thiruppaavai - 7 (thaniyan - 2)

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uyyakkondaar arulicheydhathu

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anna vayal pudhuvai aandaal arangaRkup

pannu thiruppaavai palpadhiyam - innisayaal

paadik koduththaaL naRpaamaalai poomaalai

soodik koduththaaLaich chollu.

 

Recite the name Andaal, who was born in srivillipuththur

(where swans roam the fields), and who adorned Renganaathar with a garland

of paasurams (paamaalai - thiruppaavai), and garlands of flowers.

 

Our aachaaryaas say that uyyakkondaar, in this thaniyan says that

reciting the name Andaal is better than reciting her paasurams.

 

We all know that in thiruppaavai, Andaal mainly talks about Krishnan. Then

how is it that uyyakkondaar says that Andaal adorned Renganaathar with

paamaalai and poomaalai? In nachchiyaar thirumozhi, the 11th paththu -

thaamukakkum, Andaal gave us 11 paasurams, all on aranganaathar.

 

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uyyakkondaar aruLicheythathu

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soodikkoduththa sudarkkodiyE tholpaavai

paadi aruLavalla palvaLaiyaay - naadinee

vEnadavaRkku ennai vidhiyenra immaaRRam

naankadavaa vaNNamE nalgu.

 

Oh the one who gave garlands to the Lord after wearing them! Oh Godhaa,

who gave us pure nOnbu towards the Lord through thiruppaavai! Just as you

asked kaamadEvan to join you with thirevEngadamudayaan, let us not forget

that and go beyond that.

 

In nachchiyaar thirumozhi 1st paththu thaiyoru thingaLum, aandaal requests

kaamadEvan to unite her and Kannapiraan. In the first paasuram, Andaal

requests kaamadEvan to unite her with thiruvEngadamudayaan -

(veyyathOr thazhal umizh chakkarakkai vEngadavarkku ennai

vidhikiRRiyE).

 

This thaniyan basically is us requesting Andal to create in us her bhagavath

prEmam.

 

 

Aazhvaar emperumaanaar jeeyar thiruvadigaLE saraNam,

 

Thirumalai Anandanpillai Varadhan