Day 30 - Did you know...

..... the “Divya desam” associated with each of the 30 paasurams of “Thiruppavai”?

• Below is the list of “Divya desams” experienced by Andal in Thiruppavai as explained by Sri Prathivathi Bhayangaram Annangarachariyar Swamy.

• These are listed in a motto that it would aid Adiyaars in doing Mangalaasaasanam for “Perumal” while getting dharshan in the respective Divya desam.

Depiction of Thiruppavai 30 paasurams

Andal thiruvadigale charanam!

Aazwar Emperumaanaar Jeeyar thiruvadigale charanam!

No	Paasuram	Divya Desam	Keyword(s)
1	Margazhi Thingal	Paramapadam	“nArAyaNanE”
2	Vaiyaththu	Thirupparkadal	“pARkadaluL paiyath thuyinRa paraman”
3	Ongi Ulagalandha	Thirukovilur	“Ongi ulagaLandha uththaman”
4	Azhi Mazhai Kanna	Thiruvanathapuram	“pAzhiyanthOLudaip paRpanAban”
5	Maayanai	Mathura	“vada madhurai”
6	Pullum	Thiruvanvandur	“veLLai viLisangin pEraravam kEttilaiyO”
7	Keesu Keesu	Thiruvayppadi	“maththinAl Osaippaduththa thayiraravam”
8	Keezh Vanam	Thiruvaththiyur	dhEvAdhi dhEvanaich senRu nAm sEviththAl”
9	Thoomani	Thirukkadigai	“thUmaNi mAdaththu suRRum viLakkeriya”
10	Notru Suvarkkam	Thirukatkarai	“nARRath thuzhAy mudi
11	Katru Karavai	Thirumogur	“mugilvaNNan pEr pAda”
12	Kanaiththilam	Thiruchchithrakoodam	“sinaththinAl thennilangai kOmAnaich seRRa”
13	Pullinvay	Thirukkudandhai	“paLLik kidaththiyO”
14	ungaL puzhaikkadai	Therazhundhur	“sangkodu chakkaram Endhum thadakkaiyan”
15	Elle	Thiruvallikkeni	“vallAnai konRAnai”, “mAyanai”
16	Nayaganay	Thirukkurungkudi	“thUyOmAy vandhOm thuyil ezhap pAduvAn vAyAl munna munnam mARRAdhE ammA”
17	Ambarame	Thirukkazhichcheerama Vinnagaram	“ambaram UdaRuththu Ongki ulagaLandha umbar kOmAnE”
18	Undhumadha	Thirunaraiyur	“pandhAr virali”
19	Kuththuvilakku	Thiruvidavendhai	“kongai mEl vaiththuk kidandha”
20	Muppaththu moovar	Thiruppadagam	“amararkku mun senRu”
21	Etra Kalangal	Thirukkannamangai & Thirunarayanapuram	“periyAy!” & “perum pasukkaL ARRap padaiththAn maganE!”
22	Anganma	Thirumalirunjsolai	“abimAna pangkamAy vandhu”
23	Maari Malai	Thiruvarangam	“un kOyil ninRingnganE pOndharuLi”
24	Anru Ivvulagam	Anubhavam: Govardhana	“kunRu kudaiyA eduththAy! guNam pORRi!”
25	Oruththi	Thirukkannapuram	“oruththi maganAyp piRandhu Oriravil oruththi maganAy oLiththu vaLara”
26	Maale	Srivilliputtur	“AlinilaiyAy!”
27	Koodarai	Thiruvengadam	“kUdArai vellum sIr”, “kuLirndhu”
28	Karavaigal	Vrundhavanam	“kAnam sErndhu uNbOm”
29	ChitramChiruKale	Thiruththuvarapathi	“unakkE nAm AtseyvOm”
30	Vangakkadal	Srivilliputtur	“aNi pudhuvai”

Request Readers to go through the “Reference document” to understand how the Key word gets associated to the respective “Divya desams”.

Reference:
Author: Sri U Ve Prathivadi Bhayankaram Annangarachariar Swami :
http://www.acharya.org/books/eBooks/vyakhyanam/Thiruppavai-Divyadesams-English.pdf

Day 29 - Did you know...

.....how Andal starts and finishes Thiruppavai with Perumal’s holy feet?

In starting with the paasuram 2 :

“paarkadalul paiyathuyindra paraman Adi paadi”

“பாற்கடலுள் பையத்துயின்ற பரமன் அடி பாடி”

Andal calls for her fellow gopis to gather and praise the “Holy feet” (thiruvadi) of Perumal.

Ending with paasuram 29 :

“un potraamarai adiye potrum porul kelaai”

“உன் பொற்றாமரை அடியே போற்றும் பொருள் கேளாய்”

Andal with her fellow gopikas performs “Saranaagathi” to the lotus feet of Perumal. Thus the prabhandham starts and ends with Perumal’s thiruvadi.

This is one of the specialities of “Thiruppavai”. Because of it’s various specialities, like it being the “Seed of vedas”, it is said

“Gothai thamizh aiyainthum ainthum ariyaadha maanidarai

vaiyam sumappathum vambu “

where “vambu” can also be interpreted as ”surprise/wonder”. Thus it is a wonder/surprise to see a person who does not know Thiruppavai as said by Acharyas. In par to those words, it is interesting to know that Thiruppavai known as “Tribave” is even recited (in tamil with “Thai” script) in Bangkok, Thailand in December for 15 days.

References:
1. Thiruppavai Upanyasams by Sri. U. Ve. Velukkudi Krishnan swami : http://www.ibiblio.org/ramanuja/thiruppavai/pasuram/
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiruppavai
3. Commentaries by SrI Karalapakkam AnathapadmanAbhan swAmy http://www.saranagathi.org/articles/commentaries/thirupavai_overview.pdf