ThiruppAvai- verse 1

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest all,

 

Let us enjoy the first verse of ThiruppAvai...

 

maargazhith thingaL madhi niRaindha nannaaLaal *

neeraadap pOdhuveer pOdhuminO nErizhaiyeer *

seer malgum aayppaadic celvac ciRumeergaaL *

koorvER kodunthozhilan nandhagOpan kumaran *

Eraarndha kaNNi yasOdhai iLaNYsingam *

kaar mEnic cengaN kadhir madhiyam pOl mugaththaan *

naaraayaNanE namakkE paRai tharuvaan *

paarOr pugazhap padindhElOr embaavaay.

 

Having decided to observe the paavai nombu, providence

paved the way for an auspicious day and that was the month of

margazhi. This month of margazhi is very divine as Kannan in His

geethai says, “Amongst the months, I shall be margazhiâ€. The

Margazhi sky that is beautiful with a full moon is the dawn of the

day to all the Devas. On an auspicious day like this, she along with

her friends bathes in the river and sets out to meet Kannan and

sing about Him.

 

Andal says, “Dear girls, you were earlier playing joyfully with

Kannan. But, after you grew up to a certain age your parents

stopped you from doing so. But, now they have given you their

permission to go with Kannan and observe this festivalâ€. The young

maids, looking bright and decked with beautiful ornaments, set out

in great delight, taking with them all that was necessary for the

travel. “Our Aayarpadi is full of great herds of cattle. You are about

to beget the rare treasure of divine communion with our Lord

Kannan, who is totally blemish lessâ€.

 

“Before the birth of our Kannan, Nandagopar was very mild and

submissive. But now he has become very strict and vigilant. The

reason for this is because he does not want our Kannan to get hurt

in any way whatsoever. He even drives away flies and ants with a

sharp spear. You might be thinking that Kannan who at present

has such a tight security and luxury might not be allowed to come

with us to perform the nombu. But, do not fear. He is the little lion

cub of Yashoda. Just as Kausalya has great fame for being Lord Sri

Rama’s mother, so does Yashoda for being Kannan’s mother. When

Kausalya could permit Sri Rama to go to the forest upon the

request of a sage, Yashoda might not object to us taking Kannan

only for the observance of a nombu. Is He not a lion, the

Nrusimhaavataaram of Lord Sriman Narayana? The beauty of His

thirumeni which is of the color of a water bearing cloud, the beauty

of His eyes which look like a bloomed lotus are mesmerizing us and

inspiring us to observer this nombu with Him. His face looks like a

beautifully lit sky with pournami chandra (full moon). His face is as

powerful as the rays of the Sun, which punishes evildoers. For

bhaktas (devotees) like us, he presents Himself as a beautiful bright

moon. So let us shed all fears and go with Him and observe the

nombu. He shall provide great music in soft tones to our nonbu.

unthannOdu utrOmEyAvOm; umakkE nAm AtcheyvOm.

 

Let us achieve the ultimate by worshipping Lord Kannan who is

Sriman Narayana and so come quickly all of you†said she..

 

Let us enjoy the second verse in the afternoon.

Andal ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan