PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 3.5- Govardhana kunRu kudaiyaay yedutthAy guNam pORRi..
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• January 27, 2003
SrI: SrImathE Ramanujaya namah: Dearest Srivaishnavas, [Let us continue with our PeriyAzhwAr’s nectarine pAsurams after the Anandhyayana period is completed on Jan 24th- Thai Hastham- KooratthAzhwAn Thirunaksharam. Please do continue to bless and encourage adiyEn’s daring efforts to translate with all my limitations.]Govardhana mountain lifting incident is one of the grandest deeds of KaNNan in Gokulam. Thinking about it- will make us more and more be awestruck with the effortless lifting of huge Govardhana mountain for seven days at a stretch by this kuttan- and with his little finger’s tip. Holding the massive mountain upside down- thereby protecting even the animals, plants on the mountain during the torrential downpour. When cowherd folks were doing dEvathAnthara bhajanam (worship) to DevEndharan, this happened. This is not like other acts where an asurA was killed. Here is an act which tamed Devendran’s pride and arrogance. This destroyed Devendra’s asura swabAvam. When angered Indran sent heaviest downpour for seven days on cowherd folks (when those cowherd group stopped Devendra puja and did it on KaNNan as per His instructions), KaNNan protected the cattle, cowherd people from the rains. kunRu kudiyaay yedutthAy guNam pORRi. The entire group, the cattle were staying underneath comfortably without any doubt or fear that the mountain will fall from the little finger. PeriyAzhwAr now enjoys this Govardhana giri incident in this ten. attukkuvisORRupparuppadhamum thayirvaaviyumn^eyyaLaRum_adangap pottaththuRRi maarippakaipuNarththa porumaakadalvaNNanpoRuththamalai vattaththadangaNmadamaan_kanRinai valaivaayppaRRikkoNdu kuRamakaLir kottaiththalaippaalkoduththuvaLarkkum gOvarththanamennumkoRRakkudaiyE. 1. KaNNan- who ate hurriedly and to his heart content the cooked rice mountains, the streams of curds and ghee (offered in the Puja); who brought the torrential rains (through angry Indran); who is like a huge ocean (of mercy); and his mountain (that he lifted and held up) has housed the tribal women feeding milk to baby deer with the cotton tip (as a feeding nipple). Such greatest victorious mountain is this Govardhanam. Like the huge rocks, mountains, mud are all hidden underneath the ocean, KaNNan (who is like an ocean) consumed the rice, ghee, curd etc.. and appeared as if he had eaten nothing. When he could eat the whole universe with everything in its place, this is nothing. The tribal gypsy women – got the milk from the cowherd folks and fed to their pet baby deer. They could have used leaf to feed like the calves are fed. But the deer is too young to drink; hence they made sort of nipple using the cotton and the tip was soaked into the milk. This Govardhanam is victorious because it protected the cattle and cowherd folks and conquered Devendran. Hence koRRam- Jayam. vazhuvonRumilaachcheykai vaanavar_kOn valippattumunindhuvidukkappattu mazhaivandhu_ezhun^aaLpeydhumaaththaduppa madhusoodhan_eduththumaRiththamalai izhavuthariyaadhadhOreeRRuppidi iLancheeyamthodarndhumudukudhalum kuzhaviyidaikkaalittedhirndhuporum gOvarththanamennumkoRRakkudaiyE. 2. Devendran- one who did no acts of blemishes- and became Devendran; (thought he) has become stronger and angered on KaNNan and sent the huge rain laden clouds in a row (one after another) and rained heavily for seven days continuously; - KaNNan (EmperumAn- MadhusUdhan) lifted and held the mountain upside down (maRittha malai). This victorious mountain has housed a strong female elephant (which has just given birth to little one and which can not bear to pain of losing the same) has fought and conquered the lion that tried to attack from behind; thus protecting the little infant elephant between its four legs. Thus this mountain grooms and feeds such animals which can even fight and conquer the lions. ammaiththadangaNmadavaaychchiyarum aanaayarum_aan^iraiyum_alaRi emmaichcharaNEnRukoLLenRirappa ilangaazhikkaiyendhai_eduththamalai thammaichcharaNenRathampaavaiyaraip punamEykinRamaaninamkaaNminenRu kommaippuyakkunRarsilaikunikkum gOvarththanamennumkoRRakkudaiyE. 