thirup pAvai - part 3 - ANDAL

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Dear bAgwathALs, Amrgazhi day 3

5:00AM

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

(An attempt is made to deal the meaning for the tamil word ANDAL).

While the azwArs delivered so many pAsurams and enjoyed the

immense beauty of the lord it is said sometimes in some

perspective that they also did so, for themselves. But it is said

by some vyAkyAana karthAs that periyAzwar who saw the Lord in kali

didn't want the lord to get the bad omen from the eyes of many of

the kali folks. Hence he delivered pallANdu for the Lord, wishing

the Lord many thousands of years of life. HE is ever present

i.e., present beyond the measure of the time. However the notion

such as this to wish someone, is spontaneous in good people's mind

and that makes them tens of thousands of time superior to others.

i.e.,

pala muRai periya azwar anAr ivar. But his daughter ANDAL, sang

pallANdu for the thoNdars and bAgwathALs by delivering the essence

of the upAyam that she undertook for the benefit of the kaliyuga

vAsis. Thus she stands as "pala kOdi periyavaL and thus she not

only rules the ithayam or heart of the Lord (She is living there,

in Lord's chest ie.,"thiru mArbinan",) but also rules over all

of our hearts and hence known as "ANDAL" or "the one who rules our

hearts".

 

ie., The word AndAL means one who ruled our hearts and souls.

One may ask, as to whethr this is referring only to past tense.

ie "ruled". In tamil, this word is also split as : Andavanin AvaL"

or in short "ANda AvaL" became ANDAL.ie .,She is one who is not

only ruling our hearts and souls but the one who belongs to the

Lord as HIS patthini. Since ANDAL beccame the bAryAL for the Lord

She also became Andavanin udaiyavaL ie "ANDAL". By Associating

with the ever present ANDAVAN, she and her "kAviyam" (literature) thirup

pAvai are also ever present and is present in every chthur yugam.

 

thirup pAvaiyum thirup palliezhuchchiyum seyalAl peyar peRRavai.ie

The whole of thiru pAvai is itself considered as Nonbu ie.,

undertaking "saranAgathi or surrender at the feet of the Lord" and

it is considered that one who is chanting these 30 verses and

surrender to the Lord, the Lord accept it as a paripoorana

saraNAgathi. Since ANDAL does this upadEsam of this mode, she also

represents the achArya sthAnam at this time. Hence her thaniyans

will be dealt in the next few parts.

 

It is believed that Sri ANDAL has delivered the essence of

all the upanishads in 30 pasurams known as thiruppAvai. Among the

several upAyams to attain the Lord, undertaking saraNagathi at the

feet of the Lord and requesting HIM to be the (siddha) "upAyam"

HIMself is considered easiest and feasible for many of the

jivAtmAs of this kali yugam. Though this is not the first time

around that saraNAgathi mArgam is demonstrated to the jivAtmas,

It is believed by vyAkyAna karththAs that Sri ANDAL has taken the

important role in showing us all the niceties of this "nOnbu"

of saraNagathi through these 30 verses.

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadaikaLE saraNam

Sri Boomi dEvi thAyAr samEtha Sri Oppiliappan thiruvadikaLE

saraNam

Sri padmAsani thAyAr samEtha Sri vEnkatAchalapathy perumAL

thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

note: Plese note that there are additions in all these materails

to what was posted last year.

 

 

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