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 nam-piLLai

In the earlier postings it was seen that swAmi nampiLLai had explained 
regarding adjectives, examples and real-life events. SwAmi also explains 
menaings of words or terms, in two or three different ways, whenever multiple 
interpretations are possible. Further, swAmi also refers to interpretations by 
taimil scholars then and there.

One instance in the following pAsuram:
"madhuvAr thannan thuzhAiAn 
mudhu vEdha mudhalvanukku,
edhuvE enpaNi ennAdhu,
adhuvE At cheiiyum EdE" 1-6-2


The preceding pAsuram -1-6-1 of thiru voi mozhi ends with the term"purivadhuvum 
pugai pUvE" which means the next pAsuram -thiru voi mozhi being thiru andhAdhi- 
should commence with the syllable "va" "vA" and so on.

However, it is seen the next pAsuram commences with the word "madhuvAr".

For this Edu is reproduced here: " 'purivadhuvum pugai pUvE ' enRadhu kEzh; 
idhil ' madhuvAr thannan thuzhAyAn'
enRu thodangiRru; idhu sERumpadi en enna; "pUvAgil madhuvOdE 
kUdiallAdhirAmaiyAlE, sErum" enRu solluvar thamizhar.

Though, the words may not strictly comply with andhAdhi, the meaning of the 
term 'pU' is brought forth as the beginning of the next pAsuram. How? 'pU' 
meaning flower is always with the nectar-madhu. This is being construed as the 
beginning of the next pAsuram linking the chain in the andhAdhi scenario. This, 
swAmi nam-piLLai mentions as being mentioned by tamil-scholars-enRu solluvar 
thamizhar.

However, swAmi nam-piLLai also spells out another interpretation. "vadhuvAr 
thannan thuzhAiyAn" enRu pAdamAna pOdhu, pOrach chErum.vadhuvai enbadhu manam; 
Ardhal enbadhu pUrNam; ...naRu nARRathaiyudaiya thuzhAi enRumAm. idhu thamizhar 
pOrach chErum enbar.

If the word is understood as "vadhuvAr" the meaning would be good-scented 
thuzhAi. Which is also the meaning of the last term of the preceding pAsuram. 
Further, the words have been adopeted from the final term of the preceding 
pAsuram -puri-vadhuvum pugai pUvE.
Hence, this being both cogent with the meaning and word of the final term of 
the prevous pAsuram, this is being greatly appreiated by the tamil-scholars.

This kind of multiple interpretations and referrence to tamil-scholars is 
replete in Edu. In 'sonnAl virOdhamidhu' thiru voi mozhi 3-9 this can be seen 
in several pAsuram-s.

(to be continued)
vanamamalai padmanabhan










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