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SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha //
SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha //
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya//
KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: /
SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//
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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.07 / ISSUE # 15 dated 24th December 2005
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 9:
thoomaNi maadaththu
(ANBIL RAMASWAMY)
2. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 9:
thoomaNi maadaththu
ENGLISH VERSE TRANSLATION
(MS. SHOBA RAMASWAMY)
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ISSUES RELEASED
So far, 191 Regular issues of SRS have been released apart from Special 
Issues:
27 Issues of Vol. 1
15 Issues of Vol. 2
42 Issues of Vol. 3
35 Issues of Vol. 4
28 Issues of Vol. 5
30 Issues of Vol. 6 and
14 Issues of Vol. 7
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1. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 9:
thoomaNi maadaththu
(ANBIL RAMASWAMY)
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Tiruppavai - 09
thoomaNi maadaththu

thoomaNi maadaththuc cuRRum viLakkeriyath *
Dhoopam kamazhath thuyilaNaimEl kaN vaLarum *
maamaan magaLE! maNik kadhavam thaaL thiRavaay *
maameer! avaLai ezhuppeerO * un magaL thaan
oomaiyO? anRic cevidO? anandhalO? *
Emap perunthuyil mandhirap pattaaLO? *
maamaayan maadhavan vaikundhan enRenRu *
naamam palavum navinRElOr embaavaai*
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?       This Paasuram is said to be ?wake up call? for Tirumazhisai Azhwar.
The allusion is to the incident in which the Brahmins stopped reciting Veda 
on seeing the Azhwar. Sensing this the Azhwar tried to move out. When the 
Brahmins recommenced recital, they did not know where they stopped. The 
Azhwar through ?body language? split a grain of paddy. And, the exact 
context where they stopped contained a reference to the ?splitting of a 
grain of paddy?. ?krishNa naama varhiNeem nakhah nirbinnam?. The Brahmins 
realized that he was a great soul and requested him to forgive. The Azhwar 
did not speak but showed by body language. So, the words ?OomaiyO anri 
seviDO anantalO? is said to refer to this incident.
?       In this Paasuram, they are said to wake up a gOpi who is like a 
?Nityamuktar? (Jananyachar). One who has clear comprehension of Vedas, Gita, 
PuraaNas, Itihaasas and other UpabraahmaNas that declare Sriman Narayana as 
totally blemish less (akhila hEya pratyaneekan) and full of innumerable 
auspicious qualities (kalyaaNa guNa gaNa Svaroopan)
?       In other words, a gOpi who is sleeping without any care (nischinta, 
nirbharatayaa) in the confidence that KrishNa would Himself come to her and 
she had nothing to do to obtain Him.
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thoo maNi : wonderfully ornamented (i.e) without blemish.
?       It is said that the Lord built the mansion for her selecting only the 
best 
gems (Rathnam) using less than perfect ones to build his own mansion. (PC)
?       Whereas His mansion is just ?maNi maaDam? her?s is ?thoomaNI maaDam? (U)
?       VishNu PuraaNa is known as ?PuraaNa Rathnam?. So also, her mansion is 
thoomaNi Rathnam studded one. ?NirdOsha nigama soudam? says Swami Desika.

Maadaththu: mansion

cuRRum viLakku eriya: with lamps burning all around
Refers to Jnaana deepam
?       cf ?ezhil Jnaana viLakku? and  ?Jnaana suDar viLakku yEtrinEn?

Dhoopam kamazha: wafting incense.
?       This is said to refer to ?AnushTaana poorthi combined with Jnaanam"
?       Even if there were a slight diminution in the fragrance, she would not 
be 
able to sleep.
?       ?Jnaanam? without ?AnushTaana? is like the tail of a dog that cannot 
hide 
even its private parts (sunah puchchamiva anartham paaNdityam dharma 
varjitam). Those who strut about the world claiming to disseminate knowledge 
of scriptures are like this dog, if they do not back up their knowledge with 
appropriate Aachaaram and anushTaanam prescribed in the Sastras.
?       The fragrance relates to the 6 angas of Vedas (U)
?       Also, may be taken to refer to the triple requisites of ?Jnaana, 
AnushTaana and Vairaaghya? ? that an Achaarya should possess to be fit to be 
called an Achaarya (Uttamur swami Nirvaham)

thuyil aNai mEl: on your sleeping bed

kaN vaLarum: asleep (lit. your eyes asleep).
?       It is an euphemistic way of honoring Bhaagavatas by using the words 
?kaN 
vaLarum? instead of ?sleeping?
?       They seem to ask, ?How can you sleep when separated from KrishNa??

