thirup pAvai - part 32 - "kArmEni as kaLavu kaNdum anubavikka vEndiya thirumEni"

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thirup pAvai - part 32 - "kArmEni" as "kaLavu kaNdum anubavikka

vEndiya thirumEni"

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

"kArmEni" also refers to the thirumEni that was kept to

themselves by their parents and that one must even attempt to "steal"

and enjoy it. ie "OLitthu vaittha thirumEni anRo,

kaLavu kaNdAkilum anubavikka thagumO enRU iRukkiaRa padiyE". The

"thirumEni" of Sri Krishna often was hidden by their parents. It

is said that often their parents attempt to keep the Lord in

their "thiru mAligai" or palacial holy house itself trying to

avoid any more "mischievous act" happening any furhter. Did we

forget yasOdhai tying Him up with a rope in the uRal in HIS hip

such that HE became "Sri dAmodara perumAL" (*) ?.

 

It is said that while HE was tied up so, the Aaychiars

came and complained the next day that the Cows didnot yield any

milk that day, since Sri Krishna never consumed their milk the

previous day and that they would not wat to yield any milk

untill they are sure of Sri Krishna being free to go around and consume

their milk. This is the "purushArttham" that those cows

know about. ie., their main purpose (yielding milk) is to

serve Sriman nArAyana (Sri Krishna). ie, "kArMEni" as "kaLavu

KoLLa vEndiya mEni" is also a valid meaning here. ie "KaLavu" in

tamil means "steal". It is said to "Aaychiars" that if such

"thiru mEni" (Sri Krishna) is locked up in HIS house we must be

prepared to steal Sri Krishna from HIS house and enjoy HIS

company.

 

kaRmEni is also "kaLavu koLLum mEni". ie, The "thirumEni"

that steals our souls. The "thirumEni" that is very much

enchanting, memerising and stealing our "chintanai" or thoughts

and thereby making our souls as "dAsan" to HIM without our

knowing that we are falling for this trap. (Our Soul always belongs

to HIM. HE has to steal sometimes to get us back to HIM).

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

(*) _ Please read the article on "dAmodaran" as a part of the

series on "thiruk kaNNan kudi" thala purAnAm written by adiyEN

last year. Please also read "thiru allik kEni" thala purAnam

written by adiyEn and Sri Viji and Sri VS and Smt VaidEhi two

years ago, wherein we have mentioned that the "thazhumbu" or

the scars that were made due to this tying up by Sri yasOdhai

can be seen even today in the "thiru mENi" of the ursavar of

Sri partha sArathy perumAL. It is believed that this divya

mangaLa vigraham was given by Sri Krishna HIMself to Sri

vyAsar.

 

 

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