Deemed 5-Deemed nOnBU

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DEEMED NONBU

 

Sri AndAL deems nOnbu and confers the privilege of having completed this to a

devotee without the devotee having to undergo the oredeal of this.

 

This is in thiruppAvai 10:

" nORRuch chuvarkkam puguginRA ammanAi! "

 

This particular srEvaishNavic is still inside the room,when sri AndAL and the

devotees approach her to seek her company.

 

When she was lying inside how is it that AndAL can state that " nORRuch suvarkkam

puguginRA ammanAi! "

 

When all others were eagerly waiting to approach the Lord, this maiden was

already enjoying Lord krishNA. That means the whole purpose of nOnbu being to

cherish the Lord is already reached and hence, she is deemed to have already

completed the nONbu and hence, " noRRuch suvarkkam puguginRa ammanAi! "

 

Well, she has totally comprehended and underlined the importance of the Lord

being the means and lying with conviction that it is His prerogative and look

out to seek her rather than the other way. Hence, she was lying with aplomb and

composure.

 

ARAyiRappadi vyAkyAnam aptly conveys this point incisively:

" avanudaiya rakshagathvathai vuNarndhAl thankku yathnam paNNa prApthiyillai;

than shEshathvathai vuNarndhAlum prApthiyillai;virOdhi prAbalyathai vuNarndhAlum

onnum seiyyap prApthiyillai;idharOpayangaLukkum avan prasAdham

vENdiyirukkaiyAlEa,onRum seiyyap prApthiyillai; Ana pinbu " nArAyaNanEA "

......enRirukkiRAL "

 

If we consider His nature and saving Grace and competence, no need arises for

our own efforts; If we consider that we are subservient to Him, then this need

does not emerge;If the magnitude of the hurdles is reckoned, we cannot do

anything; If we follow other means, then His blessing and grace is

indispensable.

Therefore, she is composed by thinking of the divine " nArAyaNan " .

swAmi azhagia maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr.

 

Deemed nOnbu indeed!

vanamamalai padmanabhan