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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all, 

Let us continue to enjoy the divine verses... 
Now is the second verse of ThiruppAvai.. 

vaiyaththu vaazhvIrkaaL! naamum nampaavaikkuc *
ceyyum kiricaikaL kELIrO * paaRkataluL
paiyath thuyinRa paraman ati paati *
neyyuNNOm paaluNNOm naatkaalE nIraati *
maiyittezhuthOm malarittu naam mutiyOm *
ceyyaathana ceyyOm thIkkuRaLai cenROthOm *
aiyamum piccaiyum aan^thanaiyum kai kaatti *
uyyumaaRu eNNi ukan^thu ElOr empaavaay.         2.

Having dipped herself in the ever-full pond of Bhagavad
anubhavam, she makes everyone drink the divine anugraham of
Kannan, which is like cool potable water and begins to speak of the
means of surrender to attain moksha and also about the divine
qualities of noble people. She also invites all those who are
interested in seeing Kannan and experiencing Him. She speaks of
the means to attain Bhagavan here. She says, âHaving heard of our
grievances and shortcomings He shall come running to protect us,
but we should still perform our ordained duties regularly. Those
that should not be done and should be avoided are six. During the
time of observance of the vratham, one shall not consume ghee, one
shall not drink milk, one shall not use things that attract others
towards them like applying collyrium (mai) to the eyes or using
fragrant materials, one shall not adorn flowers, one shall not
perform any forbidden acts, one shall not hurt others by their
words and should conduct themselves with discipline. 

One shall dip oneself in the holy water, dance and sing in praise of the Lord, 
shall give alms to those who ask as well as to those who do not,
shall perform their ordained duties well and should happily sing
and contemplate on the glories of Paraman who is reclining at
Thiruppaarkadal. Contemplate on the lotus feet of the Lord and
surrender unto them and that shall give us mokshamâ. The
Azhwars sung the holy feet of the Lord and surrendered unto them.
Andalâs father Periyaazhwar praised the lotus feet of the Lord by
singing âun sEvadi sevvi thirukkAppuâ. Swamy Deshikan sang
Thiruvengadamalai as âkaNNan adiyiNai emakku kaattum veRpuâ.
Bhagavad Ramanuja in his gadyam preached to contemplate on the
dvaya manthra, which showed the way of surrendering at the
Lordâs feet.

Why is it that Godai here refers to the Paraman reclining on
the milky ocean (paarkadal)? It is because when Paraman is in His
reclining posture, only then can one enjoy His beauty to the fullest
extent. Vishvamitrar, who tried to wake Sri Rama up, dipped
himself in His beauty and totally forgetting his purpose, stood
admiring Sri Rama thinking that Kausalya has been blessed really
to experience this divine beauty of the Lord everyday for twelve
years. Andal, who experiences this divine âbhoga nidraâ of the Lord,
wishes that everyone should be blessed with the same bhagyam.
She therefore sings in praise of the Lordâs lotus feet to spiritually
elevate His subjects. She assures them that if they wake up early in
the morning and take a bath, then they shall definitely be the
recipients of Bhagavad anugraham. What is hunger in front of
Bhagavad anubhavam? Once you are immersed in Bhagavad
anubhavam, you would not have the appetite to consume ghee or
drink milk. After that, the food you take, the beetle leaves you eat
or the water you drink shall all be Kannan alone.

Here Paarkadal also means Gokulam. In each house, healthy
cows give lots of milk and the pots get filled and overflow. Is it not
to awaken Kannan who is reclining in Nandagopaâs house that
Andal is calling all of her friends to join her? Also during the time of
observance of the festival, if an acharya or a brahmachari or
sanyasi come to us, then we should honor them by giving them
whatever we have with us. If we have nothing with us to offer, then
at least we should help them by sending them to those have the
capability to give them something.

In this way Andal preaches the means to attain moksham to
everybody in this samsaara and helps him or her to spiritually
elevate themselves. She preaches the means of sharanagathi, that
is the jivatma after having lost itself, decides to relinquish all the
evil ways and to accept the right path and, with full confidence and
belief in Paraman, pleads at His feet for protection and submits
itself at His feet along with the burden of its protection.

Let us enjoy the third verse morrow 
Andal ThiruvaDigaLE  SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan



      

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