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Dear srEvaishNavites,
This is regarding ms nappinnai"s question -vis-a-vis vyAkyAnam-s for
thiruppAvai pAsurangaL.
pAsuram 18 : ARAyirappadi -swAmi azhagia maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr.
After explaining that the devotees are seeking purushakAram of nappinnai
akin to seeking purushakAram of pirAtti in sri rAmAyaNam, the vyAkyAnam runs
as follows:
"pirAtti munnAga saraNam puga anROA pramANam solliRRu. ingu nappinnai
pirAttiyai anROa saraNam pugugiRadhu" ennil;
periya pirAtti allAdha nAichimAR srakchandhanAdhigaLObhAdhi
upakaraNakOdiyAgaiyAlum, ivargaLai avayava kOdiyilE avaL
ninaithirukkaiyAlum,pirAttikkuth thiruvadigaLObhAdhiyAga ninaithirukkaiyAlE
ivaLaip paRRugirArgaL.
paradhasaiyil-nAichimAr mUvaraiyum munnidak kadavadhu; "kUndhal malarmangai"
thiru-voi-mozhi 5-6-11, ithyAdhi; vyUhAvasthaiyil nAchimAr iruvarai munnidak
kadavadhu, "chandhani menmulaiyAl tharaNi mangai" periya thiru-mozhi
2-10-2,ennak kadavadhiRe: rAmAvathArathil periya pirAtti oruvarumAi irukkum;
srE varAhap prAdhurbhAvathil srE bhUmip pirAttiyai munnidum;
krishNavathArathil pradhAna mahishi ivaLAgaiyAlE nappinnai pirAttiyai
munnidugiRArgaL."

The precedents and the evidences point out seeking refuge and
purushakAram through periya pirAtti. Then why come they surrender unto
nappinnai pirAtti is the question raised here. Since, the pirAtti other than
periya-pirAtti is viewed as her divine feet, they are seeking refuge unto
nappinnai pirAtti.
In para dhasai-parama padham- all the three pirAttis are sought as refuge. 
refer thiru-voi-mozhip pAsuram 5-6-11
"kUndhal malarmangaikkum-periya pirAttiyAr,
maNmadandhaikkum-bhUmippirAttiyAr
kula Ayar kozhundhukkum - nElA pirAtti"
How do we know that this pAsuram is addressed towards parAvashtai?
Edu: " oru avathAram anRikkEA upaya vibhUdhi nAdhanAna pUrNa vishayathil 
anukkarikkiRAr" 
Here definition for three pirAttiar-s is significant in this regard:
periya pirAtti: sarvEswaranudiaya aiswaryathukkum hEadhubhUdhaiyAi irukkum i.e 
sarvEswaranudaiya sampathAyirukkiRa peirya pirAtti.
bhUmip pirAtti: adhukku viLai bhUmiyAi irukkiRa bhumip pirAtti.
nappinnaip pirAtti: adhanudaiya pala rUpamAiyirukkum nappinnai pirAtti.
In vyUha dhasai two pirAtti-s are sought as refuge refer periya thiru-mozhip
pAsuram 2-10-2 peirya pirAtti and bhUmip pirAtti
" chandhani men mulaiyAl= peirya pirAtti;
tharaNi mangai= bhUmip pirAtti.;
thAm iruvar adivarudum thanmaiyAnai".
In vArahavasthai -srI bhUmip pirAtti is sought refuge in.
In rAmAvathAram-peirya pirAtti is sought as refgue and
In krishNAvathAram since nappinnai pirAtti is perceived as pradhAna mahishi
she is being sought as refuge i.e nElA dhEvi.

The lines in ARAyirappadi vyAkyanam of 20th pAsuram will help us in
understanding this better.
"thiruvE thuyil ezhyAi" avaL pEAr padaithAl, seivadhum avaLaip pOlE irukka
vENdAvO? avaLudaiya vAchaka sabthathai vunakkuch sollumbOdhu dheha
guNangaLum Athma guNangaLum vuNdAnAlum, pathu mAsam AsridhArthamAga
vuRangAdhirundha avaL padi vunakkum vuNdAga vENdum kAN"

"Having got her name, should you not be like Her? She suffered 10months
for the sake of devotees. Should you not take that attitude'
We should bear in mind that the above words are addressed at nappinnai
pirAtti comparing her with periya pirAtti.
These two commentaries indicate that in this avadhAram (ref 18th pAsruam) she 
is not peirya pirAtti and in fact an explanation is even given why they have 
taken refuge in nappinnai instead of periya pirAtti.
In 20th pAsuram -where she is addressed as "thiru" she is compared with 
peirya=pirAttiAr and surprise is expressed that despirte this address she is 
not acting akin to periya pirAttiyAr's attitude.
I leave the conclusions to you.
swAmi azhagia maNavALap perumAL nAyanAr thirivadigaLe saraNam
dhAsan
vAnamAmalai padmanAbhan


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