Thiruppavai - Written by Sri ESB Swami - Margazhi ThingaL

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maargazhi thingaL madhi niRaindha nannaaLaal*

neeraadap pOdhuveer pOdhuminO nErizhaiyeer*

seer malgum aayppaadi selva chiRumeergaaL*

koorvEl kodundhozhilan nandhagOpan kumaran*

Eraarndha kaNNi yasOdhai iLam singam*

kaar mEni cengaN kadhir madhiyam pOl mugaththaan*

naaraayaNanE namakkE paRai tharuvaan*

paarOr pugazhap padindhElOr

empaavaay (1)

Word for Word meaning

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maargazhi

thingaL the month of maargazhi (december-january)

madhi niRaindha full moon

nal naaL

auspicious day

neeraada to

bathe

pOdhuveer those of

you who desire to go

pOdhumino let us

go

nEr izhaiyeer you who are adorned with

jewels

seer

wealth, glory

malgum

full of

aaypaadi

Brindavana (where cowherds live)

celva

prosperous

ciRumeergaaL O young girls

koor vEl

sharp spear

kodun thozhilan cruel deed (to those who harm

Krishna)

nandagOpan Nandagopala,

Krishna's father and

chief of the cowherds

kumaran

son

Eraarndha kaNNi eyes full of beauty

yasOdhai

Yashoda, Krishna's mother

iLam singam lion cub

kaar mEni with a

body that is dark

cen kaN

red eyes

kadhir

sun

madhiyam

moon

pOl

like

mugaththaan with a face

naaraayaNanE Narayana himself

namakkE

to us, indeed

paRai

the drum

tharuvaan will give

paarOr

(so that) the people of the world

pugazha

will celebrate, praise

padindhu

follow, get involved (in our nonbu)

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=====Sri ESB Swami's

writeup=============================

1. MARGAZHI THINGAL

The first stanza which states

the central premise to be

elaborated in the rest of the

poem contains the

following ideas:

1.Andal praises the day

(NANNAL)that has appeared of

its own accord for the

observance of the vow.What it

means is that for a soul,that

day is the Good Day when

he understands all about

himself and God and their

mutual relationship of Lord

and Servant which is stated

in the Tirumantram.

2.The fruit in getting one's

body is for serving the

Lord here and hereafter

(NEERADA PODUVIR)

3.All those who have a longing

for the service of the

Lord are qualified to join

her.(PODUVIR PODUMINO)

4.She speaks of the radiance

that attended on the face

of her companions on hearing

her requisition.(MADI

NIRAINDA ;the moon is not in

the sky alone!)

5.The prosperity of Gokula

consists of Sri Krishna's

amiable pranks in stealing

butter and girls; i.e.,the

wealth of a Sri Vaishnava

consists of his intoxicating

love for and enjoyment of

Lord's company.

6.Nandagopa's vigilance in

guarding Krishna with his

very sharp spear in hand

symbolises the "ASTHANE

BHAYA-SANKA" and

"MANGALASASANA-PARATA" which

characterises a

SriVaishnava.

7.Yasoda's over-indulgence of

Krishna is responsible

for all his pranks and

misbehaviour towards the young

gopis.

8.SrimanNarayana is the SOLE

MEANS of attaining His Feet.

This strikes the keynote of

the Song Divine-THIRUPPAVAI.

NARAYANANE (Upaya Swarupam)

NAMAKKE (Adhikari Swarupam)

PARAI (Phala Swarupam)

TARUVAN.The safest means of securing

Him is not Karma yoga etc but

His Grace only.

That is the sum and substance

of this verse.

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