AN ENTHRALLING MARGAZHI✨

 

What does it mean to all of us in 2020-21 as we prepare to exit this terrible year 2020 and enter  next one of this decade that began with much promises, living in cities across this wide world? We are not going to bathe in river!Waking up early in morning,drawing a nice Kolam(Rangoli) in front of our doors which may give a postive vibe for rest of our day.

We may not to be able to do many of the physical acts(rituals) but that's okayy ; Today because of this pandemic we are unable to visit temples with the fervour that we had earlier, but we can pray to God amidst all the Hustle and Bustle that our lives today are, right?

The most famous thing about MARGAZHI is THIRUPPAVAI. Sri Andal's Thirty verses for the thirty days of this holy month,dedicated to the worship and praise of the Lord to the exclusion of all other celebrations and earthly events.

SRI ANDAL'S  STORY

Sri Andal was discovered as baby by her foster father PERIAZHWAR in his garden at a town SRIVILLIPUTHUR in TamilNadu. Andal grew up with intense devotion to the Lord and was so fond of Lord KRISHNA that she pictured herself as one of the Gopikas and aspired to wed the Lord.Her father used to make a Garland for the Lord everyday and take it to the temple and adorn the God. Andal used to take that Garland and wear it herself and picture the scene of Lord placing the Garland on her(symbolic of the marriage) and then admire the enchancement of her beauty and glow as she wore the Lord's Garland. Like every other day she had worn the Garland before her father took it to the temple. But on that day the priest notices a strand of hair on the Garland and refuses to put it on the Lord saying this is not pure and that had been already worn by someone. Periazhwar was totally crestfallen at this inauspicious happenning and came home dejected and scolded the child severely.In some time,the Lord appears in the mind of the priest and orders him to bring back the Garland saying that he likes, The priest and the Andal's Father Periazhwar,realised the true nature of Andal's intense devotion and wore the garland on the Lord to everyone's joy.

Sri Andal continues to celebrate her Lord and sing his praises in many a verse and does her penance to attain him. The Thiruppavai is one such work in which her worship manifests. Evetually the Lord one fine day comes and marries her and takes her into his fold.🙏🙏🙏

WEDNESDAY 16 DECEMBER 2020( 1st VERSE) TO THURSDAY 14 JANUARY 2021(3Oth VERSE)

(for those who need THIRUPPAVAI  in English)

1) Margazhi thingal madhi niraindha nannaalaal

neeraada podhuveer podhumino nerizhaiyeer

seer malgum aayppaadi chelva chirumeergaal

koorvel kodundhozhilan nandhagopan kumaran

eraarndha kann yasodhai ilam singam

kaar meni cengan kadhir madhiyam pol mugaththaan

naaraayanane namakke parai tharuvaan

paaror pugazha padindhelor empaavaay

2)Vaiyaththu vaazhveergaal naamum nampaavaikku

cheyyum kirisaigal keleero paarkadalul

paiya thuyinra paramanadi paadi

neyyunnom paalunnom naatkaale neeraadi

maiyittu ezhudhom malarittu naam mudiyom

seyyaadhana seyyom theekkuralai chenrodhom

aiyamum pichchaiyum aandhanaiyum kai kaatti

uyyumaar enni ugandhelor empaavaay.

3)Ongi ulagalandha uththaman per paadi

naangal nam paavaikku chaatri neeraadinaal

theenginri naadellaam thingal mum maari peydhu

ongu perum senn nel oodu kayalugala

poonguvalai podhil pori vandu kan paduppa

thengaadhe pukkirundhu seerththa mulai patri

vaanga kudam niraikkum vallal perum pasukkal

neengaadha selvam niraindhelor embaavaay

4)aazhi mazhai kannaa onru nee kai karavel

aazhi ul pukku mugandhu kodu aarthu eri

oozhi mudhalvan uruvam pol mey karuththu

paazhiy am tholudai padmanaaban kaiyil

aazhi pol minni valamburi pol ninru adhirndhu

thaazhaadhe saarnga mudhaiththa sara mazhai pol

vaazha ulaginil peydhidaay naangalum

maargazhi neeraada magizhndhelor embaavaay

5)Maayanai mannu vada madhurai maindhanai

thooya peru neer yamunai thuraivanai

aayar kulaththinil thonrum ani vilakkai

thaayai kudal vilakkam seydha dhaamodharanai

thooyomaay vandhu naam thoomalar thoovi thozhudhu

vaayinaal paadi manaththinaal sindhikka

poya pizhaiyum pugudharuvaan ninranavum

theeyinil thoosaagum cheppelor embaavaay.

6)Pullum silambina kaan pullaraiyan koyilil

vellai vili sangin peraravam kettilaiyo

pillaay ezhundhiraay pey mulai nanchundu

kalla chakatam kalakkazhiya kaalochchi

vellaththaravil thuyilamarndha viththinai

ullaththu kondu munivargalum yogigalum

mella ezhundhu ari enra peraravam

ullam pugundhu kulirndhelor embaavaay

7)Keesu keesu enru engum aanai chaaththaan kalandhu

pesina pechcharavam kettilaiyo pey penne

kaasum pirappum kalakalappa kai perththu

vaasa narum kuzhal aaychchiyar maththinaal

osai paduththa thayiraravam kettilaiyo

naayaga pen pillaay naaraayanan moorththi

kesavanai paadavum nee ketta kidaththiyo

dhesamudaiyaay thiravelor embaavaay

8)Keezh vaanam vellenru erumai siru veedu

meyvaan parandhana kaan mikkulla pillaigalum

povaan poginraarai pogaamal kaaththu unnai

koovuvaan vandhu ninrom kodhugalam udaiya

paavaay ezhundhiraay paadi parai kondu

maavaay pilandhaanai mallarai maattiya

dhevaadhi dhevanai chenru naam seviththaal

aavaavenru aaraayndhu arulelor embaayaay

9)Thoomani maadaththu sutrum vilakkeriya

thoopam kamazha thuyilanaimel kan valarum

maamaan magale mani kadhavam thaazh thiravaay

maameer avalai ezhuppeero un magal thaan

oomaiyo anri sevido ananthalo

ema perunn thuyil mandhira pattaalo

maamaayan maadhavan vaikundhan enrenru

naaman palavum navinrelor enbaavaay

10)Notru chuvarkkam puguginra ammanaay

maatramum thaaraaro vaasal thiravaadhaar

naatra thuzhaay mudi naaraayanan nammaal

potra parai tharum punniyanaal pandu oru naal

kootraththin vaay veezhndha kumba karananum

thotrum unakke perunthuyil thaan thandhaano

aatra anandhal udaiyaay arungalame

thetramaay vandhu thiravelor embaavaay.

11)Katru karavai kanangal pala karandhu

setraar thiralazhiya chenru seru cheyyum

kutram onrilaadha kovalartham porkodiye

putru aravu alkul punamayile podharaay

sutraththu thozhimaar ellaarum vandhu nin

mutram pugundhu mugil vannan per paada

sitraadhe pesaadhe selva pendaatti nee

etrukku urangum porulelor embaavaay

12)Kanaiththu ilam katrerumai kanrukku irangi

ninaiththu mulai vazhiye ninru paal sora

nanaiththu illam seraakkum nar chelvan thangaay

panith thalai veezha nin vaasar kadai patri

chinaththinaal then ilangai komaanai chetra

manaththukku iniyaanai paadavum nee vaay thiravaay

iniththaan ezhundhiraay eedhenna per urakkam

anaiththu illaththaarum arindhelor embaavaay

13)Pullin vaay keendaanai pollaa arakkanai

Killi kalaindhaanai keerththi mai paadi poy

Pillaigal ellaarum paavai kalambukkaar

Velli ezhundhu viyaazham urangitru

Pullum silambina kaan podhari kanninaay

Kulla kulira kudaindhu neeraadaadhe

Palli kidaththiyo! Paavaay! Nee nan naalaal

Kallam thavirndhu kalandhelor embaavaay.

14)Ungal puzhakkadai thottaththu vaaviyul

Sengazhuneer vaay negizhndhu aambal vaay koombina kaan

Sengar podi koorai venbal thavaththavar

Thangal thirukkoyil sangiduvaan podhanraar

Engalai munnam ezhuppuvaan vaaypesum

Nangaay ezhundhiraay naanaadhaay naavudaiyaay

Sangodu chakkaram endhum thadakkaiyan

Pangaya kannaanai paadelor embaavaay.

