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kIchu kIchu enRu

(Thiruppavai Paasuram #07)

Ragam: Bhairavi  (20th mela Nata Bhairavi Janyam)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhairavi_(Carnatic)

ARO: S R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2 S  ||

AVA: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S ||

Talam: Misra Chapu

Composer: Andal / Godai / Nachiyar (Thiruppavai: Thiruppavai Wikipedia Page)

Version: Akkarai Sisters & Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lbo85PTta4)

Lyrics / Meaning Courtesy: https://ramanuja.org/sv/alvars/andal/tiruppavai/verse7.html

Youtube Class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOa4G6ApMqE

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Paasuram (Stanza)

keecu keecu enRu engum aanaic caaththan * kalandhu

pEsina pEccaravam kEttilaiyO pEyp peNNE *

kaasum piRappum kalakalappak kai pErththu *

vaasa naRuNGkuzhal aaycciyar * maththinaal

Osai paduththa thayiraravam kEttilaiyO *

naayakap peN piLLaay naaraayaNan moorththi *

kEsavanaip paadavum nee kEttE kidaththiyO *

dhEsamudaiyaay thiRavElOr embaavaay.

Meaning Courtesy: https://ramanuja.org/sv/alvars/andal/tiruppavai/verse7.html

{Additional sites: http://www.asayana.com/religion/18-2/and http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/tpv/}

Context: Andal's thirty songs contain the cardinal principles of Vaishnava dharma during the month of Marghazhi. Vaishnavas sing these songs to bring peace, prosperity and Divine Grace. Andal assumes the guise of a cowherd girl in these 30 verses. Andal appears intent upon performing a particular religious vow to marry the Lord, thereby obtain His everlasting company, and inviting all her girl-friends to join her. Towards the end we learn that she did not actually perform a religious rite; but is simply praying to be granted the service of the Lord for eternity. She yearns for everlasting happiness and service of the Lord.

The second section of Sri Andal’s Thiruppavai consists of 10 verses beginning with the above 6th verse and sets out to wake up 10 girls to join Andal for the Margazhi worship. Each verse is an attempt to awaken one of the girls and adopts a different reasoning and pleading. The common theme however is citing the reason for waking up ie to worship the Lord, and the Lord who is to be worshipped is referenced citing his many splendorous qualities and pertinent deeds that He performed during his incarnations in this earth.

Sounds wake us up from sleep. Andal asks the girl, can you not hear the sound of the birds that are chirping, conversing before the leave the company of each other in their nests and setting out on their own to search for their food ? The beautiful ornamented women of the cowherd community with fragrant tresses are up and at work churning the curds for butter, and as they churn the curds with their dainty hands can you not hear the sounds ? We think of you as our leader, but you are asleep, why are you not awake even as we sing the praise of the Lord Narayana as Kesava who vanquished the demon Kesi, Is the sound of our music lulling you to sleep instead of waking you up ? Please open the door