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SrimatE Raamaanujaaya Namaha //
SrimatE Nigamaanta Mahaa Desikaaya Namaha //
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya/
SrIman! SrI Ranga Sriyam anupadravam anudhinam Samvardhaya//
KAvEri VardhathAm kAlE, kAlE varshathu vAsava: /
SrI RanganAthO jayathu Sri Ranga Sri cha VardhathAm//
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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.07 / ISSUE # 16 dated 25th December 2005
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 10:
nORRu suvarkkam
(ANBIL RAMASWAMY)
2. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 10:
nORRu suvarkkam
ENGLISH VERSE TRANSLATION
(MS. SHOBA RAMASWAMY)
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ISSUES RELEASED
So far, 192 Regular issues of SRS have been released apart from Special 
Issues:
27 Issues of Vol. 1
15 Issues of Vol. 2
42 Issues of Vol. 3
35 Issues of Vol. 4
28 Issues of Vol. 5
30 Issues of Vol. 6 and
15 Issues of Vol. 7
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1. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 10:
nORRu cuvarkkam
(ANBIL RAMASWAMY)
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Tiruppavai - 10
nORRu suvarkkam

nORRuc suvarkkam puguginRa ammanaay! *
maaRRamum thaaraarO vaasal thiRavaadhaar *
naaRRath thuzhaay mudi naaraayaNan * nammaal
pORRap paRai tharum puNNiyanaal * pandu oru naaL
kooRRaththin vaay veezhndha kumbakarNanum *
thORRum unakkE perunthuyil thaan thandhaanO *
aaRRa anandhal udaiyaay! arungalamE *
thERRamaay vandhu thiRavElOr embaavaay.
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?       This Paasuram is said to be a ?wake up call? to a gOpi who is like ?PEy 
Azhwar?. The allusion is taken from the words ?Vaasal tiravaadaar?- for the 
4th incumbent!
?       This is said to wake up one who has done ?bharanyaasam?, a 
?kritakrityaI? 
One who has done what ought to be done- A uthama adhikaari (PBA)
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nORRu:  performing (the paavai) vow

suvarkkam: heaven (Sanskrit: svarga) This is NOT Indira?s heavens as 
popularly believed
?       What is Svarga? Being in the company of Bhagavaan.
?       What is Naraka? Being separated from Bhagavaan
?       Did not Sri Sita say ?Wherever Sri Rama is, that is AyOdhya for me?

Puguginra:  entering
?       You wish to enter Svargam. How can you do so, if you go on sleeping 
like 
this?
?       If we do not do the Nonbu properly, it will lead to undesirable results
?       Thithi wanted to beget a son who would conquer Indra. Her husband 
instructed her on certain procedures for a Nonbu to achieve her objective. 
Due to some ?asuddhi?, she could not complete the Vratam properly. Indra 
took advantage of this and struck her fetus with his Vajraayuda and broke it 
into 7 pieces. Thus were born 7 babies to her. Indra asked them not to cry ? 
?maa ruta?. That is how they came to be known as ?Sapta marutah?
?       You cannot do anything properly if you are so sleepy!

ammanaay!: Oh! Dear girl.
?       Also means ?Swaamini? or ?Yajamaanyai?
?       Who is ?Yajamaana??
Not just because one is a husband!
One who performs Yajna is a Yajamaana.
As only husbands performed Yajnas, they came to be called ?Yajamaanas?

MaaRRamum:        Even a reply
thaaraarO?:         shouldn't give?
Vaasal:                doors

ThiRavaadhaar:     those who don't open
?       You have bolted your door. Should you bolt your mouth also? At least, 
open 
your mouth and give us a reply
?       When one acquires too much wealth, one would not care for friends and 
relatives. Are you like this? (PC)

naaRRa thuzhaay: fragrant Tulasi
?       Among flowers mentioned in the list below, the one that follows is 
considered 1000 times more auspicious than the one preceding: Karuneidal, 
Padmam, Taamarai, puNDareekam, swarNapushpam, TuLasi. Thus, TuLasi tops the 
list of flowers.
?       TuLasi was born during the churning of the milky ocean, like 
YagjnOPaveetam (yath sahajam) and sesame seeds.
?       Andal appeared in the TuLasi pit.
?       RukmiNi placed one bunch of TuLasi on one side of the scale and it was 
equal in weight to that of KrishNa, who was on the other side of the scale. 
Such is the glory of TuLasi when offered with at most devotion.
?       They seem to say: ?Even if you want to hide him, the fragrance of fresh 
TuLasi betrays his presence. This freshness of fragrance is different from 
that of our experience? (PC).
?       It is said that a dhobi identified by smelling the garment as belonging 
to 
Lord Ranganatha. That is why, to this day in Srirangam during ?Tirumanjanam? 
to PerumaaL. a dhobi is honored.
?       TuLasi will be fragrant even when it is dry but this fragrance coming 
from 
your room smells fresher, indicative of His presence.
?       The Lord appeared wearing TuLasi and wet cloth soaked in turmeric 
powder 
when He vowed and entered into an imaginary argument with BhaTTar as 
described in ?tvam mE, aham mE? dispute. For details, please see my 
?Hinduism Rediscovered? book.
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Some specialties about TuLasi:
?       It can be reused any number of times unlike other flowers
?       We should not pluck single leaves of TuLasi but in bunches of 3 or more.
?       TuLasi is exclusively used only for Emperumaan and cannot be used for 
Devatantaras.
?       Conversely, ?Vilvam? that is associated with Siva parivara is used in 
the 
archana of SaarangapaaNi in Kumbakonam.
?       Mahaalakshmi is described as ?Vilava nilayaam varaarohaam yasaswineem?

