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SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha //
SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha //
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya//
KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: /
SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//
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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.07 / ISSUE # 07 dated 16th December 2005
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1.      TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 1: MAARGAZHI THINGAL
(ANBIL RAMASWAMY)
2.      TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 1 ENGLISH VERSE TRANSLATION
(MS. SHOBA RAMASWAMY)
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Dear Bhagavatas:

There was a typo in the last posting. In the paragraph
?On the other hand, "GitAmrutham", was advised to the lakhs of GOpis
(shODasa Stree sahasreshu) in the spirit of "kooDi irundhu kuLirndhu"
as a kind of community or social service. It would be more
appropriate to hold that "GitAmrutham" was truly meant for a
considerably broader spectrum of audience including the infinite
generations to come, including us?

Please read "GOdAmrutham" for "GitAmrutham" in lines 1 and 4 above.

Thanks to Sri Tatachar Swami of Cincinnati (tatachar@xxxxxxx)
for pointing out the error.

Dasoham
Anbil Ramaswamy
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1.      TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 1: MAARGAZHI THINGAL
(ANBIL RAMASWAMY)
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TIRUPPAVAI 01
maargazhith thingaL madhi niRaindha nannaaLaal
neeraadap pOdhuveer pOdhuminO nErizhaiyeer
seer malgum aayppaadich chelvach chiRumeergaaL
koorvEl kodundhozhilan nandhagOpan kumaran
Eraarndha kaNNi yasOdhai iLam singam
kaar mEni cengaN kadhir madhiyam pOl mugaththaan
naaraayaNanE namakkE paRai tharuvaan
paarOr pugazhap padindhElOr empaavaay

This Paasuram refers to 'PARAM" Transcendental abode of ' NarayaNa'

1.  mArgazhi thingaL the month of mArgazhi (December-January)
?       When one gets something one values as valuable, more than the thing 
itself, it is customary to hail the time one gets it. The Gopis hail the 
time of the NOnbu.
?       This is the month presided over by KEsava ?
        It is said ?kEsavah KLEsa nAsanaha?- Kesava who dispels our distress.
?       The period is neither too cold nor too warm; the ideal time for the 
kind 
of activity they were planning.
?       Kannan says in Bhagavad Gita ?that among the months He is Margazhi.
        ?maasaanaam margaseershOsmi?

?       44th Pattam Azhagiya Singhar?s NirvAham in SobhOdhini:
This month is called ?Dhanur? which refers to the bow wielded by the Lord,
?       The very name of the month will yield the results we pray for through 
this 
NOnbu observed during this month?
?       Maargam means Upaayam (i.e) Prapatti; Seersham is head. That which is 
supreme.
?       This is ?Ushat Kaalam? for the celestials. (Azhagiya Singhar?s remark).
?       Chittirai is not that good. See what happened to Rama?s coronation 
fixed 
in Chitrai month.
?       ?thingaL? itself means ?Month? Why? The star on PourNami is 
Margaserrsham 
Hence, Maargazhi.

2. madhi niRaindha nann nALLAl: full moon Sukla paksha Pournami; auspicious 
day.
?       Only that day is auspicious when one comes to realize one?s ?sEshatvam? 
(Subordination) to the Lord, when wisdom ?madhi? blossoms like the full 
moon.

3. neerADa: to bathe; In Tamil, it is also called ?sunai-aaDal?; also means 
immersing in the GuNAnubhavam of KrishNa. Since there are a number of 
similarities between BhagavAn and waterfront, NeerATTam here refers to 
Bhagavad Anubhavam. NammAzhwAr brings out these similarities thus:
?ThAmarai neer vAsa ThaDam? and Dayarathan petra maragatha maNi ThaDam?

4. pOdhuveer: those who desire to thus get immersed may come. This 
represents the ?UpAya Swaroopam?. IF you need blessings of Bhagavaan, you 
should have the ?desire? for it. Even a mere ?desire? is enough!

5. pOdhumino: Come one, Come all those so interested. Like PeriyAzhwAr who 
says- ?VAzhATpaTTU ninruLLeerEl vandhu maNNum maNamum koLveer?

6. nEr izhaiyeer: You who are adorned with jewels; the jewels here also 
refer to Tvarai of Bhagavad Bhakti; Ornaments adorning the physical body and 
the ornaments adorning Atma are different; here the word refers to AtmaguNas 
like Santhi etc as the ornaments.

7. seer malgum: full of wealth, glory, plentitude. Cf the song ?nangu4 Padi 
paal and mooNu Padi ney?

8. aaypaadi: TiruvaippADi. Andal transforms herself and her mates as 
GOpakannikas and, in fact, the entire Srivilliputtur, her birthplace to 
TiruvaippADi where KrishNA staged His leelas as a BAla (BAlakrishNan)

9. Selva: The wealth that we enjoy in this world is evanescent.
?       ?Selvam? always intends to go ?selvOme?. They are illusory and will 
vanish. Bhakti is the wealth that is permanent.
?       Here ?Selva? refers to the wealth of Gnana and Vairaghyam.
?        What constitutes ?Selvam? is indicated by expressions like 
?Antharikshah 
Gathah SreemAn?, ?LakshmaNo Lakshmi SampannO?, ?sa thu nAgavara SreemAn? 
etc.

10. SirumeergaaL:  O! Young, beautiful and prosperous lasses matching the 
handsome lad, KrishNa (kumaran) ?GOPa kannigaigaL?

* Andavan Nirvaham: ?By this, Andal addresses all BhAgavatha srEshTas whose 
ornaments are GnAna, Bhakti and VairAghya to join the nOnbu of Prapatti. 
Hence, ?Nammai AandAL?- our Savior.?

11. koor vEl kodum thozhilan:  wielding a sharp spear and being cruel to 
those who harm Krishna.
?       Like PeriyAzhwAr, NandagOpa, apprehensive of potential danger to child 
KrishNa, he always guarded the cradle with a sharp spear in his hand. He 
would kill even an ant that dared to approach KrishNa. Hence, cruel- ?KoDum 
Thozhilan?.
?       He suspects an asura even in an ant!
?
?       44th Pattam Azhagiya Singhar?s NirvAham in his SubOdhini:
Anyone who stands between us and the Lord is our enemy. NandagOpan out of 
?Putra Vatsalayam? is paranoid about even us, innocent girls, and does not 
allow us anywhere near Baby KrishNa. Hence, he is ?KoDum thozhilan?- cruel 
to us, therefore, our enemy. So, if we pray to KrishNa with the realization 
that he is NArAyaNa, the Supreme Lord, He will certainly take us to 
Paramapadam where there will be no enemies at all?
?       How ?vEL? in the hands of Nanda and krishNa?
        It is one of the 16 Ayudams of the Lord.
        ?ninru pagai keDukkum ninn kaiyil vEl pOtri?

12. nandagOpan: Nandagopa, Krishna's father and chief of the cowherds.
?       The implication is that NandagOpan is the one who ventured to protect 
the 
one who protects everyone!
?       ?Nanda? also means ?joy?. Though the enjoyment is mutual, NandagOpan?s 
love for Kannan seems to be more than Kannan?s love for NadagOpan because we 
see him as a ?koDum Thozhilan?
?       Nanda was, in a sense, ?Acharya?. Hence, Andal refers to krishNa?s 
Acharya 
Sambandam.

13. kumaran: young lad.
?       The Paramapada nAthan is ?Nitya Yuva?. It is this Nitya Yuva who is 
born 
as KrishNA
?       The word also means ?Bhavyan?. A child that is submissive to his father 
out of fear and respect.

14. eRaarnda KaNNI: bewitching eyes of YasOdha. She is happy because Gopis 
join to celebrate the Vratam in his company and there will be no complaints 
against him!

