Thiruppavai Meanings Paasuram 30 :: Vangak kadal kadaintha

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Introduction:

 

Sri ParAsara Bhattar explains a beautiful simile, " thOl kaRukkum

iRa~gumApOlE " . That is a cow will milk even for a dead ans stuffed

imitation of its calf. Similar to that just by reciting these divine

words of Sri AnDAL we get blessed merely by Her grace, though we don't

have our devotion to Her level. The gOpikA's of thiruvAipADi performed

the vow actually, but AnDAL just imitated them. Sri KrishNA blessed

them both with service. So just by imitating the words, the Lord is

sure to bless us with service at His divine feet.

 

Singing Him through:

 

The gOpikA's start singing His valor of churning the mighty milky

ocean. That was when Sri MahAlakshmi appeared. Since the gOpikA's were

going through Her recommendation ONLY, they stress upon this episode.

Similar to ThiruppAnAzhwAr who enjoyed " A pAdha soodam " , that is from

the lotus feet to the hair locks, AnDAL in the second pAsuram

mentioned Her goal to sing about His feet, " paraman aDi pADi " , and in

this concluding verse says about " kEshavan " , who is known for His

enthralling " kEsham " , or hair locks.

 

Qualities that Keeps Us Spell bound:

 

The supreme Lord, as said by our poorvAchARyAs has numerous good

qualities, and six among them are considered most important. They are,

compassion, supremeness, getting along with people of lower cadre

also, i.e., like us, ease in approach, most knowledgeable and the most

power full. When He churned the ocean to get the nectar, not seeing a

difference between the dEvA's and the demons, His compassion was

projected. His supremeness is evident in singly handling the whole

show of churning. He didn't mind working with the worst among the

worst asurA's, and also took up the guise of a charming young women(a

mohini) and distributed the nectar. He has the knowledge to conduct

the action and also the power to finish the task wonderfully. So AnDAL

specifically makes a mention about this episode in the final pAsuram.

 

Essence of VEdhAs:

 

For all these reasons, our preceptors celebrated this wonder full work

of Sri AnDAL and hailed it so much that the least that a

Srivaishnavite should do is to chant the concluding pAsurams of

thiruppAvai daily. The essence of Srivaishnavam, of surrendering

oneself to Him, attaining Him only through Him and engaging in the

selfless, uninterrupted service, for His own enjoyment at His lotus

feet is what should be the goal of every soul. Sri AnDAL explained all

this in these 30 verses and that is exactly why thiruppAvai is called

the seed inside which is compressed the essence of all vEdhAs,

" vEdhamanaiththukkum viththu " .

 

Conclusion:

 

It was for teaching us all these massive sAshtrArthams AnDAL came down

from Her divine abode. So let us learn these, put them into practice

and live like a 'prapannA' should. That is the only way to show our

thanks and gratitude to Sri AnDAL.

 

AnDAL Ara~ggan thiruvaDiGaLE saraNam

 

AzhwAr emperumAnAr JEeyar thiruvaDigaLE saranam

 

JEeyar thiruvaDigaLE saraNam

 

 

" ye~gum thiruvaruL peRu inburuvar "

 

 

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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