Mudi:                (bearing on his) head
NaaraayaNan:         Narayana
nammaal : by us Namm+Maal=Our lord, Narayanan
pORRa:               praised
paRai tharum: gives the drum
puNNiyanaal:         by He who is virtue itself - Dharma Swaroopi (PC)
paNdu oru naal : One day, long ago, Once upon a time
kooRRaththin: into Death's
                      KooRRam= separating the soul from the body= death
Vaay:                mouth
Veezhndha:           fell into

kumbakarNanum : Kumbhakarna
?       known for his long and deep sleep. He wanted ?nityatvam? but asked for 
?nidratvam?
?       At least, KumbakarNa when he slept, he was not aware of and did not 
have 
any chance for sensual enjoyments except for the intoxicating drink that he 
ingested in the interregnums when he was awake. In your case, you have all 
the sobering enjoyments. Yet, you seem to be oblivious to what is happening 
around you! In this regard, he seems much better than you.
?       There is  a funny instruction of the advocates of drinking habit:
-       The man who drinks gets drunk
-       The man who is drunk sleeps
-       The man who sleeps commits no sin
-       One who does not commit any sins goes to heaven.
-       So, if you want to go to heaven ? DRINK!
?       It is said that VibheeshaNa, RavaNa, and KumbhakarNa represent Sattva, 
RajO, and TamO Gunas respectively.
?       For waking him up, a lot of force was applied. In your case all our 
force 
and efforts have proved futile.

thORRum: having been defeated
?       When defeated, the vanquished surrender their weapons to the victor.
?       When defeated in the game of dice, the PaaNDavas surrendered all their 
possessions to the Kauravas.
?       When defeated, Parasu Rama surrendered to Sri Rama, his bow.
?       When defeated, Tirugjnaana Sambandar surrendered his spear (vEl) to 
Parakaalan.

UnakkE:              just to you

perun^ thuyil : deep sleep- Story
?       Nidradevi is said to be the wife of KumbakarNa. She is called 
?nidrapriyE?. When she got widowed on the death of KumbakarNa, she wanted a 
place to go to. She was asked to go to those who were listening to PuraaNas 
and prevent them from hearing! That is probably, why, people nod their heads 
when listening to PuraaNa stories!
?       Here is another story about long sleep:
A couple started preparing dosas. There was batter for only 3 dosas. Each 
one of them wanted to take two and there ensued an argument. It was agreed 
that both of them would go to sleep and whoever slept longer would take 2 
pieces and the other one will be left with only one.

When after a long time, the neighbors who suspected foul play peeped through 
the window and tried to wake them up. Neither the wife nor the husband would 
get up, for fear of losing the extra one and pretended to sleep. The 
neighbors decided that both of them had died and arranged for their 
cremation. The husband could not bear the heat of the fire. So, he started 
crying ?AiyO!?

The wife gleefully screamed, ?naa naa boo boo! You have lost the bet. I will 
eat the two of them. You can have only one?.  Not knowing that it was a 
fight about dosas, the three guards in the crematorium thought that the dead 
ones had turned into ghosts and were trying to devour them.

The moral of the story is that you can wake up a person who is really 
sleeping but it is difficult to wake up one who pretends to sleep but is 
wide awake.

Thaan:    indeed
thandhaanO?: has he given it?
AaRRa:               utterly
anandhal udaiyaay!:  one who is overcome with sleep
arum kalamE!: you who are the priceless ornament among us!

ThERRamaay: having understood
?       Be clear in mind (U)
?       Unlike Taara who came to LakshmaNa with a disheveled in appearance 
straight from her bed, come after wearing your dress properly.

Vandhu:              come
ThiRa:               open
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2. TIRUPPAVAI PASURAM # 10:
nORRu cuvarkkam
ENGLISH VERSE TRANSLATION
(MS. SHOBA RAMASWAMY)
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?She who aspires to heaven
Through this penance,
Young Lady!
Do they reply not, even,
Who open not their gates?
Narayana
With the fragrant garlands,
By us is praised
And grants us salvation,
By that virtuous one
Long ago,
Fell Kumbakarna
Into the jaws of  death
Did he, vanquished, yield you his slumber?
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