Guest guest Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha // SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha // SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/ SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya// KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: / SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm// ========================================================== SRI RANGA SRI VOL.07 / ISSUE # 12 dated 21st December 2005 ========================================================== IN THIS ISSUE: 1. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 6: PULLUM SILAMBINA KAANN (ANBIL RAMASWAMY) 2. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 6: PULLUM SILAMBINA KAANN ENGLISH VERSE TRANSLATION (MS. SHOBA RAMASWAMY) ============================================================== ISSUES RELEASED So far, 188 Regular issues of SRS have been released apart from Special Issues: 27 Issues of Vol. 1 15 Issues of Vol. 2 42 Issues of Vol. 3 35 Issues of Vol. 4 28 Issues of Vol. 5 30 Issues of Vol. 6 and 11 Issues of Vol. 7 ============================================================== xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================== 1. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 6: PULLUM SILAMBINA KAANN (ANBIL RAMASWAMY) ----------------------------- Tiruppavai 06 puLLum silambina kaaN puLLum silambina kaaN puLLaraiyan kOyilil * veLLai viLisangin pEraravam kEttilaiyO * piLLaay ezhundhiraay pEy mulai nancundu * kaLLac cakatam kalakkazhiyak kaalOcci * veLLaththaravil thuyilamarndha viththinai * uLLaththuk kondu munivargaLum yOgigaLum * meLLa ezhundhu "ari" enRa pEraravam * uLLam pugundhu kuLindhElOr embaavaay. ------------------------------- This Paasuram is considered to be a “Bhaagavata TiruppaLLi Ezhuchi”. Why call all Bhagavatas when one could enjoy KrishNa all alone? • It is because: “Ekam na svaadu Bhunjeeta”- Good things should not be enjoyed alone like crane eating fish. The crows invite all their peers whenever they have something to share in eating. • In enjoying KrishNa anubhavam, we should be like crows, not cranes! • In Srimad RamayaNa, Bharata makes a solemn assertion in his “Pratigjna” that he would go to the hells reserved for one who enjoys tasty things all alone without sharing with others, if he were instrumental in Sri Rama’s banishment. • Also, the gOpis are so broad minded as to share the anubhavam with “like minded” peers. • Like VibheeshaNa when he surrendered to Sri Rama, he appealed to the Vaanaras “nivEdaya maam kshipram”, it is through “purushaakaaram” that one should approach the Lord. • We see this in the case of Sri Alavandaar who prayed for the grace of the Lord to accept him, by invoking the name of his grandfather, Sri NaathamunigaL. “pitaamaham naathEna muninaa” • It shows that “Purushaakaaram” (the mediation of an Achaarya) is necessary. -- puLLum: the birds too This Paasuram is said to be the “wake up call” for a gOpikai who is like her father and Achaarya, Periya AzhwAr. How? • The word “puLL’ means “bird”. Periya AzhwAr was the incarnation of “GaruDa”, the “big bird”. • “PuLLaraiyan kOvil” that follows is also said to refer to the temple of “GaruDaazhwar”. By this, she first offers her obeisance to her Achaarya before all the others. It is also said that the word “puLL’ refers to the earliest Avataara of the Lord namely, “Hamsa Avataara”. • The suffix “um”: Not only us, but even the birds also (Uttamur Swami Nirvaham) silambina: Chirping: • Humans may have so many other faculties that animals and birds do not possess. But, they have a different kind of sixth sense by which they can presage the onset of seasons and onslaught of natural calamities. We saw how animals retired to safer places and escaped destruction, when the Tsunami struck the Indian Ocean! So, the birds have sensed the dawn of dawn and started chirping. • They seem to say that even the birds that have nothing to do with the Nonbu have woken up so early. But, you seem to be blissfully unaware that you are committed to observe this Nonbu! kaaN look! The sleeping beauty says that due to the noise made by them the birds woke up not because of the dawn. For that, they give further evidence for her to see! puL araiyan: the king of the birds (GaruDa, Lord Vishnu's vehicle) kOyilil: in (GaruDa’s) palace • In Svapadesam, Koil is said to refer to Tirumantram • When it is said that God is everywhere, why should we go to temple? Answer: When we know that electric power is everywhere, we do not experience it until we turn on the switch. Temple is like this switch in our realization of spirituality. VeLLai: white- denotes purity and auspiciousness, SattvaguNa viLi sangin: calling of the conch; • This is a special conch that gives out loud sounds. • GaruDa