thirup pallANdu

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This is a nice pAsuram by periyAzhvAr. The best, i would say, among the 12

verses of thiruppallANdu.

 

We always identify ourselves by saying the SAkhA that we belong to, our

gOthram, sUthram... Other than these we have many other ahaN^kAric

identifications like the place of birth (Triplicane !), the jAthi...

We feel so proud about all these identifications that we forget our eternal

relationship with the Lord. We are all His servants at all times. It is this

that we should realize and identify ourselves with.

 

Hence all of us belong to the thoNdar kulam (servant clan). Anything

else that we claim ourselves to be is paNdai kulam (old/ancient clan). In

this birth i am born in a brahmin family, yajur SAkhA, vAthUla gOthram, and

in my last birth i could have been something else. So these identifications

are just temporary. It is just the identification for the body in this

birth. But the eternal identification is being His servant.

 

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thoNdak kulaththil uLLeer! vandhu adi thozhudhu

aayira naamam solli

paNdaik kulaththaith thavirndhu

pallaaNdu pallaayiraththaaNdenminE

 

 

O people!

Join our clan of servants, and come

Having worshipped His feet and

Having said His thousand names

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I think, AzhvAr is addressing the people and asking them to join his

group. He lists the tasks as "Come, Worship His feet, Say His 1000 names"

So instead of 'Having worshipped' and 'Having said', it could just be

'come, Worship His feet and say His 1000 names...'.

 

 

adiyEn