Thiruppavai: Day 10 - "nORRu cuvarkkam" Vyakhyanam written by Sri U.Ve ESB Swami.

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Humble pranam to all devotees:

 

Pasuram 10: nORRu cuvarkkam

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nORRuc cuvarkkam puguginRa ammanaay! *

maaRRamum thaaraarO vaasal thiRavaadhaar *

naaRRath thuzhaay mudi naaraayaNan * nammaal

pORRap paRai tharum puNNiyanaal * pandu oru naaL

kooRRaththin vaay veezhndha kumbakarNanum *

thORRum unakkE perunthuyil thaan thandhaanO *

aaRRa anandhal udaiyaay! arungalamE *

thERRamaay vandhu thiRavElOr embaavaay.

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Word for Word meaning **

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nORRu performing (the paavai) vow

cuvarkkam heaven (Sanskrit: svarga)

puguginra entering

ammanaay! O dear girl!

maaRRamum Even a reply

thaaraarO? shouldn't give?

vaasal doors

thiRavaadhaar those who don't open

naaRRa fragrant

thuzhaay Tulasi

mudi (bearing on his) head

naaraayaNan Narayana

nammaal by us

pORRa praised

paRai tharum gives the drum

puNNiyanaal by He who is virtue itself

paNdu oru naaL One day, long ago

kooRRaththin into Death's

vaay mouth

veezhndha fell

kumbakarNanum Kumbhakarna

thORRum having been defeated

unakkE just to you

perun^ thuyil deep sleep

thaan indeed

thandhaanO? has he given it?

aaRRa utterly

anandhal udaiyaay! one who is overcome with sleep

arum kalamE! you who are the jewel among us!

thERRamaay having understood

vandhu come

thiRa open

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

 

10. There are two addresses in the vocative case in this

pasuram - NOTRU SUVARGAM PUKUKINRA AMMANOY! and

ARUN KALAME! - both bring out the excellences of this

gopi and thereby imply the excellent characteristics

of good Sri Vaishnavas.

1. SUVARGAM here means only union with God.

Sita says,while pressing Rama to take her with

Him to the forest," If I am with you that is heaven for

me.Separation from you means hell." The girl here has

completed all her rites by surrendering to the Lord and

hence is enjoying His company.So also for a Sri Vaishnava

there remains nothing to be done by way of" Upaaya" after

accepting Him as the sole refuge(SARANAGATI).

 

2.ARUNKALAME! "Kalam" has two meanings (a) vessel and

(b) ornament; A Sri Vaishnava is the vessel to contain

His Grace.A Sri Vaishnava possesses superior ornaments in

the form of virtues;or he himself is the best ornament

embellishing the gatherings of other Sri Vaishnavas.

SUVARGA can also be broken up into SU+VARGA (SU=good

VARGA=gathering).If a man possesses all good qualities

he will be taken into the fold of Sri Vaishnavites.

(Ref to PERIYAZHWAR TIRUMOZHI 3.6.11 - Saadu kottiyul

kolla ppaduvare.)

 

 

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

 

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