maamaan magaLE : Oh! daughter of our uncle!
?       They are now invoking the ?dEha sambandam? by calling her ?Uncle?s 
daughter?
?       In Svapadesam, ?maaman? refers to ?sadaachaaryan? and ?magan? or 
?magaL? 
an ?antharanga sishya? ?confidant (U)

maNi  kadhavam: gem-studded door
?       It is said that in Koorathaazhwaan?s mansions, the doors were gem 
studded 
and with hanging bells which were rung during the ?Thadeeya araadhanai? to 
Bhaagavatas that used to go on ringing incessantly. The sounds of the bell 
would ring continuously till late midnight, when all had been fed!

thaaL thiRavaay: open the latches
?       In Svapadesam, Acharyas are said to keep the esoteric scriptures under 
lock and key to be released only when a deserving disciple came along with a 
request to unbolt (PC)

Maameer: Dear Aunty! Again ?dEha sambandam?

avaLai ezhuppeerO: Won?t you please wake her up!

un magaL thaan: your daughter, indeed

oomaiyO? : Has she been struck dumb (speechless)?

AnRi:                   or,

cevidO?:  is she deaf?
?       Even if she were mute, she could at least hear our pleadings and open 
the 
door. Maybe, she is also deaf.

anandhalO? : Or is she exhausted (and therefore unable to get up)?
?       Has somebody put a muzzle to her mouth?
?       ?Ananthal? might also mean ?garvam? (vain pride)
?       ?Ananthal? also means ?laziness? cf
?KaDaithalai irundu vaazhum sOmbarai ugathi pOlum?

Ema perun^ thuyil: long sleep or Swoon
?       This can happen due to extreme joy or extreme sorrow
mandira  pattaaLO?: Has she been placed under some spell? (Sanskrit: mantra)

?       In Svapadesa, mantram here refers to AshTaaksharam

maa maayan: great magician
?       Maayan is a Tamil word for Vishnu
?       This also means one who has mystical wonderful powers
?       Andal uses the word ?maayan? in several places (e.g.) Maayanai mannu, 
maamaayan maathavan, maayanaip paaDElor, araiparai maayan etc.
?       He is not merely an ?aayan? (aayar kulathan) only.
He is Naara+ayaNa= NaaraayaNan Himself

Maathavan: a name of Vishnu meaning consort of Lakshmi
?       Maa=Mahaalakshmi and ayan= associated. Spouse of Mahaalakshmi
?       Maa+Thavan= In Svapadesam, a great Tapasvi
?       Cf: ?tapah svaadhyaaya niratam?

vaikundan:
?       Lord of VaikunTa, the supreme place where the Nityas and Muktas live.
?       VaikunTa pradan ?One who can grant ?vaikunTa praapti?

enRu enRu: saying
?       They seem to say: ?if you go on sleeping here, He will go to sleep in 
His 
eternal abode.
naamam palavum  navinRu: We recite many of His names (to ward off her spell 
of sleep and wake her up)
?       Like ?Sri Rama Rama RamEti? is equal (tulyam) to ?sahasranaamam? these 
three sambOdanams taken together are equal to reciting the Vedas in full 
(PC)
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Acharya LakshaNam
An Acharya is supposed to be blind, deaf, mute and more:
Para rantrEshu jaatyantah (Like one born blind, with respect to others? 
faults)
ParivaadEshu yEmukhaah (Totally indifferent to gossip- deaf and dumb)
ParadaarEshu napumsakaah (Like a eunuch with reference to others? wives)

But, how are we?
ParivaadE dasavadanah: We have 10 mouths for gossip
PararantranireekshaNE sahasra akshah: we have 1000 eyes for faults in others
Satvritta vittaharaNE baahu sahasraarajana: pisunah: We have 1000 hands in 
misappropriating the wealth of others!
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2. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 9:
thoomaNi maadaththu
ENGLISH VERSE TRANSLATION
(MS. SHOBA RAMASWAMY)
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?On the gem-studded balcony,
Surrounded by long stemmed lamps,
With incense burning,
You, who lie on the soft mattress,
Eyes closed in sleep,
My uncle?s daughter!
Open your jeweled doors!
Aunt! Won?t you wake her up?
Is your daughter dumb,
Perhaops deaf, or lost her senses?
Why this great sleep?
Is she under a spell?
Supreme Enchanter!
Lakshmi?s Lord! And such-like names
We have invoked!
Oh! My Maidens!?
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To Continue
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