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SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//
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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.07 / ISSUE # 33 dated 11th January 2006
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 27
KUTAARAI VELLUM
(ANBIL RAMASWAMY)
2. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 27
KUTAARAI VELLUM
ENGLISH VERSE TRANSLATION
(MS. SHOBA RAMASWAMY)
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ISSUES RELEASED
So far, 209 Regular issues of SRS have been released apart from Special
Issues:
27 Issues of Vol. 1
15 Issues of Vol. 2
42 Issues of Vol. 3
35 Issues of Vol. 4
28 Issues of Vol. 5
30 Issues of Vol. 6 and
32 Issues of Vol. 7
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1. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 27
KUTAARAI VELLUM
(ANBIL RAMASWAMY)
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Tiruppavai 27: kUtaarai vellum
kUtaarai vellum cIrk kOvin^thaa * un^thannaip
paatip paRai koNtu yaam peRucammaanam *
naatu pukazhum paricinaal nanRaakac *
cUtakamE thOL vaLaiyE thOtE cevip pUvE *
paatakamE enRanaiya palkalanum yaam aNivOm *
aatai utuppOm athan pinnE paaR cORu *
mUta ney peythu muzhaNGkai vazhi vaarak *
kUti irun^thu kuLirn^thu ElOr empaavaay. (2) 27.
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? Andal, after describing the omnipotence (Paratvam) and easy
accessibility
(Soulabhyam) of the Lord proceeds to describe the phalan (mukta aiswaryam),
the honors awaiting the jeevan on its onward march to Paramapadam at the
hands of Adhi vaahikas (divine guides)
? ?Satam maalaa hastaah, satam anjana hastaah, satam choorNa hastaah,
satam
vaasO hastaah, satam phaNa hastaah?
? Groups of one hundred apsaras each holding garlands, collyrium,
fragrant
powders, dresses and ornaments are said to receive the mukta jivan on the
march through the shiny path (archiraadi maarga). These are alluded to in
the five objects enumerated in this Paasuram.
kUtaarai vellum cIrk: You have the quality of winning those who are opposed
to you
? KrishNa asks: ?Do you have any more demands??
? GOpis: ?Yes. We need some more awards from you?.
? KrishNa: ?How come, I am the victor all the time and you are ordering
me
as if you girls have won over me??
? GOpis: ?Your victories are over your opponents. But, we are on your
friends. Where is the question of defeating us? You are the one who is
prepared to submit to the orders of your dear ones?
? Is it not said that Rama wins all hearts?
- satyEna lOkaan jayati: He wins the whole world by truthfulness of his
utterance.
- deenan daanEna Raaghava: He wins over the needy by gifts
- guroon sishrooshayaa He wins over his Achaaryas by his service to them
- dheeraah dhanushaa yudhi cha astravaan: He wins over enemies through
his
weapons like his bow.
? This Govinda Tirunaamam is capable of bringing together even those who
are
stationed poles apart like Draupadi in Hastinapura while Govinda was in
Dwaraka.
? avan doorangatan aanaalum avanuDaiya naamam
arugil irundu karyam seidadu? says (EeDu)
? This Naamam is capable of converting even those who are so ego centered
like RavaNa who declared that he would not bow to anyone.
? Rama humbled Parasurama who opposed him and the latter left the field
saying that he was indeed a brahmin and could not offer fight to Rama.
Later, Rama requested Parasurama to forgive him.
?RaaghavOpi charaNou tapOnidhE Kshamyataam?.
This is the hallmark of great minds.
? Rama won the hearts of Rishis by his beauty and fulfilled their desire
to
attain him as their husband during KrishNa avataara.
? LakshmaNa acknowledged that he was enslaved by the auspicious qualities
of
Rama. (guNair daasyam upagata:)
? KrishNa won Sanjaya by giving his darsanam at Dwarakia.
? KrishNa himself lamented that four categories of people are in this
?kooDaar? group:
?na maam dushkritinO mooDaah prapadhyantE naraadhamaa: /
maayayaa apahrita jnaanaah aasuram baavam aasritaah//?
It is the Lord who takes the trouble to correct even them and bring them on
to the mainstream of devotion.
kOvin^thaa * : Oh! Lord GOvinda!
? ?It is ?Govinda naamam? that saved PaaNDavas in all their travails. By
singing your name we will also be blessed with your grace exhibiting at once
your Paratvam, Soulabhyam, Souseelyam, aanrusamsam, KaaruNyam etc and
relieve us of our sorrows?
? ?We are not saying ?HiraNyaayai namah?.
We are only calling you for help.?
un^thannaipaatip: Praising you with devotional music
? Who in the world is not moved by praise?
? Bhagavaan is, indeed, known as ?Sthava: Stava priya:? As soon as the
gOpis
praised him as maalE MaNivaNNa etc, he became inclined to grant whatever
they wanted.
? A bald headed but wealthy man gifted one bag of paddy to a beggar who
praised him. As the beggar was returning, another beggar friend accosted him
and asked how he got the bag of paddy. To this the first one replied? Only
that bald guy (moTTai thalaiytan) gave. The second beggar straight made it
to the donor and reported what the first beggar told him. The donor got mad
and rushed to take back the bag. When the first beggar saw him coming, he
understood the situation. Again, he started praising him saying ?How come!
In your concern for me, you have rushed with another bag of paddy unmindful
of your discomfort and losing the remarkable volume of hair on your head??
