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ThiruppAvai 30th verse- Sri Mukkur Azhagiya Singra's divine anubhavam-conclusion

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Madhavakkannan V • January 13, 2003 


SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest srivaishnavas
We have reached the last PAsuram: 30th PAsuram of ThirupppAvai- vangak kadal 
kadaintha mAdhavanaik kEsavanaiÂ…
In the earlier pAsuram, Gopikas woke up, performed the Puja alongwith KaNNan 
as instructed by elders; and later prayed to KaNNan what they want actually 
performing unconditional surrender at his lotus feet. They were granted 
abhayam by Him and appealed for only sEvicchuying (paying obeisance) to His 
lotus feet for ever.- thus Sri andal sang. She imagined the nOnbu of these 
Gopikas and in their roles sang all these pAsuram so divinely. Now she sings 
in this PAsuram how those who perform Saranagathy are taken care by the Lord 
and also how singing these 30 verses bring benefits (as phalasruthi) to the 
reciters.

Saranagathars (prapannas) who recite these 30 pAsurams daily are blessed to 
keep any further sins away from them (being committed); and even if they 
commit due to their karma, this become prayaschittham for those inadvertent 
sins. Thus, these verses purify the prapannans also in utthara kruthyam 
(post prapatti) period.

Vangak kadal kadaintha mAdhavanai kEsavanai - Sriman Narayanan along with 
Lakshmi reclines on the Adhiseshan in the milky ocean (paarKadal). He is 
like huge beautiful ship, which takes us to the other shore. He takes us 
from the samsaara saagaram. Thus He is vangam (kappal- ship). He is such 
most compassionate ship. This paarkadal (milky ocean) was churned by the 
Lord along with devas on one side and asurAs on the other side; He joined in 
Deva gOshti and churned; His curly dark, beautiful tresses became 
disporderly due to his efforts and that fell on his shining forehead. Thus, 
His kesam (hairs) fell on the forehead and became Kesavan; When the ocean 
was churned, before the nectar, LakshmI arose from there like the lightining 
beauty. She went straight to Lord Sriman Narayanan and resided in his 
chest,s aying just by being where I should be I will grant you all 
Purushaakaram and whatever that you all wish for. Thus, he became Madhavan. 
pasyathAm sarva dEvAnAm yayow vaksha: sthalam hare: When all devas were 
seeing she went and housed herself in His vakshasthalam.

This Sriman Narayanan has now appeared as Sri Krishnan of Nandha kulam.
vEdAntha saagaram Krishna swayam lOkahithAya vai |
mamantha pArtthadhaNdEna geethAmrutham abUth subham ||

The same Kesavan, Madhavan- has now come as KaNNan and churned the Vedantha 
saagaram (ocean). Like the poison and nectar came out of the churning, (the 
poison was consumed by Sivan and showed his kruthagnathai (gratefulness) to 
the Lord. The nectar was comsumed by Devas; Lakshmi went to Sriman Narayana) 
also good things came out. Narayanan gave birth to Brahma and brahmaa became 
the father of Rudran. Thus he became Kesavan. Also he destroyed the Kesi 
asurA and became Kesavan. klEsa nAsan- the destroyer of all sins and 
confusions – Kesavan. When the Upanishad and PurushasUktham were churned, we 
found the LakshmI pathi (Madhavan).

Gita has anything and everything thereby Jeevathmas can be blessed to attain 
salvation (in the end). This Gita thus becomes the amrutha (nectar) for all 
jeevathmas. The charama sloka alone is adequqate for one to get redemption 
by doing what is said there. Thus, it is the churned nectar of Gita.- thus 
become Gitamrutha.

Like the Lord as ship in KsheerApdhi (milky ocean) enabling the Jeevathmas 
to cross over this samsaara saagaram, Vedantha saagaram also is full of 
ships. There are 32 brahma vidyas and in each vidya, Brahman (the lord 
Sriman Narayanan) is praised with its respective kalyANa guNAs and instructs 
to do dhyAnam accordingly. When the performance of such dhyAnam gets 
completed, the Lord enables (through the performance of VidyA) the upAsakars 
(the doers) to cross over the samsaara saagaram. Thus, thorugh these 32 
vidyAs, He shows Himself as LakshmI Kanthan and shows Himself in vedanta 
saagara, there are ships in this saagaram as well. Out of these 32 vidyas, 
one is Saranagthi Vidya; others are Bhakti Yoga vidyAs. Thus, Churning 
Vedantha Sagaram, the Lord gives us GitAmrutham, and he shows Himself as 
Madhavan and Kesavan.

