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PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 4.10- appOdhaikku ippOdhE solli vaitthEn

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Madhavakkannan V • June 11, 2003 


SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,

Thus having immersed himself in the Lord Ranganathan of Srirangam divya 
desam, who dispels the darkness and takes us through the ladder of 
ArchirAdhi maargam and then removes the ladder after our attaining His 
place, where there is full of Bliss (theLivisumbu thirunaadu), AzhwAr now 
prays to Him for remembering Him and uttering his divine names when his 
(AzhwArÂ’s) limbs, senses and mind are in good conditions saying that he 
would not be able to think of Him in the death bedÂ…
Yet another marvelous ten (as AzhwArÂ’s upadEsam for us..)

thuppudaiyaarai_adaivadhellaam
	sOrvidaththuththuNaiyaavarenRE
oppilEnaakilumn^innadaindhEn
	aanaikkun^ee_aruLseydhamaiyaal
eyppu_ennaivandhun^aliyumpOdhu
	angu_Edhumn^aanunnain^inaikkamaattEn
appOdhaikku_ippOdhEsollivaiththEn
	arangaththaravaNaippaLLiyaanE! (2)       1.

Oh Lord of Srirangam! SeshasaayinE! (reclining on AdhisEshan!)- those who 
surrender to capable persons in the world have got tremendous faith that 
they (the capable person) would be helpful to saraNgathan (one who 
surrenders). It is a natural process. It is because of oneÂ’s complete faith 
on Him (The Lord)- he surrenders to Him.. Though I am an unparalleled king 
of all sinners, knowing fully well of your mercy and tvarai (intense desire) 
to rush to the rescue of saraNAgathar (one who surrenders) like You did for 
the elephant (GajEndrAzhwAn), I have caught hold of You as my refuge. When I 
am incapable and disabled on my death bed- suffering terribly, when everyone 
else yells around me, that time, it would be extremely impossible to think 
of You (as anthima smaraNam) and hence when my mind is stable and limbs 
work, I have uttered You divine name and placed myself at your feet. _ let 
this help then (at the death bed).

When You have been so merciful even for the elephant, this human being is 
now pleading to You for saving himself. Though I am an incorrigible sinner, 
when the prapatti saasthram can work for an elephant why not me? It would 
also work.

saamidaththu_ennaikkuRikkoLkaNdaay
	sangodusakkaramEndhinaanE!
naamadiththu_ennai_anEkathaNdam
	seyvadhaan^iRparn^aman_thamar_kaL
pOmidaththu_un_thiRaththu_eththanaiyum
	pukaavaNNamn^iRpadhOrmaayaivallai
aamidaththE_unnaichchollivaiththEn
	arangaththaravaNaippaLLiyaanE!           2.

Oh Lord RanganAthA! The One who has the Conch shell and the divine chakrA in 
His resplendent hands! When I die, think of me.. (else), the yam dhUthAs 
folding their tongues inside, muttering with anger (due to my enomrmous 
paapams) will be waiting with the list of punishments for me. If I go along 
with them, (You too) are capable of creating a maayai in me to never ever 
think of You even for a fraction of a second for ages.. (many births) 
)Hence), when I can utter, I have uttered Your divine names..

I have uttered your names- also may mean: I have sung from ThiruppallaNdu 
till now.. about You. Pelase think of this on my death bed. (saamidatthu 
ennai kuRikkoL)

ellaiyilvaasalkuRukachchenRaal
	eRRin^aman_thamar_paRRumpOdhu
nilluminennum_upaayamillai
	nEmiyumsangamum_EndhinaanE!
sollalaampOdhE_unn^aamamellaam
	sollinEn ennaikkuRikkoNdu_enRum
allalpadaavaNNamkaakkavENdum
	arangaththaravaNaippaLLiyaanE!           3.

Oh Lord RanganAthA! Sesha saayinE! The door (at the entrance) is partially 
closed (ajar) as I am on my death bed. At that time, when Yama dhUthAs come 
near me and catch hold of, there is no way and reason for me to say “stay 
out of my course”. Oh Lord having ChakrA and Sankhu! When I can utter (or 
have the ability to utter) your divine sweet names, I have uttered them 
loudly. Please have mercy on aDiyEn (who has uttered your divine names thus 
now) and think of me at the most appropriate time (at death bed) and save me 
from all sufferings.