15. yasOdhai: YasOdha, The name reminds one of ?YasasA jwalantheem? She 
shines by her fame. What fame? Andal explains this in Verse 17: 
?kombanArkkellAm kozhundhE, Kula viLakkE?- YasOdha was famous for her 
support to the five lakhs Aayarkula lasses like a ?Pandal? that yields 
itself to support the creeper. The ?Kozhundu? or the tender outer leaf at 
the tip of the branch is the first to show off its distress when anything 
affects the plant.

16. iLam singam: lion cub; What ?Tapas? did she do to beget the leonine lad 
(Singa kutti).
* Though DEvaki gave birth to KaNNan, it was YasOdha who had the bhAghyam of 
rearing the child. Did not DEvaki wail through the PAsuram of Kulasekhara 
Azhwar
?Thollai Inbathin irudhi Deivanangai YasOdhai kanDALE?

* 44th Pattam Azhagiya Singhar?s Nirvaham in his SubOdhini:
?Andal avers that it is the same Nrisimha who barged out from the pillar in 
an earlier AvatAra, is now appearing as the leonine cub. Did not Rukmani 
address KrishNa in her billet doux as ?kAlE Nrisimha???

17. kaar mEni:  The Lord?s body is dark like rain bearing cloud; ?mega 
syaamam?

18. Sen kaNN: red eyes;
?       Why red eyes? Because of the depth of concern and compassion for the 
Gopis, He seems to keep His eyes wide-awake all the time.
?       One can cover one?s face but not one?s eyes. Whtever role he takes up, 
he 
cannot conceal the KaruNyam from his eyes!

19. kadhir madhiyam: sun and moon
?       One with ?Sasee Soorya nEtram?. Eyes scorching the enemies like the hot 
Sun (HiraNyakasipu) and cool like the moon to those who are friendly 
(PrahlAdha).
?       In the case of Gopis, He goes one step further in that He conducts 
Himself 
like a ?JaDavasthu? and seems to long for their affection and carrying out 
their bidding (iTTa VazhakkAi). To them He shows the farthest limit of His 
?Soulabhyam?.
?        Why was He so partial towards them? This is because of the total 
dependence they showed Him (Ananya gathitvam, Anaya SaraNatvam etc). When 
they learned that KrishNa jumped into the pond of KALinga, the Gopis found 
no meaning in living thereafter and wanted to jump into the ?maDu?. Such was 
their ?PrEmai?; such was His ?Soulabhyam?. We do not know which was the 
cause and which the effect!

20. pOl mugaththaan:  with a face like; The moment she started comparing 
with Sun and moon, the thought came to her mind that they were also subject 
to faults like being attacked by Raahu and KEtu, and more so in the case of 
moon with a permanent blot on its face and its losing its shape 
progressively, she hastened to clarify that only in the aspect of scorching 
and coolness the simile was implied. So, she modified her statement as 
?Like? the Sun and moon.

21. nArAyaNanE: Narayana himself;
?       The elongation of ?E? suggests the Omnipotence, Omniscience and 
Omnipresence of the Lord - In other words, His ?Paratvam?- the object to be 
attained ? ?ParamAtma Swaroopam.?
?       Also, it suggests that He will Himself give what we want. He will not 
depute somebody to deliver the goods.
?       What do we want? Moksham. And, everything else in between as a bonus 
?anushangikam?. No need to go after petty deities for lesser benefits also.
?       ?thammaDiyaar tirathE taamaraiyaal aagilum sidaguraikkumEl taNNaDiyaar 
adu 
seyyaar, seidaarEl nanrE sithaar enbaar pOlum?

22. namakkE: even to us.
?       The elongation ?E? here shows how this ?Paratvam? is pitted against the 
pitiable plight of the Jivas (Aakinchanyam, KarpaNyam, Ananya Seshatvam, 
Ananya SaraNatvam etc) which are the characteristics of ?Jeeva Swaroopam?.
?        Also, the ?VirOdhi Swaroopam? as the Jiva is its own enemy by its 
?Sambandham? with the ?Sareeram?. Also shows how, in spite of this, the Lord 
condescends to ?save our souls? by virtue of His ?Soulabhyam?

