NACHCHIYAR TIRUMOZHI 9

NACHCHIYAR TIRUMOZHI 9
PASURAMS 587 TO 596

Sindura chempOdi

ANDAL AND AZHAGAR

Instead of carrying ANDAL’S message to kaNNan, the clouds showered abundantly on tirumAlirunchOlai. Unable to bear this disappointment, ANDAL insists on marrying none other than SundararAja perumAL, (azhagar perumAL) of tirumAlirunchOlai.

587. Sindura chempoDi pOl tirumAlirum SOlai engum 

 indira gOpangaLE ezhundum parandiTTanavAl | 

 mandaram nATTi anru madura kozhum sAru koNDa 

Sundara tOLuDaiyAn Suzhalaiyil ninRu uidungolO || One || 

587. The Azhagarmalai now covered with colourful flowers and red butterflies all around seems to form a red carpet that reminds me of emperumAn’s red lips! The butterflies and emperumAn seem to enjoy troubling me. I am so weak that my bangles are slipping from my hands! He who churned the ocean ( in koormAvatAram), squashed the pride of mount mandAra and kept the essence with Him (periya pirAtti), uses deceptive methods (suzhalayil ninRu) sending the clouds, butterflies to torment me instead of coming in person. (1)

588. pOr kaLiru porum mAlirum SOlai am poom puravil 

tAr koDi mullaihaLum tavaLa nahai kATTuhinra | 

kAr koL paDAkkaL ninru kazhari chirikka tariyEn 

ArkiDuhO tOzhee avan tAr Seida pooSalaiyE || Two ||

 588.  The majestic elephants are sporting the corridors of tirumaAlirunchOlai having fun like emperumAN. The creepers of tArkoDi mullai (arabian jasmine) and kArkoL ( bedaly emetic nut) remind me of His sweet smile and white teeth, but they seem to be making fun of my condition. Dear friend !( who fell unconscious seeing Andal’s condition), now I have none to share my grief and helplessness. (2)

589. karu viLai oN malarhAL kAyA malarhAL tirumAl 

uru oLi kATTuhinreer enakku uivazhakku onru uraiyeer | 

 tiru viLaiyADu tiN tOL tirumAlirum SOlai nambi 

vari vaLaiyil puhundu vandi paTTrum vazhakkuLadE || Three || 

589.  Oh, the dark coloured kAyA (ironwood tree) and karuvilai (mussel shell creeper) flowers! you remind me of His tirumEni! His majestic shoulders are the sporting place of tAyAr (tiruviLayAdu tintOL). Now, instead of seeking me, kaNNan, enters my house, holds my hand forcibly and takes away my bangles. I am not able to bear this disappointment. Is this act of His, fair and decent? (3)

590. paimpozhil vAzh kuyilgAL mayilgAL oN karuviLaigAL 

vamba kaLanganigAL vaNNa poovai narumalargAL | 

aimperum pAtagargAL aNimAlirum SOlai ninra 

emberumAnuDaiya niram ungaLukku en SeivadE || Four || 

590.  Oh! the dark coloured cuckoos, peacocks, kAkkam and kayA flowers, the kalA fruits, you all remind me of His dark hued tirumEni! For me, you seem to be the five great sinners (aimperum pAdagargAL), as you are making me suffer a lot. All chEtanas and achEtanas seem to have joined hands to torment me. He is the master and we are his servants! Shouldn't we be united? He gave his colour to you. Instead, if you had refused, I would have derived some comfort. (4)

591. tunga malar pozhil Soozh tirumAlirum SOlai ninra 

Sengat karumuhilin tiru uru pOl malar mEl |

tongiya vaNDinangAL tohu poonjunaihAL Sunaiyil 

tangu SendAmaraihAL enakkOr SaraN SATTruminE || Five || 

591.  ANDAL tries to be friendly with the nature now. Oh! beautiful ponds, lotus, the queen of flowers (semkaN karumugilin) and the bees, you are busy conversing with each other. Should you not relieve me of my solitude, as you remind me of His tirumEni and avayavas? Tell me dear friends, where do I seek refuge ( sharaN satRuminE) for this torture? He has not yet come to take me!  (5)

592.  nAru narum pozhil mAlirum SOlai nambikku nAn 

592. nooru taDAvil veNNai vAi nErndu parAvi vaittEn | 

nooru taDA nirainda akkAravaDiSil SonnEn 

Eru tiruvuDaiyAn inru vandu ivai koLLum kolO || Six ||

 592. ANDAL wants to attract the lord of tirumAlirunchOlai, surrounded by fragrant groves by offering His favourite food, desiring to do permanent kainkaryam. Dear Lord! I orally vow to offer You ( vAy nErndu) a hundred big vessels filled with butter (nUru tadA vil veNNai) as kaNNan loves this and another hundred filled with akkAravaDisil (sweet Pongal). Though You are wealthy, my sincere offering will make You wealthier and in turn it will make goddess MahAlakshmi happy ( Eru tirumudayAn). Will Azhagar come today and accept my offerings of butter (sharaNAgati) and akkAravaDisil (eternal bhagavat kainkaryam)? (6)

