TVM 2.8.10

I Saw Kaṇṇaṉ, Who Stands as Everything.

எல்லாமாய் நின்ற கண்ணனைக் கண்டேன்

2989 சீர்மைகொள்வீடு சுவர்க்கம்நரகீறா *
ஈர்மைகொள்தேவர்நடுவா மற்றெப்பொருட்கும் *
வேர்முதலாய்வித்தாய்ப் பரந்துதனிநின்ற *
கார்முகில்போல்வண்ணன் என்கண்ணனைநான் கண்டேனே.

TVM.2.8.10

2989 cīrmai kŏl̤ vīṭu * cuvarkkam naraku īṟā *
īrmai kŏl̤ tevar * naṭuvā maṟṟu ĕp pŏruṭkum **
ver mutal āy vittu * āyp parantu taṉi niṉṟa *
kār mukil pol vaṇṇaṉ * ĕṉ kaṇṇaṉai nāṉ kaṇṭeṉe (10)

Ragam

Shaurāṣhṭra / சௌராஷ்ட்

Thalam

Aḍa / அட

Bhavam

Self

Simple Translation

2989. I have seen Kaṇṇaṉ, my cloud-hued Lord of unique excellence. He pervades all and is the triple cause of all existence, bringing about the exalted SriVaikuntam, Svarg, and hell, along with their respective denizens, the kind-hearted Devas, and everything else.

Explanatory Notes

(i) As already mentioned in the preamble to this decad, the Āzhvār finds, at this stage, the people around, most unresponsive, all his advice having fallen on deaf ears. Frustrated though, he is still happy that he didn’t get contaminated by them and become one of them, very much like clearing a dacoit-infested area without getting robbed or molested.

(ii) The Lord

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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.)

சீர்மை கொள் வீடு — மேன்மை பொருந்திய மோக்ஷமும்; சுவர்க்க — ஸ்வர்க்கமும்; நரகு ஈறா — நரகமும் மேல் எல்லையாகவும்; ஈர்மை கொள் — ஈர நெஞ்சுடையரான; தேவர் நடுவா — தேவர்கள் நடுவாகவும்; மற்று எப் பொருட்கும் — மற்ற எல்லாப் பொருள்களுக்கும்; வேர் — சஹகாரியுமாயும்; முதல் ஆய் — நிமித்தமுமாயும்; வித்து ஆய் — உபாதான காரணமுமாயும்; பரந்து தனி நின்ற — எல்லா இடங்களிலும் வியாபித்து; கார்முகில் போல் — கார்காலத்து மேகம் போன்ற; வண்ணன் — வடிவுடையவனாய் இருக்கும்; என் கண்ணனை — என் கண்ணனை; நான் கண்டேனே — நான் கண்டேன் அநுபவித்தேன்

sīrmai kol̤ — having greatness (of being accomplished by bhagavān-s mercy instead of being achievable by one-s own virtues/vices); vīdu — mŏksham- liberation (paramapadham- spiritual realm); suvargga naragu — svarga (heaven) and naraka (hell) (which are resulting from virtues and vices); īṛā — having as upper boundary; īrmai kol̤ — kind-hearted; dhĕvar — celestial beings; naduvā — being the intermediary (between the means and the result); maṝu — [other] primary forms; epporutkum — all entities/aspects such as sādhanam (means) etc; vĕr — being the sahakāri kāraṇa (ancillary cause); mudhalāy — being the nimiththa kāraṇa (instrumental cause); viththāy — being the upādhāna kāraṇa (material cause); parandhu — pervading everywhere; thani — being different (from all objects he pervades); ninṛa — being situated; kār — in the rainy season; mugil pŏl — like a cloud; vaṇṇan — having the form; en — being easily approachable by me; kaṇṇanai — krishṇa; nān — ī; kaṇdĕnĕ — enjoyed him- saying this he becomes delighted.

Detailed Explanation

In this tenth and final pāśuram of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār becomes supremely delighted, meditating upon the singular benefit he has secured for his self. As elucidated by our great pūrvācāryas, the Āzhvār’s state is akin to that of one who has managed to escape with all his precious belongings amidst a mass robbery. While others in this world remain heedless, the

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