Nappinnai

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Dear bhagavathas,

 

I chanced upon this blog page on nappinai, while browsing the net to

get details on nappinnai.

 

http://vamsadhara.blogspot.com/2005/12/dear-jayasree-saranathan-avargal-as-i.htm\

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It seems Nappinnai has been part of folk-lore during Silappadhikaram

times and the write-up also gives details on how Nappinnai is

considered to be none other than Radha.

 

dasan,

Manivannan

 

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[Co-moderator note]

 

Refer below extract from an article written by sri P Dileepan swami appeared ten

years ago in bhakti list for the same discussion:

 

According to the story line, cow-girls gather around

NandhagOpan's palace and ask to be let in. Upon

entering the palace, they ask Nappinnai to open the doors

of the inner chamber (kadai thiRavvay) and allow them

to sing her husband's praise. The actual phrase is

" pandhaar viralee! un maiththunan pEr paada " , note the

" YOUR husband " .

 

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Next, they urge Nappinnai to awaken the Lord. They

fear that Nappinnai would never let the Lord be

awakened. The phrase here is, " nee un maNaaLanai, "

i.e., " YOU will not let YOUR husband be awakened.

 

These clearly show that the identity of Nappinnai is

distinct from that of the group of cow-girls to which

presumably ANdaaL belongs.

 

In any case the clincher is the fact that the name Pinnai

in Thamizh literature precedes ANdaaL's time.

PEyaazhvaar, who clearly precedes ANdaaL says,

" pinnaikkaay muRRal muriyERRin mun ninRu. "

Aazhvaar is citing the thamizh legend of Kannan

overpowering seven bulls for the sake of nappinnai's

hand. Further, the name nappinnai is used in

Chilappathikaaram and I understand even in some older

texts like Paripaadal.

 

 

The archives can be found in:

 

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/may95/0035.html

Trust this helps

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan madhavakkannan