kaNNanai ninainthal sugam - post 1

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri vaishnava perunthagaiyeer,

 

For a man, just to turn to think on God is difficult. (without considering

the time duration but the number of occasions). Then, to think continuously

for some time (here the condition of time duration applies) during a "day"

or "night" is more difficult for a man, amidst the hot pursuit of material

comforts [?] in this world.

 

Continuously thinking about kaNNan or krishNan is a very difficult task

then. That too, when we hear or have hearsay knowledge about so many gods

and goddesses who offer solace and comfort so easily, this difficulty to

think of kaNNan becomes insurmountable. These gods and goddesses, as stated

by bhakthaas of them, grant them so easily, this varam or that gift or

fulfillment or that much money [in lottery? Or crorepathi programme? or

material comforts [?]}.

 

These gods and goddesses are also offered a basket full of praise, by these

bhakthaas for such fast boons or results like varam tharum-----. With such

"easy to appease methods" suggested by their respective pujaaris and

concurred by the bhakthaas also, it has become easy and better, for these

go-getters, to part with some money and achieve the results than doing all

that difficult thinking on krishna, meditating, dhyaanam on krishna, raama

etc.

 

Nowadays another serious medley is also running in the market, asking you to

wear this colour "stone" or that "gem" with or without gold/ silver/ copper

base. That wearing alone, on your body, will fetch you all that luck, grant

the desired fruits, without actually doing any serious thing. [Perhaps that

wearing may cause some allergy or irritation is another side of the story].

 

 

Then why to think of the supreme God krishna? Or do that difficult

meditation, naama japam or dhyaanam on that krishna.

 

Now See the answer given by Sri Ooththukkadu venkata subbu iyer in the

Krithi "mun seidha thavap payanE" in raaga "boopaaLam".

 

It is a "sugam"- comfort to think on krishna- "Ninainthaalum oru sugamE".

CharaNam of the krithi-

ninaiththaalum oru sugamE -

ninainthu ninainthu ninainthu manam kasinthu

kaNNeer uga nanainthaalum oru sugamE"

meaning: To think of that kaNNan - krishnan- kuttik kaNNan- kuzhandhaik

kaNNan- gOpaalan- is a solace- comfort- satisfaction- relief. Thinking on

krishna- repeatedly thinking on krishna- Continuously thinking on kaNNan,

even if you start shedding tears while others are gazing at you with a

different look on you, then also it is a solace. Then to get drenched in

that "tear rain" it is further more comfort, happiness.

 

Perhaps a translation and words may not describe this "sugam". Oh bhakthaas,

You practice a little- kaNNanidam konjam koncha vEnum -make it, then feel

that sugam. Realise what that sugam is - then your desire will grow to have

more kaNNanai ninaiththal sugam.

 

Another charaNam-

agamuRa veLLaanai Eri madham kuRaiya

adiyavar kodu poosanai azhiyavum

thagum ena vantha maamazhaith

thadukka malai sumanthu

aruL mazhaip pozhinthu ninRadhai - ninainthu

 

agam- garvam- ego

uRa- valimai peRa- hardening (raising of ego by indhran - or hardening of

the stand that I am big and I only deserve the pooja by these people of

aayarpaadi)

 

veLLaanai- veLLai yaanai- white elephant- iraavatham- [who has that white

elephant as his vehicle- that king dhEvEndhran - the lord of clouds-

veLLaanai]

veLLaanai - veLLam undu paNNak koodiya mazhai mEgak koottangaLai udaiyavanai

- one who can create floods in an area by sending clouds in flocks

adiyavar kodu poosanai azhiyavum- the servants when they started offering

pooja to the gOvardhana hill, the pooja deserves to be disturbed- with that

idea the clouds are sent by that indhran

 

thagum ena vantha maamazhai- it is worth to disturb this pooja to the hill

as suggested by krishna - and that is why the torrential rain by indhran.

thadukka malai sumanthu- to prevent that rain from disturbing that pooja, he

that child krishna lifted the hill

aruL mazhai pozhinthu ninRadhai- instead of watery rain, it is grace rain

poured on bhakthaas by krishna- that standing with the hill lifted on the

small child's fingers-

kaNNan ninRadhai- ninainthaalum oru sugamE.

 

Think about that blackish, cloud coloured child holding the hill in the

finger to prevent rain from destroying the pooja to the hill- whose grace

rain is more powerful than that king indhran's watery rain- that thinking

itself- oh bhakthaas- it is a sugam - enjoy that solace.

 

If this thinking comes as a regular practice, then it can be called as

meditation on krishNa or naama japam or krishna dhyaanam. This japam- is it

not a "comfort" joy in itself?

 

But is it easily attainable? Or does it require a pre-qualification? Then

only you can do it?

This question again is nicely answered by same author ooththukkadu venkata

subbu iyer. See his lines-

 

Mun seidha thavap payanE

engaL mukthi tharum maadhavanai

bhakthi seyya kidaiththadhu -mun seidha

 

We will have more on this in next post.

 

Dhaasan Vasudevan M.G.

 

PS: I thought of sharing with you, all, the sweetness in the "govardhana

giri" episode of my krishna in the light of periyaazhvaar paasurams and a

beginning is made now with OVS Iyer swamy krithi.