To such greatest KaNNan- the most compassionate One- these unparalleled 
beautiful girls of Gopakumaris, - those who wear most shining and beautiful 
ornaments- who are blessed to be with the most auspicious attributes 
(kalyANa guNAs) sang and praised in different ways.
AndAL imagined herself in so many thousands of Gopikas and sang all these 
praises and pAsurams- so, she is the One (sEyozhaiyaar) who went and prayed 
to KaNNan after waking him up. How did she praise? Ayartham viLakkE! mAlE 
maNivaNNA! ulagaLandha umbarkOnE! And praised uttering His greatest 
qualities and supreme position.

Samsaaram saagaram krishNa swayam lOkahithAya vai |
Mamantha guru dhaNdEna baddhAn thrAthum vimukthayE ||

These jeevathmas- samsaaris who are deeply caught- trapped in samsaaric 
afflictions- samsaaric ocean- in order to save them and enable them to 
attain mOksham, using the peerless Acharyas as the wooden shaft (matthu) 
KaNNan churned the samsaara saagaram, removed the dirt of Jeevathmas 
completely (using the matthu) and get the sweetest nectar – mokshAnandham at 
Srivaikuntam as well here itself (being in the shadow and grace of such 
peerless Acharyas and being under the spell of Sriman Narayanan through the 
divya mangala vigaraham in Divya Desams). You did all this KrishNA thorugh 
your Geethamrutham and Charama slOkam!- says Sri AndAL. You are most 
compassionate One- praises AndAL.

Further, SarvOpanishadhO gAva: thOkthA gOpAla nandhana | pArtthO vathsa: 
sudhIr bhOkthA thuktham geethAmrutham magath ||- All Upanishads are the 
large cows that give milk incessantly to us and never fail to do so. Those 
who do not how to milk them get of course kicked by these cows (thus being 
misled by the Upanishads) not getting the milk thereby. Sometimes those who 
know milking also do nto wash the nipples and get dirty milk (which can not 
be drunk.) KaNNA! You took birth in cowherd group; knowing how to milk, you 
most beautifully milked these huge cattle (Upanishads) with the calf 
(Arjuna) as an excuse; You filled 18 large vessels with milk (18 chapters of 
Gita). You offered that milk to the capable one who can drink digest them 
(the scholars and jnAnavAns). This milk is GitAmrutha. Also churning this 
milk, You brought the tasty butter which is Prapatti (Saranagathi) easy to 
consume and tastier as well. You are such krupAkaran; karuNAkaran; 
dayAnidhi- the most merciful One and most compassionate One.

Also we know how wandering and vagabonds were we before? You instilled 
goodness in our minds so that we can look towards You; and You made us such 
an unconditional and unflinching devotion and faith in Your lotus feet and 
You made us not to look at anything else and anyone else other than Your 
lotus feet only. It is Your grace. You made us praisse You and perform 
surrender to Your lotus feet.

This ThiruupAvai is sung by none other than BhUmi PiraaTTi herself who 
appeared as a small girl in the garden on Sri VilliputthUr Bhattar piraan 
(PeriyAzhwAr) and became his daughter. She is an ayOnija. Fron the day she 
appeared she was devoted and interested in KaNNan and none else. She is only 
daughter of BhAgawatha srEshtar- PeriyAzhwAr- the one who wears the garland 
of lotus beads in his chest. He is Bhattarpiraan of VilliputthUr- which is 
like an ornament for the world itself. It is PeriyAzhwAr who established the 
Supremacy of Sriman Narayanan in Pandya kingdom by quoting the relevant 
Vedas and PurushasUktham and obtained his name conferred to him by the king 
as Bhattar piraan. King Vallabhadeva announced the victory of PeriyAzhwAr 
(Bhattar Piraan) and
conferred the title Bhatta nAthan. He also decalred for a Huge procession of 
AzhwAr on the Royal elephant. He took the curved Conch Shell and blew in 
honor of the victory and to celebrate the success of PeriyAzhwAr who had 
established in such unambiguous terms, the Parathvam of Sriman Narayanan 
quoting the relevant sections from Vedas at the Sabha. When the Lord 
appeared on GarudA along with Sri Mahalakshmi to witness the procession of 
success for Bhattar Piraan, Bhataar Piraan was overwhelmed with the 
exquisite beauty of PerumAL and Thaayar that he burst out with PallANDu 
(Long live) out of his greatest pongum Parivu – like a mother towards the 
child.

