Nappinnai: Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami's message on this subject.

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Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:

Dear Moderator,

Sri Velukkudi Krishnan swami had sent me a reply clarifying

about the name Nappinnai. I am forwarding it to Ramanuja group. Kindly

post it.

AzhvAr EmperumAnAr JIyar thiruvadigaLE sharaNam

NC Nappinnai

 

--- Velukkudi Krishnan <velukkudi wrote:

"Velukkudi Krishnan" <velukkudi

<nappinnai_nc

Nappinnai

Tue, 8 Apr 2003 08:56:25 +0530

 

Smt Nappinnai,

Nappinnai is the incarnation of Nila devi.

A surrenderer has to perform saranagati. Saranagati to Rama is

through

Sita - Sridevi. Saranagati to Varaha is through BhUdevi and

Saranagati to

Krishna is through Nila devi. This is the reason behind Andal

mentioning nappinnai in Tiruppavai and bhattar too.

Alwar mentions the three nachiars as Pon mangai- Sri devi, nila

mangai

- bhudevi, pula mangai - the consort of senses - indriyams. It is Nila

devi who keeps Bhagavan under control by her bhogam. Vedanta Desika says

in Daya satakam

- nisAmayatu mAm nIla yat bhOga patalai: druvam .... Andal,

singing nachiar tirumozhi as the daughter of perialwar - mentions about

rukmini. But singing as a gopika in tiruppavai she mentions only nappinnai.

Krishna was a kshatriya by birth - he married Rukmini according to

that. He was brought up as a vaisya - gopa - he married nappinnai according to

that.

Pramanam - nIla kulEna sadrusI khila...

Nappinnai is the brothers daughter of Yasoda. Nappinnais brother is

sudhama.

There is no explicit mention about nappinnai in Srimat Bhagavatam or

Sri Vishnu Puranam.

Three divya desams giving importance to three consorts - tiruvellarai

-

Sridevi, Srivilliputur - bhUdevi, Tirunarayur (nachiar koil) - nIla

devi.

nIla suktam also says - ghruNAhi - ghrutavai - payasvati etc

mentioning the characteristics of a gopika.

the glories of nIla and nappinnai are well explained by Putur swamy

in Sri BhU nIla sookta vyakhyanam. Kindly refer.

 

 

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