thirup pAvai - part 17 - "selvach sirumeer kAL"

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Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

"selva sirumeergAL"

 

But this aaypAdi is such a place that it is full of

"aayars sirumiyars" who are nErizhaiyars ("realised jivAtmas").

Such sirumiyars are rich in their nature ie;, selva means rich.

So there is no more explanation required to state that such place

is indeed very very special. Though the aayar (jivAtmAs) are

"nEr izhaiyeers" (realised souls) they are still sirumiyars

ie., they are very young damsels. This indicate their paruvam ie.,

the maturity that is most suitable for the "nOnbu" or little

effort known as saranAgathi (prapatti) as a marriage with the

Lord.

 

ie., It is preferable to attain jivAtma swaroopam at an

early stage of this birth itself prior to the prArabtha karmas

taking its toll on the jivAtmA. However, this depends on Lord's

thiru uLLam. Only HE can provide this swaroopa viLakkam (ie.,

clarity of their nature) through achAryA's thiru aruL. These

aaypAdi sirumiyars had the bAgyam of attaining such swaroopa

viLakka niyAnam due to the very presence of the Lord with them.

In kali yugam in the absence of the direct incarnation of the

Lord the nool (literature or divay prabndham) "thirup pAvai" is

itself considered as the thiru avathAram of the Lord and one may

read it again and again the same to get their own swaya

anubavam with the blessings of bAgwathAs and achAryAs. Lord

SriKrishna provides HIS thiru aruL for those who reads this

nool in mArgazhi,, it is believed.

 

The second meaning is that Such realised jivAtmAs are still

sirumiyar as they are now at the prerequisite state only. ie.,

they are about to perform the nOnbu and are at the pre nOnbu

stage. This is the marked difference as well between the

prapannAs and baddha jivAtmAs. ie., If a person has already

performed this nOnbu ie., saranAgathi She/He is considered totally

different. She/He must be accorded all respects as similar to

an acharya by the baddha jivAtmas who are yet to perform this

nOnbu. It is a srivaishnava tradition that we do our prostrations

(sEviththal) to each other prapannA once baranyAsam is over or

saranAgathi is performed. It is bAgawatha dharmam.

 

The inner most meaning is that though they are special,

they are still sirumiyars in the company of Lord. ie., jivAtma's

relationship with respect to paramAtma is revealed here.

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan