nappinnai - 2
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• May 30, 1995
Hello, Doesn't "aayar" refer to the cowherd tribe to which Yashoda/Nandagopan belonged? I always thought so due to the association between "Aayppadi" and Krishna. If that is so, AandaaL cannot be the one referred to, she being the daughter of Periyaazhwar, a brahmin. Infact, this reference of Tirumangaiyazhwar seems to indicate that Nappinnai could be Radha! aayar definitely refers to the cowherd tribe to which krishna belonged. It has been a common practice for aazhwaars to assume themselves as somebody close to krishna and write paasurams accordingly. they either assume a girl, girl's mother,...etc. In thiruppavai, the whole scene is set in aayarpaadi and she is one of the aayar girl. thirumaNGgai's reference is to this particular character." maargazhith thiNGgaL.. cheer malgum aaypaadi chelvach chirumIrgaaL", "naayaganaay ... aayar chirumiyarOmukku.." Also, what are the relative times in which Tirumangaiyazhwar and AandaaL lived? Even if T. aazhwar is of a later period, would AandaaL have been so famous a devotee by then that he would refer to her in his pasuram? thirumaNGgai aazhwaar is supposed to be the last, i think. i am not very sure. Actually when u talk of the aazhwaars, they are referred as padhinmar ( 10 in number) as aaNdaaL became HIS consort and one other aazhwaar( i think madhura kavi) sung only in praise of nammaazhwaar. so aaNdaaL being HIS consort as well as an ordinary human being could have been well known. could somebody clarify the doubt? who exactly is the other aazhwaar who sung only in praise of the other aazhwaar. there is another anecdote too. only sri raNGgaNnaathar of sriraNGgam has the privelege of being sung by all the 10 aazhwaars( padhinmar paadiya perumaaL) nobody else has. one aazhwaar has sung only on araNGgaNn ( araNGgaNnai paadum vaayaal, maRRoru kuraNGgaNnai paada maattENn) is that kulasEkaran? i lost touch and forgot so many such things. viji -- Vijayaraghavan T. R. viji@coe.wvu.edu
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