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14. nAn (avan) siRiyan enREnO AzhvAraip pOlE
The word Azhvar refers to Swami Nammazhvar. In spite of being given the flawless knowledge ("mayaRvaRa madhinalam") by the Sriman Narayana Himself, in many of his pasurams he expresses his lowliness (naichyanusandhanam) to Him. In Thiruvaymozhi 3-3-4, he says "nIsanEn niRai onRumilEn". In Thiruvaymozhi 4-7-1, he says "sIlamillAch siRiyan".
Thirukkolur Ammal is asking "Did I understood my true nature and practice naichyanusandhanam like Azhvar did?"
In Periya Thiruvandhadhi 75, Azhvar says
puviyum iruvisumbum nin agaththa nI en seviyin vazhi pugundhu ennuLLAy - avivinRi yAn periyan nI periyai enbadhanai yAr aRivAr? Un parugu nEmiyAy! uLLuIn this pasuram, he shows the Lord to be the owner of everything - this world and paramapadham. He then expresses his amazement that this Lord is inside him. Being that, he asks the question, 'who knows if You are big or if I am big'. This is also broken a little differently. It could also be said that Azhvar is saying 'yAn periyan'; 'nI periyai enbadhanai yAr aRivAr?' - that is, 'I am big, who knows if you are big?' The unsaid is that 'He is small'.
This is sAtvika ahankAram of Azhvar. He is amazed that One who swallowed everything has allowed Himself to be inside Azhvar for ever. This only shows His greatness.
Because of this pasuram, Azhvar is called by the name 'periyan' in Azhvar Thirunagari. It is also said that this pasuram is the reason why this work is called Periya Thiruvandhadhi, even though it is made of only 87 pasurams, unlike other Andhadhis in the 4000 divya prabandham.
Thirukkolur Ammal may also be asking "Am I capable of speaking like Azhvar did?"
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