3. The large eyed beautiful Gopasthrees (Gopika ladies) who walk along with KaNNan; the cowherd folks who rear the cattle; the entire cattle – all of them came rushing to KaNNan falling at His feet, saying, “please save us from the torrential downpour” and performed Saranagathi. He, KaNNan- my Swamy – who has the charka in His hands- lifted the huge Govardhana Mountain effortlessly and protected them all. This victorious mountain has housed the strong tribal people refer to their girls working in the fields as “deer group” joyously, proudly and teasingly and bend their bows to proceed with their hunting. emmai saraNenRu kOl… Jeer considers: emmai saraNEnRu koL… For us, you alone are our Saviour. KaNNan did not have chakrA at that trime; but had the shining rings in his fingers and that appeared like ChakrA. This is vouched Swamy Desikan: rathnOrmikA rasmisalAkam”. Also by lifting Govardhana mountain, the mountain has attained greatness like the ChakrA. Swamy Desikan mentions the same in YadhavAbhyudhayam: prabUdhArAprathipannasaithyam praasaaramaddhim praburadhbudhAnAm | sudharsanAdhabhyadhikAmanEshIth pavithnathAm pANisarOjayOgAth || When the tribal looked at their women working in the field, they get misled by the deer eyes and attempted at bending the bow to send arrows at them (for hunting thinking they are deers)- says Jeer. Whereas Thiruvaymozhipillai refers to as: The women looking at their men preparing to bend their bows and arrows, get scared and come rushing towards them and are consoled by the men saying, “look at these deer’s eyes; they are proud that they have eyes like you” and admire their eyes. kaduvaaychchinavengaN_kaLiRRinukkuk kavaLameduththukkoduppaanavanpOl adivaayuRakkaiyittu_ezhappaRiththittu amarar_perumaan_koNdun^inRamalai kadalvaaychchenRumEgamkavizhndhiRangik kadhuvaayppadan^eermugandhERi engum kudavaayppadan^inRumazhaipozhiyum gOvarththanamennumkoRRakkudaiyE. 4. Like the mahout boldly and daringly pushing his hand inside the strong mouth of the hug elephant to feed the same, KaNNan effortlessly and boldly inserted His little hand underneath the huge mountain and lifted the mountain upside down. He is the Swami of Devas including Indran. This victorious mountain houses the merciful flock of clouds which go to the mouth of ocean, engulf and attempt to suck the waters of the ocean to its full content; go up the mountains and rain everywhere impartially. Jeer compares the elephant in the first two lines to the clouds which appear like elephant that sucks the waters from the ocean to rain on the lands. Such a great anubhavam! This rain is not the angry Indran’s rains. This is rain that comes out of natural process. vaanaththilulleer! valiyeer_uLLeerEl aRaiyO! vandhuvaanguminenbavanpOl Enaththuruvaakiya_eesan_endhai idavanezhavaangiyeduththamalai kaanakkaLiyaanaithan_kombizhandhu kadhuvaaymadhamsOraththan_kaiyeduththu koonalpiRaivENdi_aNNaandhun^iRkum gOvarththanamennumkoRRakkudaiyE. 5. Oh Devas who are there are swargam! If you are strong, come and take away the mountain from my little hand- KaNNan appears to be telling the Devas when he lifted the mountain upside down. He is the One who appeared as Varaaha (Huge Boar) avatar – he is my Swami and SarvEswaran. This victorious mountain houses a strong happy elephant which has lost (broken) his tusker in its excitement somewhere, and which raises the trunk towards the crescent moon in the sky thinking that that is the part of its tusker. You all sent the rains. I have lifted the mountain to protect the cattle and cowherd folks. Come together and attempt to take this mountain and let us suffer from the rains. – KaNNan appears to be challenging the Devas. Vedas also have declared KaNNan taking the huge boar avatar as “uddhrudhAsi varAhENa krushNEna sathabAhunA bhUmirdhEnurdharaNI lOkadhAriNI… The One who took the whole BhUmi PiraaTTi effortlessly and took her out of troubled waters- how can this be difficult to life the small (huge) Govardhana mountain! (which is like the breast of bhUmi PiraaTTi.) seppaadudaiyathirumaalavan than sendhaamaraikkaiviralaindhinaiyum kappaakamaduththumaNin^edundhOL kaambaakakkoduththukkaviththamalai eppaadumparandhizhitheLLaruvi ilangumaNimuththuvadampiRazha kuppaayamenan^inRukaatchitharum gOvarththanamennumkoRRakkudaiyE. 6. The most auspicious One- Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan who was earlier praised by celestial devas; EmperumAn KaNNan lifted the Govardhana mountain as an umbrella with his small lotus like fingers as the spokes of an umbrella; with the strong hand and shoulder as the shaft of the umbrella and the mountain as the cloth. This victorious mountain expands everywhere which houses beautiful waterfalls bringing with it the valuable gemstones and pearls making the whole thing appeared as the metallic kavacham for the umbrella. Though Devendran sent those rains for destroying the cattle and cowherd folks, KaNNan- the most merciful Sriya: Pathi Sriman Narayanan- will He kill them? He will not. He would forgive them, when repented and sought forgiveness. yEsha: Narayana SrImAn ksheerArNava nikEdhana:. He appeared based on the pleas and prayers of these devas only. The waterfalls referred to are the rain waters that have fallen on the mountains; and not the natural waterfalls of the mountain as the mountain is not upside down. Swamy Desikan also utters the same in Yadhavabyudhayam. “abugranakthAnguLi panjaram thath rathnErmikA rasmilAkamantha: navOdhakakshowmavrutham vyabAseecchathraprakANdam haribhAhudhaNdE.. padangaLpalavumudaippaambaraiyan padarboomiyaiththaangikkidappavanpOl thadangaiviralaindhummalaravaiththuth thaamOdharan_thaanguthadavaraithaan adangachchenRu_ilangaiyaiyeedazhiththa anumanpukazhpaadiththamkuttan_kaLai kudangaikkoNdumandhikaLkaNvaLarththum gOvarththanamennumkoRRakkudaiyE. 7. Like the king cobra (SarbarAjan) reclining holding on the earth, KaNNan lifted the huge mountain and placed the same on his five fingers of his hand. This victorious mountain houses the lady monkeys singing lullaby to their little ones to sleep, in praise of their ancestors (and friends of Hanuman) which went across the ocean and destroyed the lanKA city completely. The way KaNNan lifted with his fingers spread and holding the mountain effortlessly appeared like the AdhisEshan with all his heads holding the earth. Swamy desikan also blesses us with the same content in his sloka: phANAbirAmaprasruthAnguLIka: priyAngarAgavyathishangapANdu: bhujasthadhIyO girINA babAsE bhUmaNdalEnEva bhujangarAja: the lady monkeys praises the HanumAn and the fellow ancestor monkeys thereby instilling interest Bhagavath, BhAgawatha kaimkaryam in its young ones as well. salamaamukilpalkaNappOrkkaLaththuch charamaaripozhindhu_engumpoosalittu nalivaanuRakkEdakamkOppavanpOl naaraayaNanmunmukamkaaththamalai ilaivEykurambaiththavamaamunivar irundhaarn^aduvEsenRu_aNaarsoRiya kolaivaaychchinavEngaikaLn^inRuRangum gOvarththanamennumkoRRakkudaiyE. 8. When the angry huge ferocious clouds, like the strong warriors sending fierce arrows, send the torrential down pour on the cowherd folks, KaNNan lifted the mountain as if he places the kEdayam (discuss) to the defence for the forthcoming arrows. This victorious mountain has housed the saintly sages doing penance and ferocious tigers sitting beside completely soft and saint-like (due to the kataaksham and touch of those sages), with their necks scratched by the sages. When even the natural ferocious angry tigers become so saint like, how can the Devendran, the angry clouds be continuously raining! Naturally not. They will also be transformed and controlled soonest. Swamy Desikan’s YaadhavAbhyudhayam: irammadhArChirvyathishangadhIptha: pANow harEradhripathisChakASE! prathyasathramindhrENa mumukshithAnAm prayukthamukkHAtha ivASaneenAm || vanpEymulaiyuNdathOrvaayudaiyan van_thooNenan^inRadhOrvanparaththai thanpErittukkoNdutharaNithannil dhaamOdharan_thaanguthadavaraithaan munbEvazhikaattamusukkaNangaL mudhukilpeydhuthammudaikkuttan_kaLai kombERRiyirundhukudhipayiRRum gOvarththanamennumkoRRakkudaiyE. 