Thiruppavai and Divyadesams BY Annangaracharya swami

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Thiruppavai and Divyadesams # 6

 

Pasuram: Pullum

Divyadesam: Thiruvanvandur

 

The phrase " vellai vilisangin pe:raravam ke:ttilaiyo: "

is to be taken as key in this pasuram.

 

The divyadesam of Thiruvanvandur was sung only by

Nammazhvar in Thiruvaymozhi 6-1, " vaigal

pu:ngkazhiva:y " . This decad is about Parankusa Nayaki

sending birds as messengers to the Lord who resides

in Thiruvanvandur. In pasuram 6-1-9, Azhvar calls

out to the swans as " alarme:l asaiyum annaga:l " and

gives them a description of Thiruvanvandur as

follows: " vidivai sangkolikkum thiruvanvandu:r " .

That is, he tells the birds to identify this

divyadesam through the sound of the conches.

 

The sound of the conch is the sound of pranavam.

Pranavam is made of aka:ram, uka:ram and maka:ram.

In Thiruvaymozhi 6-1, Azhvar brings in aka:ram in

the pasuram " adigal kai thozhudhu " , uka:ram in

" un:arththal udal un:arndhu " and maka:ram in " min

kol se:r purinul " . Similarly, in this Thiruppavai

pasuram, Andal brings in aka:ram, uka:ram and

maka:ram through " ari enra pe:raravam " , " ullam

pugundhu " and " munivargalum " .

 

The relationship between the two pasurams is not

just in the letters but also in the meanings.

 

Thus, the divyadesam of Thiruvanvandur is sung

by Andal in this pasuram.

 

 

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

 

adiyEn madhurakavi dasan