: A Peep into Periya ThiruMozhi -224

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The Greatness of SwAmy PeriyavAchAn PiLLai

 

nEr mali vaiyathu nEDu niRpArgaLEA

 

 

The final pAsuram of the second thirumozhi of the 8th ten 'reads as

'nEr mali vaiyathu nEDu niRpArgaLEA'

 

AzhwAr declares that those that those who master this thriumozhi will be in

this world for a long long time.

 

A question is raised by Sri Periya VAchAn PiLLai. For a prapannan, is being the

world a big deal? In fact, a mumUkshu aims for attaining for salvation.

Therefore, does this assurance of being in this samsaram for long long time go

contrary to this?

 

One cannot get certain divine anubhavam-s which exist here there in the

ThriunADu. For instance, ThiruvaDi desired to stay over here itself to

experience rAmA bakthi. 'yathra yathra raghunAdha kErthanam'.

 

Likewise, these anubhavam-s are indeed to be cherished here.

 

One should also recall Sri bhaTTAr's words " If ParamaPadham does not give the

anubhavam I would tear a hole in the corner of ParamaPadham, jump down and

return to Thiruvarangam"

 

Not just giving out meanings is the role of commentator. To question and

logically answer is the greatness of a vyAkyAna-karthA and that is what Sri

PeriyavAchAn PiLLai has done.

 

And perhaps, that is why vyAkyAnach Chakravarhty.

 

SwAmy PeriyavAchAn PiLLai ThiruvadigALEA charaNam.

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhna