PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 3.6- Wherever He stands, creepers turn towards there
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• February 2, 2003
SrI:
SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,
In the last Thirumozhi, KaNNan lifted the huge Govardhana Mountain
effortlessly and removed the dEvathAnthara sambandham from these cowherd
folks (who were doing Indra Pooja). In this ten, AzhwAt enjoys KaNNanÂ’s
divine flute music which melts Devas, humans, plants and animals as well.
Let us enjoy the divine music of KaNNanÂ’s from the words of PeriyAzhwAr.
Naavalamperiyatheevinilvaazhum nangaimeer_kaaL! idhu_OraRpudhamkELeer
Thoovalampuriyudaiyathirumaal thooyavaayilkuzhalOsaivazhiyE
kOvalarsiRumiyar_iLangongai kudhukalippa_udaluLavizhndhu engum
kaavalumkadandhukayiRumaalaiyaaki vandhukavizhndhun^inRanarE. 1
1. Oh virtuous ladies, born and brought up in this vast jambu dweepam
(naaval- jambu)! hEy! Listen to this wonder! From Sriya: Pathi Sriman
Narayanan, one who has the pristinely pure white paancha janyam (Sankhu-
conch shell) – from this KaNNan’s red coral mouth, comes out the divine
flute music and the cowherd ladies with engorging breasts and with
tremendous joy, with their minds and bodies going uncontrolled (losing
control of them) hearing the music of KaNNan; they walk out of their houses
(breaking all barriers and bans) and align themselves like a garland.
By addressing all women in jambu dweepam (meaning all of us), AzhwAr implies
that why only ANdAL gets the GopikA bhAvam and none else in this world. It
is a wonder. [Similar to Thondaradippodi AzhwAr’s “udal enakku urugumaalO en
seygEn ulagattheerE]. If one is born a sthree, she is blessed to have and
enjoy Purushan. Everyone will naturally aspire for the grandest Purushan-
Parama Purushan; PurushOtthaman. DoesnÂ’t He like the young devoted Gopikas?
No. He is Thirumaal. He relishes being with them as well. Okay. You may
wonder- who will tell us for us, who are born in this Jambudweepam? This is
puNya bhUmi. This is the place where Emperumaan takes avatars yuga after
yuga. You are blessed to be born in this divya desam. If you look to him,
hold onto His lotus feet, seek Him, then dhadhAmi bhuddhiyOgam thamyEna
mAmupayAnthithE.. He will arrange all and everything for he union with Him.
Cowherd folks kept the cowherd girls away from Him and had them under their
control. They also due to their natural shyness did not approach on their
own and talked to Him. He did not leave them but. When none was around, he
went to yamuna river and on the bank, he started playing the divine flute
(Oodha) and the divine music made the girls lose their control and made them
automatically run towards Him. “we lost; We are yours and yours alone.” They
came and aligned themselves. They bowed down to Him. (kavizhndhu ninRanar).
Hence, oh jambudweepam ladies! You also are capable of doing that.
Only in Jambudweepam (out of seven dweepams) EmperumAn creates beings first;
and only here he appears in his vibhava, archa avatars.
idavaNarai_idaththOLodusaayththu irukaikoodappuruvamn^erindhERa
kudavayiRupadavaaykadaikoodak lOvindhan_kuzhalkodu_oodhinapOdhu
madamayilkaLodumaanbiNaipOlE mangaimaar_kaLmalarkkoondhal_avizha
udain^ekizha_Or_kaiyaalthukilpaRRi olkiyOdarikkaNOdan^inRanarE.
2.
[While He plays, AzhwAr enjoys the thirumEni azhaghu of KaNNan (divine
beauty of LordÂ’s body) and the beautiful standing posture of Gopikas]
The left chin tilted towards the left shoulder; the two hands in opposite
direction hold the flute with the fingers touching the flute; the divine eye
brows were brought closer and bit raised (due to efforts of playing or
looking for someoneÂ…); (due to holding breath) the lovely stomach appeared
like a small pot; the curvy beautiful red coral like two lips join the flute
and in that form when KaNNan played the divine music from his flute, the
young cowherd girls with their black long tresses not tied (as there was no
time); the running, darting large beautiful eyes run towards where KaNNan is
standing; and while they came running like the peacocks and deer and due to
their speed, they had their waist clothes falling off, which were clutched
tightly with one of their hands; and in that posture, they came and stood.
Due to their long tresses which are untied, they dangle when they came
running appearing like peacocks with their feathers spread out. With their
eyes darting, and looking at KaNNan, they appeared like deer- enjoy AzhwAr.
Also there were deers and peacocks where KaNNan was playing. The difference
was: These girls had their clothes (that were falling off) being clutched in
one hand, while that was missing in deer and peacocks.
KaNNanÂ’s posture is depicted beautifully in Yadavabhyudhayam (8-62) and
girls standing posture in 8-64.
Vaanilavarasuvaikundhakkuttan vaasudhEvanmadhuraimannan nandha
kOniLavarasukOvalar_kuttan gOvindhan_kuzhalkodu_oodhinapOdhu
vaaniLambadiyarvandhuvandheeNdi manamurukimalarkkaN_kaLpanippa
thEnaLavuseRikoondhalavizhach chennivErppachchevisErththun^inRanarE. 3.
The Yuvaraajaa of Paramapadham; the darling son of Vasudeva; small Boy Kutti
KaNNan; the Nathan of MathurA; the prince of Nandhan; the youngest of
Gopalas; KaNNan- when he started the divine music from his flute, the
youthful ladies from Deva lokam, came flocking towards Him with their hearts
full of joy; with the tears of joy pouring down from their eyes; the honey
dripping long tresses fall untied (due to their run and hurry); the
beautiful crescent like forehead show droplets of sweat due to exertion;
with their ears united with the music that emanated from the Kutti Kannan,
they stood still.
What is the wonder of Gopika girls running towards Him and standing? Even
the celestial girls have now come running listening to the dvine music now
in this PAsuram. They came running, enjoying the rasAnubhvam of the divine
flute and with the tears runningd own their cheeks listening to the
scintillating, enchanting divine music from kaNNan, they nod their heads and
stand still.
He is Yuva raajaa. Being Yuvaraaja, is not a burden. Not much of
responsibility. Like that he enjoys at Paramapadham. Nothing is a burden to
Him. When Dasaratha wanted to do Yuvaraja PattAbhishEkham to Rama,
YowvarAjyE niyOkthAsmi. He wanted to continue as the king, while Rama is the
Yuva Raja. When rama later became Raja, He made Bharatha as Yuva Raja. Thus,
KaNNan is the Yuva Raja in Nandha kulam. Though there is none above Sriman
Narayanan in Paramapadham, He is called Yuva raja as He is ever young and
ever Youthful like Yuva raja. There is no time in which He gets old and
wears out.
He is the darling of Vaikunthar- Vaikuntha kuttan. Asritha paarathanthran.
Being in the hands of His devotees- Nithyasuris and letting them do on Him,
what they wish to; Thus, he is Vaikuntar kuttan. He is praised and sung
pallAndu by them at all times. Also He is Kovalar kuttan. Darling of cowherd
folks. Thus He shows His sowlabhyam and sowseelyam. In spite of being the
yuva raja of Nandhan, he is kOvalar kuttan- the last and youngest of cowherd
group. He lets himself be played to their heart content and stopped Himself
so low to allow Himself to be played by those cowherd folks.
How can there be sweat for Deva lOka sthrees?- Thiruvaymozhi Pillai says:
the honey dripping from the tresses appear on the forehead as sweat. While
Jeer (Manavala mamunigal) says: In front of KaNNanÂ’s divine music, anything
can happen to anyone. Hence there is nothing wrong in sweat from Deva loka
sthrees.
thEnukanpilamban_kaaLiyanennum theeppappoodukaL_adanga_uzhakki
kaanakambadi_ulaaviyulaavik karunchiRukkan_kuzhaloodhinapOdhu
mEnakaiyoduthilOththamai_arambai uruppasiyaravarveLkimayangi
vaanakampadiyilvaaythiRappinRi aadalpaadalavaimaaRinar_thaamE.
4.
dhEnukAsuran, piralambAsuran, kaaLingan, et al – those who tried to do harm
to Him, were crushed effortlessly; and the dark little handsome Boy KaNNan
kept walking dancingly in the forest. When he played the music in his flute,
the celestial dancing girls, mEnaka, the famous thilOtthama, Rambha,
Oorvasi, and others being enchanted by the divine music from KaNNan, without
uttering a single word, stopped their dance automatically, ashamed of their
songs and dance as compared to KaNNanÂ’s.