The donor was mesmerized by this full-throated compliment and gave him not
one but two more additional bags.
paRai koNtu: Obtaining the instruments needed
yaam peRucammaanam *: what we gain as reward
? ?Your reward should be such as to be acknowledged by all for all time
to
come saying that KrishNa helped the gOpis to successfully complete the nOnbu
and it was KrishNa who gave them the appropriate rewards?
? Andal signifies in this Paasuram that since the Prabandham is coming to
its grand finale, appropriate ?Sanmaanam? should be offered to the
Upanyaasaka. The ?Sanmaanam? should be such that it would be useful to the
recipient. What is the use in offering ice cold drink to one who is
suffering from cold and throat infection?
naatu pukazhum paricinaal : worthy of praise by all
? Nappinnai?s maiden name was ?sathya? as per Srimad Bhaagavatam. Her
father
Nagnajit imposed a wager that the suitor who was able to control seven wild
bulls alone could marry her. KrishNa could accomplish this impossible task
and won the hand of Nappinnai. This was acclaimed all over the world.
? ?After his coronation, Rama gave his pearl necklace to Sita and asked
her
to present it to whomsoever she found worthy of it by dint of character,
valor, intelligence etc. She put the necklace on the neck of AnjanEya. This
is being praised by the world even to this day. Your reward for us should be
of this kind?
nanRaakac *: well
cUtakamE : bangles
? An important point to note is that it is Andal?s Tiru uLLam that
jewelry
should be given to the bride only by the bridegroom. The inference is that
receiving ?vara-dakshiNai? is not contemplated in our anushTaanam. Accepting
Vara-dakshiNai is like buying a cow on sale
And treating the bride as ?maaTTup peNN?.
? The correct interpretation as per H.H Srimad Andavan, Poundarikapuram
Swami Asramam is that the bride is ?MaaRRUp peNN?- she should be treated as
alternate daughter.
? Bangle is also interpreted by some Acharyas as the Pavitram that is
worn
on the pointer finger during religious rites.
thOL vaLaiyE : Shoulder ornaments
? Refers also to the IDs SrivaishNvas wear on their shoulders in the form
of
Lord?s Sangu and Chakram
thOtE: Lower ear ornaments ( KarNabhooshaNam)
? This refers to Tirumantram with eight syllables that confers ?Aatma
Svaroopa jnaanam? (i.e. Realization of Jivan?s ?Sesha- Seshi bhaavam? in
relation to Bhagavaan
cevip pUvE *: Upper ear ornaments
? This refers to Dvayam that bestows ?anushTaana poorva kainkaryam?
paatakamE : ornaments worn at feet
? This refers to ?Bhandaka nivritti? (i.e. Jnaanam) breaking of the
shackles
denoted by Charama slOkam. In other words, ?Vairaaghyam?
enRanaiya : etc
palkalanum : many such ornaments
yaam aNivOm *: we will adorn
aatai utuppOm : we will dress up
athan pinnE: After that
paaR cORu *: Ksheeraannam
mUta ney peythu: overflowing with pure ghee
? ?mooDa? means not only covering but also that the ghee was just melted
out
of butter (puttu-urukku nei)
muzhaNGkai vazhi vaarak *: flowing down the elbow
? The ghee was poured in abundance so much that one had to search for the
individual particles of annam from the flood of ghee?
? Why did they allow the ghee to flow over through their hands? It is
because they were drinking the amrutam of KrishNa?s soundaryam through their
eyes that they forgot to put the morsels of food in their mouth and the ghee
freely flowed down their elbow.
kUti irun^thu kuLirn^thu: enjoy in the company of all
? Earlier, they said that they would not eat ghee, milk etc (neyyuNNOm,
PaaluNNOm). Now, because they have joined KrishNa, they wish to celebrate
withy gusto.
? This refers to ?saha bhOjanam?
ElOr empaavaay. (2) The usual refrain
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In Svapadesam:
? SooDakam and ThOLvaLai are two ornaments worn on the arms that
represent
Tirumantram that bestows knowledge.
? ThODu and Sevippoo are two ear ornaments that represent Dvayam that is
?KarNa bhOghyam?
? PaaDagam is worn at the feet and represents Charama slOkam that
prescribes
SaraNaagathi to be done only once. Hence, mentioned in singular.
? Since Tiruvaaradhanam or ?Ijya kaalam? has already been completed, this
Paasuram is said to refer to ?anu yaagam? or ?antaryaami Aaraadhanam?. After
performing Tiruvaaraadhanam, we consume Bhagavad Prasaadam. This is known as
?Antaryaami Aaraadhanam?. Did not KrishNa say that he digests food by being
the Vaiswaanara i.e JaaTaraagni)?
? Also, this brings out the Saastra artham that Bhagavad guNa anubhavam
should be enjoyed by sharing with likeminded devotees. (kooDi yirundu
kuLirndu)
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2. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 27
KUTAARAI VELLUM
ENGLISH VERSE TRANSLATION
(MS. SHOBA RAMASWAMY)
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?Oh! Glorious Govinda!
Victorious over the hostile,
We sing of you
And are redeemed -
Yet our prize still waits.
Let us bedeck ourselves with ornaments
In our hairs and shoulders,
Wristlets, anklets, ear rings,
And with such like arrayed,
Dress in festive garments
And on milk-rice
Rich with ghee
That flows down our elbows
Feast together
In your company?s cheer!
Oh! My Maidens!?
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