Monday, August 13, 2012

Andal passuram - ellE iLaNGkiLiyE!

Courtesy: smt.Gowri Raviganesh

 

Thiruppaavai Koodi Irunthu Kulirvom 15.

ellE iLaNGkiLiyE! innam uRaNGkuthiyO! *

cillenRu azhaiyEnmin naNGkaimIr pOtharukinREn *

vallai un katturaikaL paNtE un vaay aRithum *

vallIrkaL nINGkaLE naanE thaan aayituka *

ollai nI pOthaay unakkenna vERutaiyai *

ellaarum pOn^thaarO pOn^thaar pOn^thu eNNikkoL *

vallaanai konRaanai maaRRaarai maaRRazhikka

vallaanai * maayanaip paatu ElOr empaavaay.

Inner meanings based on Sri Perukkaarani swami

commentary

Amongst all the Divya Prabhandams Andal's Divya Prabdhnadams are the most

exalted, even amidst Her two Prabandams, Thiruppavai holds the highest place.

The words ' Naanethaan Ayiduga' in today's paasuram are particularly significant.

Hence Today's paasuram is considered as "Thiruppaavayilum Thiruppaavai", and

has many in depth meanings. Here Andal elucidates the very essence of

SriVaishnavam, i.e. baagavata seshattvam (servants to servant of the Lord). This is

glorified by azhwars in many instances; e.g.

Namazhwar says ""endai pirAn tanakku adiyAr adiyAr tam adiyAr adiyAr tamakku

adiyAr adiyAr tam adiyAr adiyOngalE".

Kulasekara azhwar says "tvat bhritya bhritya parichAraka bhritya bhritya bhrityasya

bhritya iti mAm smara".

This is the last one in the set of 6th -15th where Andal awakens the ten prime Gopis

and set to be in dialogue mode.

Andal awakens all Jeevans who are imprisoned in the cage of samsaaram like a bird

("iLam KiLIyE") whose wings are clipped. Andal awakens ('yellE') the Jeevans who

loiter in in the cycle of births and deaths without attempting to gain Jnanam ('innam

uranguthiyO'. Andal further advises them to join the Baagavatha goshti and engage

in Bagavat & Baagavatha Kainkaryam('pOtharhinREn').

Andal reminds us stories ('vallai un katturaikaL') of the sages Rishyasingar and

Saubhari from Upanishad. The material sense enjoyment is like a forest fire; it can

never be quenched. Andal thus instructs us to join Baagavata goshti; those who

have achieved detachment from materialistic pleasures ('naanE thAnn aayiduha') by

engaging in Bagavat & Baagvata Kainkaryam (pOn^thaar pOn^thu eNNikkoL).

Now Andal reminds the Lord, to destroy our desires for sense enjoyment and help us

engage in Bagavat & Baagavta Kainkaryam ('mARRazhikka VallAnai Maayanaip

Paadu'). She gives the example of how Krishna changed the mind of Arjuna in

Mahabaaratam. In essence Andal instructs us to engage in Baagvata Kainkaryam.

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