TVM 10.7.3

Ah! What a Manner of My Lord's Divine Grace!

ஆ! அம்மான் திருவருள் இருந்தவாறு என்னே!

3851 என்னைமுற்றுமுயிருண்டு என்மாயவாக்கையிதனுள்புக்கு *
என்னைமுற்றும்தானேயாய் நின்றமாயஅம்மான்சேர் *
தென்னன்திருமாலிருஞ்சோலைத் திசைகைகூப்பிச் சேர்ந்தயான் *
இன்னும்போவேனேகொலோ? எங்கொலம்மான் திருவருளே?

3851 ĕṉṉai muṟṟum uyir uṇṭu * ĕṉ māya ākkai itaṉul̤ pukku *
ĕṉṉai muṟṟum tāṉe āy * niṉṟa māya ammāṉ cer **
tĕṉ naṉ tirumāliruñcolait * ticai kaikūppic cernta yāṉ *
iṉṉum poveṉekŏlo? * ĕṉkŏl ammāṉ tiru arul̤e? (3)

Ragam

Dhanyāsi / தன்யாசி

Thalam

Ādi / ஆதி

Bhavam

Self

Divya Desam

Thirumālirum Solai

Simple Translation

3851. The divine Lord of Tirumaliruñcōlai who faces the south, has completely absorbed my life essence, entering my physical form and transforming me entirely. Now, I stand dedicated to Him, offering reverence with folded hands. As His devoted servant, I contemplate His profound grace, wondering if I can ever leave His presence for elsewhere. His grace is truly limitless and incomparable.

Explanatory Notes

(i) The Āzhvār re-iterates that the Lord consumed him, in full, heart and Soul, deeming it a matter of great privilege and supreme joy, as if He had attained something unattainable. Nampiḷḷai has it that the Lord’s greatness and grandeur got heightened by His contact with the Āzhvār, even as His excellence shot up, while in conjunction with Goddess Mahālakṣmī, c.f. “Yasya

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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.)

என்னை முற்றும் — என்னை முழுதும்; உயிர் உண்டு — அநுபவித்து விழுங்கி; என் மாய — என்னுடைய ப்ராக்ருத; ஆக்கை இதனுள் — சரீரத்தினுள்ளும்; புக்கு — புகுந்து; என்னை முற்றும் — என்னை முற்றும்; தானே ஆய் நின்ற — தானே ஆய் நின்ற; மாய அம்மான் சேர் — மாயப்பிரான் பொருந்தி வாழ்கிற; தென் நன் — தென் திசையிலிருக்கும்; திருமாலிருஞ்சோலை — திருமாலிருஞ்சோலை; திசை கை கூப்பி — திக்கை நோக்கி கை கூப்பி; சேர்ந்த யான் — அடிமையான நான்; இன்னும் — இனி வேறிடம்; போவேனேகொலோ — போகமாட்டேன்; அம்மான் திரு அருளே — எம்பெருமானின் அருளை விட; என்கொல்? — வேறு ஒன்று உண்டோ?

uyir uṇdu — enjoying my āthmā; en — my; māyam — being the cause for ignorance etc; ākkai idhanul̤ — in this body (which is a product of prakruthi (matter), which is having defects which areperceivable by senses and which binds); pukku — entered; ennai — me (who is the controlling āthmā for this body); muṝum — on body etc which are connected; thānĕ āy — being the controller (to eliminate the ahanthā (ego) and mamathā (possessiveness)); ninṛa — one who stood (as kruthakruthya (one who accomplished the duties)); māyam — one who has amaśing qualities and acts; ammān — one who is the unconditional lord; sĕr — the abode where he firmly resides; then — for the southern direction; nan — praiseworthy; thirumālirunjŏlai — standing on thirumalai (divine hill) which is known as thirumālirunjŏlai; thisai — towards the direction; kai kūppi — performing an act of servitude; sĕrndha yān — ī who reached; innam — after acquiring the state (of worshipping that direction too); pŏvĕnĕkolŏ — will ī go anywhere else thinking that there is a destination for me?; ammān — the unconditional lord-s; thiruvarul̤ — affection; enkol — how [amaśing] is it?; ulagum — all the worlds; uyirum — all the creatures

Detailed Explanation

In this third pāsuram, as our venerable pūrvācāryas such as Nañjīyar unanimously affirm, the Āzhvār mercifully elaborates upon the boundless and ever-increasing affection that Emperumān showers upon him. This verse stands as a profound testament to the Lord's grace, wherein the Āzhvār contemplates the sheer wonder of Bhagavān’s unconditional love and declares the finality

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