Thiruppavai: Day 27 - "koodaarai vellum"

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Humble pranam to all

devotees:

Happy Koodarai Vellum Seer - Today,

Pasuram 27:

koodaarai

vellum

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koodaarai

vellum seer gOvindhaa * undhannai

paadi paRai kondu yaam peRum sammaanam *

naadu pugazhum parisinaal nanRaaga *

choodagamE thOL vaLaiyE thOdE sevip poovE *

paadagamE enRanaiya palagalanum yaam aNivOm *

aadai uduppOm adhan pinnE paaR chORu *

mooda ney peydhu muzhangai vazhi vaara *

koodi irundhu kuLirndhElOr embaavaay.

=====Sri U.Ve ESB

Swami's write up starts =========

===== Vyakhyanam written by Sri U.Ve ESB Swami.=====

KOODAAARAI VELLUM SEER

Sri Krishna,after hearing their list

of articles needed for

the vow said- "O girls! If

there is a God equal to Me then you

may find a conch equal to my

Paanchajanya.You have asked

for 'many conches'I can give the

conch blown at the temple

PULLARAYAN KOIL you mentioned in

St.6,and the one I used

to blow to bring back the cattle

from grazing and my

Paanchajanya.

"As regards PARAI - I can give

the kettle drum JAAMBAVAAN

beat when I measured the whole

universe; and the huge drum

beaten to celebrate my victory at

Lanka;and the big one I

tie to my waist to attract all girls

to my dance of the

pots (Kudakkoottu).

" PALLAANDU ISAIPPAAR - are

your father Sri Vishnuchittar

and Sri Nammaazhwaar.

" KOLAVILAKKU - is Nappinnai;

KODI - Garuda;and VITAANAM

(canopy) is Ananta.Are you satisfied

? Now you may go."

 

Gopis - "These are for the

observance of our vow.But

after the vow we have to receive

certain honours.They

are exclusively for us.You have to

give them to all

to us."

 

This is the prayer of ANDAL in this

paasuram;the inner

meaning being MUKTA BHOGA - the

delivered soul's

enjoyment in the Lord's company at

Sri Vaikuntha.

Incidentally Andal leaves a message

for posterity.The

Lord can punish a soul for a wrong

only if the the soul

is not prepared to take refuge unto

Him i.e., only as

long the soul is bent on protecting

himself by himself.

The moment he accepts His

protection, the Lord cannot

punish him for his sins.This is the

means to secure a

victory over him.This is the inner

meaning of the first

line KOODAARAI VELLUM SEER.For ex:

1)Parasurama,instead

of confronting Rama with a bow and

losing,could have

come with clasped hands,and

won.This,perhaps he was not

aware of. 2) Ravana was allowed by

Rama to get back to

his palace when he had lost

everything and stood there

unable to defend himself.He came

back the next day fully

furnished with with chariot and

weapons,and lost his

life.Had he come without weapons he

could have conquered

Rama.Gopis won Him over by their

humble submission to

Him.

 

The ornaments referred to in this

stanza are ornaments

not only for the body but the soul

also.The food (SORU)

is the Lord; ghee and milk are His

virtues (KALYANAGUNA).

MUKTA BHOGA is the quintescence of

this stanza.

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

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