9. KaNNan- one has the unparalleled divine face which sucked the strong poothanai’s breasts- dhAmodharan- lifted the huge mountain as if it is the strong pillar for everyone to come under. This victorious mountain whose name is Govardhanam houses the monkeys which jump from branches to branches (with the little ones carried on their tops) to show and teach their young ones how to jump. There are many mountains in the world. This mountain is the most blessed one for the same to be lifted and placed on the lotus hand. He is not only KaNNan who sucked the breast of Poothanai; also the mischievous one who got himself caught and tied down to the mortar by Yasodha. kodiyERusendhaamaraikkaiviralkaL kOlamum_azhindhilavaadiRRila vadivERuthiruvukirn^ondhumila maNivaNNanmalaiyumOrsampiradham mudiyERiyamaamukiRpalkaNangaL munneRRin^araiththanapOla engum kudiyERiyirundhumazhaipozhiyum gOvarththanamennumkoRRakkudaiyE. 10. The lines that appear on his palms, the red lotus fingers and palms, hand never show their sign of pain, weakness or tiredness when lifting the huge mountain for seven days without interruption or rest. The blue hued KaNNan lifted the victorious mountain which houses the large clouds that appear like the white hair on top of the head. Seven days- it was raining cats and dogs. The fingers, nails, hands, lotus like hands never showed any sign of weakness or tiredness. It is as fresh as ever. The lines also appear as clear as the first day. How is the ThirumEni (divine body)? It is just the same – fresh, youthful blue hued beautiful form as fresh and cheerful as ever. Everyone thought that it should be some sort of magic. Bu only when they saw the other places full of waters, and finally devendran coming down to perform saranagathi at his feet and Govindha pattaabhishekam and praised him, they could believe that it was all true. Thus it is not unusual for EmperumAn the Sarva sakthan to take care of few individuals for seven days so effortlessly. It is part of His nature and duty. Itr is His mercy. He always takes care of all worlds and at all times. He carries them at all times. He is NaaaraayaNan. The rain almost has stopped and hence the clouds appear white and look like white hair on the head. aravilpaLLikoNdu_aravamthurandhittu aravappakaiyoordhiyavanudaiya kuraviRkodimullaikaLn^inRuRangum gOvarththanamennumkoRRakkudaimEl thiruviRpolimaRaivaaNar_puththoorth thikazhpattar_piraan_sonnamaalaipaththum paravumanan^an_kudaippaththaruLLaar paramaanavaigundhamn^aNNuvarE 11. The One who reclines on AdhisEshan- the one who danced on the poisonous snake KaaLingan and sent the same away from the pond; one who rides on its enemy GarudA – KaNNan lifted the Govardhana mountain as umbrella. About this victorious mountain as an umbrella Sri Bhattanathan of SrivilliputthUr (where Srivaishnava paramaikAnthins reside) composed these ten songs. Those who have the pure mind to read (and recite) these ten pAsurams will be blessed to attain SrivaikuNtam. EmperumAn does not have any partiality on one and enimity on the other. He reclines on Adhiseshan; tamed the KaaLingan. Rides on its enemy. So he considers everyone same. [gajam vA vIkshya simham vA vAygram, vA(S)pi varAnanA. nAhArayathi santhrAsam bhAhU rAmasya samsrithA- Those who are devoted and surrender to EmperumAn never get any trouble from anyone else. Where are the cowherd folks? Where are the devas? There can be no compatibility. Still he saved the illiterate, poor cowherd folks from the strong devas. Those who read them can have their own anubhavams and enjoy various glories and Acharya sishya, ParamAthma jeevathma, relations and also the greatness of Sarva rakshakan Sriman Narayanan. He is sujana saarvabhouman who lifted effortlessly the huge mountain and protected the cattle and cowherd folks. Those who are paramaikAnthins who understand his Parathvam and the supremacy of Sriman Narayanan; who recite these pAsurams will sure attain Srivaikuntam. 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