ThiruppAvaiyum vaiNavamum 17

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vinnOar perumAn

 

The sixth pAsuram to Fifteenth pAsuram sees ANDAL waking up the fellow srEvaishNavites. The sixteenth pAsuram shows the reverence to those who take care of the ThriuvAsal-The ThiruvAsal mudhaligaL. The next pAsuram depicts regard to Sri NandhaGopar, Sri BalarAmar and YasOdhap pirATTi.

 

Sri Nam AzvAr postulates the method of approaching the Lord.'vEdham vallArgaLaik koNDu vinnOAr perumAn thiruppAdham paNindhu'

 

Who is vEdham vallAr?Those who have realised that He is the means and the end. The ten pAsuram-s (6-15) dedicated for this purpose is symbolic of gathering all the womenfolk in that divine place.

 

That covers the term 'vEdham vallArgaL'

 

Coming to vinnoAr perumAn. Who are vinnOAr? Those who are closely associated with Him.

 

Sri NandhagOpar, YashOdhap pirATTi, Sri BalarAmar are all closely associated.

 

Thus in the ThiruppAvai 17th pAsuram 'ambaramEa' the vinnOar perumAn -vinnOar is covered by Sri ANDAL. After all she also comes in the clan of those who follow the methods meticulosuly -muRai thappAmal Asrayithal.

 

The ARAyirappadi highlights all these aspects.

 

'vEadham vallArgaL' enRavidathil GuruparambarAyai ninaithu kEzhpathu pATTalum anustithArgaL.'viNNOAr perumAn' nil viNNoArAgiRavargaL dhvAra-palagargaL thodakkAmAga-dhivyamagishigaL ERaga vuLLavargaLiREA.

 

While approaching EmperumAn, Those who are with conviction that EmperumAn is means and the end are taken along. This is follwed from the 6th pAsuram to 15th pAsuram.

Who is EmperumAn. He is 'viNNOar perumAn? Who are viNNoar.

 

Here the dhvara-pAlagargaL, Sri NandhagOpar, YasOdhAp pirATTi, Sri BalarAmar are viNNoar.

While dvAra pAlargaL have been revered in the 'nAyakanAi'pasuram

others are being revered in the 'ambaramEA' pAsuram. (ThiruppAvai 17)

 

vEdham vallArgaLaik koNdu viNNOAr perumAn ThriuppAdham paNindhu

 

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