[Traditions aver that they close the front door ajar when there is a death 
in the house.]

oRRaividaiyanumn^aanmukanum
	unnaiyaRiyaapperumaiyOnE!
muRRa_ulakellaamn^eeyEyaaki
	moonRezhuththaayamudhalvanEyaa!
aRRadhuvaaNaaL_ivaRkenReNNi
	anchan^aman_thamar_paRRaluRRa
aRRaikku, nee_ennaikkaakkavENdum
	arangaththaravaNaippaLLiyaanE!           4.

Even Rudran, who has peerless Bull as his vehicle and four faced Brahmaa can 
not comprehend the greatness and glory of Yours! Oh Lord! You have 
manifested in everyone and everything as antharyaami! Oh ParavaasudEvA! The 
essence of sacred divine praNavam and the one who has taken three vyUha 
avathArams namely Pradhyumnan, SankarshaNan and Aniruddhan (like the three 
aksharaas of praNavam!) “This guy has lived enough and his days are over” 
saying this when Yama dhUthAs come near me scaring everyone around me 
(seeing my suffering on death bed),  please save me.

When you are scared of yama dhUthAs, why not you pray to the demi god of 
destruction – Rudran- who conducts avAnthara mahApraLayam (nithya praLayam) 
as ordained by me; as Rudran is the lord of Yama- asks Sriman Narayanan to 
AzhwAr. AzhwAr replies: Oh Lord! Unparalleled OppAril appA! Even for that 
Rudran, and his father BrahmA- You are incomprehensible and your glories 
beyond anybodyÂ’s ability to understand. Those who do not understand Vedic 
truth, Vedantha only will say and wrongly interpret saying, “thrimUrthys are 
equal to each other and all three of them are one and the same.” Vedid 
statement which declare that (1) uthkrushtam, Nikrushtam, Chethanam, 
achEthanam – such differences also are You; and (2) You are (the antharyaami 
roopam in) Sivan and Brahmaa. There is no difference between the two 
statements. You are sarvaantahraami. You are ParavaasudEva, who has taken 
vuYha avathArams and who themselves have acted through BrhamA, Sivan and 
Your own self Vishnu- for the three functionalities as trio- out of your own 
sowlabhyam! You are the essence of praNavam and the three aksharas are like 
those vyUha avathArams. You are Nithya muktha sEvyan- none else. Is there 
anyway can one get mOksham without Your dayA-without being devoted to only 
You?

Also Yama is servant of Rudran as instructed by You. In the world, when king 
has servants working for him, so has the minister to whom few people report 
to- as instructed and employed by the king. Ultimate is however the king 
alone. Thus, Yama, his master Rudran, his father BrahmA are all Your 
creations.

paiyaravinaNaip paaRkadaluL
	paLLikoLkinRaparamamoorththi!
uyya_ulakupadaikkavENdi
	undhiyilthORRinaayn^aanmukanai
vaiyamanisaraippoyyenReNNik
	kaalanaiyum_udanEpadaiththaay
aiya! ini_ennaikkaakkavENdum
	arangaththaravaNaippaLLiyaanE!           5.

Oh Lord, having the dhivya mangaLa vigraham of reclining on AdhisEshan as 
the bed on Ksheera saagaram (milky ocean)! Before that in EkOdhakasamudra, 
in order to create all jeevathmas, You mercifully created four faced Brahma 
from the lotus in Your navel! To evaluate the humans [who are born on this 
earth] as to who has done what paapam (against saasthrAs), and to punish 
them accordingly, You created Yama. My father! En aiyA! Lord RanganAthA! 
Thus hereafter You should save me (for having uttered Your name realizing 
all the above)

thaNNenavillain^aman_thamar_kaL
	saalakkodumaikaLseyyaan^iRpar
maNNodun^eerum_eriyumkaalum
	maRRum_aakaasamumaakin^inRaay!
eNNalaampOdhE_unn^aamamellaam
	eNNinEn, ennaikkuRikkoNdu_enRum
aNNalE! nee_ennaikkaakkavENdum
	arangaththaravaNaippaLLiyaanE!           6.

Oh Lord! The one who is the antharyaami of five elements namely, prithvi 
(the earth), waters, agni (effulgence), air (vaayu), Space (AkAsam)! Swami! 
Lord RanganathA! SeshasaayinE! Yama dhUtHAs keep punishing and they do not 
anything cool or pleasant. Hence, as much as possible, when I (am blessed 
to) have the ability to utter the japam of divine names of Yours, I have 
been doing it. Hence without forgetting me, You should always save me..

