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TIRUCHCHANDAVIRUTTAM 109 to 120

TIRUCHCHANDAVIRUTTAM 109 to 120 PASURAMS 860 TO 871. 860.SurukkuvArai inriyE SurunginAi Surungiyum perukkuvArai inriyE perukkam eidu peTTriyOi | SerukkuvArhaL teekkuNangaL teertta dEva dEvan enru irukkuvAi munikkaNangaL Etta yAnum EttinEn || (109) 860.You took the dwarfish form of vAmana, by your own will, without the effect of any consequence of action (i.e. not driven by karma)or anyone's persuasion. In the same way, while still in the dwarfish vAmana form, without any outside pressure and nothing to be led by karma, you took the tiruvikrama form and grew gigantically. Oh! Lord of lords, you brought down the arrogance and ego (ahankAra and mamakAra) of kings like mahAbali. Talking about your kalyANa gunAs ( divine attributes), your beautiful form and your wondrous deeds are all not by my own effort. It is all the hearsay from the vEdas and from the holy Vedic sages, that I repeat. (109)

TIRUCHCHANDAVIRUTTAM 97 TO 108

TIRUCHCHANDAVIRUTTAM 97 TO 108 PASURAMS 848 TO 859. Surrendering himself to the lord, AzhvAr seeks His grace for total liberation from this samsAric world. 848.Azhi Sangu taNDu villum vALum Endu Seer kaiyya Seyya pOdil mAdu SErum mArba nAdanE | aiyilAya Akkai nOi aruttu vandu ninnaDaindu uivadOr upAyam nee enakku nalha vENDumE || (97) 848. Oh! Lord, possessing the divine hands that is the seat of the protecting weapons, such as the fiery disc, the divine conch, the mace, the divine sArnga bow and nandaka the sword against all kinds of enemies, Oh! Lord, having the divine chest( vakshathalam ), which is the eternal seat of the lotus born Periya  pirATTi , Oh! Lord of lords, I pray, you grant this adherent devotee of yours, the means (upAyam) of attaining you, shedding my body which is room to all diseases and get liberated thereby.  AzhvAr's  apt choice of mentioning the five divine weapons (panchAyudam) that can fight the obstructions to reach him and pirATTi who serves as purushAk

THIRUCHCHANDA VIRUTTAM 85 TO 96

THIRUCHCHANDA VIRUTTAM 85 TO 96 PASURAMS  836 TO 847 AzhvAr, expressing his helplessness, seeks  the lotus feet as the only means . 836.nachcharAvaNai kiDanda nAda pAda pOdinil vaitta Sindai vAnguvittu neenguvikka nee inam |   meittan vallai AdalAl arindanan nin mAyamE uittu nin mayakkinil mayakkal ennai mAyanE || (85) 836. Oh almighty!, reclining on a meditative posture on the poison emitting Adiseshan, with your free will, you are capable of diverting my mind which is secured to your lotus feet, towards unworthy desires. Oh wondrous Lord!, I strongly realise that you are a sovereign. I plead before you, not to bring me under the influence of mAya (Prakriti) but relieve me from the bondage of worldly attachment. (85) 837.SADu SADu pAdanE Salam kalanda poihai vAi ADarAvin van piDar naDam payinra nAdanE |   kODu neeDu kaiya Seyya pAdam nALum uLLinAl veeDanAha mei SeyAda vaNNam enkol kaNNanE || (86) 837. Oh Lord kaNNa! Oh! My master, having the divine Palm that permanently adorns the orn