When Vishunu Chitthar (Bhattar Piraan) saw the Lord, he was overwhelmed with 
the beauty, youth and laavaNyam of the Lord and broke out spontaneously  - 
Why have You come here? This place is full of evil, and with such beauty 
epitomized, the people will cast evil glances on You.. ). He  bursts out 
like an affectionate caring Mother with full of vaathsalyam on
the Lord.. With his mangaLAsAsanam (praise) of the Lord using the bells on 
the neck of the elephant as taaLam. He started singing Pallandu (hundreds of 
thousands of years of the LordÂ’s well being. )

Such greatest PeriyAzhwAr;s daughter- sishya- is Sri AndAL. GodhA. It is her 
30 verse which is the seed of all Vedas and Vedantha. It is Vedam 
anaitthukkum vitthu. It is made in simple chaste and lucid sweet Tamil- 
easily understood by even less literate people. This is sung by one who is 
devoted right from her birth. Sri Krishnan himself forgot (some reason) the 
divine name Narayanan in his entire GitA. But AndAL starts with NarayananE 
namakkE paRai tharuvaan. It is Narayanan who will give us what we ask for. 
The entire Gita does not mention about Mahalakshmi. He has forgotten her. 
But our GodhA never leaves her (Thiru). Those who recite this ThiruppAvai- 
will be blessed with Thiruvarul (the grace of Lakshmi) at all places (here 
as well as there at Srivaikuntam) and all times. Also, those who are capable 
of singing can sing these simple lovely Pasurams in different ragas and set 
to different thALAs. It can be sung in large group of devotees and also 
alone- It can be sung set to beats. thaaLam vazhangip pAdum thamizh maalai. 
This garland of Tamil poems – verses is the sweetest one can get anywhere.

If one recites these 30 verses daily without mistake- he (or she) will be 
blessed with sakala sowbhAgyam here on this earth by the Lord Sriman 
Narayanan [who has four broad shoulders (which hug the most beautiful Sri 
Mahaakshmi); who is adorned with most beautiful and most valuable ornaments; 
who has red lotus eyes extending upto ears, accentuating divinely charming 
Thirumukam (face); who has the leelA vibhUthi and Nithya vibhUthi under His 
control at all times]. They (reciters) are also blessed with Sri vaikunta 
prApthi at the end – placing them on His lap first, hugging, enquiring them 
lovingly and caringly, and later let to enjoy serving Him eternally at his 
lotus feet. – AndAL thus blesses us (the reciters).
mAdhavanai iRainchi' shows the first half of Dwayam; 'Selva thirumaalaal 
inbuRuvar shows the second half of Dwayam. Sridevi and her spouse will grant 
us all happiness. She uses the word THIRU 4 times in this verse to emphasize 
that it is only e through the Purushakara of Piraati on can attain this 
wealth and Supreme bliss

Hence, oh readers! Do not forget to recite ThirupAvai daily. This is the 
essence of all Vedas. Seed of all Vedas. Those who have understood the 
meaning of this ThiruppAvai, have understood the entire Vedanta- Says Sri 
MukkUr Azhagiya singar. We can attain sakala kshEmams. (all good).

Thanks to everybody who have been encouraging me by appreciating adiyEnÂ’s 
scribbling. Anything good, the credit goes to Srimath Mukkur Azhagiya 
Singar's divine commentary. All errors, faults are mine
Sri Andal ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan

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