krishna how you entered -part 9

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Part 9

 

Dear Sri vaishnava perunthagaiyeer,

 

In the previous post of this series of "Krishna how entered my mind", we saw

the meanings of that beautiful description of aaNdaaL's on my Lord krishna

returning home after grazing the cows and calves. AaNdaal was emphatic in

saying "we saw that krishna in brindhaavanVeedhiyaara kuzhal oodhi

varuvaanai virundhaavanaththE kaNdOmE!". That lead again to the firm

conclusion that he enters through the ears and eyes together and lures the

mind makes us his servants - adimai. That is the main question- what is the

route of your entry- our topic, "eppadiththan en uLLam pugunthu ennai adimai

koNdeero swami?"

 

Here another staunch krishna bhaktha says, he enters in me through ears and

eyes, stays in me. He says,

pallavi :

pillangOviya cheluva kriShNana elli nODidhiri rangana elli nODidhiri?

meaning: Hey folks! Where you have seen that beautiful krishna playing the

flute?

 

anupallavi:

elli nODidha alli thaan illa dhillavendu baalla jaanaru

meaning: people generally know that whenever one sees merely with plain

eyes, no way krishna can be there (interpretation- with plain eyes, if you

see, krishna can not be there, but with lot of devotion if you see, then he

is there)

 

caranam 1:

nandhagOpana mandhiragaLa sandhugondinali chandha chandhaha

GOpaala baalara vrundhAvanadadali sundharaangadha sundhariyara hindhu

mundhinali andhadhAkala kandharugaLa mundhe mundheyali shrI guru uktha

sadhaa

meaning: gurus say, always krishna is there living in the alleys of temples

of king NandhagOpa, in the brindhaavanam with cute gopaala kids, in front of

and in the rear of those nicely built beautiful lanes of aaippaadi.

 

caraNam 2:

su mangala yOga yOgadhali aagamarthadhoLage maaDuva yaaga yaagadhali shreege

bhagya naasha vaarthipa bhOga bhOghadhalli bhagavatharu sadhaa baagi

paaDutha raagaraagadhali

meaning: gurus also add, he is always there where sumangaLa yOga is carried

out. He is there in the yaagas done as per rules prescribed in the aagama

saasthraas - viz. yaagnas conducted as per rules with the motives of general

welfare of all. He is also there as the wick in us to enjoy the desires thus

slowly destroying these desires after enjoying it. He is there in the songs

of all those bhaagavathas always singing in praise of that krishna.

 

caraNam 3:

charaachara dhoLage janangalaache eecheyali kEcharEndranasuthana rathada

chauka peetadhali naachade maadhava emba bhakthara

vaachakangaLali meechukonDadha purandhara vitthalana lOchanaagradhali

 

meaning: he is there in the universe beyond people's mind / wishes. He is

seated there in the chariots of Arjuna, the son of Indhra without any

shyness. Here he is in the tongues of his bhakthaa this purandhara vittala

who calls him lovingly as maadhavaa. He is in the edges of the eyes of this

[bhaktha] purandhara vittala.

 

So hey folks do not search him any where but see in my songs and enjoy

singing about him says this bhakthaa.

 

"hey folks!" He asks "where you have seen him?" and finally concludes

saying, "he is in my heart and expresses himself through my tongue in the

music which I pour out and in the eye edge and tear drops I shed in that

aanandham".

 

So clear again that He enters his bhakthaas heart through the ears and eyes

and stays there turning the heart as his abode. There is no wonder to do

"kaathal" with that krishna and to allow him to enter into the heart.

 

See the line

"KaNNan thirumaal thirumugam thannodu kaathal seidhERku

eNNam pugunthu adiyEn nodik kaalam irukkinRadhE"

63 thiruviruththam of nammaazhvar.

 

Aazhvaar is very firm that kaNNan is not ordinary gOpaalan but thirumal-

saakshaath naaraayaNan. He enters through eyes - kaNNaal paarththu kaathal

seidhOrku - those who loved him by seeing him- eNNam pugunthu- he starts

staying there - result -thoughts change - become adiyEn- become his servants

- his dhaasa.

 

This krishna roopam - beauty of krishna - veedhiyaara varuvaanin roopa

laavaNyam -is described by another bhaktha- see here

 

chandana charchitha neela kaLebara peethavasana vanamaali

KElee chalan maNi kuNdala maNditha gaNdayuga smitha saalee

Haririha mugDha vaDhoo nikarE vilaasini vilasathi kELibarE

jayadhEva- 4th ashtapathi- 1 slokam- geetha govindham

 

meaning: Hari, sporting here among the gopees, who are overwhelmed by their

allurements, has his blue limbs besmeared with sandal paste. He wears gold

coloured garments. He wears wreaths of forest flowers. When he moves the gem

set pendents dangle in ears and makes the cheeks glitter. A bewitching smile

adorns krishna's face.

 

See the beauty of these lines describing that krishna - while playing among

the gopees. Again enjoy his beauty - as enjoyed by his wife rukmiNi at the

time of their union- marriage - as described by another staunch krishna

bhakthaa

 

Uththunga sthana mandalOparitha sathpraalamba mukthaamaNE

Ranthabimbitham indhra neela nikarach chaayaanakaaridhyuthE:!

Lajjaa vyaajamupEthya namra vadhanaa spashtam muraarEr vapu:

Pasyanthee mudhithaa mudhE ~sthu Bhavathaam lakshmeevivaahOthsavE!!

 

Meaning: Amidst the marriage celebrations, rukmiNee saw clearly that

krishna, who shines like an indhra neela stone, on the pearl reflections,

these pearls forming the long shining garlands adorned on her breasts, and

enjoyed herself. Let that rukmiNee be the reason for your pleasure and

enjoyment. Leela sukhar

 

In the krithi Ennathaan referred in part 6 one line reads- "adhaik kaNdu

dharisiththapOdhu enthan naaNam paranthOdavE- adhai - that krishna. Here

rukmiNee sees him in the reflection on the pearls in her chest- not direct -

in spite of it- lajaa vyaajam- shyness has crept in. So she sees him in

reflection or that brightness of that krishna -viriyum kadhirE pOl Uruvu

karidhaai mugam seithavanin azhagu kaNgaLai koosach cheidhadho? - to force

see him in reflection. Oh that beauty of krishna- entering through the eyes-

completely over powers the heart.

 

Now heart is full of that krishna swaroopam. So let us continue in the next

post

 

Dhaasan

Vasudevan M.G.