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vtca • December 13, 2002 


Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Dear BhAgavatas,

With this post adiyEn's poor effort at translating some
of the vyakhyanams of the matchless Kanninun Siruththambu
pasurams is concluded.

AdiyEn has two apologies to make to everyone. One, for
taking this long to do the translation. I have no real
excuse for that, so I won't make one. Second, for posting
vyakhyanams for Azhvar's pasurams during anadhyayana
kAlam. I had two reasons for the latter. One, the personal
opinion (not sanctioned by any one) that it was ok to 
study (but not recite) Azhvars pasurams during this time;
and second, this being the last pasuram (which has been
fairly delayed already), I did not want to postpone it to
the end of January. I ask for everyone's forgiveness for
both transgressions.

Also, I want to point out that this was just a simple effort
by me and in addition there are vyakhyanams such as those 
of Periyavaccan Pillai and Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Nayanar
that I did not cover. Therefore, needless to say bhAgavatas 
should go to the great scholars and acharyas to learn this 
work. Nevertheless this has been a great learning experience
for me and I thank Him, the acharyas and all the bhAgavatas 
for allowing me to do this.

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan

--

Kanninun Siruththambu Eleventh Pasura Vyakhyana Saram
Excerpted from Sri Nanjeeyar and Nampillai's Vyakhyanam

A Tamil version of this vyakhyana saram is available at
http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/kst/kst11.pdf


Pasuram:
anbanthannai adainthavarkatkellAm
anban thenkurukoor nambikku
anbanAy mathurakavi sonnasol
nambuvAr pathi vaikuntham kANminE


Meaning:
Those who have faith in these words of Madhurakavi Azhvar,
which were said by him with great devotion to Nammazhvar 
who has love and devotion to everyone who is a devotee of
the Lord who Himself loves all who seek Him, will find 
their abode to be Vaikunta.


Vyakhyana Saram:
Madhurakavi Azhvar concludes by stating that for those who
learn this prabhandam, their place of abode is that Sri
Vaikunta where the word of Nammazhvar is the rule. For
those who consider this prabandham as their refuge, His
lotus feet is their abode.


anban:
Lordship is not His main quality; showing love and 
affection to all is ("ripUNAmapi vatsala:"). He has the 
quality of vAtsalya as one of His kalyANa guNas. His love 
reaches everyone without regard ("dEvAnAm dAnavAnAnjca
sAmAnyamadhidaivatam").

adainthavarkatkellAm anban:
He loves everyone whether they are attached to Him or not.
All those who are attached to one such as Him are loved 
by Nammazhvar. Nammazhvar's grace may reach everyone but 
his love reaches only those who are His devotees 
("paramanaip payilum thiruvudaiyAr yavarElumavar kaNdeer
emmaiyALum paramar").

anbanaay:
Madhurakavi Azhvar is attached only to Nammazhvar. That is 
his nature.

then kurukoor nambikku anbanaay:
Not only to Him, not only to His devotees, Madhurakavi 
Azhvar is attached to his acharya as well. If he wanted 
salvation for himself, he would be attached to Him. If he 
seeked that which He loves, he would be attached to His 
devotees. If he seeked that which He as well as His 
bhaktas love, he would have to be attached to an acharya.
An acharya first helps remove the darkness of lack of
knowledge; then he brings forth the the divine qualities
of the Lord and makes one become involved in that; he
also helps at the time of realizing the goal of reaching
Him; and he is the one who is present at the end of that
goal.

mathurakavi:
He calls himself madhurakavi because he himself finds the
poems he wrote about Nammazhvar nectar-like.

nambuvaar pathi vaikuntham kaaNminE:
The abode for those who learn this pasuram is the Lord's
lotus feet. If Nammazhvar is the one to seek, should not
the place to attain be Azhvar Thirunagari? At Thirunagari
the words of both AdipirAn and Nammazhvar will be the
rule. At Sri Vaikunta, only the word of Nammazhvar will
be the rule ("adiyAr nilaakinRa vaikunthamO?"). Those 
who love the Lord will automatically have love for His 
devotees; those who love all His devotees will love 
Nammazhvar. Therefore, Madhurakavi Azhvar states that
His divine abode is the place to be. Sri Vaikuntam is 
the place where those who love Sriman Narayana and Sri
Nammazhvar are present. Is there not a difference 
between His divine abode and the leela vibhUti? 
Madhurakavi Azhvar uses Nambi ThiruvazhuthivaLanAdu 
dAsa's words that after Parasara Bhattar was born the
difference between the two was removed. Madhurakavi 
Azhvar says that even if these songs are not sweet to
someone, if they consider them as their refuge it will
take them to Sri Vaikuntam.

Kanninun Siruththambu Vyakhyana Saram is concluded.

Madhurakavi Azhvar, Nanjeeyar, Nampillai Thiruvadigale 
Saranam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
T.C.A. Venkatesan

Kanninun Siruththambu Vyakhyana Saram Series:
http://www.acharya.org/vyakyanam/kst/index.html



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