NAM PILLAI 4

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nam-piLLai

 

In the earlier postings it was seen that swAmi nampiLLai had

explained regarding adjectives, examples and real-life events. SwAmi

also explains menaings of words or terms, in two or three different

ways, whenever multiple interpretations are possible. Further, swAmi

also refers to interpretations by taimil scholars then and there.

 

One instance in the following pAsuram:

"madhuvAr thannan thuzhAiAn

mudhu vEdha mudhalvanukku,

edhuvE enpaNi ennAdhu,

adhuvE At cheiiyum EdE" 1-6-2

 

 

The preceding pAsuram -1-6-1 of thiru voi mozhi ends with the

term"purivadhuvum pugai pUvE" which means the next pAsuram -thiru voi

mozhi being thiru andhAdhi- should commence with the syllable "va"

"vA" and so on.

 

However, it is seen the next pAsuram commences with the word "madhuvAr".

 

For this Edu is reproduced here: " 'purivadhuvum pugai pUvE ' enRadhu

kEzh; idhil ' madhuvAr thannan thuzhAyAn'

enRu thodangiRru; idhu sERumpadi en enna; "pUvAgil madhuvOdE

kUdiallAdhirAmaiyAlE, sErum" enRu solluvar thamizhar.

 

Though, the words may not strictly comply with andhAdhi, the meaning

of the term 'pU' is brought forth as the beginning of the next

pAsuram. How? 'pU' meaning flower is always with the nectar-madhu.

This is being construed as the beginning of the next pAsuram linking

the chain in the andhAdhi scenario. This, swAmi nam-piLLai mentions

as being mentioned by tamil-scholars-enRu solluvar thamizhar.

 

However, swAmi nam-piLLai also spells out another interpretation.

"vadhuvAr thannan thuzhAiyAn" enRu pAdamAna pOdhu, pOrach

chErum.vadhuvai enbadhu manam; Ardhal enbadhu pUrNam; ...naRu

nARRathaiyudaiya thuzhAi enRumAm. idhu thamizhar pOrach chErum enbar.

 

If the word is understood as "vadhuvAr" the meaning would be

good-scented thuzhAi. Which is also the meaning of the last term of

the preceding pAsuram. Further, the words have been adopeted from the

final term of the preceding pAsuram -puri-vadhuvum pugai pUvE.

Hence, this being both cogent with the meaning and word of the final

term of the prevous pAsuram, this is being greatly appreiated by the

tamil-scholars.

 

This kind of multiple interpretations and referrence to tamil-scholars

is replete in Edu. In 'sonnAl virOdhamidhu' thiru voi mozhi 3-9 this

can be seen in several pAsuram-s.

 

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan