tiruvADippUrattu jagattudittAL vAzhiyE

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Srimathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Dear Sri Venkat,

Thanks for your excellent posting on the special day of Thiruvadi pooram.

Adiyen Ramanuja dasyai

Sumithra Varadarajan

 venkat iyengar wrote:

            SrImatyaI GodayaI Nama:Tommorrow is the sacred day of Thiru-Aadi

-pUram .Thinking about theutsavams and vaibhavams some thoughts crossed my mind

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

..All errors are mine alone and members may excuse mefor any misinterpretations

,and for my poor and elementary style of writing.tiruvADippUrattu jagattudittAL

vAzhiyE*****************************************The glory of this day is best

summed up by the Upadesa Rathina Malai pasuram of Svami Manavala

Mamunigal"periyAzhvAr peNpiLLaiyAi ANDAL pirandatiruvADip-pUrattin SIrmai, oru

nALaikkuuNDo? manamE uNarndu pAr, ANDALukkuuNDAgil oppu idaRkum uNDu."Swami

here uses the word Undagil                         ********This word literally

sums up the glory of  ThiruvaadipooramWhen will there be a day comparable to

Thiruvaadipooram??Only when someone comparable to the greatness of Andal is

born willthere be a day comparable to AaadipooramSvami Manavala Mamunigal

further highlightsinRO 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********************************************Vedaas are in

Sanskrit and very difficult to understand.So out of CompassionSvaami Nammazhwar

gave us the Tamil Marai-Dravida Vedam Thiruvaaymozhi.We know from some works

that In the Earlier days especiallyaround  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 ofthe vedas.So it is The work of Kothai Nachiaar the

paamalaiof 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 saidOne should recite the 30 pasurams of thiruppavai if that is

not possiblerecite Cirram Sirukale Pasuramif the above is not possibleat least

remember and cherish that Sri Aandal took avatharam in Srivilliputtur on

ThiruAadi pooram and blessed us with the 30 paasurams of

ThiruppavaiperiyAzhvaar peRRedutta peN piLLai

vAzhiyE******************************************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 respectsThen Periyazhwar saw

Thayar and took Thayar in his armsWhen 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 withextreme care and

devotion.The flowers tended by Aazhwar due to his devotion had a special

fragrance which he lovingly presented to Bhagavaan.Extremelypleased with  his

devotion and kaimkaryam Emperumaan presented Azhwarwith a maalai-Godai.Thus

Periyazhwar "won over the privilege" to bethe father of ThayarThayar as

Azhwar's daughter is repeatedly emphasised and celebrated by ouracharyas.Thayar

herself talks about  the glory of Aazhwar like in theVaranamaayiram

pasuram.vEyar pugazh villiputtUr kOn kodaikothai daughter of  PeriyAazhwar who

is ofunmatched 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 immense1)He presented Godai to Azhwaar2)He

appeared before Azhwar at Madurai3)He made Aazhwar share the same simmasanam

with Him and ThayarPerum pudoor mAmunikku pinnAnAL

vAzhiyE***************************************This Vaazhi Thirunamam refers SrI

Aandal as being the younger sisterof Udayavar even though Swami Emperumanaar

appeared at a much laterdate after the Thiruavatharam of Thayar.This is related

to the eventwhen Swami Came to Srivilliputtur after the offering to Lord

Sundararaja Perumaal at Thirumaalirumsolai .Smt Sumitra Varadarajanhad written

very nicely about this Vaazhi Thirunanam few days ago.Just would like to say

that Svami came to be known as "Koyil Annan" afterthis incident.Svami is

popularly known as "Koyil Annan" in Srivilliputtur.      Usually we see that in

all Srivaishnava temples and Divya desamsthe utsavamoorthy's are just one or two

feet in front of the moolavar.In the Aandal Temple at Srivilliputtur we see that

the utsavamoorthy'sAndal Rangamannar and Garudazhwar are probably more than 15

feet infront.This feature is due to the above incidentSwami Thiruvarangathu

Amudhanaar in iRamaanusa noorandhadhi 16th paasuram has submitted how Swami

Ramanujar  always lived  withthe paripoorna Thiruvarul of Thayar in his entire

avatharam."arangar mouLi SuzhginRa maalaiyaic cudik koduttavaL  tol aruLaal

vAzhginRa vaLLal iraamAnuSan ennummAmuniyE"Oru nooRRu nARpattu mUnRuraittAL

vAzhiyE*****************************************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 devisubmits the following(concluding lines)"nee

uraittha thaiyoruthigat paa maalaiAayapugaz nooRudanaaR patthu moonRumAnbudanE

adiyEnukku aruL sey neeyE"Please bless me with the special arthams of the

paamalai of 143 versers that starts from thai oru thingalum-Naciyaar

ThirumozhiUyar arangaRkE kaNNi ugandu azhaittAL

vAzhiyE*************************************************AranganLord Ranganathan

who reclines majestically at ThiruvarangamUyar AranganLord Rangarajan,the lord

of all the worlds,onmnipresent,omnipotentand omniscient,the master and

controller of everythingUyar aranganukke            ****to the great lord

himselfThe Lord is the greatest of all,in that case can anyone else causeor

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

alaithaalBy marrying SrI Ranganathar Sri Andal increased the glory and

auspiciousnessof Sarveswaran SrI Ranganathan.Just as a side think that the

great lord whose lotus feet all the worldyearns for,lifted and placed Thayars

feet on the grinding stone duringtheir ThirukkalyanamMaruVaarum Thirumalli

Vaazhanadu Vaazhiye******************************************Glory to SrI

Villiputtur the bountiful land permeated by fragrance.Thiru Malli Nadu is

Srivilliputtur-The land ruled by the queen MalliThe reference "Malli Nadu"

occurs in many places likethe thanian on Nachiyar Thiromozhi by tirukkaNNa

mangai ANDAn SvaamiMalli 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

thegarlands that perumaal wears after it is worn by godai.vaN puduvai nagark

kOdai malarp padangaL

vAzhiyE************************************************Glory to the sacred

lotus feet of Andaal which are always ourrefuge.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 solerefuge.Vanamamalai Svami in

the Tanian "Kolasuri Sangai"for Nachiyar Thirumozhi saysmadippuDaiya

sOlaikkiLi, avaL tooya naRpAdam tuNai namakkeHer Sacred feet are always our

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

andwill 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

inour 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

mostwonderfully by Sadagopa Nambi Svami during the Oonjal Sevai"Aaadi Poorathil

udhitha Andalum Kothaaii..Ani Arangan Amarndhu Oonjal Aaadinalee "SrI Aandaal

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

Dear BhAgavatas,

 

Something caught my attention in the beautiful posting by

Sri Venkat Iyengar, which I had missed in the past.

 

--- venkat iyengar <vsiyengar wrote:

>

> Thiruppavai Muppadhaum cheppinaal Vaazhiye

> **********

 

Note the use of the "um" in the muppathum word. Why was

this included? One would expect the phrase would go

 

thiruppavai muppathu seppinAL vAzhiyE

 

along the lines of

 

oru nURRu nArpaththi mUnRu (uraiththAL vAzhiyE).

 

where there is no "um" added to the mUnRu.

 

 

I think the reason is that the thirty songs of thiruppavai

are complete in all respects in what they set out to teach

us. That is, it is no more than 30 and no less than 30

(no wonder, our acharyas declare that "kOdhai thamizh

aiainthum ainthum aRiyAtha mAnidarai vaiyam sumappathum

vambu"). The thirty together are the essence of all the

Vedas. The same cannot be said of the 143 verses of

Nacchiyar Thirumozhi.

 

 

An interesting point here is the verse

 

vEdham anaiththukkum viththAgum

 

Now, we all know the seed ("viththu") comes ahead of the

tree. So, how come Thiruppavai, which was definitely

after the Vedas, come to be declared as the seed of the

Vedas?

Again, I think that the fact that the contents of the

entire Vedas, which took even Swami Nammazhvar, 1000+

verses to condense, was squeezed into a mere thirty by

our divine mother Sri Goda. That is why, it must have

been declared as the seed - since it is so compact and

contains everything.

 

I look forward to corrections to my above ramblings. More

importantly it would be great if someone could post our

pUrvacharya vyakhyanams of these two phrases.

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

TCA Venkatesan

http://www.acharya.org

 

 

 

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