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--- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "geetha_rangarajan2000
<geetha_rangarajan@xxxx>" <geetha_rangarajan@xxxx> wrote:

> 
> As you have pointed out nirvedam is normally not one of the moods of 
> the prapanna in the post prapatti or bhakti period.  If this is the 
> case, then is the prapanna recommended to sing/read these nirvedam 
> pasurams as reading or singing would definitely bring the nirvedam 
> mood to the prapanna? 

> geetha
                     *************************

Dear Madam,

You raise a very interesting question indeed. The answer, I'd say,
lies only in the individual.

It is quite natural for even the most robust-minded 'prappanan' to
occasionally reminisce. All of us look back to the days and events of
our past. It is never easy to erase one's memories completely. We may
not want to be reminded of it, but we all do carry within us a deep
sense of loss -- of lost time and wasted opportunity.

        "vAdinEn vAdi varundinEn manatthAl
perun thuyar idummpayil pirandhu
koodinEn koodi iLayavar thammodu
avar tharum kalaviyE karuthi?"


        "aaviyE! amudE! ena ninainthu urugI
avar-avar paNai mulai thuNaiyAyp
pAvIyEn uNarAthu etthanai pagalum
pazhuthupOy Ozhinthana nAttkkal?" 

               (tirumangai-AzhwAr "periya-tirumOzhi" 1.1)


The expression "pAvIyEn uNarAthu etthanai pagalum pazhuthupOy
Ozhinthana nAttkkal?" applies equally to everyone, doesn't it? Even to
the 'prappanna', wouldn't you agree?

It is useful to reflect upon and even re-live the 'nirvEdam' moments
of such pAsurams. It is good to recollect the wretched condition of
our past and compare it with the healthy condition of the present
("post-prappatti") moment. If I remember the mistakes of my past, 
chances are good I will never repeat them in future.

Trust you will find adiyane's answer useful if not convincing.
Regards,
dAsan,
Sudarshan


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