Sri:
Dear Devotees of ThiruppAvai :
In the previous posting , we covered the Book relating to ThiruppullANi.
In this posting , we will cover the second
book released recently by ParamahamsEdhyAti Srimad SrImushNam Andavan
Swamy observing His ChAturmAsyam at ThiruppullANi .
The name of the
second book is: " Thirukkudanthai Munivarin ThiruppAvai ViLakkam ( with SrI Munitraya
SampradhAya Guru ParamparA)".It is priced at Rs.200/
The addendum of the
AchArya paramparai of Sri MUnitraya SampradhAyam assembled in this book is
a great
treasure house of information . This book has 165
Pages ; ThiruppAvai UpanyAsa Saaram of ParamahamsEdhyAti
Thirukkudanthai
Andavan for the 30 Paasurams are covered in 123 Pages; the remaining
42 pages
record the vaibhavam of SrI Munitraya SampradhAya Guru
Paramparai ; the
publisher is Sriman ChEtlur VaradAchAri RangarAjan Swamy.
This precious book
can be
purchased from Srimad Srirangam Andavan Asramam at Sir DesikAchAr
Road as well .
Srimad
ParamhamsadhyEti Sri Thirukkudanthai Andavan's scholarship of dhivya
prabhandhams was legendary .His UpanyAsa saili had few
matches.His wit and instructional style was
exemplary.AasthikAs used to flock to Thirukkudanthai
Srimad Andavan's
upanyAsams on Srimad RamayaNam and dhivya Prabhandham. His Maargahzi
month upanyAsams on ThiruppAvai attracted a large number of sishyas . and abhimAnis .
Once some one recorded 66 tapes of Srimad Andavan's ThiruppAvai
upanyAsams , the summary of which provided the basis of
this
book that can be appreciated now by not only the contemproraies of Srimad
Andavan
and also by those who did not have the bhAgyam
to hear this yatheendhrar's upanyAsams in person
.
Inview of the
inability to cover the entire content of these upanyAsams , adiyEn will
highlight excerpts from the commentary of Srimad Andavan on selected paasurams
.
Those who could
read the entire book are bhAgyasAlis indeed !
EXCERPTS FROM SELECTED
PAASURAMS :
*** AvatArikai: " There would be aastikAs to hear
ThiruvAimozhi Kaalakshepam; there would also be AstikAs to listen to Srimad
RaamayaNa pravachanam .It would however be difficult to find peole to
listen to ThiruppAvai "--Swamy ParAsara
Battar
Here Swamy ParAsara Battar meant that the depth of anubhavam in
ThiruppAvai
is
much deeper than those experienced in ThiruvAimozhi and Srimad RamAyaNam .
We have to remember that Srimad Thirukkudanthai Andavan is one of the few , who
can attract a huge assembly of AasthikAs for His upanyAsams on ThiruppAvai
because of His ability to intrepret those deep thoughts of Andal housed in
ThiruppAvai ( almost 50 hours of ThiruppAvai UpanyAsam recorded in 66
Tapes)
and connect them to what happens in people's lives
.
*** The word "
PaRai " is found nowhere else in the dhivya Prabhandhams except in
ThiruppAvai. The word "PaRai" refers to the union of the Naayakan , the
Lord with the Jeevans( Naayikais) and therefore this union elevates
Thiruppavai over all other Prabhandhams.
*** Paasuram 1:
"MArghazhi ThingaL" : This Paasuram defines as to who are the AdhikAris to
observe the Paavai nOnpu ... There is no need to select a date for performing
SaraNAgathy . The day in which a desire to perform SaraNAgathy arises , that
itself is the auspicious day ( mathi nannAL) .
*** Dhanur Maasam
and Dhanur Lagnam( ChiRRam Chiru Kaalai Pozhuthu) : The AarAdhanam performed
even for one day during this month and lagnam at early
morning will yield
phalan equivalent to performing 12 years of AarAdhanam for
the EmperumAn
.
*** NeerAda
Pothuveer: NeerAttam is the Bhagavath anubhavam of the Lord by the
bejeweled girls with their BhagavAn .