In order not to give trouble to other cowherd boys, he walked first crushing
the weeds, thorns and other hurdles thereby making way for others. He
crushed the hudrels that came on the way, namely, dhEnukAsuran, Pilambhan,
KaLingan and others. He walked like a dance and played flute. That divine
music and dance made the celestial dancers cum singers viz., Menaka,
Thilotthama, Rambha, et al shamed of their dance. They were having ahankaram
that they were the best dancers and singers. Having seen KaNNan walking like
a charming dance and playing effortlessly (OOdhi- not Vaasitthu),the flute,
they felt ashamed and their legs stopped and their mouths closed.
munn^arasingamadhaaki avuNan mukkiyaththaimudippaan, moovulakil
mannaranchum madhusoodhananvaayil kuzhalinOsai seviyaippaRRivaanga
nannarambudaiyathumburuvOdu naaradhanumthamthamveeNaimaRandhu
kinnaramidhunangaLum thamtham kinnaramthodukilOmenRanarE. 5.
When all kings in three worlds were scared; and were afraid of asuran
HiraNyakasipu, He appeared in the most beautiful form (adhbhutha kEsari)
Lion faced human form Sri Nrsimha avatar to destroy hiraNyakasipu and as
Hayagreeva rUpi, He killed Madhu and kaitabhar raakshasas. Such greatest
most victorious EmprumAn KaNNanÂ’s muth is the residence for His flute. The
divine music from that flute pulls and lures the ears towards Him; having
heard that music, the veena musicians and singers, Sages Thumburu, Narada
have forgotten their Veena and Kinnarars have left their kinnara instruments
as well. We will never ever touch them- they appeared to have taken a vow,
having heard KaNNanÂ’s flute.
semperundhadangaNNan_thiraLthOLan thEvakisiRuvan_thEvar_kaLsingam
namparaman_in^n^aaLkuzhaloodhak kEttavar_kaL idaruRRanakELeer
ambaramthiriyumkaandhapparellaam amudhageedhavalaiyaalsurukkuNdu
namparamanRenRun^aaNimayangi naindhusOrndhukaimmaRiththun^inRanarE. 6
The large ruddy lined, long, well spread and well laid out lotus eyed One;
the round, well formed strong shouldered One was born as DevakiÂ’s darling
son; he is superior to and the master of even devas; the lion among devas;
our ParamAthmA SarvEshwaran- Supreme Lordship- during His KrishnA avatar, he
played his flute, and those who heard the music got themselves these
hurdles- Listen to this. All those celestial singers- Gaandharvars who
loiter in the skies and wander in the air, having heard the divine music of
KaNNanÂ’s flute, have realized that it was not their duty anymore to protect
and save the music. They felt ashamed of their music (after hearing KaNNanÂ’s
flute, falling for such divine music), felt tied down to, felt worn out and
stopped singing further.
In last PAsuram, Deva rishis Kinnarars were referred to. This pAsuram refers
to Gandharvars. They have reached the end of music and have attained the
ultimate in music. But nowÂ…. they felt stopped by KaNNanÂ’s divine music.
puviyuLn^aan_kaNdadhOraRpudhamkELeer pooNimEykkumiLangOvalar_koottaththu
avaiyuL naakaththaNaiyaan_kuzhaloodha amaralOkaththaLavumsenRisaippa
aviyuNaamaRandhuvaanavarellaam aayar_paadin^iRaiyappukundhu_eeNdi
seviyuNaavin_suvaikoNdumagizhndhu gOvindhanaiththodarndhu_enRumvidaarE. 7
Listen to this most wonderful thing on the earth. There are lots of wonders
on earth. After hearing this, you would realize that there can be nothing
grander than this. This Lord, who reclines on AdhisEshan as His bed, KaNNan
played his flute in the assembly of youthful cowherd folks and that divine
music from His flute reaches upto the heaven and the celestial ones forget t
consume the havis (ghee) offered and assemble in this place where cowherd
folks live. They use their hearing tongues in their ears– the auditory
nerves- for consuming the divine music as their only food. They feel
rejoiced and dance going behind wherever KaNNan went.
This is the greatest of great wonders. Instead of consuming their havis
(Ghee), they ate the music through their ears (as tongue). Wherever he went,
they went behind drinking the music. Those who do not touch the earth, came
stepping where the Lord had touched. Once the ears enjoy, the tongue does
not need any separate food. Sevikku uNavillAdha pOzhdhu siRidhu vayiRRUkkum
Iyappadum says ThiruvaLLuvar. sravavaNarasa nayA- srakdharaathuktharaasi:-
says Swamy Desikan.
siRuviralkaLthadavipparimaaRach chengaNkOdachcheyyavaaykoppaLikka
kuRuveyarppuruvamkoodalippak kOvindhan_kuzhalkodu_oodhinapOdhu
paRavaiyin_kaNangaLkooduthuRandhu vandhusoozhndhupadukaadukidappa
kaRavaiyin_kaNangaLkaalparappiittuk kavizhndhiRangichcheviyaattakillaavE.
