Guest guest Posted November 8, 1999 Report Share Posted November 8, 1999 Sri: Sri Lakshmi nrisimha parabrahmaNE nama: Sri Lakshmi nrisimha divya paduka sevaka srivan satakopa sri narayana yatindra mahadesikaya nama: Namo Narayana As i was reading through the meanings of vaaraNa aayiram, i was stuck at the 9th paasuram, namely.. varicilai vaaLmugathth ennai maar thaam vanthittu yerimugam paarithth ennai munne niRuththi arimugan accuthan kai mel en kai vaiththu, pori mugan thatta kanaak kanden thozhee naan. Per Sri Sadagopan's translations ( taken from the hand out we rec'd in the NAMA conference, Denver, 1997).... " My elder brothers, who have eye-brows like the bow and glittering faces, lit the sacrificial fire and made me stand in front of the fire altar. They asked me to place my hand over the hand of my Lord, who never foresakes His devotees (Achyuthan) and He is the Lord Narasimhan as well. Then, one of my elder brothers took a few handfuls of parched grain (pori) and put them in my hand for the sake of offering those grains to the holy fire (laaja homam)...thus, indeed, had I, the dream, O dear friend! " Here, Andal refers to " my Elder Brothers " . I must confess that my memory is extremely bad, and knowledge in our Samradhayam is next to zero, hence pardon my question. Who are these " Elder brothers " that Andal refers to? I was under the impression that Andal's birth was a Divine one, and if so, are these brothers, that she refers to, either Periya alwar's sons (i do not remember reading that he had sons) or her cousins? On a slightly different note, my admiration/love for Andal only increases exponenetially, when i read the previous verse.. immaikkum ezh ezh piravikkum parravaan, nammaiu daiyavan naarayanan nambi semmai yudaiya thiru kaiyaal thaal parri ammi mithikka kanaak kanden thozhee naan. Sri Sadagopan's translation>> " The lord Narayana, the perfect one, the only refuge for all souls here (in this birth) and in all seven fold births, and the only Master of all of us made me touch the grind stone (ammi) with my foot, i.e, catching hold of my toe by His glorious and reddish hand of supreme splendor--thus, indeed, had i the dream, o my friend! " . Andal not only has a dream of marrying Perumal, but also accomplishes something no one can even dream of. In the process of touching the grind stone, Andal gets Perumal to bow down, touch and lift her toe. Its amazing that this innocent and sweet girl, gets Perumal Himself to bow to her in her dream and touch her toe, something that we would hardly even think or dream or consider. Are there other instances wherein Alwars in particular other great bhakthas have had similar experiences or dreams? How could Perumal have resisted this true love and devotion from our favorite Andal, little wonder that HE gladly accepted Her. Since, our Acharyan, HH Srimad Azhagiya Singar is drowning us in the meanings of the Sri Madhura Kavi Alwar's Kanninun Siruthambhu, my worthless mind wonders what joy it will experience as and when HE talks in depth about Vaaranam aayiram and ofcourse, Amalan adipiraan. Its indeed a bhagyam to be a follower of this great Sampradhayam. Andal ThiruVadigale Saranam adiyen, Ramanuja dasan (srinivasan) ------ Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 1999 Report Share Posted November 8, 1999 Dear Sri Srinivasan : Thanks very much for your moving note and appeal to our revered AchAryan to bless us with KaalakshEpa anugrhams on additional dhivya Prabhandhams . In answer to your question on the Laaja Homam or poRi Tattal Ceremony in Vaidhika Marriages, the reference to the elders of ANDAL is as follows : (1) Vedic Hindu marriage ceremonies have Laaja Homam as an integral part of the VivAham just as PaaNugrahaNam , Saptha Pathi , Ammi mithitthal et al (Rg Vedam 10th KhANDam ). The descriptions are archived in the Bhakthi list archives with corresponding Veda manthrAs .Incidentally, ThirumAngalyam ceremony is not found in Veda Manthrams. It came about later and has taken a very important role (Maangalya DhAraNam , Ghetti MeLam et al) .SAPTHA PATHI ( WALKING AROUND THE SACRED FIRE HOLDING THE HAND OF THE HUSBAND IS THE DEFINING CEREMONY FOR CONSUMATED WEDDINGS A LA VEDAM . That is why , you do not come across references toMaangalya DhAraNam ceremony in either VaaraNamAyiram or in Kamban's description of SithA PirAtti's ThirumaNam at Mithilai with Sri Raamachandra.Ammim Mitthitthal ,walk around the fire , Arundhathi paartthal are there as well. (2) About the elders of ANDAL , the legend is that PeriyAzhwAr had 5 sons before ANDAL's avathAram at his ThuLasi garden . The reference is Sri MaNavALa Maamuni's " Anjukkuddikku oru santhathiyAi , AzhwArkaL tancheyalai vinji niRkum tanmayaLAi , pinjAi pazhuthAlai , patthiyudan NaaLum vazutthAi manamE makinzhndhu " .One intrepretation of anjukkudi is that Andal was a santhathi in the family of five sons of PeriyAzhwAr. (3) Whether Andal had elder brothers or not,Sje is following scrupulously the successive steps of the Vedic VivAham Ceremony and therefore dreams and lets the ThOzhis know of the Laaja Homam part with the participation of her elders. The reference is also to the ( male) AzhwArs , who preceeded Her. NamO NaarAyaNA , AchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam , V.Sadagopan At 07:46 PM 11/7/99 -0700, you wrote: >Sri: >Sri Lakshmi nrisimha parabrahmaNE nama: >Sri Lakshmi nrisimha divya paduka sevaka >srivan satakopa sri narayana yatindra mahadesikaya nama: > >Namo Narayana > >As i was reading through the meanings of vaaraNa aayiram, i was stuck at the 9th paasuram, namely.. > >varicilai vaaLmugathth ennai maar thaam vanthittu >yerimugam paarithth ennai munne niRuththi >arimugan accuthan kai mel en kai vaiththu, >pori mugan thatta kanaak kanden thozhee naan. > >Per Sri Sadagopan's translations ( taken from the hand out we rec'd in the NAMA >conference, Denver, 1997).... > " My elder brothers, who have eye-brows like the bow and glittering faces, lit >the sacrificial fire and made me stand in front of the fire altar. They asked me to place my hand over the hand of my Lord, who never foresakes His devotees >(Achyuthan) and He is the Lord Narasimhan as well. Then, one of my elder >brothers took a few handfuls of parched grain (pori) and put them in my hand for the sake of offering those grains to the holy fire (laaja homam)...thus, indeed,had I, the dream, O dear friend! " > >Here, Andal refers to " my Elder Brothers " . I must confess that my memory is >extremely bad, and knowledge in our Samradhayam is next to zero, hence pardon my question. Who are these " Elder brothers " that Andal refers to? I was under the impression that Andal's birth was a Divine one, and if so, are these brothers,that she refers to, either Periya alwar's sons (i do not remember reading that he had sons) or her cousins? > >On a slightly different note, my admiration/love for Andal only increases >exponenetially, when i read the previous verse.. > >immaikkum ezh ezh piravikkum parravaan, >nammaiu daiyavan naarayanan nambi >semmai yudaiya thiru kaiyaal thaal parri >ammi mithikka kanaak kanden thozhee naan. > >Sri Sadagopan's translation>> > " The lord Narayana, the perfect one, the only refuge for all souls here (in this >birth) and in all seven fold births, and the only Master of all of us made me >touch the grind stone (ammi) with my foot, i.e, catching hold of my toe by His >glorious and reddish hand of supreme splendor--thus, indeed, had i the dream, o >my friend! " . > >Since, our Acharyan, HH Srimad Azhagiya Singar is drowning us in the meanings of the Sri Madhura Kavi Alwar's Kanninun Siruthambhu, my worthless mind wonders >what joy it will experience as and when HE talks in depth about Vaaranam aayiram and ofcourse, Amalan adipiraan. >Its indeed a bhagyam to be a follower of this great Sampradhayam. > >Andal ThiruVadigale Saranam >adiyen, Ramanuja dasan >(srinivasan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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