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SrI:
 
Dear Swami,
 
adiyen recalls that Krishna's sister Subadra was married to Arjuna, whereas Arjuna was Krishna's Aunt's son.
So, for Arjuna, Subhadra was mAmAn magaL ...!
 
However, those who know bhAgavatham better than me may clarify this point.
 
dAsan
 
 


From: Vasudevan VK [mailto:vasuchak@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 2:31 PM
To: mukrupa; SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] Re: Would like to know who is "napinnai nangai"?

Shrimathey Nigamantha Maha Deshikaaya Namaha
 
There seems to be a divide between North India and South India on this matter. While north indians do not have the concept of 'muRai-p-peN', it is largely followed in south india especially in Tamizh Nadu. The north indians refer to their cousins as brothers and sisters only; even if they are (so called) 'muRai-p-peN' or 'muRai-p-payyan'
 
In the olden days, brahmins from Tamizh Nadu also did not get married to anyone belonging to their father's gothram or mother's gothram. This is more in line with the north indian practice and is also in line with the shastras and scriptures. Nowadays it is only the father's gothram that is taken into account for purposes of marriage.
 
Given this background may I ask the learned scholars in this group to throw light on this concept of 'muRai-p-peN' and 'muRai-p-payyan'.
 
Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan
 
V.K.Vasudevan

mukrupa <krupa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
SrI:
Dear Smt.Anuradha,

1) In many Aahwar pasurams, we see a mention about 'nappinnai' or 'pinnai'
2) Yasodha had one brother called 'kumbhan' and his daughter was
'nappinnai' (so, she was the 'muRai-p-peN' for Krishna..:-) )
3) Kumbhan placed a condition that only the person who could win over
his seven bulls could marry Nappinnai, which obviously was achieved by
SrI Krishna. This incident has been mentioned in many pasurams of
azhwars.
4) AzhwAn, bhattar and Swami desikan have ascertained that this
'nappinnai' is the avatAram of 'nILA dEvi' thAyar.
5) bhattar's taniyan for thiruppavai ... 'nIla tunga stana girithaDi
..' is based on 19th pAsuram of thiruppavai : 'kuthtuviLakkeriya
kOTTukkAl kattilmel... nappinnai kongaimEl vaiththu-k-kiDantha
malarmArbA ...'
6) 'nappinai nangAi thiruvE !' is also from SrI Andal. Whatever
nILadevi is doing in Srivaikuntam was exhibited during Krishnavataram
in Her role as nappinnai, as ascertained in the above pAsuram of SrI
Andal.

Hope this helps.

dAsan
Mukundan

--- In SriRangaSri@yahoogroups.com, "anuradha_ren" <anuradha_ren@...>
wrote:
>
> Sri:
> SrimatE Gopaladesika MahadesikAya Namaha
>
> Dear Swamin,
> Please accept my humble pranams.
>
> Undhu madhakalitran, odhaadha thol valiyan
> Nandagopalan marumagale! Nappinnai!
>
> I would like to know who is this napinnai referred in the above pasuram.
>
> Thanking you,
> Vasaka Dosha Shandavyaha
> AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE saraNam
> Namo narayana
> Adiyen
> Anuradha Vijayanand.
>



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