Thiruppavai and Divyadesams - by Sri PB Annangarachariar Swami

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Sri:|Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:ha!

Jai Srimannarayana!

 

Thiruppavai and Divyadesams

pasuram: Etra Kalangal

Divyadesam: Thirukkannamangai & Thirunarayanapuram

 

There are two divyadesams that are appopriate to

experience through this pasuram.

 

In this pasuram, let us take the word " periyy:y! "

as key. When singing about Thirukkannamangai,

right at the begining Thirumangai Azhvar sang

" perum purakkadalai " (Periya Thirumozhi 7-10).

When finishing this ten and rendering the phala

sruti, he sang " vinnil vinnavara:y magizhveydhuvar " ,

stating the lofty status that His devotees will

reach. Sri Krishna who destroyed the enemies

( " ma:rra:r unakku vali tholaindhu " ) did so with

the sound of His conch, Panchajanya ( " parra:r

nadungka mun pAnjchachanniyaththai va:y vaiththa

po:re:re:! " , " sa gho:sho: dha:rtara:shtrana:m hrudaya:

nivyadha:rayat " ). When addressing the Lord of

Thirukkannamangai, Thirumanagi Azhvar says

" vensangkam onre:ndhiya kanna! " - Periya

Thirumozhi 7-10-10).

 

To experience Thirunarayanapuram, let us take

" perum pasukkal a:rrap padaiththa:n magane:! " as

the key phrase. That is " yatira:ja sampat

kuma:ra:! " . Yatiraja is Swami Ramanuja who had

great scholars who were like cows in front

of him ( " perum pasukkaL a:rrap padaiththa:n " ).

And the Lord of Thirunarayanapuram is his son

( " magan " ). Additionally, the phrase " ulaginil

tho:trama:y ninra sudare:! " is appropriate

for Thirunarayanapuram as well. It was here

that the Lord was hidden in an anthill and then

came forth showing Himself to the world.

 

Thus, the divyadesams of Thirukkanamangai and

Thirunarayanapuram are experienced in this

pasuram.

 

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

Jai Srimannarayana!

adiyen madhurakavi dasan.