When one dies, the body consisting of five elements lets the soul leave. The 
yama dhUthAs are waiting anxiously to start their work of punishing. Hence 
now itself, I have started uttering your divine names.

sencholmaRaipporuLaakin^inRa
	dhEvar_kaLn^aayakanE! emmaanE!
enchalilennudaiyinnamudhE!
	Ezhulakumudaiyaay! ennappaa!
vanchavuruvinn^aman_thamar_kaL
	valindhun^alindhu_ennaippaRRumpOdhu
anchalamenRu_ennaikkaakkavENdum
	arangaththaravaNaippaLLiyaanE!           7.

Oh Devaadhi dEvA! The one who is the essence of all Vedas (which is full of 
sweet words)! My swami! My sweetest divine insatiable nectar! The ruler of 
fourteen worlds! My AppA! (Father) When the deceitful Yama dhUthAs forcibly 
snatch me and hold me making me suffer, You should save me saying, “Do not 
fear” (anjal).

The sweet worded Vedas- why sweet? Because the Vedic statement saying that 
he (ParamAhtmA Sriman Narayanan) grants to all demi gods (Devas) their 
respective powers (bhIshAsmaadvAtha: pavathi.. bhIshOdhEthi Soorya: 
bhIshAsmadhagnischEndras cha: ). The Purusha has no imperfections; Even one 
who has no understanding of Vedic meanings when uttering them, grants the 
reciter the fruits of such utterances; In all times and under all 
circumstances and at anytime (and beyond time), the Vedas talk only what is 
EmperumAnÂ’s ThiruvuLLam (what is in his heart) and nothing else.

naan_Edhum_unmaayamonRaRiyEn
	naman_thamar_paRRin^alindhittu indha
oonEpukEyenRumOdhumpOdhu
	angEdhum naan_unnain^inaikkamaattEn
vaanEyvaanavar_thangaLeesaa!
	madhuraippiRandhamaamaayanE! en
aanaay! nee_ennaikkaakkavENdum
	arangaththaravaNaippaLLiyaanE!           8.

Oh Master of Nithyasooris! Paramapadha nAthA! Oh most wonderful Lord! 
Ascharya bhUthA! Lord RanganAthA! I (this lowly soul) do not know at all 
even a fraction of Your mystery and wonderful nature! When yama dhUthAs 
punish me, pushing me saying, “live in this body the embodiment of all sins” 
and at that time, I would not be able to do anything not will have any power 
to do against that. At that horrifying moment, I can not also think of You. 
[hence- having thought of Your greatest glories and Unparalelled Parathvam 
now and having uttered Your divine names[, You should save me.

kunReduththu_aan^iraikaaththa_aayaa!
	kOn^iraimEyththavanE! emmaanE!
anRumudhal inRaRudhiyaa
	aadhiyanchOdhimaRandhaRiyEn
nanRumkodiyan^aman_thamar_kaL
	nalindhuvalindhu_ennaippaRRumpOdhu
anRangun^ee_ennaikkaakkavENdum
	arangaththaravaNaippaLLiyaanE!           9.

Oh GopA! The one who lifted effortlessly the huge Govardhana mountain and 
saved the cattle! Lord who reared the cows with such a sowlabhyam! My 
Master! From that KrishNAvathAram till this enjoyment of dhivya mangaLa 
vigraham of Sri RanganAthan here at Srirangam, I do not remember that I have 
forgotten You. When yama dhUthAs hold me firm on that day, then and there 
You should save me.

At that day, When you were born as KrishNA, I was there as YasOdhA. You came 
to me running with open mouth and hugged and kissed me. Today, I have 
appeared as Vishnu chitthan and standing here in front of You in Srirangam. 
I have not forgotten You.

maayavanaimadhusoodhananai
	maadhavanaimaRaiyOr_kaLEththum
aayar_kaLERRinai_achchudhanai
	arangaththaravaNaippaLLiyaanai
vEyar_pukazhvillipuththoorman
	vittuchiththan_sonnamaalaipaththum
thooyamanaththanaraakivallaar
	thoomaNivaNNanukkaaLar_thaamE.         10.

About the most wonderful Lord, most mysterious Lord (Ascharya bhUthan), the 
one praised and worshipped by VaidIkas, Gopa srEshtan, the One who never 
ever leaves His devotees in the lurch, Sri RanganAthan- Sri Vishnu chitthar 
of Sri villiputthUr has sung these pAsurams and those who recite them with 
pure heart, will always be blessed to be dAsars of  and be enslaved by the 
blue hued lord Sriman Narayanan.

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan

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