Thiruppavai - Written by Sri ESB Swami - Vaiyatthu Vazhveergal

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Pasuram 2:

vaiyaththu

vaazhveergaaL naamum nampaavaikku *

ceyyum kirisaigaL kELeerO * paaRkadaluL

paiyath thuyinRa paraman adi paadi *

neyyuNNOm paaluNNOm naatkaalE neeraadi *

maiyittezhudhOm malarittu naam mudiyOm *

ceyyaadhana ceyyOm theekkuRaLai cenROdhOm *

aiyamum piccaiyum aandhanaiyum kai kaatti *

uyyumaaReNNi ugandhElOr embaavaay.

Word for Word meaning

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vaiyaththu

of the world

vaazhveergaaL O people

naamum

we

nam paavaikku for our vow, our rite

ceyyum

will do

kirisaigaL deeds

(austerities)

kELeerO

listen

paal kadaluL on the milk ocean

paiya

gently

thuyinRa

sleeps

paraman

supreme person

adi

feet

paadi

will sing

ney

clarified butter (ghee)

uNNOm

we will not eat

paal

milk

uNNOm

we will not eat

naatkaalE in the early

hours of every morning

neeraadi we will

(wake up and) take our baths

mai

collyrium (black eye makeup)

ittu ezhudhOm we will not adorn (our eyes)

with

malar

flowers

ittu naam mudiyOm we will not wear in our hair

ceyyaadhana what one shouldn't

do

ceyyOm

we will not do

thee kuRaLai(yai) bad untruths, gossip

cenRu OdhOm we will not go around

spreading

aiyamum alms

to those who don't ask (but need or deserve)

piccaiyum and alms

(bhiksha) to those who ask

aandhanaiyum liberally

kai kaatti we will give

uyyum

of sustaining ourselves

aaRu

way

eNNi

contemplating

ugandhu

happily

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=====Sri ESB Swami's writeup=============================

2. VAIYATHU VAZHVIRGAL

At her cordial

invitation a huge crowd gathered and the

wonder-struck ANDAL

exclaims,"in this ignorance-spreading

world,are there so many

interested in Emancipation!".She

proceeds to prescribe

"dos" and "don'ts"( which actually

are the SAMBHAVITA

SWABHAVA,the natural characteristics

of the Adhikari).

 

While we appear to be

performing this vow for getting

rain,in reality it is

different.She stresses the words

"NAMUM NAM

Pavaikku"- NAMUM- WE are quite different

from others; we long for

His company and firmly believe

that He alone is the

Means for achieving it. NAM Pavai-

Indrajit did a malefic

rite to put an end to Rama;but

OUR beneficent rite is

for securing Lord's and His

World's prosperity and

happiness.

 

The SriVaishnavite Code

of Conduct as prescribed by

her is as follows:

Recite the Samskrita and

Dravida Veda which sings the

glory of the Feet of the

Lord reclining on the Serpent

in the Milky Ocean,all

the while thinking about one's

Redemption.

Eschew all carnal and

even worldly desires like eating

ghee,drinking milk

etc.

Bathe early in the

morning.Don't adorn your eyes with

collyrium,or your hair

with flowers till the completion

of the vow;meaning

thereby that a SriVaishnava needs

decoration etc only when

he is in union with the Lord.

Never indulge in an act

which was not practised by our

righteous minded

ancestors.Bharata refused the kingship

though granted by his

father and permitted by Rama

on the grounds that the

tradition of Solar Kings did

not permit a younger son

to rule when the elder was

living.

A SriVaishnava should

not speak ill of others or

even think about it

(which is tantamount to reporting

it to the God inside the

heart,thereby ensuring their

fall);Sita never uttered

a word to Rama about the

ill treatment by the

Rakshasis.

He should ever be ready

to do charity and impart

knowledge about God to

all those who need it.

 

In short he should

constantly be thinking about his

upliftment and keep his

mind filled with peace and

happiness.

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