Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:
Azhwar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:
Azhwar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam
ambaramee thaNNeere sooRee aRanjcheyum
emberumaan nandhagoo paala eazhundhiraai
kombanaark kellam kozhundhe kulaviLakkee
emberu maati yasootha aRivuRay
ambara moodaRuth thoongki ulakaLandha
umbarkoo maanee uRangaa thezhundhiraai
semboR kazalatich chelvaa balatheevaa
umbiyum niiyum uRangkeeloo rembaavay.
அம்பரமே தண்ணீரே சோறே அறஞ்செய்யும்
எம்பெருமான் நந்தகோ பாலா எழுந்திராய்
கொம்பனார்க் கெல்லாம் கொழுந்தே குலவிளக்கே
எம்பெரு மாட்டி யசோதா யறிவுறாய்
அம்பர மூடறுத் தோங்கி உலகளந்த
உம்பர்கோ மானே உறங்கா தெழுந்திராய்
செம்பொற் கழலடிச் செல்வா பலதேவா
உம்பியும் நீயும் உறங்கேலோ ரெம்பாவாய்.
Introduction:
In the last Paasuram, Gopikas got the permission of the Gate Keepers (Dwara Palakars) to get entry into the Mansion of Nandhagopan to meet Shri Krishna. In this Paasuram, having gotten in, the Gopikas are asking everyone to wake up.
In the last Paasuram, Gopikas got the permission of the Gate Keepers (Dwara Palakars) to get entry into the Mansion of Nandhagopan to meet Shri Krishna. In this Paasuram, having gotten in, the Gopikas are asking everyone to wake up.
Padhapadhaartham - பதபதார்த்தம் - Word by Word Meaning:
ambarame/அம்பரமே - the dresses
thaNNiire/தண்ணீரே - the water
sooRee/சோறே - the food
aRam seyyum/அறம் செய்யும் - to give away (dharmam/to donate)
emberumaan nandhagoopaala/எம்பெருமான் நந்தகோபாலா - My Lord, Nandhagopa
eazhundhiraay/எழுந்திராய் - Please wake up
kombu anarkellaam/கொம்பு அனார்க்கில்லாம் - the women folk who are slender like a stick
kozhundhee/கொழுந்தே - the leader to such women folk
kulam viLakkee/குலம் விளக்கே - The one who is like a divine lamp for the entire Aayarkulam
emberumaatti/எம்பெருமாட்டி - The Lady, the leader!!
asoothaai/அசோதாய் - Yasodhai
aRivuRaay/அறிவுறாய் - Please wake up
ambaram uutu aRuththu/அம்பரம் ஊடு அருத்து - to break open the sky
oongki/ஓங்கி - to grow
ulaku aLandha/உலகு அளந்த - to measure all the worlds
umbar koomaanee/உம்பர் கோமானே - the king of all kings
uRangkaathu/உறங்காது - Please do not sleep
eazhundhiraay/எழுந்திராய் - Please wake up
sem pon kazal adi/செம் பொன் கழல் அடி - The one who wears golden boots
selvaa/செல்வா - The Richest!!
baladheva/பலதேவா - Balarama!
umbiyum niiyum/உம்பியும் நீயும் - you and your younger brother, Shri Krishna
uRangel/உறங்கேல் - Do not sleep
Meaning:
In the last Paasuram, Aandal requested the door to be opened by the Gate Keeper. In this Paasuram, Aandal follows the footsteps of Poorvacharyas in taking the recommendation (Purushakaaram) of those who have understood Vedhas thoroughly, in their attempt to get hold of His Lotus Feet. Like for Dhwaya Nishtar (Those who believe in Dhwyam), Guruparamparai is the path to get to the Lotus Feet of Perumal.
ambarame thaNNeere sooRe aRangcheiyum/அம்பரமே அரஞ்செய்யும் தண்ணீரே சோரே அறஞ்செய்யும்: The Gopikas along with Aandal, enters the first room where Shri Nandhagopan is sleeping. They sing the praise of Shri Nandhagopan in an attempt to wake him up. Nandhagopan is one such leader, who understands the needs of those who come to him expecting help. To those who need food, he gives food, to those who need dresses he gives them and to those who need water he gives them. He gives everyone whatever they need and Gopikas have come to him now asking for Shri Krishna. They tell him, "Hey, the one who gives everyone whatever they want!! Please give us the one; by getting this one, we will get anything that we want; the one and only Shri Krishna. Thus they wake him up (emberuman nandhagopala eazhundhirai/எம்பெருமான் நந்தகோபால எழுந்திராய்) and enter the next room where Yasodhai is sleeping.
kombanaarkkellam kozhundhe kulaviLakke/கொம்பனார்க்கெல்லம் கொழுந்தே குல விளக்கே: Here our Poorvacharyas ask a question and answer that as well for us. While it is right to first wake Yasodha, a female, and then through her get done what they came for through Nandhagopan, why did they do it the other way? Why did they first wake up Nandhagopan and then waking up Yasodha?
