Chapter 6
The end of the eon - (மைந் நின்ற)
உலகத்தைப் பிரளயத்திலிருந்து எம் பெருமான் உய்வித்தமை கூறி உலகிற்கு உபதேசித்தல்
Seeing the people of this world engrossed in worshiping various gods, the āzhvār advises them to worship the Supreme Lord, highlighting His greatness and the shortcomings of other deities. He emphasizes that true welfare can be attained only by surrendering to the Lord. The āzhvār points out the Lord's supreme act of saving the world from the deluge (Pralaya) as an example of His unparalleled compassion and power, urging everyone to seek refuge in Him for ultimate salvation.
உலகினரை நோக்கி மாயனை வணங்கீர், எனல். இக்காலமக்கள் கடவுளார் பலரை வணங்குவதில் மோகம் கொண்டிருப்பதை ஆழ்வார் கண்டார். பகவானின் உயர்வையும், மற்ற தேவதைகளின் குறைகளையும் எடுத்துக் கூறி, எம்பெருமானையே அடிபணிந்து நற்பேறு பெறுங்கள் என்று உபதேசிக்கிறார். இவ்வுலகைப் பிரளயத்திலிருந்து எம்பெருமான் உய்வித்த பான்மையைச் சுட்டிக் காட்டி உபதேசித்துள்ளார் ஆழ்வார்.
Verses: 2002 to 2011
Grammar: Aṟuchīrk Kaḻinediladi Āsiriya Viruththam / அறுசீர்க் கழிநெடிலடி ஆசிரிய விருத்தம்
Recital benefits: Will go to Vaikuṇṭam and be happy with the Gods
- Verse 1:
2002. At the end of the eon, he swallowed all the gods’ worlds and the people of the seven worlds surrounded with dark oceans and he kept them in his divine stomach for a long time. Think about it, O devotees. You worship the gods of other religions who are our enemies. What good did they do for us? Don’t be ungrateful. Worship only our lord in the sky who carries a discus smeared with oil. - Verse 2:
2003. When the abundant flood came at the end of the eon and rose to the sky, the lord with his strong hands took all oceans with their water and swallowed them all. Everyone knows this. Is there anyone in the world or among the gods who was not swallowed and spit out by our god? O devotees, don’t you know that the world is here through his grace? - Verse 3:
2004. He swallowed and kept in his stomach Shivā with an eye in his forehead, Nānmuhan, the god of the Vedās, Indra who rides the white elephant Airāvadam and all the other gods and he protected them there so that the victorious king of the ocean would not swallow them all. It is terrible that mean devotees do not praise the good nature of the lord with a victorious discus. - Verse 4:
2005. At the end of the eon, the waves of the ocean spread everywhere in the world and the whole earth became a large ocean. He thought that all the seven worlds would be destroyed and he swallowed them all and kept them in his divine stomach, making it very large. He protected you all. He has a dark form like a ripe kalavam fruit. O devotees, why don’t you learn to worship only our unique god’s feet? - Verse 5:
2006. At the end of the eon, the whole world was filled with water and no one was going to survive. He swallowed everyone and kept them in his divine stomach for a long time. O devotees, you do not understand that. If you understood his power, you would praise the thousand names of the generous king of the gods. - Verse 6:
2007. At the end of the eon when the large flood rose to the sky, he swallowed all the worlds and the oceans and protected all. O devotees, you praise other new gods. Is there anyone who would bathe a wooden board in hot water and not bathe their mother who gave birth to them? You have no goodness in you. If you knew him, you would praise the thousand names of our generous lord. - Verse 7:
2008. He is our dear lord of Thirukannamangai who protected all, swallowing all the people of the worlds, the gods in the sky, the Danavas and all others so that the huge flood that came at the end of the eon did not swallow them. Any time his devotees do not think of those who fail to worship his ankleted feet is sweet for them. - Verse 8:
2009. At the end of the eon, the worlds were covered with thick darkness and the oceans rose in a flood that spread over all the worlds. Our god swallowed all the seven golden worlds, kept them in his stomach and protected all. Any devotees who do not think of the dark shining lord are contemptible. - Verse 9:
2010. At the end of the eon when the waves of the ocean rose and touched the sky, he felt pity for his devotees, the gods and the sages, gave them his grace and swallowed all the seven worlds and kept them in his divine stomach. O devotees, sing, dance and praise the dark jewel-colored god of cool Kudandai who protected you in his stomach. - Verse 10:
2011. Kaliyan of Thirumangai surrounded by flourishing groves composed a garland of musical pāsurams describing how the lord swallowed all the oceans, the directions, the Asuras, the gods in the sky and all the worlds and how he left no one and nothing without his protection. If devotees learn these pāsurams well and recite them, they will go to the golden world of the gods, receive the grace of Lakshmi on the lotus, and shine.