Thiruppavai and Divyadesams - 21

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Sri:Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Thiruppavai and Divyadesams

by Sri PB Annangarachariar Swami

 

Pasuram: Etra KalangalDivyadesam: Thirukkannamangai & Thirunarayanapuram

 

There are two divyadesams that are appopriate toexperience through this pasuram.

 

In this pasuram, let us take the word "periyAy!"

("பெரியாயà¯!") as key. When singing about

Thirukkannamangai, right at the begining

Thirumangai Azhvar sang "perum puRakkadalai"

("பெரà¯à®®à¯ பà¯à®±à®•à¯à®•à®Ÿà®²à¯ˆ") (Periya Thirumozhi 7-10). When finishing this ten and rendering the phalasruti, he sang "viNNil viNNavarAy magizhveydhuvar"

("விணà¯à®£à®¿à®²à¯ விணà¯à®£à®µà®°à®¾à®¯à¯

மகிழà¯à®µà¯†à®¯à¯à®¤à¯à®µà®°à¯") stating the lofty status that

His devotees will reach. Sri Krishna who destroyed

the enemies ("mARRAr unakku vali tholaindhu"

"மாறà¯à®±à®¾à®°à¯ உனகà¯à®•à¯ வலி தொலைநà¯à®¤à¯") did

so with the sound of His conch, Panchajanya ("paRRArnadungka mun pAnjchachanniyaththai vAy vaiththapOrERE!பறà¯à®±à®¾à®°à¯ நடà¯à®™à¯à®• à®®à¯à®©à¯

பாஞà¯à®šà®šà®©à¯à®©à®¿à®¯à®¤à¯à®¤à¯ˆ வாய௠வைதà¯à®¤

போரேறே!", "sa ghOShO dhArtarAshtrANAm

hrudayA nivyadhArayatஸ கோஶோ

தாரà¯à®¤à¯à®¤à®°à®¾à®¶à¯à®Ÿà¯à®°à®¾à®£à®¾à®®à¯ ஹà¯à®°à¯à®¤à®¯à®¾

நிவà¯à®¯à®¤à®¾à®°à®¯à®¤à¯"). When addressing the Lord of Thirukkannamangai, Thirumanagi Azhvar says "veNsangkam onREndhiya kaNNa!வெணà¯à®šà®™à¯à®•à®®à¯

ஒனà¯à®±à¯‡à®¨à¯à®¤à®¿à®¯ கணà¯à®£!" - Periya Thirumozhi

7-10-10).

 

To experience Thirunarayanapuram, let us take"perum pasukkaL ARRap padaiththAn maganE!"

("பெரà¯à®®à¯ பசà¯à®•à¯à®•à®³à¯ ஆறà¯à®±à®ªà¯ படைதà¯à®¤à®¾à®©à¯

மகனே!") as the key phrase. That is "yatirAja

sampat kumArA!" ("யதிராஜ சமà¯à®ªà®¤à¯ கà¯à®®à®¾à®°à®¾!").

Yatiraja is Swami Ramanuja who had great

scholars who were like cows in front of him ("perum

pasukkaL ARRap padaiththAnபெரà¯à®®à¯ பசà¯à®•à¯à®•à®³à¯

ஆறà¯à®±à®ªà¯ படைதà¯à®¤à®¾à®©à¯"). And the Lord of

Thirunarayanapuram is his son ("maganமகனà¯").

Additionally, the phrase "ulaginil thORRamAy ninRa

sudarE!" ("உலகினில௠தோறà¯à®±à®®à®¾à®¯à¯ நினà¯à®±

சà¯à®Ÿà®°à¯‡!") is appropriate for Thirunarayanapuram as

well. It was here that the Lord was hidden in an anthill

and them came forth showing Himself to the world.

 

Thus, the divyadesams of Thirukkanamangai andThirunarayanapuram are experienced in this pasuram.

 

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan

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