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PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 1.10- Kuttan vandhennai puRam pulguvaan;

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Madhavakkannan V • July 8, 2002 


SrI:
SrImathE rAmAnujAya namah:
Dearest Srivaishnavas,

He came running in the front and hugged. Now AzhwAr enjoys the Kutti KaNNan 
coming from behind and hugs.. (puRam pulgal) AzhwAr enjoys the scene and 
feels bliss at KuttiÂ’s hugging from behind.

vattun^aduvE vaLar_kinRa maaNikka
mottun^unaiyil muLaikkinRamuththEpOl
sottuchcottennath thuLikkaththuLikka en
kuttanvandhu_ennaippuRampulkuvaan
               kOvindhan_ennaippuRampulkuvaan.

en kuttan – My son- KaNNan- similar to the white little pearls that get 
dropped, the little droplets of water trickle from the small (growing) bud 
(male organ) [which is found in between the two blue hued gem-like  dark 
circular ones (bhIjam- testicles)] making “falling” sound from those 
droplets of water trickling (sottu sottenna thuLikka thuLikka) comes behind 
and hugs my back.

GovindhanÂ’s this water made his cowsÂ’ water (gomoothram) more sacred.

kingiNikattik kiRikatti kaiyinil
kangaNamittuk kazhuththilthodar_katti
than_kaNaththaalE sathiraan^adandhuvandhu
en_kaNNan_ennaippuRampulkuvaan
               empiraan_ennaippuRampulkuvaan.

With the anklets and waist ornaments tied around the feet and the waist 
respectively, wearing bangles around his wrists, red coral chain and golden 
chains around the neck, within a fraction of a second, my KaNNan comes 
walking along with his battalion (of ornaments) from behind and hugs my 
back.

Within fraction of a second- is to be enjoyed. AzhwAr (YasOdhA) calls him 
for hugging him; he refuses and goes and walks somewhere else. She feels 
bad; when she is busy doing something else, he suddenly turns and hugs from 
behind.

kaththakkathiththuk kidandhaperunchelvam
oththupporundhikkoNdu uNNaadhumaNNaaLvaan
koththuththalaivan kudikedaththOnRiya
aththanvandhu_ennaippuRampulkuvaan
               aayar_kaLERu_enpuRampulkuvaan.

It is my wealth; - like that everyone shouts wants to possess- such 
Saamraajya sampatthu (royal throne) is not shared with Paandavaas and 
DhuryOdhanan all alone wanted to rule the entire earth. For his whole family 
to perish the Lord came as KaNNan. Such SarvEshwaran KaNNan comes running 
from behind and hugs my back. The lion of cowherd group – bull- hugs my 
back.

naandhakamEndhiya nampisaraNenRu
thaazhndha dhananchayaRkaaki tharaNiyil
vEndhar_kaLutka visayanmaNiththiNthEr
oorndhavan_ennaippuRampulkuvaan
               umbar_kOn_ennaippuRampulkuvaan.

KaNNan- who drove the chariot of Arjunan [who had surrendered to Him saying, 
Oh PurushOtthmA! Who has the sword (nandhakam) in his Hand!] and made other 
kings in the battlefield shiver with fear seeing the beautiful and strong 
chariot of Arjunan driven KaNNan. That KaNNan come fron behind and hugs me; 
the nirvaahakan of the Paramapadhan comes behind and hugs me.

veN_kalappaththiram kattiviLaiyaadi
kaNpala seytha karundhazhaikkaavin_keezh
paNpalapaadip pallaaNdisaippa paNdu
maNpalakoNdaanpuRampulkuvaan
               vaamanan_ennaippuRampulkuvaan.

Those days (during Thiruvikrama avatar) the devotees sang in praise of Him 
and greeted Him, when He measured the earth with three measures of His feet; 
This Lord- has the sword around His waist plays in the charming cool garden 
shadows. This playful Boy comes from behind and hugs me. Vaamanan comes from 
behind and hugs me.

ViLaiyaadi- playing- in the first two lines- kaNNanÂ’s play and the second 
two lines mention VaamananÂ’s play. The sword (which is blunt) is for cutting 
the leaves in the garden so that they will have more space to play.

saththiramEndhith thaniyorumaaNiyaay
uththaravEdhiyil ninRa_oruvanai
kaththiriyar_kaaNak kaaNimuRRumkoNda
paththiraakaaranpuRampulkuvaan
               paaraLandhaan_enpuRampulkuvaan.

The Lord- who has PiraaTTi in His ThirumEni- who has the Divya mangaLa 
vigraham- who took Thrivikrama avatar when he came as little small 
brahmachari Boy, the Unparalleled One – holding an umbrella- when all kings 
paid their obeisance in the yaagam performed by MahAbhali who stood seeing 
Emperumaan in the Yaaga saalai- such greatest Lord comes from behind and 
hugs me. The One who measures the earth comes from behind and hugs me.

poththavuralaikkavizhththu adhanmElERi
thiththiththapaalum thadaavinilveNNeyum
meththaththiruvayiRaara vizhungiya
aththanvandhu_ennaippuRampulkuvaan
               aazhiyaan_ennaippuRampulkuvaan.