15)Elle ilam kiliye innam urangudhiyo

chil enru azhaiyen min nangaiyeer podharuginren

vallai un katturaigal pande un vaay aridhum

valleergal neengale naane thaan aayiduga

ollai nee podhaay unakkenna verudaiyai

ellaarum pondhaaro pondhaar pondhu ennikkol

val aanai konraanai maatraarai maatrazhikka

vallaanai maayanai paadelor embaavaay

16)Naayaganaay ninra nandhagopan udaiya

koyil kaappaane! kodi thonrum thorana

vaayil kaappaane! mani kadhavam thaal thiravaay

aayar sirumiyaromukku arai parai

maayan mani vannan nennale vaay nerndhaan

thooyomaay vandhom thuyil ezha paaduvaan

vaayaal munnam munnam maatraadhe ammaa! nee

neya nilai kadhavam neekkelor embaavaay

17)Emberumaan nandhagopaalaa ezhundhiraay

kombanaarkku ellaam kozhundhe kula vilakke

emberumaatti yasodhaay arivuraay

ambaram ooda aruththu ongi ulagu alandha

umbar komaane urangaadhu ezhundhiraay

sem por kazhaladi chelvaa baladhevaa

umbiyum neeyun urangelor embaavaay.

18)Undhu madha kalitran odaadha thol valiyan

nandhagopan marumagale nappinnaay

kandham kamazhum kuzhali kadai thiravaay

vandhu engum kozhi azhaiththana kaan maadhavi

pandhal mel pal kaal kuyilinangal koovina kaan

pandhu aar virali un maiththunan per paada

chendhaamarai kaiyaal seeraar valai olippa

vandhu thiravaay magizhndhelor embaavaay.

