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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya nama:
Dear Moderator,
Sri Velukkudi Krishnan swami had sent me a reply clarifying
about the name Nappinnai. I am forwarding it to Ramanuja group. Kindly
post it.
AzhvAr EmperumAnAr JIyar thiruvadigaLE sharaNam
NC Nappinnai

--- Velukkudi Krishnan <velukkudi@xxxx> wrote:
From: "Velukkudi Krishnan" <velukkudi@xxxx>
To: <nappinnai_nc@xxxx>
Subject: Nappinnai
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 08:56:25 +0530

Smt Nappinnai,
Nappinnai is the incarnation of Nila devi.
A surrenderer has to perform saranagati. Saranagati to Rama is
through
Sita - Sridevi. Saranagati to Varaha is through BhUdevi and
Saranagati to
Krishna is through Nila devi. This is the reason behind Andal
mentioning nappinnai in Tiruppavai and bhattar too.
Alwar mentions the three nachiars as Pon mangai- Sri devi, nila
mangai 
- bhudevi, pula mangai - the consort of senses - indriyams. It is Nila
devi who keeps Bhagavan under control by her bhogam. Vedanta Desika says
in Daya satakam 
- nisAmayatu mAm nIla yat bhOga patalai: druvam .... Andal,
singing nachiar tirumozhi as the daughter of perialwar - mentions about
rukmini. But singing as a gopika in tiruppavai she mentions only nappinnai.
Krishna was a kshatriya by birth - he married Rukmini according to
that. He was brought up as a vaisya - gopa - he married nappinnai according to
that.
Pramanam - nIla kulEna sadrusI khila...
Nappinnai is the brothers daughter of Yasoda. Nappinnais brother is
sudhama.
There is no explicit mention about nappinnai in Srimat Bhagavatam or
Sri Vishnu Puranam.
Three divya desams giving importance to three consorts - tiruvellarai
-
Sridevi, Srivilliputur - bhUdevi, Tirunarayur (nachiar koil) - nIla
devi.
nIla suktam also says - ghruNAhi - ghrutavai - payasvati etc
mentioning the characteristics of a gopika.
the glories of nIla and nappinnai are well explained by Putur swamy
in Sri BhU nIla sookta vyakhyanam. Kindly refer.


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sakrdhEva prapannAya thavAsmIthi ca yAcathE |
abhayam sarvabhUthEbhyO dhadhAmyEthath vratham mama || VR.VI.18.32
sarvaDharmAn parithyajya mAm Ekam sharaNam vraja |
aham thvA sarvapApEbhyO mOkshaiShyAmi mA suca: || BG.18.66





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