thirup pAvai - part 24 - "iLam"

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"yasOdhai iLam singam"

Dear bAgawathAs, mArgazhi, Day 14

 

Just as similar to Lord Sri Krishna being called as "nanda

gopan kumaran" and "vasudEva putthiran", Sri Krishna is also

addressed as yAsodhai ilam singam and dEvaki nandanan. There are

different conceptions for each of these addressings that one may

have to conceive as similar to how it was stated earlier for the

addressing as nandagOpan kumaran or Father's son. Deavaki nandanan

is addressed to state the "anatha kalyAna gunAs" of the Lord while

Sri "Yasodhai' son" is addrressed to state the mantra upadEsam and

the importance of the mantra in one's "Athma Swaroopa viLakkam".

("viLakkam" mean realisation here).

 

One must note that the AchAryA, mantra upadEsam and upAyam

and upEyam will all refer to the Lord HIMself and HIS vaibavams.

There are references available to support this from AzhwAr

pAsurams. The pAsuram on Lord Sri Oppiliappan known as "ennappan

enakkAy igulAY" gives an indirect meaning to support this. ie.,You

are the Father (as "AchAryA") Sri nandagOpan and you are the

"sevilith thAy" (the mother who grows up the baby ie., "iguL") as

Sri yasOdhai (as mantra upadEsam). (more will be dealt in a

special Sri Oppiliappan posting later). It is thus noted that it

is Lord Sri Krishna HIMself, who is present in all these

swaroopams and guides the jivAtmA to attain HIMself this way ie.,

through saranagathi.

 

The word "iLam" means young. If HE has to marry the

Aaycchiars then HE must be an young bridegroom. This word young

denotes to the "paruvam" (or the youth stage) of the Lord who is

beyond aging. This "paruvam" also denotes that HE is the most

suitable to marry these Aaycchiyars who are earlier addressed as

siRumiyars (damsel). ie., In seeking a marriage alliance one will

first seek to know the "kulam" (family or clan) and the "gOthram"

(gene or race) for the boy. ie., Is he a Sri vaishnava kulam and

what is his gOthram etc will be found out first. There may be

several potential young candidates available in that young age.

But the screening is done to avoid first sagothrAs. ie., the tamil

word "sa"gOtharan or brother comes from the fact that those who

are born in the same gothrAs are called sagOtharan. (Also true

for sagOthari). There may be several demigods available out there

posing to be a right candidate for this matrimony (ie there may

several "demigods" out there and many may be confused initially as

to whethe they are the ones for this holy alliance of jivAtma with

the paramAtmA eternally known as "Saranagathi". They are not

paramAtmA or the suitable bridegroom for the jivAtma). But they

are all considered as "sagotharAs" since they all come from

vAsudEva kudumbakam and they are not elegible to become the bride

groom. uRiyavarukkE sErkka vEndum. (ie uyar araNgarKe sEra vENdum)

ie., One who has the right or "uRimai" or adikAram as per shAstram

alone is to be sought as a bridegroom.

 

The "paramparai" or heritage (ie here Sri Nandagopan's

kumaran, Sri yasOdhai's son etc) is also sought to be known

upfront. That is how one will somewhat make sure that the boy

grew in a family that is following all the norms of shAstrAs.

Next most important thing is the age of the boy. Is HE suitable

for this girl? The tamil word "kumaran" and "iLam singam" are

used here to state that the Lord is ready and very suitable to

get married to the "jivAtmA". (HE is ever suitable and ready

though !).

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sri Boomi dEvi thAyAr samEtha Sri Oppiliappan thiruvadikaLE

saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

 

 

 

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