Thiruppavai Meanings: Paasuram 16:: Nayaganai ninra

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Introduction to Part 3:

 

Starting from the 6th pAsuram AnDAL went around thiruvAipADi waking up

the girls till yesterday's pAsuram. Now contented that all the girls

have joined Her to conduct the vow, She goes to ~Na~ndagOpar's

thirumALigai to wake KrishnA and fulfill Her motive of doing

kainkaryam to Him.

 

The Sacred Guards:

 

AnDAL in this pAsuram reaches the mansion of Sri ~Na~ndagOpAr and

starts praying to the dwArapAlaka there. She speaks about the

greatness of the thirumALigai. A question arises as to weather there

were such big houses in thiruvAIpADi. It might be that AnDAL imagines

such mansions there at thiruvAipADi. Cowherd settlements having

massive buildings are not possible. She probably is trying to tell us

the greatness of a place with such bagavath and bAgavatha sambandham.

 

Furthermore She worships the gaurds in front of the door and requests

them to open the door for them to enter in. This is to make us

understand that such people who are in uninterrupted kainkaryam of

bagavAn are to be hailed and worshipped. That's exactly what we should

when we eneter a temple. Their service to the Lord extends even after

He retires to bed. So worshipping such people is inevitable.

 

What is our Profit?

 

Finally in this pAsuram she explains to them the reason for their

arrival at that early hour. She says " thuyilezha pADi " , that is to

wake Him up and gettheir work done, which is none other than serving

Him. She also speaks about their qualification for the service,

" thUyOmAi vandhOm " . That is they have reached the place with purity.

Now we should ponder, what is the purity that she is talking about

here. Commentators say it cannot be the physical purity as the

cowherds are pretty well known for their physical purity. The purity

referred to here is to perform the kainkaraym, without asking anything

in return. Our preceptors insist on this service without asking

anything in return because service by itself is a profit and not a

means to end. This is something very important that any SrivaishnavA

should understand.

 

" ~nEya nilakkadhavam neekku "

 

 

Andal thiruvadikale saranam

Azvar Emperumanaar Jeeyar Thiruvadikale saranam

 

 

PS: This meanings of Thiruppavai is not compiled by adiyen. it is done

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