19)Kuththu vilakkeriya kottu kaal kattil mel

Meththenra pancha sayanaththin mel eri

Koththalar poonguzhal nappinai kongai mel

Vaiththu kidandha malar maarbaa vaay thiravaay

Mai thadam kanninaay nee un manaalanai

Eththanai podhum thuyilezha ottaay kaan

Eththanaiyelum pirivu aatragillaayaal

Thaththuvam anru thagavelor embaavaay

20)Muppaththu moovar amararkku mun senru

Kappam thavirkkum kaliye thuyil ezhaay

Seppam udaiyaay thiral udaiyaay setraarkku

Veppam kodukkum vimalaa thuyil ezhaay

Seppenna men mulai chevvaay chiru marungul

Nappinnai nangaay thiruve thuyil ezhaay

Ukkamum thattoliyum thandhu un manaalanai

Ippodhe emmai neeraattelor embaavaay

21)Etra kalangal edhir pongi meedhalippa

Maatraadhe paal soriyum vallal perum pasukkal

Aatra padaiththaan magane arivuraay

Ootram udaiyaay periyaay ulaginil

Thotramaay ninra sudare thuyil ezhaay

Maatraar unakku vali tholaindhu un vaasar kan

Aatraadhu vandhu un adi paniyumaa pole

Potriyaam vandhom pugazhndhelor embaavaay

22)Am kan maa nyaalaththu arasar abimaana

Pangamaay vandhu nin palli kattir keezhe

Sangam iruppaar pol vandhu thalaippeydhom

Kingini vaay cheydha thaamarai poo pole

Sengan chiru chiridhe emmel vizhiyaavo

Thingalum aadhiththanum ezhundhaar pol

Am kan irandum kondu engal mel nokkudhiyel

Engal mel saabam izhindhelor embaavaay

23)Maari malai muzhainchil manni kidandhu urangum

Seeriya singam arivutru thee vizhiththu

Veri mayir ponga eppaadum perndhu udhari

Moori nimirndhu muzhangi purappattu

Podharumaa pole nee poovaippoo vannaa un

Koyil ninru ingngane pondharuli koppudaiya

Seeriya singaasanaththu irundhu yaam vandha

Kaariyam aaraayndhu arulelor embaavaay

24)Anru iv ulagam alandhaay adi potri

Senrangu then ilangai setraay thiral potri

Ponra chakatam udhaiththaay pugazh potri

Kanru kunil aaverindhaay kazhal potri

Kunru kudaiyaay eduththaay gunam potri

Venru pagai kedukkum nin kaiyil vel potri

Enrenrum un sevagame eththi parai kolvaan

Inru yaam vandhom irangelor embaavaay

25)Oruththi maganaay pirandhu or iravil

Oruththi maganaay oliththu valara

Tharikkilaan aagi thaan theengu ninaindha

Karuththai pizhaippiththu kanchan vayitril

Neruppenna ninra nedumaale!, unnai

Aruththiththu vandhom parai tharudhiyaagil

Thiruththakka selvamum sevagamum yaam paadi

Varuththamum theerndhu magizhndhelor embaavaay

26)Maale! Manivannaa! Maargazhi neeraaduvaan

Melaiyaar seyvanagal venduvana kettiyel

Nyaalaththai ellaam nadunga muralvana

Paal anna vannaththu un paancha sanniyame

Polvana sankangal poy paadudaiyanave

Saala perum paraiye pallaandu isaippaare

Kola vilakke kodiye vidhaaname

Aalin ilaiyaay arulelor embaavaay

27)Koodaarai vellum seer govindhaa undhannai

Paadi parai kondu yaam perum sammaanam

Naadu pugazhum parisinaal nanraaga

Choodagame thol valaiye thode sevip poove

Paadagame enranaiya palagalanum yaam anivom

Aadai uduppom adhan pinne paar choru

Mooda ney peydhu muzhangai vazhi vaara

Koodi irundhu kulirndhelor embaavaay

28)Karavaigal pin senru kaanam serndhu unbom

Arivu onrum illaadha aay kulaththu undhannai

Piravi perundhanai punniyam yaam udaiyom

Kurai onrum illaadha govindhaa undhannodu

Uravel namakku ingu ozhikka ozhiyaadhu

Ariyaadha pillaigalom anbinaal undhannai

Siru per azhaiththanamum seeri arulaadhe

Iraivaa nee thaaraay paraiyelor embaavaay

29)Sitram siru kaale vandhu unnai seviththu un

Potraamarai adiye potrum porul kelaay

Petram meyththu unnum kulaththil pirandhu nee

Kutru Eval engalai kollaamal pogaadhu

Itrai parai kolvaan anru kaan govindhaa

Etraikkum Ezh Ezh piravikkum un thannodu

Utrome aavom unakke naam aatcheyvom

Matrai nam kaamangal maatrelor embaavaay

30)Vanga kadal kadaindha maadhavanai kesavanai

Thingal thirumugaththu sey izhaiyaar senru irainchi

Anga parai konda aatrai ani pudhuvai

Painkamala than theriyal battar piraan kodhai-

Sanga thamizh maalai muppadhum thappaame sonna

Ingu ipparisuraippaar eerirandu maal varai thol

Sengan thirumugaththu chelva thirumaalaal

Engum thiruvarul petru inburuvar embaavaay.

Thus we come to the Conclusion of THIRUPPAVAI. It is said that the THIRUPPAVAI can be chanted on all days,not just during Margazhi although chanting this during Margazhi does have a distinct Charm.

Thankful to Lord for his Grace to help me to complete this work and let me end this with the Verses that Sing the Glory of Andal Who wrote the THIRUPPAVAI.

kodhai piRandha oor govindhan vaazhumoor
sodhi maNi maadam thonRum oor
needhiyaal nalla paththar vaazhum oor naanmaRaigaL odhumoor
villipuththoor vEdhak konoor
paadhagangaL theerkkum paraman adi kaattum
vEdham anaiththukkum viththaagum kodhai thamizh
aiyaindhum aindhum aRiyaadha maanidarai
vaiyam sumappadhu vambu.


thiruvaadip pooraththu jagatthudhiththaaL vaazhiyE
thiruppaavai muppadhum cheppinaaL vaazhiyE
periyaazhvaar petreduththa peN piLLai vaazhiyE
perumpudhoor maamunikkup pinnaanaaL vaazhiyE
oru nootru naaRpaththu moonRuraiththaaL vaazhiyE
uyararangaRkE kaNNiyugandharuLithaaL vaazhiyE
maruvaarum thirumalli vaLa naadi vaazhiyE
vaNpudhuvai nagark kodhai malarp padhangaL vaazhiyE

AndaaL thiruvadigaLE charaNam

As we Complete another year and the divine month of Margazhi.

Happy PONGAL🙏🙏.

 I claim no correctness or completeness of my understanding – my merit is that it is my interpretation (perhaps influenced partly by what I have heard or read )

Untill next Time,

Sai Sriya