Avithitha visha yaanthra ethyaathi–veru ontrum naan ariyen -yentru Aazvaarai ozintha vishayangall-avitha thangallaay eruppavar/Sadagobarin anubava pari vaha roobamana -Thiru Vaay moziyin-gaanamey-bohamaay eruppavar/ avarin vaadslayaathi gunnangallil thottru avaraiyey -thammai adimai kollum seshi- yentru aruthi ettu erukkum-Madura kavikalley-than nishdai vundaahum padi- yen hiruthayathil- sup pirathishdaraay erukka kadavar yenkirathu..
sinthai mattru ontru entri eruthal allaa/mattru ontrinai kaannaavey-yenna kadavathirey..engey -visha yaantharangall aavathu-paattu kedkkum edamana-para vishayamum/kooppeedu kedkkum edamana -vyooha vishayam/kuthitha edamana vibava vishayam/vallaitha edamana -anthar yaami vishayam/vuoottum edamana archai vishayam–yellaam vahutha vishayam-Aazvaar-aahaiyaaley, mattru oru vishayangallai ariyaathu eruppaar..annaiyaay athanaay-samastha saamsaariha vishaya suhangallum sadagocharyar thaan-yentru aruthi ettu thathanyangallai ariyathavar yentrumaam.
.Aazvaar-yellaam kannan- yentru erukkumaa pola-..kovil koll deivam yellaam thoza,vaikuntham kovil konnda kuda kootha ammaan kovil konndaan athanodum yen nenjaham–yentrum-moythey thirai mothu thann paarkadal vullaan paithey sudar paambannai nam paranai, vaitheyn mathiyaal-yenkaiyaaley,avanum kidanthu yen nenju ahalaan-yentrum-vuruppinni nangai anni nedum tholl punnarnthaan-yentrum-eppothum yen nenjam thuthippa vulley erukintra piraan-yentrum-kannkall sivanthil appadiyey-oruvan adiyen vullaan-yentrum-thiru per naharaan thiru maal erum solai nintra piraan entru vanthu eruppeyn yentru yen nenju niraiya puhunthaan-yentrum-vinn meethu eruppaay-yenkira einthum yenathaaviyull meethaadi-yentrum-devaar kolathodu maan yenkira deiva vuruvil evarkku yellaam vunndaahaiyaaley avattrai ariya thevai ellai erey..Periya vann kuruhoor nambikku aall vuriyaahaiyaaley aayittru -kariya kola thiru vuru kaannban yentrathum..
yathvaa-avithitha vuishayaanthara sadaarey-yenkaiyaaley-sadaariyai kaatilum ariyaamal eruppathaana anya visha yangallai vudaiyavar yenkirathu–Aaazvaar kazikkum athu ellam theivathai aayittru evar kazikkum athu.. kazi perum deivamaay karum deivamum aana kannaanaana perum devan aayitru..-kattunna panniya perumaan yen appanil nanni-yentraar erey..vunnithu mattru oru deivam thozaall-yentrum-oru maa deivam mattru vudaiyom aayaamey-yentrum-devu mattru ariyen-yentrum evarkall pechu eruppathu..
eppadi Aazvaaril vyaav virutharaay erukira evar sadaarei rooba nishathaa mubakaana maathra bohar aahaiyaavathu-naattu eyal ozinthu sadarai ottina Sadagoban mozi pattu odum kavi amuthamana-yaazin esai vethathin pannaar paadalin anubava rasanjaraay–paavin ein esai paadi thiriven-yentrum-naavinaal navittru enbam yeythinen mevinen avan pon adi meymaiyey-yentru erukkai yenkirapadi..ethaal avarobaathi avar sambantham vudaiyathu vuthesyam-yentru aayittru evar virumbuvathu..
svarooba pira yukthamana daasyam sollittru..abisa gunnavasa ratheha seshi-yentru gunna krutha daasyamum vunndu yenkirathu..abisa-keez sonnavalla vantrikkey pinnaiyum..gunnavasaath-thammai ezuthi kolluhaiyaaley.. thatheha seshi yenkirathu..gunnavasaath-yentru thrutheeyaarthey panchamiyaay kidakirathu..aathalil annaiyaay athanaay yennai aanndidum thanmaiyaan sadagoban yen nanbiyey-yentrum-payan yentraahilum paangal aahilum seyal nantraha thiruthi panni kolvaan kuyil nintraar pozil kuruhoor nambi-yentrum-anusanthitha vaadsalyaathi guynna poorthiyaalum, gunnai thaasya mubakatharaay thathehai seshiyaay eruppaar aayittru..
