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ThiruppAvai 18th verse- Sri Mukkur Azhagiya Singra's divine anubhavam- excerpts

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Madhavakkannan V • January 1, 2003 


SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest srivaishnavas,

ThiruppAvai 17th verse- Undhu madhakaLiRRan.. They now wake up Nappinnai. 
Who is She?- The enjoyment that is not attained by Anantha, Garuda 
VishvaksEnars, by the kaimkaryaparars and parijanas of Sriman Narayanan in 
Paramapdham, by the Bhagawath mahishI BhU, NILA Devis – those enjoyment are 
all belittled by the joy which Gopikas get with KaNNan. Sri Mahalshmi – 
Periya PiraaTTi envious of them, wished to enjoy the Anandham of Gopikas and 
hence, sent her amsam in Nappinnai GopikA- who is the daughter of brother of 
YasOdhA. NandhagOpan is also equally pleased with the divine beauty of 
Nappinnai for the little darling of his -KaNNan.

This Nappinnai is now being woken up for recommendation. PiraaTTi 
purushaakaaram. Oh girl! ArenÂ’t you the daughter in law of Nandhagopan? You 
are anurUpa pathni of KaNNan in all respects as confirmed by all elders as 
well. You have paripoorNa vaathsalyam on us- we know. We also know of your 
affection and vatsalyam towards KaNNan. Whatever you says and show – Kannan 
can never disagree and He always does as per your wish.

NappinAy! Please open the door and show KaNNan to us, the small girls. Tell 
him, small girls have come and fulfill their desires and listen to their 
pleas and appeals. Please recommend us to Him.

ammA! We know your greatness and vaibhavam, “If I tell, will He listen and 
do?- you need not doubt. Let us tell your greatness. KaNNan was born after 
so many years of waiting by Nandhan. He grants KaNNan whatever he asks for, 
being a darling and loving child. Also, KaNNan earned something great for 
Nandhan as well.

What did He earn?- Listen. He went to KamsanÂ’s place; killed the mighty huge 
elephant Kuvalayaapeetam. He broke its ivory tusker and also brought the 
same along with the might of the elephant as well for handing over to 
Nandhan. He passed the might that had brought to Nandhan. Also He gave away 
the strengths of those wrestlers whom He fought with to nandhagOpan as 
KaNNaÂ’s gifts from MathurA to his father. Thus, Nandhan has become stronger 
now. Such grand and great father-in-law of yours has now offered his balam 
(strengths) to you, Nappinnaay- being his darling sonÂ’s darling- and being a 
Vaikuntha peNN. He has arranged a beautiful soft and grand palace for you 
both to enjoy. You are not letting Him go out anywhere. “Am I holding Him in 
my arms?- you may ask. Yes. With your strength accrued from Nandhan, You 
have caught Him and captures Him under your spell.

PandhaarviralI! The fingers and palms of yours have played the ball with 
KaNNan and in the play; you have won (as He could not concentrate on the 
game with your eye spells and fragrances of the beautiful curly black 
tresses.  He is trapped (in spite of His willing to come out) in your 
capture and please let Him come out. Be our purushaakaaram, and have mercy 
on us.

How did we know that you both are here?- you may wonder. Nappinnaay! DonÂ’t 
you know even this?- We move with you everyday. DonÂ’t we know the fragrance 
of yours and of KaNNanÂ’s? your flowers that adorn your tresses, the sandal 
paste, the divine fragrance of KaNNan’s – we can never miss. The father of 
Anjaneya only showed the way to us with the fragrance from your tresses. 
(gandham kamazhum kuzhalI). Please open the door.

He is sapbdham kamazhum kuzhalan. You are gandham kamazhum kuzhalI. Your 
fragrance from the tresses is the food for His Olfactory nerves.
He has lost to your fragrance. What is the sue of locking the door and 
arrest those fragrance inside? If only it is let out, they get to know their 
greatness. Then only people will come in large numbers and get themselves 
elevated.

Even if you do not wish to open fully. Just open the door ajar. We can enter 
with that gap. Why have you all come? We came to sing the divine name of 
your Lord. We need to pay our obeisance to the lotus feet of yours and your 
husband. We have come to perform saranagathi to both of You as the means and 
the end. Are you both our parents who need to protect us?

You need to come early morning? Why have you come now?
CanÂ’t you hear the cocksÂ’ crowing? When the hen and cocks crow that shows 
the arrival of morning. DonÂ’t you know?
The cocks and hens only called us by crowing- saying..” hEy girls! It has 
already dawned. Only if you all get up now, you can call everyone else, wake 
up KaNNan and take Him to YamunA along with Nappinnai. Then only you all can 
get what you wished. Get up and proceed with yoru work.”

Why have they (the cocks and hens are calling you now?- you may ask. -These 
GopakumAris are all illiterate and are young; small girls. These youg girls 
think of KaNNan at all times as uNNum sOru, parugum neer, thinnum 
veRRilaiellAm kaNNan. They have not been to great vidwAns and attended 
kalakshepams to learn Vedanta. They are fools and ignoramuses and are not 
aware not are capable of performing the karma, jnAna and bhakti yoga. Due to 
some punya (which we do not know when and how it happened- innadhena 
aRudhiyida mudiyaatha oru karma vaasanaiyaalE), they are paramikAnthis and 
do not expect anything from anyone else except KaNNan only. They do not 
offer worship idhara devathas(demi gods). You, NappinnAy- need to get up and 
show mercy on them and recommend them to KaNNan- says the cock and hens by 
crowing to You nappinnAy. CanÂ’t you hear their sound? Canot you hear their 
pathetic call? They are like Acharyas.

They shout OOOOOOÂ… OOOOOÂ… OOOOO First ooo- Lakshmi (Sri); Second OOOO- 
Lakshmi- Sri- Third OOOOÂ… Utthaman- You are the Utthaman who is SriÂ’s Sri. 
Thiruvukkum Thiruvaagiya selvan. You and Nappinnai are the ones who know 
these Akinchanyars (helpless people) and their ananyagathithvam (having no 
other refuge than yourselves). Your duty is to protect them. Get up- says 
those hens and cocks.

Come and fulfill their desires and longing pleas.
Come and open the door, NappinnAy with your red lotus flower like palms. 
Should He alone enjoy the beauty of your limbs? Your hands? Let us see and 
enjoy the same as well. Your bangles tingling sound, let us hear when you 
open the door. Please create sunAdhams (auspicious dhvani) from the 
ornaments that You  are wearing and vanthu thiRavAi and remove the anger of 
Your Lord  at us (if any exists)! If our ears hear the sunAtham from those 
bangles, “bhavEyam SaraNam hi va:” – per SitA piraatti’s words, and asthu 
thE.. thayaiva sarvam sampathsyathE..- says Periya PiraaTTi in Gadya 
thrayam. – we will be blessed with your assurances from those bangles. Come 
happily and open the door and make us happy and blissful.

Am I sad now? Why are you saying “come happily”?
We know that at all times, the Nithyars, you and Sri vaikunta Nathan are all 
happy in Srivaikuntam. But when a mukthan comes and arrives there, they get 
more pleased and show their happiness. DonÂ’t they? DonÂ’t You? Similarly show 
us Your smiling face and happiness and open the door with tingling sound of 
your bangles and charming beauty of your red lotus palms.

Please read from vidwAns' commentaries about other greater details- Srimath 
Azhagiya singar ends with such great humility. anything good - the credit 
goes to the divine commentary of SrI Mukkur Azhagiya Singar's. Errors, 
faults are only due to my lack of understanding.
Sri Andal ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan

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