Recitation of Dhivya Prabhandhams...

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Dear Bhagavatas,

There are two forms of mistakes in the recitation of dhivya

prabhandhams. The one that we have been discussing is the "porut

kuRRam" (mistake in the meaning). This happens because a lot of

people don't or can't understand the meaning of what they recite.

Moreover, when they recite it as poetry with a sense of timing, they

are forced to pause at places that distort the meaning. Even this,

in some perspective, is understandable.

 

But the other form of mistake, the soR kuRRam (mistake in the

words/pronunciation) is what makes it really jarring. This is

unpardonable. On listening to such mistakes, our dear perumaaL

would squirm in his seat, unapprovingly. These mistakes can be

easily corrected. Our dear PerumaaL loves the dhivya prabhandham

recital (especially thiruvAymozhi) that he has to sit comfortably

and leisurely in order to enjoy the sweet nectar of thiruvAymozhi.

Imagine his discomfort, especially after settling himself so

comfortably and raising his expectation level, to listen to such

jarring mistakes. Even the nirankusa svAthanthran's hands are tied,

for he loves his bhakthAs so much and just patiently listens to them...

 

If we think about perumAL's discomfort just for a moment, it wouldn't

be so difficult to correct atleast the pronunciation mistakes. Let us

make an honest attempt to think about Him (after all that is the sole

purpose of the recital, right?) and make an effort to correct ourselves.

 

....sadagOpan thaN thamizh n^ool vaazha...

maNavALa mAmunigaLE, innumoru n^ooRRANdirum!

 

adiyEn

-Viji

(Vijay Triplicane)