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SrImatyaI GodayaI Nama:

 

Tommorrow is the sacred day of Thiru-Aadi -pUram .Thinking about the

utsavams and vaibhavams some thoughts crossed my mind that

i want to share with you on SrI Aandal's Vaazhi Thirunaamam

.All errors are mine alone and members may excuse me

for any misinterpretations ,and for my poor and elementary style of

writing.

 

 

 

tiruvADippUrattu jagattudittAL vAzhiyE

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The glory of this day is best summed up by the Upadesa Rathina Malai

pasuram of Svami Manavala Mamunigal

 

"periyAzhvAr peNpiLLaiyAi ANDAL piranda

tiruvADip-pUrattin SIrmai, oru nALaikku

uNDo? manamE uNarndu pAr, ANDALukku

uNDAgil oppu idaRkum uNDu."

 

Swami here uses the word Undagil

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This word literally sums up the glory of Thiruvaadipooram

 

When will there be a day comparable to Thiruvaadipooram??

Only when someone comparable to the greatness of Andal is born will

there be a day comparable to Aaadipooram

 

 

Svami Manavala Mamunigal further highlights

 

inRO Thiruvaadippooram- emakkaaga anRO inghu ANdAL avatharitthaaL-

 

Thayar SrI Andal out of her outmost compassion for us appeared on

this sacred day for helping us to escape from the afflictions of

samsaaram and direct us to the Divine Feet of emperumaan.

 

Thiruppavai Muppadhaum cheppinaal Vaazhiye

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Vedaas are in Sanskrit and very difficult to understand.So out of Compassion

Svaami Nammazhwar gave us the Tamil Marai-Dravida Vedam Thiruvaaymozhi.

 

We know from some works that In the Earlier days especially

around 12th to 15th century SrI Bhasyam and Bhagavad Vishayam Kalagshepams

were very Popular.The passage of time has resulted in a decline in our mental

faculties and abilities.In the current situation with the time constraints

and circumstances in general we find it too extensive(more than 1000 verses)

and difficult to follow thiruvaaimozhi which propounds the thathuvams of

the vedas.So it is The work of Kothai Nachiaar the paamalai

of 30 verses, the essence of Vedams that is popular today with many

Bhagavathaas attending Thiruppavai upanyaasams in many places.This nool has been

translated

into many languages and is known by a lot of people in south India.

 

 

 

 

Svami Periyavachaan pillai in the Vyakyanam for Thiruppavai has said

 

One should recite the 30 pasurams of thiruppavai

if that is not possible

recite Cirram Sirukale Pasuram

if the above is not possible

at least remember and cherish that Sri Aandal took avatharam in Srivilliputtur

on ThiruAadi pooram and blessed us with the 30 paasurams of Thiruppavai

 

periyAzhvaar peRRedutta peN piLLai vAzhiyE

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This verse highlights the yettam of Periyazhwar and Thayar.

 

It is mentioned in the puraanam

 

"Vishnuchittam munim drushtva sa pranamam karushyati"

 

On seeing Vishnuchitta muni(periyazhwar) Thayar bowed down before

periyazhwar and offered respects

 

Then Periyazhwar saw Thayar and took Thayar in his arms

 

When bHoomi piratti had to take an avatharam Emperuman decided Vishnuchittar

to be right choice under whose care he could leave Bhoomi Piratti among all

his GREAT devotees in the Kali yugam.

 

Periyazhwar one of lord's dearest devotees used to tend his garden with

extreme care and devotion.The flowers tended by Aazhwar due to his devotion

had a special fragrance which he lovingly presented to Bhagavaan.Extremely

pleased with his devotion and kaimkaryam Emperumaan presented Azhwar

with a maalai-Godai.

 

 

Thus Periyazhwar "won over the privilege" to be

the father of Thayar

 

Thayar as Azhwar's daughter is repeatedly emphasised and celebrated by our

acharyas.Thayar herself talks about the glory of Aazhwar like in the

Varanamaayiram pasuram.

 

vEyar pugazh villiputtUr kOn kodai

 

kothai daughter of PeriyAazhwar who is of

unmatched fame( Veyar pugazh villiputtur kon)

 

 

Svami Desikan Starts the Goda stuti with the line

"SrivishNuchittha kulanandana kalpavaleem"

 

Svami Manavala Mamunigal's slokam goes as

"periyAzhvAr peNpiLLaiyAi ANDAL"

 

The grace showered by Emperumaan to periAazhwar is immense

 

1)He presented Godai to Azhwaar

2)He appeared before Azhwar at Madurai

3)He made Aazhwar share the same simmasanam with Him and Thayar

 

 

Perum pudoor mAmunikku pinnAnAL vAzhiyE

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This Vaazhi Thirunamam refers SrI Aandal as being the younger sister

of Udayavar even though Swami Emperumanaar appeared at a much later

date after the Thiruavatharam of Thayar.This is related to the event

when Swami Came to Srivilliputtur after the offering

to Lord Sundararaja Perumaal at Thirumaalirumsolai .Smt Sumitra Varadarajan

had written very nicely about this Vaazhi Thirunanam few days ago.

Just would like to say that Svami came to be known as "Koyil Annan" after

this incident.Svami is popularly known as "Koyil Annan" in

Srivilliputtur.

