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koNdalvaNNanaik kOvalanAyveNNai
uNdavAyan ennuLLam kavarnthAnai
aNdarkOnaNiyarangan ennamuthinaik
kaNdakaNkaL maRRonRinaikkANAvE
Meaning:
My eyes which saw Him, who has the form of a moisture laden cloud, 
who has the mouth with which He ate butter when born as a yadava, 
who stole my heart, who is the Lord of the nithyasooris, who rests 
in Srirangam which is an ornament to this world, who is nectar to
me, will not see anything else.
Essence:
Azhvar was living outside of Srirangam near people who were caught 
in the rajas and thamas guNams and he did not have access to the 
proper Acharyas; while those living in Srirangam were enjoying the 
company of Periya Perumal and having the nectar of His service. 
Azhvar seeing that the land of Srirangam was such that it added 
greatness even to Him, decided that he was not worthy of stepping 
in there. Thus, because of the drawbacks of those outside Srirangam 
he would not live them, and because of his own drawbacks he would 
not step into Srirangam; so he stayed near the southern banks of 
the Cauvery river directly under the view of Periya Perumal. Periya 
Perumal seeing this turned His grace on Azhvar and set His feet in 
his mind. Azhvar's mind then meditating on His thiruvadi moved on 
to enjoying His dress, His navel, the ornament around His waist, 
His chest, His neck, His lips, His weapons, His eyes and His whole 
body. Upon seeing Azhvar's mind do this and hearing his words 
stating this enjoyment, He decided that He wanted to invite Azhvar 
near Himself because of His interest in not being separated from 
His devotees. Since He was in archavataram He could not invite him 
directly; and Azhvar would not come himself. So, He had to send a 
representative. Since Azhvar was concentrating on Him with his 
mind (senRathAm enasinthaniyE, adiyEn uLLaththinnuyirE, 
ennuLLaththuL ninRulAkinRathE, niRaikondathennenjinaiyE), 
He decided to send Sri Loka Saranga Muni (LSM) whose mind was also 
set on Him. And so, LSM noting that izhikulaththavargaLElu 
memmadiyArgaLAgil thozhumineer kodumin koNmin went and got Azhvar 
into Srirangam. Azhvar not wishing to decline His command, came in as 
munivAhanar and worshipped His thiruvadi. Emperuman had come to 
Prahalada at his time of need and helped him and later gave him a 
kingdom; whereas Azhvar never had any interest in worldly matters and 
so He came to Azhvar and showed Himself. Azhvar then sang about His 
para, vyooha, vibhava and archa forms together showing his disinterest 
in worshipping His different forms separately. When Azhvar saw Periya 
Peyumal thus he realized that with Periya Perumal he had seen 
everything in Him and stated that He cannot enjoy anything else and 
even if he could his eyes could not see anything else, in this song.
Azhvar completes his songs here without referring to himself and 
unlike most other Azhvars, he does not complete his work speaking of 
his name and his place. Azhvar's experience with Him was such that he 
forgot his name and place and Periya Perumal has now made it such 
that nothing would deviate him from that experience.
koNdalvaNNanai
The subject for Azhvar's eyes.
Azhvar is speaking of His help in destroying the mere flesh of his 
eyes such that he could see Him.
Azhvar is speaking of His help in being in his mind in para, vyuha, 
vibhava and archa forms so that Azhvar can experience them all.
He is like the moisture laden dark clouds that removed Azhvar's 
thirst in being caught in this samsaram. 
His form that destroys all difficulties.
Like a dark cloud that picked up all the water in the oceans and 
settled in the midst of the Cauvery.
He has the nature of the dark clouds in pouring His mercy and 
removing the thirst of all beings.
kOvalanAy veNNaiyuNdavAyan
The clouds simply float across the sky and pour rain anywhere; He 
became a yadava and mingled with them as one of them and poured 
His beauty on them.
When He was born as Rama, He could not steal butter; as Krishna He 
could do that.
Just as Sri Dasaratha prayed for a son to eat the kingdom's 
treasures (that is, rule the kingdom) so did Sri Nanda pray for a 
child to eat his treasures (the butter).
