SrI Andal’s ThiruppAvai

Annotated Commentary in English By: Oppiliappan Koil SrI VaradAchAri SaThakopan sadagopan.org C asrm1 100 96 91 86 81 77 73 69 64 60 55 50 46 Paasuram 19 41 Paasuram 18 35 Paasuram 17 29 Paasuram 16 25 Paasuram 15 19 Paasuram 14 15 Paasuram 13 Paasuram 12 Paasuram 11 Paasuram 10 1 Paasuram 9 Paasuram 8 Paasuram 7 Paasuram 6 Paasuram 5 Paasuram 4 Paasuram 3 Paasuram 2 Paasuram 1 andThaniyans Introduction Page ONTENTS

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if they toucheditbyaccident. ifthey on the importance ofHari ontheimportance ecite the name of Hari seventimes. ecite thenameof 2 8 slOkams (without the 2 Phala Sruthi SlOkams) SlOkams) the2PhalaSruthi (without 8 slOkams as indicated by U. Ve. MahA VidwAn byU.Ve.MahAVidwAn as indicated burnt completely by reciting the name of Hari, of Hari, burnt completelybyreciting thename anam is identified with PrArthanA-Poorvaka PrArthanA-Poorvaka anam isidentifiedwith a chitthairapismrutha: Naama Sankeerthanaminmany another twinletteredNaamam oftheLord(Raa+ma of Vish Sahasra NaamAms Hari's naamamsarethe A Sage NaaradhA(translationsarebyadiyEna revealedtous theHariAshtakam Thus ends ACCIDENT IN ADIYEN'S OPINION-V. S) NO IS THE WORDDHVAYAM WITH SLOKAMS THESE (THE ENDINGOF Hari. theyderivetheirsacr lettered nameofHari(i-e) andwealthetc puNyams waters, What eversacred thepriests. to dakshiNais appropriate obtained fromtheperformanceofgreatyaj~na The fruitsarisingfromthesingingofname Atharva Vedhams. The recitalofthetwin-letteredname,Hariis aksharams. bytheutterance(sin NaimisAraNyam isrealized and inKaasi,KurukshEthram dhAnam bygiving obtained ofthepuNyam The equivalence in marriage. kanyAs of golden ofMilkCowsor thousands ofcrores dhAnam The recital of thetwinletteredHariNaamam lake. Pushkaram insacred equivalent is the He two aksharams), thetw grows (recitesrepeatedly) who For theOne, DDITIONAL Dhaattham syAthtEnayEnOktham Dhattham syAthtEnayEnOktham Ishtam syAthtEnayEnOkktham O Thaani sarrvANyasEshANiHaririthyaksharadhvayam--(8) JihvAgrE vardhathEyasyaHaririthyakshara dhvayam--(3) athIthasthEna yEnOkthamHari BSERVATIONS VaaraNAsyAm KuruKshEthrENaimisAraNyayEvacha asvamEdhai: MahA Yaj~nai: VaajabhEya: SadakshiNai: VaajabhEya: asvamEdhai: MahAYaj~nai: PruthIvyAm yaanitheerthANiPuNyAnyAdhanAnicha RgvEdhO YajurvEdhoSaamavEdhoapyadharvaNa: GavAm kOtisahsrANiHemakanyAsahasrakam

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