thirup pAvai - part 53 - "namakkE" - aRiyAp pEthaikaLukkE -

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Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

nArAyaNaNE namakkE paRai tharuvAn.

 

thirup pAvai - part 53 - "namakkE" - aRiyAp pEthaikaLukkE -

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

We mentioned at the beginning of the vyAkyAnam for

this verse that the EkAram conveys double meanings when it is

affixed to a noun. It may be addressing a superior one or an

inferior one. When the (the letter "yE" at the end of a word)

"EkAram" in the word "nArAyaNaNE" conveys superior nature of

the Lord. Sri ANDAL in her classic poetic style address the

other use of this "EkAram" in her very next word "namakkE".

Though we see one patham or meaning for the word "namakkE"

earlier, the most suitable meaning when used in this word for

this word is as follows.

 

The word meaning is derived as "nAm" (we), namakku

(for us), and namakkE (Even for us). The word "namakkuk kooda"

ie even for we the inferior souls the Lord will bless. It was

earlier said that Aaychiars donot know "idakkai and valakkai"

or they donot know as to which is thier left, and which is

their right hand and they are so ignorant and illiterate. Our

Lord will bless "even such an inferior soul" who donot even

have any fundamental knowledge of themselves. "appErpatta

nArAyaNaNE, ippErpatta namakkE paRai tharuvAn". ie., Such

superior Lord Sriman nArAyaNan HIMself will bless EVEN us the

Aaychiars who are so inferior and ignorant a living being. We

have to pause here and think for a moment. ie., One way to

take is that, if our superior Lord HIMself is going to bless

even the inferior souls directly, everyone else is also

encouraged to do this nOnbu and get HIS blessings directly as

well. HE will bless everyone of us who are observing this

nOnbu. There is no doubt in it. Such assertion is conveyed

and everyone is encouraged here to perform this sarangathi

nOnbu.

 

Didn't we say "nEr izhiyeer" earlier implying that

these Aaychiars are jivAtmAs who have attained Athma

suddhi and have understood the relationship between jivan

and Eswaran ? How come we are now saying that they are

ignorant and illiterate etc ?

 

Aaychiars know Sri Krishna very well. If one knows

Sri Krishna very well. it is equivalent to knowing everything

including all the thatthuva rahasyams. Sri Krishna HIMself

said "so" later in Srimadh bagawadh GeethA. Aaychiars, in

addition never sought to learn or know anything other than

Lord Sri krishna. "KrishNanai thavira vERu onRaiyumE

vEndAthavargaL" (*). This itself made their Athma suddhi and

they are "nEr izhiyeer" due to this. This being the case

who else can be the best candidate to earn the direct

blessings from the Lord ? Even in the pasruams that are

following this theme of "idakkai valakkai aRiyAthavar" is

repetaed to show how ignorant these Aaychiars are.

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

note: Srimad Azhagiya Singar in his latest tele upanyAsam

narrated as to who Sri Battar will treat a learned scholar

somewhat indifferent and an ignorat bhakthA with all sraddhai.

The learned scholar was always having a confusion in HIS mind

on parathatthuva nirNayam having studied too many scriptures.

While the ignorant one doesnot conceive anyone other than

Sriman nArAyaNa as para deivam as similar to Aaychiars.

 

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