THIRUPPAVAI 19

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EQUATING PIRATTI WITH THE LORD-BLEMISH FOR HER?

 

In the pAsuram " kuthu vilakku " thiruppavai 19, the vyAkyAnam for " thathuvam anRu

thagavEal " is very absorbing. Approaching thAyar in the eighteenth pAsuram as a

saviour-purushakAram-and seeking Lord KrishNa in the nineteenth, the gOpikAs

observe that thAyar is not responding in this regard. Having expected Her to be

a mediatrix , they were taken aback for keeping kaNNan closeted with her and

keeping them at bay. At this juncture the words 'thathuvam anRu, thagavu anRu "

are uttered.

 

What is thathvam. Thathvam is principle. The principle is that pirAtti is there

to save us, to argue for us with the Lord. When she keeps quiet without

responding, the thatvam fails, the principle falls and hence the words thathvam

anRu is uttered. " Hey pirAtti as per the principle you are mercy personified.

However, it does not behove your characteristic to be indifferent to our woes.

Hence, the principle itself fails. You were the person who had uttered the

words " who has not committed sins " in favour of the rakshashIs who had tortured

you. You were the person who had uttered the words " befriedn srE rAmA " to the

demon king rAvanA-who was the reason behind all the troubles " All these

precedents have gone in vain. You are indeed not up to your reputation. You are

equal to the Lord.

 

Here the accusation is that pirAtti is not responding to their situation

compassionately. How come then She is equated to the Lord. The Lord is the

supreme most entity. When somebody is equated to Him. It is a compliment.It is

an exaltation. On the contrary, here the accusation is thrown upon and she is

equated with the Lord.

The ARAyirappadi vyAkyAnam is excellent in this regard. " ivaLukku kuRai

sollugaiAvadhu, avanOdokkum ithanaiyiREA.nErmaiyil vinjinArai,nERmaiyAl

kuRaindhavargalOdoppAraL ennumathanaiyiRE kuRRam. It can be clearly inferred

from here that thAyAr is one step ahead when it comes to showering mercy on the

souls. In this pAsuram she is not responding and hence she is equated to the

Lord, who is one step below in THIS PARTICULAR CONTEXT.

That is the blemish.

 

The vyAkyAnam further runs as follows " The term 'agila jagan mAdharam' does not

suit this inaction. The name 'asaraNya saraNyAm' is not compatible in this

regard. Only the name 'dhEva dhEva dhivya mahishIm' suits you aptly indicating

the equality with the Lord insofar as mercy-nErmai is concerned. Hence, the

blemish in spite of being equated with the Lord.

swAmi azhagia maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr thiruvadigaLE charaNam.

vAnamAmalai padmanAbhan