TVM 1.2.6

The Lord Exists as All Things

பகவான் எல்லாப் பொருள்களாகவும் இருக்கிறான்

2807 பற்றிலனீசனும் *
முற்றவும் நின்றனன் *
பற்றிலையாய் * அவன்
முற்றிலடங்கே.

TVM.1.2.6

2807 paṟṟu ilaṉ īcaṉum * muṟṟavum niṉṟaṉaṉ **
paṟṟu ilaiyāy * avaṉ muṟṟil aṭaṅke (6)

Ragam

Senjurutti / செஞ்சுருட்டி

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Upadesam

Reference Scriptures

BG. 9-29

Simple Translation

2807. Īsaṉ (the Supreme Lord), being solely attached to His devotees, He is ‘All-in-One’ (everything) unto them. And so, [ye worldlings]! hold on to Him and get absorbed in serving Him exclusively.

Explanatory Notes

Thinking that the worldlings (whom the Āzhvār addresses) might have their own misgivings about the easy accessibility of the Supreme Lord, Whom they are being asked to court and venerate, the doubt is being cleared in this stanza. Side by side with overlordship there is in Him the astounding quality of amazing simplicity, which predominates and makes it appear that this

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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.)

ஈசனும் — எம்பெருமானும்; பற்று இலன் — ஆச்ரிதர்களோடு பொருந்தியிருப்பதையே இயல்வாக உடையனாய்; முற்றவும் — தாரகம் போஷகம் போக்யம் என்னும்படியான; நின்றனன் — ஸகல வஸ்துவாகவும் நின்றனன்; பற்று — ஆதலால் நீயும் எம்பெருமானோடு பொருந்தியிருப்பதையே; இலையாய் — இயல்வாகவுடைய; அவன் — எம்பெருமானின்; முற்றில் — கைங்கர்யங்கள் அனைத்திலும்; அடங்கே — பங்கு கொள்வாயாக

īsanum — ĕven though he is sarvĕṣvaran (supreme lord); paṝu ilan — he is not attached to his divine consorts, nithya sūris et al who are already attached to him; muṝavum — attached fully as dhāraka (sustaining), pŏshaka (nourishment), bhŏgyam (enjoyment) etc to us who are newly approaching him; ninṛanan — firmly stood; paṝu ilai āy — you too, giving up worldly attachments; avan — towards him; muṝil — his qualities of being dhāraka (sustaining), pŏshaka (nourishment), bhŏgyam (enjoyment), etc-; adangu — be immersed

Detailed Explanation

This pāsuram of Nammāzhvār addresses a fundamental apprehension that may arise in the heart of an aspirant. Our venerable pūrvācāryas articulate this doubt in several ways. Thirukkurukaippirān Piḷḷān frames the question thus: "If we approach Emperumān, would He accept us? Is He not the supreme Lord, far too exalted to consider engaging with us?" Nañjīyar voices a similar

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