His small soft hands;

3)      Yesodha tied Krishna as a punishment for His mischiefs; The same Krishna rolled the mortar and went in between the arjuna trees and released manigreevan and nalakoobaran from their curse;

Oh Lord! You alone can do such amazing activities!

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Jeeyar thiruvadigalE sharaNam