Guest guest Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Students of Tamizh literature and culture say that one of the oldest concepts of the Goddess as a consort to ThirumAl is Nappinai. As earlier postings confirm, Nappinai was the daugther of a local Tamizh chieftain who proclaimed that his daughter would be the bride of the man who could conquer seven wild bulls. Our Beloved Kannan (who is called in ancient Tamizh as MayOn, was the only strong enough and, perhaps, patient enough to tame the seven bulls, and hence the beautiful bride Pinnai became His. Interestingly, Nappinai had no knowledge or interest in this cowherd boy; she merely agreed to marry whomever her father chose fit. Some AchAryas say that this is an indication of the Lord's Grace Being Bestowed upon every one, even to those who are at first disinterested in Him. Very little about this Goddess is mentioned of Her in later stories, but it is made clear that She is the Krpa of the Lord, just as we regard thAyAr today. adiyEn Mohan On 7 Jan 2008 15:47:33 -0000, wrote: > , " anuradha_ren " <anuradha_ren > wrote: > > > > Sri: > > SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha > > > > Dear Swamin, > > Please accept my humble pranams. > > > > Undhu madhakalitran, odhaadha thol valiyan > > Nandagopalan marumagale! Nappinnai! > > > > I would like to know who is this napinnai referred in the above pasuram. > > > > Thanking you, > > Vasaka Dosha Shandavyaha > > AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE saraNam > > Namo narayana > > Adiyen > > Anuradha Vijayanand. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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