Azhvargal thiruppalliezhuchi in Andal's thiruppAvai-10

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

 

Srimathe rAmAnujaya Namaha

 

Sri vara vara munayE Namaha

 

Sri vAnAchala mahA munayE Namaha

 

 

 

“poigaiyAr bhoodhaththAr pEyAr pugazh mazhisai

 

iyan arul mAran sEralarkOn-tuiyapatta

 

nAdhan anbartAl thooli narpAnan nankaliyan

 

edhivar thOtrath thadaivAm engu”

 

 

 

In the next paasuram, “ellE elankiliyE” Sri Andal awakens the youngest of the

Azhvars (kadi kutti) Thirumangai azhvar. This azhvar gave a beautiful padhigam

(series of 10 paasurams) “mAnamarum mennOkki” which happens to be a dialogue

between two aichis). To remind those wonderful paasuram of thirumangai azhvar

andal has made the paasuram to awaken him to also be in the same format as a

dialogue between andal and thirumangai azhvar.

 

 

 

In many of his paasurams thirumangai azhvar calls him to be parrot. “kili pOla

mizhattri nadandhu”, “men kili pOla miga mizhattrim en pEdhaiyE” etc. Thereby

andal calls him as “kiliyE!” Otherwise it is a habit of a parrot to repeat

whatever we say. Kaliyan took avataram to repeat the words of nammazhvar

(“mAran paniththa thamizh maraikku Arangam koora avadhariththa”) so even due to

this he can be called as a parrot. Since he is the youngest among the Azhvars

he is referred to as “élan kiliyE” (oh! young parrot).

 

 

 

The second line is the answer from thirumangai azhvar.

 

 

 

Then andal says, “vallai vun katturaigal pandE vun vAyaridhum” Oh! azhveer I am

familiar with your strength in talking, because you are the azhvar who has the

guts to sing, “vAsivalleer endhalooreerE! VAzhindhE pOm neerE”. PandE! Indicates

knowing what is going to happen even before azhvar took avathAram.

 

 

 

Listening to this kaliyan says,”valleergal neengalE” You were the one who sang

“ kollum payanonrillAdha kongai thannaik kizhangOdum, allippariththittavan

mArbil erindhu ennazhalai theervanE” Is your words tough or mine?

 

 

 

Immediately kaliyan was reminded of his own paasurams where he showed the atmost

humility towards bhagavatas (“naNNAdhavAlavunar” “kansOra ven kurudhi”,

bhagavata sheshatvam) and hence uttered, “nAnEdhAn Ayiduga”

 

 

 

Then andal says, “vunakkenna vErudaiyai” reminded of thirumangai azhvar’s two

great thirumadals.

 

 

 

Kaliyan then enquires; “ellArum pOndhArO” has all the other Azhvars taken

avatharam before me?

 

 

 

Val Anai kondrAnai mAyanai: kaliyan was one of the Azhvars who sang wonderfully

on the incident of emperuman killing an elephant. He has sung the same in many

places. “Avarivai seikaRivAr anjanamAmalai pOlE” “kavala yAnai kombosiththa

kannanennum” “vezhamum pAganum veezha” etc.

 

 

 

MAttrArai mAttrazhikka vallAnai mAyanai pAda: Emperuman has the special

capacity to overcome the pride of those who act against him. In the govardhana

giri vriththAntham (story) he in a very tactful way cut down indra’s pride

without hurting him in any manner. Kaliyan was deeply involved in the above

divine quality of emperuman. That is why he ends his Periya thirumozhi with

“kundrameduththu Anirai kAththavan thannai” and while completing his last

prabhandam thirunedundAndakam he says, “kundreduththa thOlinAnai”.

 

 

 

In this way it has been shown that andal has awakened her foster fathers the

other Azhvars in her paasurams one by one. Dealing this subject in more detail

will be interesting but will run pages after pages. So we will stop with this.

 

 

 

With this posting the series on thiruppalliezhuchi of Azhvars in andal’s

thiruppavai has come to an end.

 

 

 

Azhvar EmperumAnAr Andal Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharanam

 

 

 

Adiyen rAmAnuja dAsee

 

Sumithra Varadarajan