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Dear bhagavathas,

I chanced upon this blog page on nappinai, while browsing the net to
get details on nappinnai.

http://vamsadhara.blogspot.com/2005/12/dear-jayasree-saranathan-avargal-as-i.html

It seems Nappinnai has been part of folk-lore during Silappadhikaram
times and the write-up also gives details on how Nappinnai is
considered to be none other than Radha.

dasan,
Manivannan

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[Co-moderator note]

Refer below extract from an article written by sri P Dileepan swami appeared 
ten years ago in bhakti list for the same discussion:

According to the story line, cow-girls gather around
NandhagOpan's palace and ask to be let in.  Upon
entering the palace, they ask Nappinnai to open the doors
of the inner chamber (kadai thiRavvay) and allow them
to sing her husband's praise.  The actual phrase is
"pandhaar viralee! un maiththunan pEr paada",  note the
"YOUR husband".  

.....

Next, they urge Nappinnai to awaken the Lord.  They
fear that Nappinnai would never let the Lord be
awakened.  The phrase here is, "nee un maNaaLanai,"
i.e., "YOU will not let YOUR husband be awakened.

These clearly show that the identity of Nappinnai is
distinct from that of the group of cow-girls to which
presumably ANdaaL belongs.

In any case the clincher is the fact that the name Pinnai
in Thamizh literature  precedes ANdaaL's time.
PEyaazhvaar, who clearly precedes ANdaaL says,
"pinnaikkaay muRRal muriyERRin mun ninRu."
Aazhvaar is citing the thamizh legend of Kannan
overpowering seven bulls for the sake of nappinnai's
hand.  Further, the name nappinnai is used in
Chilappathikaaram and I understand even in some older
texts like Paripaadal.


The archives can be found in:

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/may95/0035.html
Trust this helps
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan madhavakkannan


 
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