TVM 1.2.5

When Attachment Ceases, the Soul Attains Liberation

பற்று நீங்கினால் ஆத்மா மோக்ஷம் பெறும்

2806 அற்றதுபற்றெனில் *
உற்றதுவீடுஉயிர் *
செற்றதுமன்னுறில் *
அற்றிறைபற்றே.

TVM.1.2.5

2806 aṟṟatu paṟṟu ĕṉil * uṟṟatu vīṭu uyir **
cĕṟṟa atu maṉ uṟil * aṟṟu iṟai paṟṟe (5)

Ragam

Senjurutti / செஞ்சுருட்டி

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Upadesam

Simple Translation

2806. Freed from worldly attachments, the Soul attains emancipation [from the erstwhile bondage]; however, shunning that [menacing state of self-enjoyment, known as kaivalya mokṣa], seek firmly the [bliss of eternal service to the Supreme] Lord, with exclusive devotion unto Him.

Explanatory Notes

Mere liberation from bondage resulting in a state of the lustrous soul getting lost in self-enjoyment (kaivalya mokṣa) is yet another hurdle, very menacing indeed, to be got over, being a serious impediment to the far superior and blissful experience of service unto the Lord on the yonder side of SriVaikuntam, this ‘kaivalya’ state also deserves to be shunned and discarded.

Word by Word (WBW) meaning

(The words may be rearranged to facilitate conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)

பற்று — வெளிப்பொருள்களிலுள்ள ஆசை; அற்றது எனில் — நீங்குமாயின்; உயிர் — உயிரானது ஆத்மா; உற்றது வீடு — மோக்ஷத்தை அடைந்ததாகும்; அது செற்று — அந்தக் கைவல்ய மோக்ஷத்தை வெறுத்து; மன் உறில் — நிலைநிற்கும்படியான பகவத் விஷயத்தில்; அற்று — எம்பெருமானுக்கென்றே அற்றுத் தீர்ந்து; இறை பற்றே — அவனையே பற்றுவாயாக

paṝu — attachments towards aspects outside bhagavath vishayam; aṝadhu enil — when given up; uyir — āthmā; vīdu — mŏksham; uṝadhu — attained; adhu — that kaivalya mŏksham which is enjoyment of oneself; seṝu — eradicate; manna uṛil — approaching bhagavath vishayam firmly to be well engaged; aṝu — giving up attachments towards other aspects; iṛai — īswara; paṝu — submit to him

Detailed Explanation

In this fifth pāśuram of the chapter, the venerable Nammāzhvār mercifully identifies a subtle yet profound internal hurdle that an aspirant may face when approaching Bhagavān and simultaneously reveals the definitive remedy. As elucidated by our pūrvācāryas, particularly Nampiḷḷai, there exists a hierarchy of aspirations. One who desires the position of Indra would

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