yevam bootharaana-mathura kavi-annikkum amthu vuoorum yen naavukkey- yennum padiyaana vaak maathuryathai vudaiyavar..mama hruthayey- mathura kavi nishdaiyai abeshikira yen manasiley, nintru erunthu pattolai konnda nilaiyodey–aavirasthu-aavirpikka kadavar–sanithaanam panna kadavar..
ethaal anu koolaraana aasarya parathanthrar aatharanneeyar yennum artham sollitraay aayittru..
srIman nAthamunigaL aruLich seydhadhu
aviditaviShayAntara: shaTArerupaniShadAmupagAnamAtrabhoga: | api cha guNavashAttadekasheShI madhurakavihR^idaye mamAvirastu ||
Meaning:
madhurakavi - May that Madhurakavi Azhvar, aviditaviShayAntara: - who knows nothing (other than Nammazhvar) upagAna mAtra bhoga: - who derives pleasure in singing only upaniShadAm - the divine Srisuktis shaTAre: - of Nammazhvar, guNavashAt api cha - and who through his qualities tad eka sheShI - has that Nammazhvar as his lord, Avirastu - enter mama hR^idaye - my mind.
Vyakhyana Saram:
Madhurakavi Azhvar considers no one other than Nammazhvar, considers the singing of his Thiruvaymozhi only as his pleasure and going beyond that loses himself in the compassion of Nammazhvar and takes him as his lord. Nathamunigal is asking that such Madhurakavi Azhvar be present in his mind always.
aviditaviShayAntara: – Other than Azhvar, Madhurakavi Azhvar’s mind goes nowhere (“bhAvo nAnyatra gacchati”, “sindhai maRRu onRin thiRaththadhallA”, “maRRonRinaik kANAvE”). Here, the other things include Parampadam, the milky ocean, His vibhava avataras and His archa forms.
Madhurakavi Azhvar considers Azhvar as everything – all relationships and all pleasures – “mAtA pitA”, “annaiyAy aththanAy”, “sarvam yadeva”. Just as Azhvar considers Lord Krishna as everything to him (“ellAm kaNNan”), Madhurakavi Azhvar considers Nammazhvar as everything to him.
Azhvar removed other small devatas; Madhurakavi Azhvar is removing the supreme Lord Krishna Himself.
Madhurakavi Azhvar not only seeks Azhvar but also that which is related to Azhvar – namely, his works (“pAvin innisai pAdith thirivanE”).
Through aviditaviShayAntara: shaTAre:, Madhurakavi Azhvar’s natural servitude to Azhvar is shown; through “api cha guNavashAttadekasheShI” his servitude through seeing Azhvar’s qualities is shown.
madhurakavi – Madhurakavi Azhvar’s words are so sweet that they bring out that sweetness even in our mouths “aNNikkum amudhURum en nAvukkE”.
mamahR^idaye Avirastu – May he reside in my heart that seeks the same acharya nishtai that Madhurakavi Azhvar exhibited
devu mattru ariyen-Aazvaarai oziya devu mattru ariyaatha Mathurakavikall-namakku swamiyum radshaharum avarey yenkirathu..seshiyum sarannyarum avarey..devu mattru ariyen-yentrathai veru ontru naan ariyen yentrathu..mikka vethiyar vethathin vudporull nirkka paadi yenjull niruthinan-yentrathai vetham thamiz seyt yenkirathu.. kaari mara piraan-sadagoban yen nambi-yenbathai maran sadagoban yenkirathu–periya vann kuruhoor nambi kku aal vuriyan adiyen pettra nanmaiyey-yentrathai vann kuruhoor yer yengall vaazvaam yentrathu..
ezumaiyum empiraan nintru than puhaz yetha arullinaan avan-yentrathai-yeru yengall vaazvaam yentru yethum -yentrathu..then kuruhoor nambikku anbanaay mathurakavi-yentrathai- vann kuruhoor eru yengall vaazvaam yentru yethum mathura kaviyaar yentrathu..yennai aanndidum thanmaiyaan-yentrathai-yemmai aallvaar yenkirathu..
avarai aaz-llihiravar Aazvaar /nammai aallkiravar evar..avarey arann-rashai sarann yentra paadam aana pothum rashai yentrey artham..Mathurakavi kallukku yellaam Aazvaar aanaa pola, namakku yellaam Mathura kavikal yenkirathu..