593. inru vandu ittanaiyum amudu SeidiDa peril nAn 

onru noorAyiramA koDuttu pinnum ALum Seivan | 

tenral maNam kamazhum tirumAlirum SOlai tannuL 

ninra pirAn aDiyEn manattE vandu nEr paDilE || Seven ||

 593.  ANDAL conveys her sole purpose of existence. My Lord, in standing posture (ninRa pirAn), resides in the fragrance filled tirumAlirunchOlai. If He overcomes the beauty of this nature around Him, accepts my offerings (amudu seyda peril) of butter and sweet pongal with delight and decides to permanently reside in my heart, then for every vessel, I will offer a hundred thousand more (onRu noor AyiramAga). My desire to do eternal flawless kainkaryam (pinnum Alum seivan) as prescribed by the elders, will then be fulfilled. (7)

594. kAlai ezhundirundu kariya kuruvi kaNangaL 

mAlin varavu Solli maruL pADudal meimmai kolO | 

SOlai malai perumAn tuvarApati emberumAn 

Alin ilai perumAn avan vArttai uraikkinradE || Eight ||

 594.  kaNNan is yet to come! Night passes and sun rises too. Oh! dark sparrows! (kariya kuruvi), you got up reciting the name of HARI and seem to be announcing His arrival too! Which perumAL are you praising? ( avan vArtai uraikindradE). The Lord of this region (solai malai pErumAn) or the kaNNan of dwAraka who married me in my dreams (tuvarApati emperumAn) or vaTapatrasAyee (Alin ilia—her kula deivam)? I wish your singing comes true (maruL pAdudal meymey).  ANDAL thus convinces herself that they are speaking the truth. (8)

595. kOngalarumpozhiL maalirunchOlaiyil konRaikaL mEl*

toonguponmAlaikaLODu uDanAyninRu toonguginREn**

poongkoL tirumugattu maDuttoodiya sangoliyum*

shaarngavil nANoliyum, talaippeyvadu engygyAnRukolO ||Nine|| 

 595.  Will I ever be able to gain proximity to the sound emanating from the pAnchajanyam touching His beautiful lips and from the shArngam while stringing the bow? Hearing these sounds, I can hold on to my life, yet I am lying here (in tirumAlirunchOlai) useless like the garland shaped bunches of flowers hanging from the ironwood trees (kOngu maRam) and the Indian laburnum (konRai poo), which are not offered to lord Vishnu. (9)

596. SandoDu kArahilum Sumandu taDangaL porudu 

vandu izhiyum SilambAruDai mAlirum SOlai ninra | 

sundaranai SurumbAr kuzharkOdai tohuttu uraitta 

Sendamizh pattum vallAr tirumAl aDi SErvArgaLE || Ten ||

 596. The silambAru river carrying sandalwood and agil eaglewood (kAr agilum—used for yagnam), rushes eroding the banks to reach the abode of the Lord of tirumAlirunchOlai who is in standing posture. This garland of ten pAsurams, each like a gem, has been sung by the most beautiful kOdai, with thick locks of hair, swarming with bees (surumbAr) who mistake it to be a bunch of flowers. Those who recite this with faith will enjoy eternal kainkaryam of the Lord without going through agony,  like her. (10)

HOW SWAMI RAMANUJA BECAME THE ELDER BROTHER OF ANDAL!

NACHCHIYAR TIRUMOZHI 9.6

"NOORU TADA VENNAI AKKARAVADISIL SONNEN"
 FULFILLED BY SWAMI RAMANUJA

NACHCHIYAR TIRUMOZHI PASURAM 9.6

*nARu naRum pozhil-*-an interesting incident based on this pasuram.

In this particular pAsuram ANDAL verbally vows to offer a hundred vessels of butter and another hundred vessels of akkAravaDisil to SundararAja perumal of tirumAlirunchOlai. Before she could fulfill the vow, she merged with SriranganAthan.

Once Swami rAmAnuja was doing nAchchiyAr tirumozhi kAlakshEpam. On this particular pAsuram, EmperumAnAr intuitively felt that he must fulfil ANDAL'S verbal vow. He immediately proceeded to tirumAlirunchOlai. SwAmi RAmanuja offered a hundred vessels of butter and another hundred vessels of akkAravaDisil to SundararAja PerumAL and thus fulfilled ANDAL'S vow. Extremely contended, he proceeded to Srivilliputtoor ( birth place of ANDAL) to thank kOdai nachchiyAr for giving him the opportunity to complete this kainkaryam. ANDAL was eagerly waiting to greet emperumAnAr. She came out of her archA sannidhi ( inner sanctum), and thanked swami rAmanuja, for fulfilling her desire like a responsible elder brother and called him "nam Kovil annanO" / "நம் கோயில் அண்ணனோ"! (my elder brother from my home).

That is why, in ANDAL VAZHI TIRUNAMAM, there is a phrase that says,” perumbUdUr mAmunikku pinnAnAL vAzhi” meaning ANDAL became the younger sister of SWAMI RAMANUJA.