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| Sri Rangam kaatu Azhagiya Singar |
In this pasuram Nachiar describes
Perumal’s stride when He walks. The description reminds us about the stride of
Lord Ranganathan of Sri Rangam Divya Desam. Lord Ranganathan is known for His
chatur gathi. As He comes out of the inner sanctum, His stride is like that of
a lion. A lion always looks at either side of the cave to check for hidden
enemies or animals which the lion is ready to pounce on; similarly Lord Ranganathan
looks towards either side of the sanctum as He leaves the sanctum in search for
our enemies whom the Lord is ever ready to destroy. The Lord then walks
majestically with pride like a bull and an elephant while He makes His rounds
around the streets next to the temple. His stride resembles that of a snake as
He walks through the crowd and also when He quickly enters the inner sanctum
upon returning back to the Temple. A snake always enters its hole quickly.
Please see following YouTube links
to enjoy Lord Ranganathan’s stride.
Perumal is compared to a
hibernating lion that sleeps inside a cave with it’s lioness. Nachiar uses the
words “maari malai muzhainchil manni(k) kidandhu uRangum” to show that Perumal resembles a lion
which is hibernating inside a mountain cave during the rainy season. The lion looks like a
statue because it is sound asleep. The fact that the lion is sleeping well is
an indication to the fact that it is in the company of its lioness. According
to the Upanishads, food is considered to be good only when shared with others,
charity is considered to be a good donation only when donation is made to Vedic
Brahmins and sleep is good only when in the company of legal wife. In the 19th
pasuram it was shown that Perumal was in the company of Piratti.
Piratti along with the girls compare
Perumal to an alpha lion which is the king of the beasts. They said that, ‘please
come out and meet us. After you get-up, stretch like a lion and as soon as you
open your eyes, we want them to spit fire like the sparkle in a lion’s eyes
which is capable of killing its prey!’
‘Why would you want my eyes to spit
fire?’ asked Perumal.
‘We want the fire from your eyes to
destroy our sins.’
The majesty with which a lion
leaves its den is captured in this pasuram. The lion shakes its mane and
stretches itself before walking outside. It then surveys the surroundings for
its enemies and prey. The odour
from the lion’s mane is sweet smelling to the lioness. Similarly the girls ask
Perumal to come outside like a lion so that they can smell the fragrance from
His locks.
A manthram called Mriga Manthram is
chanted to chase ones sins. Sins are compared to animals “mrigam”. Therefore
Nachiar has chosen to compare Perumal with a lion which hunts other animals.
This pasuram also reminds us about Perumal’s Narasimha Avataram.
‘Look at our sins with fire in your
eyes but look at us with soft look that reflects the softness of a flower like
the fragrant kayam pu’
This once again reminds us about
Narasimha Avataram as He killed Hiranyakashipu with His nails but stroked Thayar’s
cheek with His nail out of love. Thus to His devotees He shows His soft nature
while to their sins which are their foremost amongst enemies He shows His fiery
side. Swami Ramanujar presented his 74 simhasanadhipadis with an idol of
Lakshmi Narasimhan. Swami Nadadoor Ammal’s thirunamam is Narasimhan and Swami
incarnated on the day of Narasimha Jayanthi. Swami Nadadoor Ammal instructed
the 1st Azhagiya Singar of Ahobila Mutt with the sacred Narasimha
manthram. Thus Narasimha Avataram is given great significance in the Sri
Vaishnava sampradayam.
Perumal said, ‘okay, everyone
please come inside.’
‘We want you to come outside so
that we can see your handsome stride which resembles that of a lion which
leaves its cave after hibernating. We don’t want you to listen to our request
from your bed chamber; you should come to us and lead us to your Court Room,
take your seat on your majestic throne and then grant us our request after analyzing
our requests with due process.’
Alternate Meaning:
An Acharyan sleeps inside the
Upanishadic cave in Bagawad Anubhavam. Like a lion, Acharyans are natural leaders
even when they were children. They roar like a lion to defeat people who spread
Anti-Vedic thoughts in debates while to their disciples they exhibit their kind
nature while instructing them. This pasuram can also be seen from the point of
view of a disciple requesting an Acharyan to provide instructions.
Continued On: http://thoughtsonsanathanadharma.blogspot.ca/2013/01/thirupavai-pasuram-24.html
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