thirup pAvai - part 63 - gOdhaiyin Geetham

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Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

pArOr pugazha padinthu El Or em pAvAi

 

thirup pAvai - part 63 - gOdhaiyin Geetham

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

This verse "nArAyaNaNE tharuvAn", "namakkE tharuvAn"

and "paRai tharuvAn" is seen as the three rhasyArtthams and

their essence. Even though one would wait untill HE thinks it

is time to explain it in a tamil discourse, an attempt will

be made to provide some advance highlights here. Srirangam is

known as the embodiement of thiru ashtAksharam. Some have

been specifically instructed to do thiru ashtAksharam as if

they are in Srirangam at the holy feet of our Lord

Sri Ranganathan (in their kramam or protocol for the japam).

The word "nArAyaNaNE tharuvAn" is an allusion to thiru

ashtAksharam. Since we imply thiru ashtAksharam, this patham

also directs us to the embodiement of such thiru ashtAksharm

ie., our Lord Sri RanganAthan HIMself. Sri ANDAL would not

want to address her future husband (Sri RanganAthar) by HIS

name, especially when she is presenting the marriage

invitation to us through this 1st pasuram (as explained in

the previous parts). Hence, it is apt to say that she has

indirectly addressed her future husband's name by this word

nArAyaNaNE.

 

The concept of dwayam is embedded in the patham

namakkE tharuvAn as the word "namakkE" is seen as us the

Aaychiars who want to serve Sri KrishnA all the time and we

donot want anything else. The palan of our service is also

fully given to HIM. prabyam (upEyam) is see nas the essence

of this patham. HE HIMself gives us such kainkaryA prApthi.

All the happiness or Anandam in serving HIM is given to us as

namakkE while all the palans go to HIM.

 

The allusion to charama slOkam is derived easily. When

Lord Sri Krishna delivered Srimadh bagawath GeethA, Sri ANDAL

(Gotha) delivered this "GOthA Geethai" a saranAgathi shAstram

in 30 verses. When Srimadh Bagwath Geetha is considered as

the sAram or essence of all upanishads this gOthai geethai is

considered as the sAram of sarangathi nOnbu and some would

address it as gOthAupanishad. When Lord Sri Krishna address

it in an one to one conversation with "mAm" in his first

person gOthai addresses this charama slOkam as nArAyaNan in a

third person sense. "paRai tharuvAn" is itself considered as

a charama slOkam as it is very similar to contents of charama

slOkam assuring that those (Aaychiars) who perform this nOnbu

(saranagathi) will be granted with mOksham or "paRai tharuvAn"

in affirmative.

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

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