Nandhagopan, being a caring father, "koorvel kodunthozhilan/கூர்வேல் கொடுந்தொழிலன்" always is alert in protecting Shri Krishna from danger. And so he is sleeping first in the first room. Yasodha, being a mother with Vaathsalyam was sleeping in the next with care and love to Shri Krishna, and hence the Gopikas are doing it the way they see them sleeping is the explanation of our Poorvacharyas.
Also here our Poorvacharyas convey an important Sri Vaishnava belief. According to Shri Vaishnava belief, only through Piratti, as Purushakaram (recommendation) one can attain Moksha.
barthavinudaya padukkaiyaiyum, prajayinudaya thottilayum vidaadhe irukkum maathaavaipole, pradhama charama padhangalai vidaadhe irukkum iruppu - (42) mumukshupadi
sri nandhagoparaiyum krishnanayum vidaadha yasoodhai piraattiyai pole - (43) mumukshupadi
பர்தாவினுடைய படுக்கையையும், ப்ரஜையினுடைய தொட்டிலயும் விடாதே மாதாவைப்போலே ப்ரதம சரம பதங்களை விடாதே இருக்கும் இருப்பு - (42) முமுக்ஷுபடி
ஶ்ரீநந்தகோபரையும் க்ருஷ்ணனையும் விடாதே இருக்கும் யசோதைபிராட்டியைப்போலே - (43) முமுக்ஷுபடி
Aandal explains this concept of Pranavam here through this.
kulaviLakke emberumaatti yasodhai aRivuraai/குலவிளக்கே எம்பெருமாட்டி யசோதாய் அறிவுறாய்: Hey Matha. Please wake up!! Is it right for you to be sleeping at this hour!! Arent you the lamp which has brought in the light by giving birth to Sriman Narayanan himself as Shri Krishna!! Please wake up! You being a female, will be able to understand the feelings of Gopikas. Please wake up!!
ambara moodaruththu oongi ulagalandha/அம்பர மூடறத்து ஓங்கி உலகளந்த: After waking up both Nandhagopan and Yasodhai, the gopikas get to the next room where Shri Krishna is sleeping. Here they praise His glory when He took Vamana Avatar, and when He placed His Lotus Feet, which gave everyone Moksha, on one and all without any discremination, and while doing so, also measured and proved everyone that He is the Supreme God, by growing tall and measuring all the worlds.
By doing such unimaginable thing, you have proved that you are the King of all the Kings (umbarkoomaane/உம்பர்கோமானே), and hey such a Supreme God, please wake up. (urangaadhezhundhiraai/உரங்காதெழுந்திராய்). When you have blessed everyone, whether they had faith in you or not, whether they loved you or not, whether they believed in you or not, during your Vamana Avathar, cant you bless us Gopikas, who are here with the one and only intent of being with you (ananyaprayojanar/அனன்யப்ரயோஜனர், - those who do not wish to have anything else but the lotus feet of Shri Krishna. வேறு ஒரு ப்ரயோஜனமும் எதிர்பாராதவர்கள்)?! Please wake up!!
While Shri Krishna wanted to wake up he realized that the Gopikas missed the procedure and did not wake His elder brother up, and if He wakes up, he will be party to the mistake. Realizing this He acted as if He is sleeping.
As the Gopikas realized that they missed to wake up Balarama, they are attempting to do so now. (semborkazhaladi selva baladheva/செம்பொர்கழலடி செல்வா பலதேவா) Hey Balarama!! During Rama Avatar, you were born after Shri Rama as Shri Lakshmana and did all Kainkaryams to Rama and Sita. You never slept a single minute and was always at the service of them all the time. You are born here ahead of Shri Krishna and are here to do the same for your younger brother. Is it right that you sleep like this, as it is against your Swaroopa?!! Arent you the incarnation of Aadhishesha, whos Swaroopa is to do Kainkaryam to Sriman Narayana?! In this avatar, isnt it your duty to ensure that Shri Krishna mingles with the Gopikas, as in Rama Avatar, Rama was with Sita?!!
(umbiyum niiyum uRangelo/உம்பியு நீயும் உறங்கேலோ) While we know that those who lie in the bed sleep, we never have seen a bed sleeping?! Arent you the bed, Aadhisesha!? Please wake up and also wake up Shri Krishna, so we are blessed by Him.
Sampradhaya Meaning:
In this Paasuram, through the words, Nandhagopar, Yasodhai, Kannan, Balaraman, we are explained the Sri Vaishnava Sampradhaya viz., Aacharyan, Thirumanthram, Thirumanthraartham, Thirumanthraartha Saaram.
Aacharyan - Ambarame, Thanneere, Sooree are respectively, Aakasha, Vraja Nadhi and Shri Vaikuntam. Acharyan is Nandhagopalan who enlightenes us about these
Kombanaarkellam kozhundhe kulavilakke - While in the Paasuram this refers to Yasodha, who is the mother of Sriman Narayana, it relates to Thirumanthram.
Umbarkoomaane - By explaining Vamana Avatara, Aandal explains that Sriman Narayana is SarvaVyapi (all pervasive)
Selva Baladheva - Bhagavadha Samslesham is explained as the Saaram( juice) of Thirumanthram here
adinaayen raamanuja dasan
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