Thiruppavai - 14th verse- ungaL puzhakkdai thOttatthu vaaviyuL... - sankodu chakkaram yEndhum thadakkaiyan, pankayakkaNNan

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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest all,

 

Let us continue to enjoy the wonderful commentary of His Holiness Srimath

Paravakkottai Andavan of Sri Poundarikapuram Swami ashramam, Srirangam –

translated into English by Sri CG Balaji Swami. Now is the 14th verse

 

uNGkaL puzhaikkataith thOttaththu vaaviyuL *

ceNGkazhunIr vaay nekizhn^thu aampal vaay kUmpina kaaN *

ceNGkal potikkUrai veNpal thavaththavar *

thaNGkaL thirukkOyil caNGkituvaan pOthan^thaar *

eNGkaLai munnam ezhuppuvaan vaaypEcum *

naNGkaay ezhun^thiraay naaNaathaay naavutaiyaay *

caNGkOtu cakkaram En^thum thatakkaiyan *

paNGkayak kaNNaanaip paatu ElOr empaavaay. 14.

 

The young womenfolk of Ayirpadi had decided to observe the

ritual nombu for the well being of the entire community. The lady

in this house had agreed to join the ensemble early in the morning

and had taken up the responsibility of waking up the rest of the

group. But she sleeps tight having forgotten the same. Andal and

her maids try to awaken this friend of theirs in this verse. They say,

" Oh dear friend, flowers like lotus and senkazhuneer bloom in

splendor at day-break under the rays of the rising sun. Flowers like

Aambal (night queen) bloom while the moon is in rise and remain

so until daybreak. While on our way, we have seen the bloom of

senkazhuneer and the droop of the Aambal into a bud. You may

see the same among the flowers store too. " Thus did they try to

wake her up giving here all the signs of dawn. Andal continued

saying " You might accuse me of manually flowering the beautiful

bud. Let me give you a more satisfactory elucidation " .

 

" Are you not able to hear the rhythm of the conch that is

being blown from the temple, by the populace, who have freshened

up themselves into a neat holy attire after having spent an

enchanting night relishing on beetle leaves and nuts? It is also the

time now for preceptors of the monastic order to take the holy bath,

perform their penances, their ordained duties and the worship of

the Lord. Wake up now immediately and join us "

 

These pleas also went unheard. With an air of indignation,

Andal continues, " Oh friend, well. You told us yesterday to be ready

to go to the Yamuna early in the morning and that it would be your

responsibility to wake up all those who would still be asleep. It is

indeed a noble virtue to do, what one speaks. But it is acceptably a

difficult virtue too. It is easy for everyone to make statements. It

has come true in your case that people do not do what they

promise to. You have spent devoted loving moments with our

Kannan. It would therefore not befit you to be a liar " .

 

" Since you have been very intimate to Kannan and you have

been privileged to receive him and his glories completely in your

heart, we are determined not to go to the nombu ritual without you.

Kannan would come only if you do so. Arise therefore and quench

us off our cravings for Kannan " said they. These pleas went with

the wind as before Continuing with indignation, they said " We are

not ashamed of you for having wronged on your word. Do not

question the fact that when so many of us are going, what is your

necessity there. You are privileged with the most wonderful art of

speech. Just as how Sri Rama was enthralled with Hanuman's

words in his very first meeting, so will Kannan fall to your words

like pearls. We request you therefore to help us in uplifting

ourselves by singing the glories of Kannan, who dwells in the love

filled heart of yours and who captivates us by his divine semblance

adorning the conch and the discus and who enthralls us with his

beautiful eyes that are like the lotus in full bloom and whose eye

lashes are drawn long and neat " Having listened to these words, the

damsel immediately rushed out from her house to join the

ensemble to Yamuna.

 

The preceptors who are well-versed in the shastras, who are

blessed with the wealth of erudition, who are endowed with

auspicious virtues, who behold inherent virtues like compassion

and who have won over the faculties, impart to the subjects of the

Lord, the ways and means to emancipate from the cycle of

transmigrating samsara and to attain the eternal bliss of beatitude

 

Andal ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan