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Nambi-Pimbi

In local parlance people name their wards either famous locally or just or
name it to popular figures of the contemporary period.

Here nambi refers to a popular figure or a wealthy person.
 Pimbi refers to the straight opposite one

If it is a famous or wealthy one, it will fade after some time as it is due
to kArmic effect. That is why AzvAr says 'nAlu nALil azhungip pOme' So whether it is welathy one or otherwise, it makes no difference.

The the first nambi is in the context of mortals.

AzvAr recommends to name their children with respect to EmperumAn's name and
this is their wealth.
and thereafter they possess the real wealth and so AzvAr addresses them as
'nambikAL' -owners of real wealth.

The text of mAmunikaL vyAkyAnam goes as follows

adhAvadhu thirunamam sonnavarkku sahala sampathum vuNdAmpaDi

Those who chant His Divine name possess all the wealth and they become
'NambikAL'.
 
From the annals of VisathvAk sigAmani Sri ManavALa mAmunikaL
 
Sri PeriyAzvAr ThriuvadigaLEA charaNam
 
 


Hope this is clear.
dasan
vanamamalai padmanabhan

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 8:51 AM
Subject: [sri ramanuja] NambiBimbi?

In Periyazhwar Thirumozhi, Aaraam Thirumozhi, KasunGaRaiyudai, in
which Periyazhwar advices people to name their kids with Parama
Purushan's nAmams, the 8th Paasuram is:

NambiBimbi endru Naattu Maanidap PerittAl
NambumPimbumellAm nAlu nALil azhungip pOm
SemperunThAmaraik Kannan pErittazhaiththakkAl
NambikAl! NAranan tham annai naragam pugAL.

(sorry if adiyen has made any mistakes above).

Please enlighten as to what Periyazhwar means by the first word
'NambiBimbi'.

(It is interesting that in the last line he addresses us as
'NambikAl!', with the combination of the first word of the paasuram
where he seems to say something else.)

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