You should not be asleep while singing (the Names/praises of) such a great magician as the Lord. Wake up and join us for Bhagavat ‘anubhava’

Nama Article 25^th December 2014

ஆண்டாள் நாச்சியார் அருளிச்செய்த திருப்பாவை

தூமணி மாடத்துச் சுற்றும் விளக்கெரிய

     தூபம் கமழ துயில் அணை மேல் கண் வளரும்

மாமான் மகளே! மணிக்கதவம் தாள் திறவாய்!

     மாமீர்! அவளை எழுப்பீரோ? உம் மகள் தான்

ஊமையோ அன்றிச் செவிடோ அனந்தலோ

     ஏமப் பெருந்துயில் மந்திரப்பட்டாளோ?

மாமாயன் மாதவன் வைகுந்தன் என்றென்று

     நாமம் பலவும் நவின்று ஏல் ஓர் எம்பாவாய்.

Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji on ThiruppAvai

'Mãmeer avalai ezhuppeero' - Ãndãl pleads with the girl's mother to wake up her daughter and then questions the aunt,

'Un magaldãn oomaiyo anri sevido, anantalo' - Is your daughter dumb that she has not responded to a single cry of ours? Or is she deaf that she has failed to hear our cries? Even the Nãma Sankeertan seems not to have been heard by her nor has the loud chanting of Lord Hari's Name (She does not appear to have heard our loud Nãma Sankirtan).'

'Ananthalo' - Is she in a state of samadhi?'

'Emapp perunthuyil mandirap pattãlo?' - Or is she under the influence of some mantra?

'Mãmãyan mãdhavan vaigundan nenrenru' - How could she sleep even while Bhagavat Nãma Sankirtan is going on? Should she not at least respond to the Nãma Sankirtan? She does not seem to respond even to the praises being sung on Madhava! Why don't you wake her up to sing the Names of the Lord?

'Nãmam palavum navinrelo rempãvãi'.

Mãmãyan' - Great 'Mãyavi' - magician! The Lord who has performed magical/supernatural feats.

'Madhavan vaikunthanenru nãmam palavum navinrelorembãvãi' - You are a gopi! You should not be asleep while singing (the Names/praises of) such a great magician as the Lord. Wake up and join us for Bhagavat 'anubhava' (experience)."

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare