Thiruppavai Meanings Paasuram 28 :: Karavaikal Pin Senru

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Introduction:

 

Hearing their plea for continuous service at His feet Sri KrishNA

asked them weather they have performed the prescribed rituals like

karma, njAnA or bakthi yOgam?

 

He is the ONLY means:

 

The gopikA's replied immediately, " Oh Sri KrishNA, to perform any of

the above said, we must have learnt the scriptures from the learned

and wise men who are strict with their practices and strong in their

principles. We are from the cowherd clan and all that we know is to

raise cattle and fill our stomach from what they give. To top it all

we belong to a clan which has never possessed knowledge. " Sri KrishNA

said, that He cant help them if that is the case. AnDAL outwitted Him

saying that it should be His perfection and pureness that should fill

their voids.

 

The Soul's Relationship:

 

Sri KrsihNA says, " You people say that you have a 'relationship' with

me. You can always chop it off performing a shrArdham. " Immediatley

AnDAL replies saying, that such rites are applicable only to physical

relationship which are results of karmA and the relationship that

these gopikA's with Sri KrishNA is at the level of their souls. She

says, either He or they or both together can not dissolve the

relationship that they are enjoying.

 

Suitable Names:

 

Sri KrishNA was happy after hearing them call Him " gOvindhA: " , and

said, " But in the past you have called me by names like 'nArAyanA'

which talks about my relationship with everybody in the universe, both

prapannA's and those who are not prapannA's. That did cause some pain

to me. " Now this is because the Lord likes it more when we call Him

by the name 'gOvindhA', which stresses on His relationship with the

cows, calves and cowherds, which in turn reflects on His compassion.

 

The Prayer and Means:

 

AnDAL and Her friends appologised for this and requested His pardon as

they were not knowledgeable and after all innocent cowherd girls.

Finally Sri KrishNA ordered ~Nappinnai to grant them what they wanted.

 

AnDAL reacted immediately and said, " Now that She has done Her role

perfectly by recommending our case to you, its Your turn to help us

with. For us, You are the ONLY means to attain You. Please grant us

uninterrupted service at your divine feet. "

 

 

 

 

" iRaivA nee thArAi paRai "

 

 

Andal thiruvadikale saranam

Azvar Emperumanaar Jeeyar Thiruvadikale saranam

 

 

PS: This meanings of Thiruppavai is not compiled by adiyen. it is done

by Sri Madhusudan Ramanujam who is adiyens' friend. since we all can

enjoy what he is writing, adiyen is forwarding it to you all. All

thanks goes to Sri Madhusudan Ramanujam, who let adiyen broadcast this

meanings written by him. please email him at madhuraamanujam