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From: Madhavakkannan V (srivaishnavan_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Fri May 23 2003 - 18:16:10 PDT
SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas
In last ten, AzhwAr mentioned about naama sangeertthanam¡¦s glories and how
it takes one up in the path leading towards Paramapadham. Even if you do not
wish to utter his divine names, at least name your children after his names
and while calling them, you (unknowingly) utter his names thereby.- AzhwAr
beautifully advises us here.
In the order of Vedas describing PraLayam (Cosmic dissolution) first and
then the creation (srushti), AzhwAr elaborates death first (in last ten) and
now the birth of children.
kaasumkaRaiyudaikkooRaikkum angOr_kaRRaikkum
aasaiyinaal angavaththappEridum aadhar_kaaL!
kEsavanpErittu neengaLthEniththiruminO
naayakann^aaraNan tham_annain^arakampukaaL. 1.
1. Desirous of silk cloth, a couple of jewellery, do not name your children
after few jeevathmas (sentient being) and achethanas (non-sentient beings),
living therein. Oh ladies! (sthrees! MaadhargaaL) Name your children after
Kesavan¡¦s name and rejoice (uttering that sweet name) and get some goodness
(irumin) in your lives (puNyam); The mother of children whose names are
after SarvEshwaran- Sarvashakthan- Narayanan- our master (naayakan)
(naaraayaNan tham annai) ¡V will never ever enter into hell thereafter.
If we name after our relatives¡¦ names; or the village chief¡¦s name or some
demi god¡¦s, perhaps they get pleased and give as gift some jewel or a piece
if cloth. But even they are temporary- in their present lives; and it is not
their wealth [It if given to them by the Lord Sriman Narayanan]. Due to the
divine name of Narayanan, (namely Kesavan and others), when uttered, the
mothers never enter hell. This is also applicable to all other names listed
in following pAsurams.
Here maadhargaaL (ladies are addressed) ¡V in next PAsurams, he calls
nangaigaaL- and hence he may address only ladies as ladies are the ones who
take care of home and children more. Or maadhargaaL- also may mean-
ignoramuses. Thus, by naming the children after the Lord Sriman Narayanan¡¦s
names, the mothers become great like Yasodha and Kausalya.
Here when AzhwAr addresses the Lord¡¦s names, he also means PiraaTTi¡¦s
names, Acharyas¡¦ names. ¡V comments Sri UttamUr Swami.
angorukooRai araikkuduppadhanaasaiyaal
mangiyamaanidasaadhiyin pEridum_aadhar_kaaL!
sengaNedumaal! sireedharaa! enRu_azhaiththakkaal
nangaikaaL! naaraNan tham_annain^arakampukaaL. 2.
2. Oh ladies- Having a mean desire to get a piece of cloth around your
waist, you name your children after those human beings (who give you such a
small cloth)! Oh ladies- who listen to good words (hitha vaarthai) when
spoken! Foolish ladies! Call your children as PundareekaakshA! (Red lotus
eyed One!) Vishnu! Sridharaaa! and The mother of children whose names are
after SarvEshwaran- Sarvashakthan- Narayanan- our master (naayakan)
(naaraayaNan tham annai) ¡V will never ever enter into hell thereafter.
uchchiyil_eNNeyum suttiyumvaLaiyum_ukandhu
echchampolindheer_kaaL! enseyvaanpiRar_pEritteer?
pichchaipukkaakilum empiraan_thirun^aamamE
nachchumin naaraNan tham_annain^arakampukaaL. 3.
3. Oh mothers! Who are blessed with the wealth of children! Why do you
consider getting that small bangles, the oil for the head or the forehead
gem stone and name after human beings (other than Narayanan¡¦s names)? Even
if you are asked to go begging for a living, you should only desire for
naming your children after our most merciful, most helpful (Parama
upakArakan- ParamOdhAran, Parama kaaruNikan) Sriman Narayanan¡¦s names
alone. (because) the mother of children whose names are after SarvEshwaran-
Sarvashakthan- Narayanan- our master (naayakan) (naaraayaNan tham annai) ¡V
will never ever enter into hell thereafter.
maanidasaadhiyilthOnRiRRu Ormaanidasaadhiyai
maanidasaadhiyinpErittaal maRumaikkillai
vaanudaimaadhavaa! gOvindhaa! enRu_azhaiththakkaal
naanudain^aaraNan tham_annain^arakampukaaL. 4.
4. If you name your children after those beings who are born as humans (who
are also samsaaric afflictions like you only- if not worse), there is no
way, you can be blessed with even material wealth (leave alone
Srivaikunatm). If you call your darling children as ¡§Paramapadha nAthA!
Maadhavaa! Sriya: Pathi! Govindhaa! Then the mother of children whose names
are after SarvEshwaran- Sarvashakthan- Narayanan- who is the Swami of our
AthmAs- who resides in our AthmAs- our master (naayakan) (naaraayaNan tham
annai) ¡V will never ever enter into hell thereafter. Naan udai naaraNan
narakam- pugaaL.
Here naan udai naaraNan- Jeer interest as ¡§My NaaraayaNan¡¨ Thiruvaaymozhi
Pillai interprets (considering this as something special) saying, ¡§The One
who has us- the AthmAs- as His house- sareeram- He- being NaaraayaNan.
Jeevathmas are all Naaraas. And He is the master of us. Why do you leave the
master¡¦s name and have others¡¦ name instead?