23. paRai tharuvAn:  The general meaning is that it is a percussion 
instrument like the drum; it may also mean Conch, light etc. This is only a 
pretext (VyAjam); In SwApadEsa, it is the desire to do eternal Kainkaryam. 
The real object is Moksham. Thus, this represents ?Phala Swaroopam?.

24. paarOr pugazha: (so that) the people of the world will celebrate. It is 
also interpreted to mean that the Lord will condescend to bless and if He 
does not, He is scared that He will incur ?parOr igazhchi?!

Our duty is to fall at His feet. His duty is to take us to mOksham.

25. padindhu: follow, get involved (in our nonbu) without any thought of 
other phalas

26.El -Or: ?El? is exclamatory. It also means ?accept? ?Or? means ?Know 
this?. Andal seems to ask the Gopis to understand and accept. In other 
words, she seems to say
?Don?t do this ?NOnbu? just because I ask you. You will yourself understand 
and accept, if you consider the ?Phalan?

27. Em pAvAi: A reference to her mates like ?My dear friends? a refrain with 
which she concludes the last line of all the verses.

?       ParakAla Jeeyar NirvAham: ?As this is ?KAtyAyani Nonbu?, it is 
addressed 
to MahAlakshmi. The word ?Pavai? is a general term. It denotes PirAtti who 
is as worshippable as PerumAL. So, EmpAvAi should be taken to mean ?Oh! 
PirAtti! As this is a vratam addressed to you, only you should see to its 
successful completion?

?       44th Pattam Azhagiya Singhar?s NirvAham in his SubOdhini:
Though the upadEsam in this appears to be addressed to the womenfolk, we 
have to take it that it applies to all because of the statements- ?PumnAma 
BhagavAn Harih? and ?Stree prAyam Itharah SarvE?. She advises that those who 
are capable of Bhakti yOga may resort to it; others who are incapable of 
this may resort to SaraNAgathi?

In this PAsuram-
NARAYANANE refers to ParamAtma Swarupam;
NAMAKKE refers to JeevAtma Swarupam;
PODUVEER suggests UpAya Swarupam;
PARAI suggests Phala Swarupam;
NAMAKKE again refers to VirOdhi Swarupam.
Thus, the first verse briefly indicates the ARTHA PANCHAKAM.

Azhagiya Singhar?s Nirvaham:
?TiruppAvai is the essence of Gita (Gitaiyin Saram) How? The one who was 
born to DEvaki and was brought up by YasOdha (oruthi maganAi pirandhu oruthi 
maganAi oLithu vaLara) is none other than Sriman Narayana who is the 
?Paramapurusha?. This paratvam made Himself easily accessible to NandagOpan. 
YasOdha and the GOpikais in His Vibhavam. Those who could not worship Him in 
Vibhavam can now worship Him in His Archa in the manner those did in His 
Vibhavam. Do surrender to Him. He will grant Moksha SamrAjyam that you 
desire?

Andavan?s Nirvaham:
?In subsequent verses, Andal was going to indicate NandagOpan as AchArya and 
YasOdha as the Tirumantram, the Swaroopa gnAnam of Sriman Narayana is 
preserved by the AchArya and being brought to light by Tirumantram?
The first Verse briefly indicates the ?Artha Panchakam? conveyed by the 
stanza ?PrApyasya BrahmaNo roopam etc?
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2.      TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 1 ENGLISH VERSE TRANSLATION
(MS. SHOBA RAMASWAMY)
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?In the month of Maargazhi,
On the good full-moon day,
Let us bathe in the waters,
Oh! Virtuous ones!
Dear girls of the prosperous
Cow-herd- dwellings!
Sharp-speared,
Hard tasked
NandagOPa?s son,
Firm eyed YasOda?s
Young Lion,
The dark-formed
Red-eyed One,
With face like the radiant moon,
NarayaNa, Himself,
will grant us salvation.
With the world?s
Blessings,
Let us offer worship,
Oh! My maidens?
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