SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama: Dearest all, Todayâs verse is No. 8th. Let us enjoy the eighth verse of ThiruppAvaiâ kIzhvaanam veLLenRu erumai ciRu vItu * mEyvaan paran^thana kaaN mikkuLLa piLLaikaLum * pOvaan pOkinRaaraip pOkaamal kaaththu * unnaik kUvuvaan van^thu ninROm * kOthukalamutaiya paavaay ezhun^thiraay paatip paRai koNtu * maavaay piLan^thaanai mallarai maattiya * thEvaathi thEvanaic cenRu naam cEviththaal * aavaavenRu aaraayn^thu aruL ElOr em paavaay. 8. Andal speaks of the greatness of Kannanâs flood of mercy in this pasuram. She preaches everyone to perform Sharanagati at the feet of Paraman and to obtain the eternal bliss of moksham. One of Andalâs friends is very close to Kannan and Kannan adores her a lot as she is a very great person. Andal thinks that if this friend of hers were to be in their group, they could attain Kannanâs anugraham faster and so knocks at the door of this friend to invite her. âDear friend, the east is already lit up and you are still asleep!â says Andal. âI donât think the eastern sky is already brightâ, says her friend. âYou might get up and see the brightness for yourselfâ, says Andal. âBrightness? It is not brightness on the eastern sky. All of you are eagerly watching the eastern sky wishing it to dawn soon. The brightness on your faces is getting reflected there. You all have faces as bright as a beautiful moon. The night might have got shattered afraid of dawnâ, says her friend. âSay we are speaking without knowing. But how do you know it is not sunrise yet?â says Andal. âLet me explain. Listen to meâ, says her friend. âOut of the five lakh women folk of Aayarpadi, you might be a thousand of them, who have come here now. The absence of others proves that it is not dawn yetâ. Andal says, âNo, all those cattle of Gokulam have already been let out on the vast fields grazing the most refreshing dew grassâ. Her friend replies, âThat is not cattle. It is night which lies shattered after seeing your bright facesâ. Andal says, âYou said that the others have not come yet. But, here they are. Come out and have a look. They left in a hurry being unable to stay without Kannan. Just to take you along with us, we have kept them waiting.â Her friend says, âSo what if they are going ahead of us?â Andal replies, âGoing together in a group on a pilgrimage itself is a great deed in itself. But with your absence, the ensemble loses its charm. We have kept them waiting here after having decided that it is improper to leave you here and go. We are waiting here at your doorstep only to take you along with usâ. âIt is great pleasure for everyone to attain Kannan. He shall be waiting for meâ, says her friend. âYou are a beautiful lady who has the saamudrikaa lakshanam that should be present in every woman. Kannan is so favorable to you. He is the very abode of love and affection and does not know about a womanâs despair. And you, do not know our despair. If you shall wake up and come along with us, then we will be greatly elated and proud. If we go to attain Kannan with you in the forefront, then we are sure of successâ, says Andal âLet us worship Him by singing His glories along with the vadyams of the nombu festival. That great Lord! Who, killed Keshi in the guise of a horse and Musktika and protected the subjects shall definitely heed to our pleadings and shall protect usâ, says Andal. Acharyas remove the darkness of ajnanam and cause the dawn of knowledge. If we go to worship Paraman, with such great devotees in the forefront, then it is definite that Paraman will shower us with his anugraham. This is the inner meaning of this pasuram Andal ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan ------------------------------------ Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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