Thiruppavai and Divyadesams - 20

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Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Thiruppavai and Divyadesams

by Sri PB Annangarachariar Swami

 

Pasuram: Muppaththu MoovarDivyadesam: Thiruppadagam

 

The divyadesam of Thiruppadsgam is in Kanchipuramand is also known as Pandava Dhoothar sannidhi.Here, the Lord has a large form.

 

In Periya Thirumozhi 9-1-8, Thirumangai Azhvar sings "arava nILkodiyOn avaiyuL AsanaththaianjchAdhE ida, adhaRkup periya mAmEni aNdamUduruvap perunthisai adangkida nimirndhOn"

("அரவ நீளà¯à®•à¯Šà®Ÿà®¿à®¯à¯‹à®©à¯ அவையà¯à®³à¯

ஆசனதà¯à®¤à¯ˆ அஞà¯à®šà®¾à®¤à¯‡ இட, அதறà¯à®•à¯à®ªà¯

பெரிய மாமேனி அணà¯à®Ÿà®®à¯ ஊடà¯à®°à¯à®µà®ªà¯

பெரà¯à®¨à¯à®¤à®¿à®šà¯ˆ அடஙà¯à®•à®¿à®Ÿ நிமிரà¯à®¨à¯à®¤à¯‹à®©à¯").The form in this divyadesam matches to theitihAsa in this pasuram.

 

Sri Krishna went as a messenger for the Pandavasto the sabha of the Kauravas. Duryodhana, witha snake in his flag ("arava nIL kodiyOnஅரவ

நீளà¯à®•à¯Šà®Ÿà®¿à®¯à¯‹à®©à¯"), built a hidden chamber in

the floor of the sabha, kept wrestlers in there and

placed a chair on top of it for Sri Krishna to sit.

When Krishna did and fell in, the wrestlers

attacked Him. He took a huge form and killed

them.

 

This event is experienced in this pasuram ("seRRArkku veppam kodukkum vimalA"

"செறà¯à®±à®¾à®°à¯à®•à¯à®•à¯ வெபà¯à®ªà®®à¯ கொடà¯à®•à¯à®•à¯à®®à¯

விமலா"). "amararkku mun senRu" ("அமரரà¯à®•à¯à®•à¯

à®®à¯à®©à¯ செனà¯à®±à¯") shows Him going as a messenger

for the Pandavas, who were born of Devas. "kappamthavirkkum" ("கபà¯à®ªà®®à¯ தவிரà¯à®•à¯à®•à¯à®®à¯") stands for the

removal of their fear (kampa in Sanskrit is trembling;

this word is used as kappam in Tamil).

 

Thus, the divyadesam of Thiruppadagam is experienced in this pasuram.

 

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

 

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