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vtca • November 19, 2002 


Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Kanninun Siruththambu Tenth 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/kst10.pdf


Pasuram:
payananRAkilum pAngkallarAkilum
seyalnanRAgath thiruththip paNikoLvAn
kuyilninRAr pozhilsUzh kurukoor nambi
muyalkinREn unthan moykazhaRkanbaiyE


Meaning:
Even though having no use from them (who are saved by him),
and even though they are unqualified to be saved, by his
act Namazhvar, who is from Thirukkurugoor which is 
surrounded by gardens with singing nightingales, corrects 
and saves them. I seek his great divine feet and begin
to show my affection.


Vyakhyana Saram:
Madhurakavi Azhvar thinks of the great help that Namamzhvar
did to him and realizing that the bhakti he showed Azhvar is
nothing compared to that help, begins to perform love at his
divine feet immediately. Thinking of that great help, he 
says that he can never repay that. One can never repay an
acharya ("krutasnAm vA pruthivIm dadhAnna tattulyam 
kathanjcana"). After all, the acharya gives us nothing less
than Him and the only equal thing to repay with is Him. As
we cannot do that, Madhurakavi Azhvar stands at the position
tht he can never repay his acharya.


payananRaakilum paankallaraakilum:
Even those who are not qualified to receive anything. Even 
those who are to be rejected as they have no attachment to 
Him.

payananRaakilum:
A person helps another because of the fact that there is 
something in it for him. But Nammazhvar has helped others
even when there is nothing in it for him.

paankallaraakilum:
Even if they have nothing to give him, at least they should
have the quality of listening and understanding what is 
being said. But they do not. Then why does Nammazhvar teach
such people? He is like Sita pirAtti who advised even Ravana
("mitramaupayikam kartum"). Seeing their lowly status and
unable to bear it, Nammazhvar advises them. His state is 
like that of those who would try to put out the fire which 
is burning at the front and back of a person's house.

seyal nanRaaka:
Nammazhvar's grace is such that standing in his own state he
can correct even those who are not qualified to receive his 
grace. Unlike Him, Azhvar does not evaluate the quality of
the person and then provide the grace; Azhvar simply turns
his grace on everyone.

kuyilninRaar pozhilsoozh kurukoor:
Madhurakavi Azhvar says that if one becomes attached to
Nammazhvar then one can attain happiness in this place 
itself. To reach Him one has to go to Paramapadam 
("EtassAma gAyannAstE"). That is available only for the 
Muktas. Mumukshus only get this place (thirukkurukoor). 
Nammazhvar's completeness is such that in this place 
itself it provides delight which is the same as that of
being with Him, the Nityas and the Muktas.

muyalkinREn unthan moykazhaRkanbaiyE:
Madhurakavi Azhvar strives to perform love and affection at
Nammazhvar's divine feet.


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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