rushikall-vetha mariyathaiyil-eisvaryaathi- sahala purusharthangallaiyum yathaaikaaramvithikira vetham-seshathvathaiyey purushar thama pattruhiraar evar.. Aazvaarkallum rishikallukkum nedu vaasi vunndu..eisvaryaathikallai dyajyamaha vubedsithaarkall..entha vilashanna purushartha kaashdaiyana thatheeya seshathallaviley puhunthaar Mathura kavi Aazvaar..aacharya rusi parikruheetharana arthamey saathiviharukku parihraahyam-Thiripuraa theviyaar-piramaanna piraapal yathaaleyo emberumaan aasraya neeyan yentru neengall pattrittru yenna-athu ontrum antru ..emberumaanaar kaadi saal moolaiyiley,devathaiyai aasrayithaar aahil, athuvey yengallukkum aasrayaneeya vasthuvaha kadavathu-yenkiraal. antha athyaavasyathaaley,aazvaar thamakkum thanchamaha ninaithu erukkum thatheeya seshathvathaiyey thamakku purushartha maha ninaithu eruppaar evar..
sri Sadrugna aazvaanin anushdaanam pola..pithru vasana paripaalaan-saamnya darathai Ramanum/nirubaathiha seshiyai kurithu sesha boodan kinchith karithu thaanum vullanaha kadavan-yenkira visesha darmam anushithaar Ellaiya Perumaall.seshi vuhantha adimaiyey sesha boodanukku karthavyam-yennum edathai anushtithaar Baradaazvaan.than sellaamai paaraathey,seshi vudaiya hruthayathai paarthu preethyodey meendaan erey..vum vudaiya radshannam pannuhai antrikkey, vum vudaiya raajyathaiyum radshikka kadaven..kadalukku karai seshamaay erukka seytheyum karaiyai athikira mikka maattaathirey kadal..appadiyey-neer periyeer-yenna vummaal yennai mincha onnaal aahaathu kaannum..eruvarum raja puthrarkallaay/ nadshathra betham vunndu /avan povathey muhoortham yentru ponaan..rama sowndaryathilum kaal vaangaatha-rama bakthiyey virothi-
peyar edum pozuthu kandaarai azahaal thuvakka vallavar-raman yentrum/kainkaryamey nirubahamaha thottruvathaal ellaiya perumaallukku lakshmannan-yentrum..evanai paarthu-endariyangallai jayithavan yentru sadrugnanrama sowndaryathilum thuvakku onnaathu ozihai..padiyaay kidanthu vun pavalla vay kannbeney yentru baagavathaalum bogyathai yaalum avanaiyey pattri nintraan..Sri Sadrugna aazvaan perumaallukku nallavan ana padi avanai allathu ariyaatha Sri Barada Azvanai allathu veru ontru ariyatha padi aanaan-Emberumaanaar..
Bagavath vishayathil moottina maho vubakarar aana Aazvaar thamaiyey pattruhiraar evar..
Parama kaarunnyarana Peiyavaachaan pillai tham vudaiya parama krubaiyaaley,vethathukku -om -yennum athu pola,vullathukku yellaam surukkaana Thiru Pallaandukkum,mathyamaam patham pola seer mathura kavi seytha kalaikkum,thritheeya pathaartha pirathi panthakangallaana mattru vulla divya pira banthangallukkum vulla thaath paryangall arinthu,yellorum vujeevikka venndum yennum thiru vullam pattri,–athil mathyamaam patha nishda pirathi pathahamana kannin nun siru thaambin porullai arivikka koli-vakthru vailakshanyathaiyum/ pirathipaathya vailakshanyathaiyum/ pira pantha vai lakshnyam artha sitham aahaiyaaley,athil- rishikall-aazvaar vaasiyum arulli/yedu nilam/anda kulam/oru naayaham -paasurangallil arulliyavai vaithu nedu vaasiyai vuba paathikiraar..pinbu evarin vaasiyai therivithaar- thiru pura devi -kadisaal moolai-yeesaanyam-av edathukku devathai rudran/ per sollavum asahyam..ethuvey-aacharya rusi parikru heethaamana arthamey parihraaham – parama darmam..achivath paara thanthriyam-baavanathva bogyathaikal baran edam athiham kanndaan -sadrugnan-easvara vishayathil kann azivattra rusi vudaiyaar abimanathiley othungi, avar thiru adikalley vubaaya vubeyam- yentru athya vasithu-thiri thanthaahilum- yentra padi easvaranukku mihavum piriya vishayar aahiraar yentru aayittru..
