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PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 4.6- Call your children with His divine names and enjoy!

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Madhavakkannan V • May 23, 2003 


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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