NambiBimbi?-Unique Thoughts of PeriyazvAr 8 B

March 26, 2008

Nambi-PimbiIn local parlance people name their wards either famous locally or just or name it to popular figures of the contemporary period.Here nambi refers to a popular figure or a wealthy person. Pimbi refers to the straight opposite oneIf it is a famous or wealthy one, it will fade after some time as it is due to kArmic effect. That is why AzvAr says 'nAlu nALil azhungip pOme' So whether it is welathy one or otherwise, it makes no difference.The the first nambi is in the context of mortals.AzvAr recommends to name their children with respect to EmperumAn's name and this is their wealth.and thereafter they possess the real wealth and so AzvAr addresses them as'nambikAL' -owners of real wealth.The text of mAmunikaL vyAkyAnam goes as followsadhAvadhu thirunamam sonnavarkku sahala sampathum vuNdAmpaDiThose who chant His Divine name possess all the wealth and they become'NambikAL'.

From the annals of VisathvAk sigAmani Sri ManavALa mAmunikaL

Sri PeriyAzvAr ThriuvadigaLEA charaNam

Hope this is clear.

dasan

vanamamalai padmanabhan

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adiyenraghu

ramanuja

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 8:51 AM

[sri ramanuja] NambiBimbi?

In Periyazhwar Thirumozhi, Aaraam Thirumozhi, KasunGaRaiyudai, inwhich Periyazhwar advices people to name their kids with ParamaPurushan's nAmams, the 8th Paasuram is:NambiBimbi endru Naattu Maanidap PerittAlNambumPimbumellAm nAlu nALil azhungip pOmSemperunThAmaraik Kannan pErittazhaiththakkAlNambikAl! NAranan tham annai naragam pugAL.(sorry if adiyen has made any mistakes above).Please enlighten as to what Periyazhwar means by the first word'NambiBimbi'.(It is interesting that in the last line he addresses us as'NambikAl!', with the combination of the first word of the paasuramwhere he seems to say something else.)