The hollow mortar was kept upside down and on top of it, He stood to extend 
his hand for getting the curd, sweet milk and the butter that were hung from 
the top in pots;- He ate them all to his stomach full and He is the Swamy of 
all. Such greatest Sarva Swamy will come from behind to hug me- the One who 
has the divine chakrA in His Hand will come from behind to hug me.

Why did he choose the hollow mortar- pottha ural? Because none will come 
looking for it. Or YasOdhA would have had many good ones being used in the 
past by KaNNan for his “purpose” and now she kept only the “holed” one. He 
used it intelligently keeping it upside down. Or the mortar (ural) was used 
to climb in order to drill a hole (potthal) at the bottom of the pots. (what 
a great anubhavam by our AcharyAs!) To drill that hole, he had the ChakrA 
and hence, AzhwAr refers to ChakrA. The butter itself was in huge pots; To 
make such butter, how much of milk should have been kept!- one can 
visualize. (Those who have seen making butter would be able to guess)

mooththavaikaaNa mudhumaNaRkunRERi
kooththu_uvandhaadik kuzhalaal_isaipaadi
vaayththamaRaiyOr vaNanga imaiyavar
Eththavandhu_ennaippuRampulkuvaan
               empiraan_ennaippuRampulkuvaan.

The assembly of great knowledgeable elderly Vedic scholars; (in order to see 
Him in person and pay obeisance to Him - not only to just merely attempt to 
comprehend Him from vedic hymns; also to enjoy His Divya mangaLa vigraham in 
Vibhava avatar) the celestial bodies (Devas) assemble in the skies praising 
Him with sthOthrams, (thus everyone assembled there enjoying His) playing 
different tunes of music with his flute from a small sand hill (in order to 
let everyone have a look); and then (suddenly) He would come running towards 
me to hug me from behind. My Parama upakaarakan will come from behind and 
hug me.

Even those who do now know music can enjoy His playing flute. He dances and 
plays so nicely and effortlessly. Everyone comes; there is no dhourbhAgya 
saali (no unfortunate ones. All see Him). The vedic scholars enjoy the 
esoteric vedic hymns being played so beautifully and mellifluously; the 
Devas also enjoy the flute music and they start praising the Lord. The One 
who just enchants the whole Universe and everyone should come (just for me 
and me alone) from behind and hug me.. (Asai Asai..:-)

kaRpakakkaavu karudhiyakaadhalikku
ippozhudhu_eevadhenRu indhiran_kaavinil
niRpanaseythu nilaaththikazhmuRRaththuL
uyththavan_ennaippuRampulkuvaan
               umbar_kOn_ennaippuRampulkuvaan.

For SathyabhAmA, who desired for the paarijaatha (which is like KaRapaka) 
tree from DEvEndhra lOka, KaNNan immediately said, “I will get it right now” 
and went to indra lOkam to get the same (Indran fought first and later asked 
for pardon. Later he pleaded..” this tree came out when we churned the Milky 
ocean and hence it is the greatest Paarijaatha tree. Please give it back 
after your avatar at least, Swamin. And KaNNan) gave it back to him after 
Krishna avatar thereby it is now in Indra lOkam) and planted it in the inner 
quadrant of SathyabhAmAÂ’s residence where the cool moon shines brightly 
(meaning the quadrant is open to the skies; and Sun shine comes in for the 
tree to stay live.. – it is muRRam..) Thus, the tree was saved (uytthavan) 
by the Lord with His darshan and kataaksham more than the moon raysÂ’) Such 
greatest One will come from behind to hug me. The director of Paramapadham 
will come from behind to hug me.

KaNNan brought this tree because IndrANi (wife of Indran) had committed some 
apacharam and hence had to lose this temporarily as sort of punishment. Thus 
the Paarijaatha tree was given to sathya bhAma. (says Vishnu puraaNam- 
5.30.29 and also PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 3.9.1)

aaychchiyanRaazhippiraan puRampulkiya
vEyththadandhOLisol vittuchiththanmakizhndhu
eeththathamizhivai eeraindhumvallavar
vaayththan^anmakkaLaippeRRu makizhvarE.              10.

Sri VishNu chitthanÂ’s enjoyment of KaNNanÂ’s vibhava avtaarÂ’s hugging His 
mother YasOdhA PiraaTTi from behind is sing in ten sweet chaste Tamil 
pAsurams. Those who can sing (or read this meaning of) this ten pAsurams are 
blessed with good children (who in turn will be blessed with this Bhagavad 
vishayam in their life time too) and feel happy.

Here in this PAsuram, first KaNNanÂ’s hggung from behind is narrated and then 
YasOdhA is mentioned. Means: Till last pAsuram, she pleaded Him; now He has 
come on his own and hugged from behind. – says Sri Manavala manunigaL.

AzhwAr thus completes the first patthu. (first hundred).
He described in
1.	Thirupallandu
2.	KaNNanÂ’s birth
3.	From the feet to Head description
4.	lullaby to Kutti KaNNan
5.	calling the moon
6.	senkeerai Aduthal (moving to and fro)
7.	clapping hands
8.	taking faltering steps
9.	comes running to hug her from the front
10.	Comes from behind to hug

He enjoyed all in the role of YasOdhA.. and He does not stop. He continues.. 
for us to continue too.

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
aDiyEn dAsan


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