Previous Thiruppallandu
Pasuram 8
Next

Pasuram:

neyyidai nalladhOr sORum niyathamum aththANich sEvagamum
kaiyadaikkAyum kazhuththukkup pUNodu kAdhukkuk kuNdalamum
meyyida nalladhOr sAnthamum thandhu ennai veLLuyir Akka valla
paiyudai nAgap pagaik kodiyAnukkup pallANdu kURuvanE

Meaning:

thandhu 			- (He) gave me
ney idai nalladhu Or sORum 	- food between ghee that has purity and unparalleled taste;
aththANich sEvagamum 		- the unbroken service
niyathamum 			- that lasts forever;
adaik kAyum 			- betel leaves and nuts
kai 				- from His divine hand;
kazhuththukkup pUNodu 		- ornament for the neck;
nalladhu Or sAnthamum 		- and the fragrant and unparalleled sandal paste
mey ida 			- to rub on the body;
Akka valla 			- and made 
ennai 				- the lowly me
veL uyir 			- as one with sattva guNas.
kodiyAnukku 			- To Him, who has on His flag
pagai 				- Garuda, the enemy
nAgam 				- of the snake
pai udai 			- with hoods,
pallANdu kURuvan 		- I am bound to perform mangalashasanam.

Vyakhyana Saram:
In the pasuram "aNdak kulaththukku" Azhvar called those who seek material benefits from Him, to come join him. In this pasuram, they agree and come toward him and he takes them in. In the pasuram "vAzhAtpattu", those who seek nothing other than Him were called and in the pasuram "endhai thandhai" they spoke of their qualities and joined Azhvar. In the pasuram "thIyil poliginra", those who sought kaivalya in the past spoke of their being corrected and joined Azhvar.

Those who seek material things went to Him and asked for such things. Just as He gave Himself to those who sought only Him, He gave them the material wealth that they sought. Seeing His generosity, they lose their interest in such things and in this pasuram seek to perform mangalashasanam to Him.

In the pasuram "aNdak kulaththukku", Azhvar spoke of those who wish for material things. In this pasuram, those who seek such benefits say that they asked Him for those and He gave that to them. Now they have understood their true nature and speak of the lowliness of what they had sought.

Next Next