 

 

Usually we see that in all Srivaishnava temples and Divya desams

the utsavamoorthy's are just one or two feet in front of the moolavar.

In the Aandal Temple at Srivilliputtur we see that the utsavamoorthy's

Andal Rangamannar and Garudazhwar are probably more than 15 feet in

front.This feature is due to the above incident

 

Swami Thiruvarangathu Amudhanaar in iRamaanusa noorandhadhi

16th paasuram has submitted how Swami Ramanujar always lived with

the paripoorna Thiruvarul of Thayar in his entire avatharam.

 

"arangar mouLi SuzhginRa maalaiyaic cudik koduttavaL

tol aruLaal vAzhginRa vaLLal iraamAnuSan ennum

mAmuniyE"

 

Oru nooRRu nARpattu mUnRuraittAL vAzhiyE

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This Vaazhi Thirunamam salutes the work of 143 paasurams by Thayaar-

The Nachiyaar Thirumozhi.

 

Thayar teaches us in the nool that the bliss of uninterrupted Bhagavad

anubhavam and kaimkaryam is the ultimate thing that we should strive for.

 

Svami Desikan in the Prabhandasaaram slokam on Goda devi

submits the following(concluding lines)

 

 

"nee uraittha thaiyoruthigat paa maalai

Aayapugaz nooRudanaaR patthu moonRum

AnbudanE adiyEnukku aruL sey neeyE"

 

Please bless me with the special arthams of the

paamalai of 143 versers that starts from thai oru

thingalum-Naciyaar Thirumozhi

 

 

Uyar arangaRkE kaNNi ugandu azhaittAL vAzhiyE

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Arangan

 

Lord Ranganathan who reclines majestically at Thiruvarangam

 

Uyar Arangan

 

Lord Rangarajan,the lord of all the worlds,onmnipresent,omnipotent

and omniscient,the master and controller of everything

 

Uyar aranganukke

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to the great lord himself

 

The Lord is the greatest of all,in that case can anyone else cause

or effect anything so that his greatness would be further increased??

How can it be when He is the ultimate in greatness??

uyar arangannukke kanni ugangathu alaithaal

By marrying SrI Ranganathar Sri Andal increased the glory and auspiciousness

of Sarveswaran SrI Ranganathan.

 

 

 

Just as a side think that the great lord whose lotus feet all the world

yearns for,lifted and placed Thayars feet on the grinding stone during

their Thirukkalyanam

 

 

 

MaruVaarum Thirumalli Vaazhanadu Vaazhiye

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Glory to SrI Villiputtur the bountiful land permeated by fragrance.

 

 

Thiru Malli Nadu is Srivilliputtur-The land ruled by the queen Malli

 

The reference "Malli Nadu" occurs in many places like

the thanian on Nachiyar Thiromozhi by tirukkaNNa mangai ANDAn Svaami

 

Malli Nadu Aaanda Madamayil-referring to SrI Andal who ruled Malli Nadu.

 

MaruVarum Thirumalli Vazhanadu-

 

The ever fragrant,prosperous and bountiful Land of Malli Nadu (Srivilliputtur)

Another name for for this town SrIvilliputtur is "Shenbagaaranyakshetram"

The Land of the Shenbaga forest.

 

Srimad Bhagavatham mentiones the Vrinda forest "vrinda ban"

permeated by the sweet fragrance of flowers ,so is Srivilliputtur permeated by

the sweet fragrance of the Shenbaga and other flowers of the shenbaga forest.

This forest was supposedly filled with wide variety of shrubs,plants etc.Even

today one can visit a place called shenbagathoppu at the foothills of the

western ghats around 15 kms from Srivilliputtur.I have read about The PaTTa

for the land of around 250 acres in shenbagathoppu being in the

name of Nachiyaar(Thayar).

 

The Garlands worn by Thayar are even today offered to VatapatrasayI perumaal

..The fragrance that permeates SrI villiputtur is due to the

garlands that perumaal wears after it is worn by godai.

 

 

vaN puduvai nagark kOdai malarp padangaL vAzhiyE

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Glory to the sacred lotus feet of Andaal which are always our

refuge.

 

Swami Desikan in the first slokam of Goda stuthi says

 

"Godaam ananyasarana: Saranam prapadhye"

 

For one who has no other refuge I seek you(Thayar) as my sole

refuge.

 

Vanamamalai Svami in the Tanian "Kolasuri Sangai"

for Nachiyar Thirumozhi says

 

madippuDaiya sOlaikkiLi, avaL tooya naRpAdam tuNai namakke

 

Her Sacred feet are always our refuge

 

Thayar and Perumaal will mount the thEr tommorrow morning around 4:30 am and

will bless thousands of devotees in the ThEr Let us also remember and meditate

on Thayar's sacred tiny feet covered with Kungumam ,pray that it stays in

our mind always and be the recipient of the grace and blessings of the Divya

dampathis.

 

 

I am reminded of the popular lines from the Oonjal Song rendered most

wonderfully by Sadagopa Nambi Svami during the Oonjal Sevai

 

"Aaadi Poorathil udhitha Andalum Kothaaii..

Ani Arangan Amarndhu Oonjal Aaadinalee "

 

 

SrI Aandaal Thiruvadigale Sranam

 

adiyen Ramanuja dasan

Venkat S Iyengar

 

 

 

 

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