8.
So far, it humans, Devas who enjoyed the music. Now it is birds and cattle.
How they enjoy his music. When the little fingers touch and distribute the
sound, play the divine music; the holed flute bring out the divine music;
the eye brows come nearer (with efforts to make the music – no… looking afar
if that Gopika is coming..); KaNNan plays the flute. When he does that, the
birds leave their nests, lower themselves without even moving their feathers
(in order not to disturb the music that comes through the wind); the cattle
lower their heads to grab the grass and while doing so, listen to the music
and they do not even shake their jaws and hold their grass at that position
enjoying the divine music. They (cattle) do not even move their ears
(fearing it will affect the enjoyment or they are not able do so, as the
ears are not in their control). What an anubhavam by AzhwAr.
thiraNdezhuthazhaimazhaimukilvaNNan sengamalamalarsoozhvaNdinampOlE
suruNdiruNdakuzhalthaazhndhamukaththaan oodhukinRakuzhalOsaivazhiyE
maruNdumaan_kaNangaLmEykaimaRandhu mEyndhapullumkadaivaayvazhisOra
iraNdupaadumthulangaappudaipeyaraa ezhudhusiththirangaLpOlan^inRanavE.
9.
The rain laden, dark cloudlike KaNNan- the One who has the dark tresses
where the black bees reside due to honey dripping flowers he had adorned on
His head; such divine beautiful faced KaNNan played divine music in his
flute. The moment the groups of deer heard the music, they forget to eat the
grass and other bushes, and the ones that they had grabbed in their mouths
fall off from their mouths forgetting themselves completely. They stand like
the dolls.
karungaN_thOkaimayiRpeeliyaNindhu kattin^an_kuduththapeedhakavaadai
arungalavuruvinaayar_perumaan avanoruvan_kuzhaloodhinapOdhu
marangaLn^inRumadhuthaaraikaLpaayum malarkaLveezhumvaLar kombukaLthaazhum
irangumkoombumthirumaaln^inRan^inRa
pakkamn^Okki avaiseyyumkuNamE. 10.
Cowherd Chief- Ayar perumAN- SarvEshwaran- wore the smoothest silk cloth
(PeethAmbaram) and valuable shining ornaments in his most beautiful Divine
Body; He wears the peacock feathers as the ornament as well; Such most
handsome Lord KaNNan played the flute. When he played such a divine music,
the honey dripped from the trees uninterruptedly; the flowers kept falling
from their trees; the creepers that grow up lowered themselves to reach
KaNNan (and enjoy); They languished for touching Him. Wherever Sriya:Pathi
went, they turned towards that direction; These achethana treesÂ’ servitude
and enjoyment of the lord is the most wonderful phenomenon.
Even in Ramayana, the trees involvement to the Lord is described. vishayE
thE mAhArAja rAmavyasanakarchithA: abivrukhA: parimlAnA:
sapushpAnguragOrakhA (the buds, flowers and the trees showed their emotions
and looked depressed due to the separation from Rama).
kuzhaliruNdusuruNdERiyakunchik kOvindhanudaiyakOmaLavaayil
kuzhalmuzhainchukaLinoodukumizhththuk kozhiththizhindha_amudhappunalthannai
kuzhalmuzhavamviLambumpudhuvaikkOn vittuchiththanviriththathamizhvallaar
kuzhalaivenRakuLirvaayinaraakich chaadhukOttiyuLkoLLappaduvaarE. 11.
Even the trees showering with honey is due to the LordÂ’s vaathsalyam towards
everyone and everything by playing the divine music for everyoneÂ’s
enjoyment- by keeping the flute at the end of his most beautiful coral like
bimbha (pavalam) fruit like lips. Govindhan, one who has the black curly
hairs on his head, kept the flute on his red coral like lips, and played
divine music through the hole of the flute. The nectarine waters (sulliva)
from His mouth passes through the flute and makes this divine music. – About
this music, is sung by Sri VilliputthUrÂ’s Vishnu chitthan, in tamil
pAsurams. Those who read this Tamil PAsurams on divine flute music of KaNNan
will be blessed to have a shrill mellifluous voice sweeter than the flute
and join the group of BhAgawathas.
PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan
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