Thiruppavai: Day 8 - "keezh vaanam " Vyakhyanam written by Sri U.Ve ESB Swami.

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Pasuram 8: keezh vaanam

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keezh vaanam veLLenRu erumai siRu veedu *

mEyvaan parandhana kaaN mikkuLLa piLLaigaLum *

pOvaan pOginRaarai(p) pOgaamal kaaththu * unnai(k)

koovuvaan vandhu ninROm * kOdhugalam udaiya

paavaay ezhundhiraay paadi(p) paRai kondu *

maavaay piLandhaanai mallarai maattiya *

dhEvaadhi dhEvanai(ch) chenRu naam sEviththaal *

aavaavenRu aaraayndhu aruL ElOr em paavaay!

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Word for Word meaning **

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keezh vaanam eastern sky

veL brightening

erumai buffaloes

siRu veedu let go for a short time

(buffaloes and cows are let go to graze

for a short time in the morning before

they are milked)

 

mEyvaan to graze

parandhana spread

kaaN look

mikkuLLa those who are remaining

piLLaigaLum girls

 

povaan those who want to go

pOginRaarai who are going

pOgaamal without going

kaaththu waiting

 

unnai you

koovuvaan to call

vandhu have come

ninROm we are standing

 

kOdhugalam happy

udaiya with

paavaay O girl!

ezhundhiraay get up!

paadi sing

paRai kondu to get the drum

 

maavaay big mouth

piLandhaanai he who split

mallarai wrestlers

maattiya vanquished

 

dhEvaadhi dhEva God of gods

chenRu having gone

naam we

sEviththaal if we serve, worship

 

aavaavenRu with great compassion, concern

("aa aa" enRu) (saying "Ah, ah!")

 

aaraayndhu having looked into

aruL grace

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===Sri U.Ve ESB Swami's write up Starts here======

 

8. keezh vaanam

 

Here a girl who is Krishna's particular sweetheart is

being woken up.She can be compared to NAMMAZHWAR (Krishna-

trishna tatvam) the very embodiment of deep devotion to

Sri Krishna.Her company is certain to accomplish their

desire. KOTHUGALAMUDAYA PAVAAI! is a most beautiful form

of address.

 

"The horizon has become bright.Get up." say the girls.

But she astonishes them by replying,"It is the lustre

from your moon-like faces which has brightened the

Eastern quarter.The day is yet to dawn."

 

The second sign of daybreak mentioned in this stanza

indicates that Andal has indeed been transformed into

a gopi - "The buffaloes are fast dispersing in the

fields searching for the tender green grass with the

dew drops of dawn clinging to them.If we delay, Krishna

would have followed them into the forest and our purpose

would be lost." This statement could not have come out of

the lips of anyone other than a true cowherdess.So Andal

has totally identified herself with a gopi,living with

the cowherds and taking part in all their daily chores.

 

Her father Sri Vishnuchitta was a learned Vedic authority

and had even written a rule book for conducting sacrifices

called Kalpa Sutra.He too assumed the role of Yasoda to the

extent of participating in every childish activity of

Krishna.For this his daughter affectionately calls him,

"Bhogattil Vazhuvada Puduvayarkon"(one who has not missed

a single opportunity to enjoy Krishna).Now his daughter

does the same.

 

The conclusion is this: Only that caste is desirable,which

is congenial for the enjoyment of God and which is calculated

to bring down His Grace on us.SRI LOKA DESIKA says in SRI

VACHANA BHUSHANAM,"Periyazhvarum Tirumagalarum Gopa Janmattai

Asthanam Panninargal."

 

=====Sri U.Ve ESB Swami's write up ends here=========

 

** Word for word meaning by Sri Mani Varadarajan (CA, USA)

 

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