AzhwAr considers only himself as naan (I) and glorify His Lord as per
Jeer¡¦s commentary- which is also enjoyable.
malamudaiyooththaiyilthOnRiRRu Ormalavooththaiyai
malamudaiyooththaiyinpErittaal maRumaikkillai
kulamudaikkOvindhaa! gOvindhaa! enRuazhaiththakkaal
nalamudain^aaraNan tham_annain^arakampukaaL. 5.
5. For the one which is born out of the repository of dirt, and other
wastes, and contain all flesh, blood, bones etc., you name after the same
one who is also ¡§imperfect¡¨ and waste reservoir like you, there is no way
you can redeem yourself for future births. [Instead], if you call your
children as Govindhaa! Then, the mother of children whose names are after
SarvEshwaran- Sarvashakthan- Narayanan- our master (naayakan) (naaraayaNan
tham annai) ¡V will never ever enter into hell thereafter
naadumn^akarum_aRiya maanidappErittu
koodiyazhungik kuzhiyilveezhndhuvazhukkadhE
saadiRappaayndhathalaivaa! dhaamOdharaa! enRu
naadumin naaraNan_tham_annain^arakampukaaL. 6.
6. Mixing with the lowly human beings in the village and suburbs,
publicizing to everyone the names of your children after those lowly human
beings and do not fall down.. Instead, desire for calling them as
Dhaamodharaa! The Sakataasura mardhanaa! The one who destroyed SakatAsurA!)
etc. And let the whole world know His glories thereby. And then the mother
of children whose names are after SarvEshwaran- Sarvashakthan- Narayanan-
our master (naayakan) (naaraayaNan tham annai) ¡V will never ever enter into
hell thereafter.
maNNilpiRandhumaNNaakum maanidappErittu angu
eNNamonRinriyirukkum Ezhaimanisar_kaaL!
kaNNukkiniya karumukilvaNNann^aamamE
naNNumin naaraNan_tham_annain^arakampukaaL. 7.
7. Naming your children after the beings who are born out of the earth and
go back to the same (from prakrithi back to praktithi) there is no good that
we can get. Oh shameless beings! Who think that you are fearless after
naming such lowly humans! Desire for naming your children after the divine
names of dark rainy cloud like Emperumaan (who has aprAkrutha divya mangaLa
vigraham) and then the mother of children whose names are after
SarvEshwaran- Sarvashakthan- Narayanan- our master (naayakan) (naaraayaNan
tham annai) ¡V will never ever enter into hell thereafter.
nambin^ambiyenRu naattumaanidappErittaal
nambumpimbumellaam naalun^aaLil_azhungippOm
semperundhaamaraikkaNNan pErittazhaiththakkaal
nambikaaL! naaraNan tham_annain^arakampukaaL. 8.
8. Naming your children as nimbi, pimbi etc.., after few lowly beings (who
do not even have any Athma guNas-and calling them as the one with great
Athma guNa ¡V Nambhi and naming our children after them), with a (false)
faith of accomplishing something great. Even that faith will vanish after
sometime (few days- or months or even years- as you would realize that they
too would vanish soon), Instead, oh most virtuous ones! Name your children
after the most beautiful red lotus eyed Lord, then the mother of children
whose names are after SarvEshwaran- Sarvashakthan- Narayanan- our master
(naayakan) (naaraayaNan tham annai) ¡V will never ever enter into hell
thereafter.
ooththaikkuzhiyil amudhampaayvadhupOl ungaL
mooththirappiLLaiyai enmukilvaNNanpErittu
kOththukkuzhaiththuk kuNaalamaadiththiriminO
naaththakun^aaraNan tham_annain^arakampukaaL. 9.
9. Like the nectar that passes out of the foul smelling, rotten sewage pipe,
name your children (who is also the repository of a human body like you-
mootthirapiLLai- yOnijar)- who is born of you, after the divine name of the
Lord (so that your children¡¦s name becomes sacred and pure which purifies
you like nectar) and if you call them in such sweet names, bathe them, dress
them and play with them (calling such a divine name each time), then the
mother of children whose names are after SarvEshwaran- Sarvashakthan-
Narayanan- our master (naayakan) (naaraayaNan tham annai) ¡V will never ever
enter into hell thereafter.
seeraNimaal thirun^aamamEyidaththERRiya
veeraNitholpukazh vittuchiththanviriththa
OraNiyoN_thamizh onbadhOdonRumvallavar
pEraNivaigundhaththu enRumpENiyirupparE. (2) 10.
10. The most valorous Sri Vishnuchitthar of SrivilliputthUr sang these ten
PAsurams describing elaborately the glories of divine names of Emperumaan
and advises (us) to name our children after His divine names. Those who
learn these nine PAsurams and the tenth (this one) will be blessed to be at
Paramadham forever and ever blissfully.
Here AzhwAr addresses himself as Veerar (valorous) as he is the one who
unambiguously established the Parathvam of Sriman Narayanan in the assembly
of Paandya king.
[So, name your children beautifully with His names.. and call them lovingly
with full name and enjoy.. Nowadays, people break the names to intolerable
levels.. Spoiling the very name itself¡K Srinivasan name becomes Seenu¡K Or
Seemaachu.. Narasimhan becomes Nacchu.. (poison).. Parthasarathy is
Paacchaa. Srikaanth is Cheekaa. Lakshmi is Yecchimi or lacchu. Krishnan is
Kittu or Kittaa. To top it all Ramanujan is Ramaanju¡K Desikan is Desi..
Alas! This is worse than nambhi pimpi.. I supposeļ ]
PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLe saraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan
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