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ThiruppAvai 26th verse- Sri Mukkur Azhagiya Singar's divine anubhavam- excerpts

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Madhavakkannan V • January 9, 2003 


SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,

Today’s pAsuram: 26th – mAlE maNivaNNA!
In the last PAsuram, GopikAs asked kaNNan to be with each one of them- unnai 
arutthitthu vandhOm- Then we will have thirutthakka selvamum sEvaiyum and be 
blissful for ever serving You. KaNNan immediately became available to each 
one of them. Each GopikA had the immense sowlabhyathvam of the Supreme 
Lordship- Sriman Narayanan as if He is just for her; His greatness became 
multifold in their heart- with his such exhibition of sowlabhyathvam and His 
affection and love for His dearest devotees. He mingled with each one of 
them so much; that they all shared their anubahavm with him later to find 
out He was equally affectionate and loving to all of them in the same 
amount. Each one performed the ThiruvArAdhanam, applied sandal paste; 
adorned him with flowers and garlanded Him on His broad divine Chest. He 
also showed His happiness by being with them and He even sought to wear 
their sari for fun. Parathvam – You are what interest you have on us, who 
are illiterate GopikAs- Just because we are your Asrithars, Your vyAmOham 
for us is phenomenal. mAlE! Such greatest Lord with love and care for His 
devotees and Asrithars!
What have we done to get such love from You! Have you ever shown such love 
to so lowly like us! We have such greatest anubhavam with You today and we 
can not even tell others (especially our parents) the sweet anubhavams that 
You granted to us. Nor do you want us to inform to Your parents. Do you?
maNivaNNA!- AndAL remembers her fatherÂ’s anjana vaNNanai ppaadi paRa.. 
thUmaNivaNNanaip paadippaRa.. and thus she calls Him maNivaNNA! The blue 
hued gem stone like coloured most valuable (to us) One! When someone gets 
such a stone, how enjoyable it would be for someone to be with that stone- 
like that we all enjoyed You as if You are that sweet, most valuable gem 
stone to us. In spite of Your greatest parathvam, You showed Your 
sowlabhyathvam as well- and made yourself available to us so easily that we 
can even toed down You with our sari end (mundhAnai mudicchu). You are so 
easily accessible now and You made Yourself to us so, with Your compassion 
and greatest dayA on us. Your blue hued gem stone (on Your chest) also did 
not cause any hurdle to our Anandham. Sarvavidha sulabhA! When one of us 
wanted You to be a child for her, You wanted to drink the milk; Your 
sowlabhyam is beyond comprehension and only dearest devotees who know their 
sEshathva swarUpam can understand this.

Do not tell this to others. What next.
Let us go to Yamuna for bathing and join the elders on their Thirumanjanam 
and ArAdhanam to archAmUrthi (for us- You are the One – vibhava mUrthi).
Go ahead.
How can we without You? There is no yamuna without You. There is no day 
without Sun; night is no great without moon; no cows without You as 
vrushabham (Bull). How did we cry and weep when You pretended 
unconsciousness in the clasp of Kaalingan (in that pond). We all yelled at 
the bank that we will not go back to Gokulam without You.
Dhivasa: kO vinaa suRyam vinA chandrENa kaa niSa:|
vinA vrushabhENa kaa gaava: vinA krishNEna kO vraja: ||

Where is the nadhI without KrishNA? How will she be there great without the 
touch of Your divine Body and ThiruvaDi (lotus feet)? If You come, we will 
come. If You donÂ’t go, we will also not go.
Then, if they ask us later, we will say KaNNan did not want to come. Hence 
we did not come.
Then, they will ask what all You were doing in His house?
We will tell everything. If You are scared, let us go. We will have fun 
going together with You. We will do pUjA for You; They will perform Puja for 
the archaa murthi.
Okay. What else do you all need?
We need materials for this Puja. Only You can give. We will also not ask 
some random things; we will ask only those used by our elders and scholars 
of our sampradyam. hEy KaNNA! When we are talking, do not look somewhere 
else. Listen to us attentively.
We need conch shells that can shake and send shivers through all worlds. 
This blowing of Sankhu (conch shells) needs to announce the ArAdhanam for 
You; It should be understood by all worlds that it is not for some 
devathantharam; From the conch shells given by You, the sounds will declare 
unambiguously that it is for You- the unparalleled One.
Why do You need to make that sound?
KaNNA! Not that You donÂ’t know. For every good deed done, there are umpteen 
hurdles; Even devathas (may be they are the first ones) disturb the 
Aradhanam for You. But by listening to the conch shells given by You, they 
will be scared as they know what had happened to Indran (Govardhanam), Sivan 
(bAnAsuran), BrahmaÂ… and others. ThatÂ’s why we need Conch Shells, similar to 
the One that You have.
What else?

We also need huge drums, musical instruments, other percussion equipment, 
string instruments, etc.. We also need good singers to sing pallANdu to You 
for ever; we need big beautiful golden lamps (kutthu viLakku) flags, 
placards) etc.. Only with sounds we can create such an awareness across the 
globe.. DidnÂ’t Paramsivan create the vyAkaraNa saasthra with his 14 aksharas 
(letters) beating his udukkai (with letters like a, ee, uN.. etcÂ…) When You 
blow the Conch Shell (Sankha(, we get the saasthric injunctions- Sathyam 
vadha (speak Truth); dharman chara etc.. If not, kshipAmi.. (I will punish). 
Thus, people follow their duties without fail (anushtAnams).

If I give those Conch shell, like me, Who in this group will blow the 
Sankhu?
You only need to blow them.
You said that you all are doing Aradhanam to Me.. why should I do?- KaNNan 
asks.
Okay. We offer flowers at Your feet and we will recite slokas. What will You 
hand and pavazha vaay (beautiful red coral mouth) do? Let them do some work 
for us- they smilingly instruct Him/
Do I have all that You ask for?
We donÂ’t know. You are the One who agreed to all elders other day, that You 
will help these girls. Oh Alinilaiyaay- The little child reclining on banyan 
leaf! (as if You have nothing with You and reclined; You had the entire 
leelA vivhUthi and everyone inside at the minutest corner of Your small 
stomach. ) whom are You trying to fool? Please give us the necessary 
material and come with us.

Please read from vidwAns' commentaries about other greater details- Srimath 
MukkUr Azhagiyasingar ends with such great humility. anything good - the 
credit goes to the divine commentary of SrI Mukkur Azhagiya Singar's.
Errors, faults are only due to my lack of understanding.
Sri Andal ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan




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