*** PAASURAM 2: "Vyatthu VaazhverkAL
"
Vyaathu VaazhverhAL : Those who lived in KrishNaavathAra Kaalam
and enjoyed KrishNAnubhavam right here on earth are being adressed
here....Vyaam also means a chariot .KaThOpanishad
describes our body as a chariot , the jeevan as the Passenger and the Buddhi as
the charioter, our nose and other ten indhriyams as the ten horses drawing that
chariot etc. Vyatthu Vaazhbhavar are the ones that travel round and round in
their chariots ( VaNDikaL) and miss reaching their destination , SrI
Vaikuntam .
Paasuram 3: " Ongi
ulahaLantha"
Vaalmeeki did not speak on any avatAram of the
Lord other than RaamAvataram . He was therefore like a Pathivrathai . Even
Vaalmiki was moved to speak high about
Vaamana-Triviram avatAram as he narrated the
story to Raama and LakshmaNan
thru the words of ViswAmitrA .
" Vaamanaavatharatthaip-paRRi pathivrathayaana Vaalmeekiyum pEsinAr".
Concern about the
Thiruvadi shooting up into the sky :
" MahA Bali dhAna
phalan peRROm yenRu iRumAntiruntAn ; DevEndharan izhanta Raajyatthai peRROm
yenRu uhantriruntAn ; Kaadu mEdu tANDip-pOhum Thiruvadi yentha suvarin meethu
mOthumO yenRu azha(angu) yArum illai ". Srimad Andavan quotes this moving
commentary of a VyAkhyAna karthA here : There was MahA Bali haughty over
the thought that he has recieved the phalan of his dhAnam ; Indhran was there
sitting smug with the satisfaction of regaining his empire . There was no
one during the time of the Lord's Thiruvadi shooting up skyward to worry
and weep about any calamity befalling the Lord's tender feet by hitting any
wall or obstacle as the Thiruvadi reached the roof of aNDam and pierced it
. What an anubhavam
of the Sacred feet
!
Ninth Paasuram: " ThUmaNi Maadatthu"
When the ghOshti invites this sleeping Gopi to wake up and
join the neerAttam , she asks what that noNpu was for .The Gopi from the
ghOshti responds that the vratham was for gaining KrishNan . The awakened
haughty Gopi retorts : Why should we observe the vratham to get Him ? He should
perform the vratham to get us !
MaNIkkathavam tALL tiRavAi : if the entrance door to the Lord is
locked , AchAryALs alone can open it .
Paasuram 13: "PuLLin vaay keeNDAnai"
Here , the Gopis enjoy Raaman and KaNNan alternately
.
Swamy Battar's itheehyam is quoted here by Srimad Andavan: In
response to sishyan's request to identify a family engaged in the anubhavam of
EmperumAn ,
Battar says: " It is RaavaNa kudumbam . RaavaNan enjoyed the
veeryam of Raaman; KumbhakarNan admired the souryam of the Lord; VibheeshaNan
was overcome by the souseelyam of Raaman; SoorpaNai was overtaken by the
soundharyam of the Lord. Thus all the members of this kudumbham were deeply
involved in enjoying the Lord ".
Fourteenth Paasuram
: " UngaL Puzhakkadai"
Senkal podikkUrai veNN pall tavatthavar: It is after 1,000
punya JanmAs , one gains BrahmaNa janmA . After 1,000 BrahmaNa JnamAs , one
attains the BrahmANa janmA blessed to recite Vedams.After 1,000 Adhyayana
BrahmANa janmAs , one is gifted to have the BrAhmaNa janmA qualified to perform
Yajn~ams . After thousand Yajn~a performing JanmAs does one get
the JanmA ,where one is blessed by the Lord to become a SanyAsi
.
Fifteenth Paasuram L: "YellE iLankiLiyE
"
This is ThiruppAvai's ThiruppAvai since it touches on SrI
VaishNava LakshaNam as per Swamy ParAsara Battar. This Paasuram is also linked
to Thirumangai AzhwAr
as the Gopikai .
( To Be continued)
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org
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