By being as one with the yadavas He showed His guNam of protecting 
all beings in all worlds.
By eating their butter, He shows His guNam that He would accept and 
enjoy anything that His devotees give to Him.
veNNaiyuNdavAyan
He got caught stealing butter and is now hiding here. If one were 
to smell Periya Perumal's mouth, they would be able to smell the 
butter even now.
Just as He was caught when stealing butter then, He is now caught 
by His devotees (by their love) and so the butter smell still 
lingers. 
ennuLLam kavarnthAnai
Just as he stole butter as kOvalan, He has stolen Azhvar's heart 
as koNdalvaNNan.
What He did to Yasoda's heart, He has now done to Azhvar's heart.
He would steal the butter while leaving the containers alone in 
Ayppadi and He has now stolen Azhvar's heart while leaving his
body alone.
Even great people fail when they try to place their heart in Him 
because of the mind's ego and its vacillatory nature. He has 
removed Azhvar'sdifficulties and even without Azhvar realising it 
He has taken over his heart.
Azhvar's heart has become the butter that He relishes.
Even after gnyAnam is born, one's mind might have ego. He has 
attracted Azhvar's heart by showing His beauty and glory and 
forever removed the ego from it by taking it over.
aNdarkOn
aNdar refers to the "idayars" and He is the leader of the 
Ayppadi idayars.
He is the leader of the beings of all worlds.
He was simple enough to be tied to the yadavas even while 
being the Lord of Brahma and all the Devas (kaNNik 
kuRunkayiRRAl kattuNdAnakilum eNNaRkariyanimaiyOrkkum).
aNiyarangan
After stealing Azhvar's heart He did not go to His home in 
the sky; instead He is resting in the temple that is an 
ornament to samsara.
Azhvar got to enjoy Him at a place that is so beautiful that 
even the nithyasooris leave the other place to come and 
worship Him here.
ennamuthinai
The nectar of the Devas is in an unattainable place. Azhvar's 
nectar is attainable to all.
The nectar that is the premier to Brahma and all other Devas 
and that has given immortality to Azhvar.
Not being the nectar that is attainable only to those at 
paramapatham and the milky ocean, but being the nectar that 
is attainable to everyone despite their lowly status 
(neesanEn niRaivonRumilEn) in this world.
Not being the nectar that even the Devas had to work hard to 
get, but being the nectar that anyone can get.
amuthinaikkaNdakaNkaL
The eyes that have tasted nectar.
The eyes that saw Him till the thirst was gone.
Azhvar's eyes that wouldn't see anything else even if it had 
not seen Him; his eyes that wouldn't see anything else even 
if they only saw part of Him; his eyes that have seen Him 
completely.
kaNdakaNkaL
Azhvar not saying en kaNkaL, makes it clear that his 
ego has been destroyed. Previously, he had said en kaN, 
ena sinthanai, adiyEnuLLam, ennuLLam, 
but for those who have been selected by Him to see His glory, 
their ego is not a dOsham like it would be for those who have 
not been enlightened.
The eyes that up to this time was seeing material things and 
having interest in them are now like a born-beggar who saw a 
huge treasure.
kaNdakaNkaL maRRonRinaikkANAvE
After tasting nectar would his eyes taste milk and rice (that 
is, things of this world).
When Azhvar said ennuLLam kavarnthAn he is talking about 
Him stealing his mind. When he says maRRonRinaik kANAvE 
he is talking about Him stealing his sight.
Azhvar has forgotten himself in the sweetness of seeing Him that 
he has not named himself in completing the song.
Because He is the goal and Azhvar has attained that, Azhvar has 
left the song with words only about Him.
Having seen Him, Azhvar's eyes would not see anything or anyone 
else even in the other world.
Some Acharyas have even interpreted this as that having seen 
Periya Perumal thus, Azhvar's eyes would not even see Him were 
He to show Himself again to Azhvar. 
Having seen in Periya Perumal several archa roopams and several 
vibhava roopams, were He to show His paravyoohavibhava roopams
together it would not be tasty to Azhvar's eyes.
   
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