Guest guest Posted April 14, 1996 Report Share Posted April 14, 1996 In her Bahjan, "Kunjan Bana Chhaadi", Meera cries out in desperation in atone similar to AndAL this way: "If only I were a fish, I would touch your feet as you bathe in Yamuna.If I were a nightinale, I would sing swetly ,when You roam in the forest grazing the cattle. If I were apearl, I would sparkle in your chest region as a part of your necklace. I am unfortunately not any one of those; How am I going to get near You? Where am I going to seek for You?" In the Bhajan "Pyare Dharsan", she begs during her Viraha Taapa for Govardhan Giridhari to appear before her and submits that she is HIS BOND-SLAVE FOR ENDLESS BIRTHS. AndAL states her eternal servitude to the Lord of Brindhavan in the verses of Thiruppavai: "YERRAIKKUM YEZEZH PIRAVIKKUM UNTHANNODHU URROMEYAVOHM ,UNAKKEH NAAM AATCHEYVOHM--- UNRANNODHURUAVEL NAMAKKU INGHU OZHIKKA OZHIYAADHU ". In her PadaavaLi (pada 77) ,she says " I am mad for Your Love. I have surrendered to You. I do not know of any other way." Like in Nacchiyaar Thirumozhi , "Nooru Naarum Pozhil " , where AndAL invites the Lord of Thirumalirum Cholai to partake a feast of butter and Akkaravadisil spread out in hundred vases , Meera offers a Raja Bhogam to her Lord. The only difference between Meera and AndAL is that Meera offers Krishna in heer Pada "Yeh Jeebhyaam Giridarlaala ", FIFTY SX ENTREES AND THIRTY SIX SIDE DISHES .She begs the Lord to rush to her palace and taste the royal feast prepared lovingly for Him(Pada 47). As in the last decade of N.T of AndAL, Meera celebrates Krishna in her famous bhajan " Baso More" as the light of her life. She invites Krishna to come and live within her eyes. He agrees and she describes her delectable experience here. She sings of His ravishing form , the lustre of His Peethaambharam, His resplendent jewels and of the divine music that flows from His flute. This experience of the Lord of Brindhaavanam is identical to the experience of AndAL in her last decade of N.T, where she describes her Darsanam of the Subhaasrayam (Thirumeni ) of the divine cowherd with cloud-like hue playing with His friends and entertaining them with His enchanting Venu Gaanam. I offer my salutations to the Paramaacharyaa of Sri Perumpudhur for unifying the land through His teachings and creating Sri Vaishnava Communities in all corners of the globe today. Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari sadagopan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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