MahA VidvAn Sri U.Ve. PerukkAraNai Swamy's ThiruppAvai Monograph: Part XI-> An introduction to the many layers of meanings of ThiruppAvai as background for the Fifth Paasuram .

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Sriamthyai Godhayai Nama:

SrimathE RaamAnujAya Nama:

 

Dear BhakthAs:

 

adiyEn has covered sofar the first four of six

pentads of ThiruppAvai. Tomorrow ,adiyEn will

cover the special meanings of the fifth paasuram.

This is an appropriate time to describe breifly

the natural divisions into which the meanings of

ThiruppAvai have been classified.

 

The total thirty paasurams of ThiruppAvai have been

grouped in to six sets of five by AchAryAs (5x5+5=30).

These six sets of five focus on the following six topics:

 

(1) First Five: The ways/steps to perform NOnbhu

are described.

 

(2) Second Five: Maidens , who have recently fallen in love

with the Lord are awakened.

 

(3) Third Five: Those , who are deeply in love with KrishNan

for a long time and born in great kulam are awakened.

 

(4) Fourth Pentad:At NandhagOpan's house , DhwAra PaalakAs,

NeeLai and KaNNan are awakened.

 

(5) Fifth Pentad: The Maidens prepare KrishNa to a state

in which He can listen to their appeal .

 

(6) Sixth Pentad: Krishnan is ready and the Gopis reveal

the purpose of their visit and pray for the boons of

eternal kaimkaryam .

 

These sets of six paasuram pentads have also been

described to carry five sets of other meanings:

 

(1) Laksha panchakam (pentad) to salute the five laks

of maiden at AaypAdi , who particpated in the vratham .

 

(2) AvathAra panchakam dealing with the five states of

the Lord ( Param in First Paasuram , VyUham in second ,

Vibhavam in the third, AntharyAmi in the fourth and

ArchAvathAram in the Fifth paasuram of today .

 

(3) The third set of meanings relate to artha Panchakam

( The Lord, The Jeevan , the means , the Phalan of

SaraNAgathi and the obstacles that stand in the way

of attaining that Moksha Siddhi).

 

(4) The fourth set of meanings focus on the Karma ,

Jn~Ana , Bhakthi Yogams and the two ways of

Prapatthi Yogam ( Sva Nishtai and AchArya Nishtai).

 

(5) The fifth level of meanings comes under the title of

Kaala panchakam , which is the five divisions of

time of the day for a Sri Viashnavan : Abhigamanam ,

UpAdhAnam , Ijyai , SvAdhyAyam and Yogam .Please

refer to Sri VaishNava Dinasari postings on

the Bhakthi list for additional information.

 

(6) The sixth level of meanings focus on BhAgavatha

Svaroopa panchakam :

 

(a) SathkAra Yogya PradhAnar

(b) SallAbha Yogya PradhAnar

© SahavAsa Yogya PradhAnar

(d) Bheethi Yogya pradhAnar

(e) Preethi Yogya PradhAnar (Bhakthi paravasar)

 

The above are five different kinds of BhaagavathAs

known for one or other unique features in Bhagavath-

BhAgavatha Bhakthi.

 

Inview of these glories, ThiruppAvai has assumed

the role of a rare dhivya prabhandham .It contains

the quintessence of the meanings of the Major

Upanishads.

 

Additional information on artha panchakam concepts

and their coverage in ThiruppAvai Paasurams as well

as the deeeper meanings referred to in this

introductory posting for the first set of five

paasurams can be accessed in the 1996 Marghazhi

postings archived in the Bhakthi List under

AzhwArs/ANDAL section.Sri Venkat Iyengar's

home page on SrivilliputthUr has also valuable

additional information including beautiful

images of ANDAL and RangamannAr.Please enjoy them.

Sri Venakt Iyengar of Bharain has audio files

of the ThiruvallikkENI GjOshti headed by

Sriman M.A. VenkataKrishNan Swamy reciting

melodiously the Paasurams of ThiruppAvai in

the most traditional manner.

 

Tomorrow , adiyEn will cover the fifth Paasuram

( Maayanai Mannu Vada Mathurai Mainthanai) of

ThiruppAvai.

 

ANDAL ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

RaamAnuja Daasan Oppiliappan Koil V.SatakOpan