inip pOi oruvan thankkup
paNindhu
Dear
SrevaishNavites:
crudely putting, if a housewifes goes begging
or seeking refuge at somebody else's house, it is not only bad name to her but
an insult and disgrace to her husband. This is more so after the marriage of a
girl. This is what periAzhwAr states when he says :"inip pOi
oruvan thankkup paNindhu"
'unakkup paNi seidhirukkum
thavamudiayEAn, inip pOi oruvan thanakkup paNIndhu kadaith thalai niRkai nin
sAyai azhivu kaNdAi... ' periAzhwAr thiru mozhi 5-3-3;
'I am blessed to serve YOu. If I go and stand
at the doorsteps of somebody else, it is disgrace to You Oh! Lord" is the appeal
by periyAzhwAr.
Here the commentary is wonderful.
Here the vyAkyAnam for "oruvan" runs as
follows:
'brahmA mudhalaga...
adhishUdhraRiREA' . When this applies to brahmA it applies equally if not
worse,to others including saraswathi.
The vyAkyAnam for inip pOI
is excellent:
"the past may not be much
significant but after having realised the nature of the soul that we are
subservient only to HIm and serve only unto Him, this stage of going to another
doorsteps is big disgrace to Him"
Though periAzhwAr speaks this matter in a
differnet context, the fact that a srevaishNavan should not approach anya
DevathA is enunciated here.
Hence, as seen earlier and also according to
this, it is better to avoid saraswathi or others equating to the Lord -
not out of disresepect but to act according to oru faith and
philosophy.
(to be continued)
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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