Thamakku vaishnava vishayee kaarathukku munbey agjaatha agjabana muhathaaley bagavath vishayathiley moottina maho vubaakarhar aana Aazvaarai pattruhiraar..
srIman nAthamunigaL aruLich seydhadhu
vERonRum nAn aRiyEn vEdham thamizh seydha mARan sadakOpan vaN kurugUr - ERu engkaL vAzhvAm enRu Eththum madhurakaviyAr emmai ALvAr avarE araN
Meaning:
madhurakaviyAr - Madhurakavi Azhvar Eththum - who praised sadakOpan - Nammazhvar as vERonRum nAn aRiyEn - "I don't know anything (but Nammazhvar) vEdham thamizh seydha - who wrote the Veda meanings in Tamil, mARan - who has the name Maran, vaN kurugUr ERu - who is the leader of the beautiful Thirukkurugur engkaL vAzhvAm enRu - and who is the one who will uplift us", emmai ALvAr - will rule us avarE - and he araN - will be our guardian.
Vyakhyana Saram:
Madhurakavi Azhvar who knows no one including the Lord, other than Azhvar, will be our Lord and protector.
From the start of this thaniyan “vERu onRum” up to “enRu Eththum” are the words of Madhuarakavi Azhvar. After that it is said that this Madhurakavi Azhvar is our lord and refuge.
“dhevu maRRu aRiyEn” is “vEdham thamizh seydha sadakOpan”
“kAri mARap pirAn” “sadakOpan en namni” is “mAran sadakOpan”
“periya vaN kurugUr nagar nambikku AL uriyanAy adiyEn peRRa nanmaiyE” is “vaN kurugUr engkaL vAzhvAm”
“ezhumaiyum em pirAn ninRu than pugazh Eththa aruLinAn” is “ERu engkaL vAzhvAm enRu Eththum madhurakaviyAr”
“ennai ANdidum thanmaiyAn” is “emmai ALvAr”
Azhvar rules Madhurakavi Azhvar; we are ruled by Madhurakavi Azhvar. Just as Azhvar became everything to Madhurakavi Azhvar, so too Madhurakavi Azhvar has become everything to us.
n this world, all souls have three kinds of purposes or goals. Matters concerning this world or other worlds are ephemeral and therefore constitute the lowest goal. The experiences of the soul provide fleeting pleasure and therefore constitute the middle goal. He who is the source of eternal joy to the souls is the highest goal.
The sages took to establishing the Sastras which light the path to reaching the highest goal. The path shown by the Sastras lead to Him and the Azhvars directly submerged in that. The path that is beyond that, is the attachment to a bhAgavata of the Lord and this was seen by Sri Madhurakavi Azhvar.
The same thing can be seen with Sri Shatrughna amongst the four brothers in Sri Ramayanam. The four of them exemplified four dharmas. Sri Rama showed that a person has to fulfill the words of his forefathers. Sri Lakshmana showed the dharma that a bhakta has to be attached to his Lord forever. Sri Bharatha showed that a bhakta has to do exactly what is desired by his lord. Sri Shatrughna showed that one has to do the bhAgavata kainkaryam of being attached to a bhAgavata of the Lord such as Sri Bharatha.
Srivaishnavas are those who even ignoring the Lord in His Srivaikunta, are attached to Sri Krishna; and even in this avatar they ignore everything after the killing of Kamsa and are attached to that Sri Krishna who stole butter, was caught by Sri Yasoda pirAtti, got tied down by her and stood fearing her. Swami Nammazhvar determined that such Srivaishnavas are the lords and guides for all souls. Sri Madhura- kavi Azhvar follows this guideline and taking that attachment to a bhAgavata is the best thing to do under all situations, is attached to Swami Nammazhvar.
In all his works, it is in “payilunsudaroLi” and “nedumARkkadimai” pasurams that Swami Nammazhvar shows that service to a bhAgavata is the height of all goals and Sri Madhurakavi Azhvar simply follows that guideline.
Sri Madhurakavi Azhvar sees in his acharya’s lotus feet everything that Sri Nammazhvar saw in Him and His bhaktas and enjoying that greatly, speaks about it in these verses.
Madurakavi Aazvaar Thiru Adikalley Sarannam.
Aazvaar, Emberumaanaar, Jeeyar Thiru Adikalley Sarannam.
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