dwani is auspicious. • Also reveals Andal’s partiality for the Sangu pEr aravam: great noise: The temple bell’s sound is louder than Lord’s Paanchajanya! KEttilaiyO: Didn't you hear? We are sEshas and the Lord is THE Seshi PiLLaay: Oh! Girl! Denotes a novice, a childish, and one who had not yet realized piLLaithanam. Also means “guileless” ezhundhiraay get up! pEy: demon • Pootana, the female rAkshasi sent by Kamsa to kill the baby Krishna by having him drink from her poisoned breasts • She was the sister of Bhakaasura Mulai: breast; • In Svapadesam, they represent “Buddhi” and “ahamkaaram” nancu undu: ate poison • KrishNa closed his eyes while drinking lest his Kataaksham should spare Pootana! • Also, he drank milk with her life as sugar for taste! cf: Siva’s drinking poison. • NilakanTa did NOT drink poison. It stopped at the throat earning him the sobriquet “NeelakaNTa”. But, who actually drank that poison? It was Narayana who drank making him a vessel to drink with. Authority: Rig Veda Mantram: “kEsu vishasya [paatrENa yath RudrEna pibataa Sa:” • If we mediate on KrishNa’s stanya paanam, we will not be born again to do stanya paanam! kaLLa evil cakatam: SakaTAsura (lit. wheel), • An Asura who came in the form of a cart to kill Krishna; • SakaTam represents ‘ManOratam” and “manas” is said to be a thief “stEna mana:” • If the wheels go in undesirable path, it will lead us to undesirable ends. kalakku azhiya destroy kaal feet Occi kicked veLLaththu aravil: in the waters (the milk ocean) on the snake Why VeLLam? • In Malayalam, it means water. • Here it indicates that the Lord was lying not on the shores but in the midst of the deep sea. • Paar kaDal is like Baala aalayam and this world is His Mahaa aalayam. After the Lord moves to Mahaa aalayam, the Baala aalayam loses its value! thuyil amarndha: asleep, resting, seated Why rest? • After the Pootana and Sakatasura episodes, He retired to his bed! • Also, there will be no such disturbances in the milky ocean. So, He could take rest. • This is to show that in this reclining posture that He killed both Pootana and Sakata asura and now resting at Paar kaDal. • Did He really sleep? He was doing Yoga nidra Viththinai: the cause, seed (of the universe). • Farmers used to soak seeds before planting. • He soaked Himself in Paar kaDal before starting His next exploit! uLLaththu in the heart kondu keeping munivargaLum: sages, those who think about the Lord all the time (Sanskrit: mounam) Those who meditate (Jnaana yOga) yOgigaLum: ascetics, those adept in performing karma (karmayoga) meLLa ezhundhu: getting up gently • Pregnant ladies are advised to get up gently. • The Lord is in the heart • PradakshiNam should be done only slowly, not in a hurry. • Prahlaada when he was rolled down from the mountaintop was concerned about the safety of the Lord and sang “HaryashTakam” “hridayEnodvaham Harim” ari Hari, a name of Lord Vishnu enRa saying pEr aravam: great noise: • When 5 lakhs Gopis recite the name of Hari in chorus, it can only be loud and clear! • “calling names”, this? uLLam our hearts pugundhu kuLirndhu: entering cool. • Cold enters through ears and the underside of feet. That is why we wear earmuffs and socks to keep our body warm. • But, this sound not only enters the ears but also the heart itself. - In this Paasuram: Vithu: Param, VeLlatharavil: Vyuham, Kaaloachi; Vibhavam ULLathukkoNDu: haardam, Antaryaami and PuLLaraiyan Koil: Archa A question might arise as to how she can wake up Azhwars who came after her lifetime? The answer is that – • She was the incarnation of Mother Earth (Bhoodevi) • Her BhOga rasam of the Lord was more intense and natural than that of the other Azhwars • She was a Sarvagjnai (all knowing) -- To Continue ================================================================== xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ================================================================== 2. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 6: PULLUM SILAMBINA KAANN ENGLISH VERSE TRANSLATION (MS. SHOBA RAMASWAMY) ------------------------- Lo! The birds chatter And the white temple conch Of the Lord of the birds Sounds its might! Hear, Child! Arise! The One who Suckled the life of the fiend, And kicked the scheming cart-demon To destruction, He, who reclines in sleep, On the water-bound snake, Is the cause, the Seed, Which placing in their hearts, The Saints and Seers, Raise the calm and great Chant of Hari! Let it reverberate in yours And bring joy, Oh! My Maidens!” ------------------ To Continue ================================================================= xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ================================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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