On'gOpikA geetham and gOpikA manoharan'

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> "GOpikA geetham and GOpikA monOharan"

> Mon, 22 Feb 1999 09:12:54 -0800 (PST)

> Subadra Vasudevan <subadra

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> Dear bAghavadhOTHamAls,

> My humble obeisance to the

> devotees of the Lord Sriman NArAyanan.Scholars have

> written time and again of the'DivyaPrabhandam' as an

> 'anubava grantham', and the coronation of 'TirupAvai'

> is done continuously by the multitude of 'swAnubavams'.

> Enlightened members of this group have written

> on'tirupAvai' in their extensive 'svAnubavams'.Kindly

> bear in your mind-bhaktAls may differ in their

> views,expression,allusions,by which we do not

> necessarily mean to oppose each other.

> With utmost reverence to the AchAryAls,

> mahAns,elders and a host of scholars,who have blessed

> me,imparted knowledge to my otherwise dull mind,I

> embark to write on 'tirupAvai'.

> It never tires us to enjoy 'tirupAvai'for it is a

> commmemoration of 'Sri Vaishnava SiddhAntham'in

> myriad hues.In the first pAsuram(verse)SriAndAl is

> beckoning the damsels of 'AaypAdi'to take part in the

> 'nOnbu'.The verse ends on a note of promise by

> SriAndal to her friends,'NArAyananE namakE parai

> tharuvAn'.(Lord NArAyanA alone will grant us the

> coveted 'parai')

> 'andha NArAyananE indha aaichiyarkE edharkAka

> thara vEndum parai'. Why should that incomparable

> NArAyanan give to this unlettered women, the boon of

> 'parai'.The 'nONbu'has not started yet.AndAl has just

> extended an invitation,but even before the 'nOnbu' is

> performed comes Her assurance 'NArAyananE parai

> tharuvAn'.(parai-mOksham).

> Why should AndAl put on the countenance of an

> Aaychiyar or GOpi in Her rendition of

> 'tirupAvai'.Maybe this is probable with other

> AzhwArs,they had to don several roles before they

> sought the 'thiruvadi' of NArAyanA.From Her

> childhood, AndAl's relentless faith in SriKrishna has

> been undisputable.She also had an added advantage of

> being the beloved daughter of 'pEriAzhvAr'- who sang

> 'pallAndu'(glory) to the Lord.Above

> all,SriRanganAdhar had already reclined on the banks

> of the CauvEry to greet HIS consort.So AndAl could

> have addressed the Lord right away and asked for her

> union.Well,then,where is the room for the Aaychiyars

> to play such an important role.Of all the 'mahat

> upAsakAs' the PurAnas and epics have given to us why

> should AndAl seek for the 'Aaychiyars-GOpis'.High

> profile penances,time tested yan*gyAs are performed

> by Rishis -they hail SriKrishnA,plead to Him to

> manifest Himself.Still the Lord would go to this

> 'gOkulam'and grant 'parai' to this Aaycchiyars-the

> GOpis who are steeped in ignorance and could not even

> distinguish between their right and left hand.So,

> 'andha NArayananE indha AachiyarkE EdharkAka

> thravEndum parai'

> SriAndAl thiruvadigalE charanam,

> With highest regards,

> Humbly,

> Subadra.

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