Guest guest Posted March 24, 1999 Report Share Posted March 24, 1999 [ A forwarded message from Sri A. Bharat of Bangalore, who has temporarily d from the List due to other commitments. ] ------------- Wed, 24 Mar 1999 21:35:18 mani "A. Bharat" <kbharat Dear Mani Here's a beautiful moment from the enjoyment of AzhwArs and AchAryas: Tirumangai mannan is enjoying the pranks of KrishNa. He has been unusually naughty today.YashOda is finally stirred up to lift up a stick to threaten him.But she doesn't strike him; instead she warns him -< undam-aDigaL munivar> your father will be angry with you.This simple statement has a lot of emotional history behind it: Normally parents hanker for a child and are desperate to get it.Here is a child, who is self-existing and parentless, desperately hankering for a father.VAlmIki says <pitaram rOchayAmAsa> he lovingly selected a father. When a thirsty man comes at last to a pond,he doesn't merely stop with drinking the water;he throws it on his face and hands and may even jump in and swim in it.Thus this father-seeking child doesn't stop with one parent; he keeps adding them - one in this birth, TWO in the next one..Such was NandagOpa to him.So when YashOdA uses the emphatic -UNDAM ADIGAL.. she has a wealth of meaning behind it.She knows KrishNa will feel the prick.At least Tirumangai AzhwAr thinks so! This beautiful piece of insight is from the Arumbada-urai of Periya Tirumozhi 2.2.4 which quotes the above line from 10.4.8. EmberumAnAr TiruvaDigaLE SaraNam! aDiyEn BHARAT ----- End forwarded message ----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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