govindhan gunam paadi en aavi kaaththiruppen - post 16

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Post 16

 

Dear Srivaishnava perunthagaiyeer,

 

In the previous post we saw krishna assuring kaaliyan, that, since you bear

my foot marks, nobody will do any harm to you, even if he is your born

enemy.

 

See here a bhaktha yearning to be the kaaliyan head, so that he can get that

kaNNan's foot-mark on his head and then be blessed [even though he does not

be a good one but lord takes pain to reach this person like kaaliyan]-

 

kaaLiyasya phaNathaam sirasthu mE

sath kadhamba sikarathvamEva vaa|

vashti jushta vana saila sundhara

thvath padhabja yugamapitham yayO||

 

slokam 111 sree sundhara baahusthavam by sri kooraththaazhvaan

 

meaning: hey! sundhara [raja] who likes to reside in the thirumaal irum

solai, my head likes the status of those two who are blessed by you,

snake kaaliyan which had the sowbhaagyam of having your feet on his

head.

kadamba tree which had the sowbhaagyam of having your feet climbing

on it and then getting the life juice from your feet.

 

Points:

1. See the addressing- "vana saila sundhara" - in that calling itself,

all the love towards the lord is expressed. Again one more falling in love

with that thirumaal irum solai azhagar like the aazhvaars and aaNdaaL. We

enjoyed some references from them earlier in this series. Krishna also

liked the vanam -forest- brindhaavanam- tulasi forests- sailam-hills -

gOvardhanam etc- here it is thirumaalirumsolai hill and forests combined.

 

2. Kaaliyan's bhaagyam of having the lord's feet stamp mark permanently

on his head is recalled and stated oh can I have that, even rejecting the

initial bad man image what kaaliyan had. Perhaps once had been under

krishna's foot, only that bhagyam is remembered and all earlier things are

forgotten. This is what we also ought to follow in the case of bhagavathaas-

forget their past and consider only the present.

 

3. That kadamba tree- even though it was useless, dry and just simply

standing as "mottai maram", once the tree allowed the lord to climb on

itself, then it got an elevated status- became the desired tree by such a

devotee like kooraththaazhvaan. A useless thing also becomes a revered thing

because of the touch of the lord's feet, so that his serious and very

staunch devotee like kooraththaazhvaan wants to become that object.

 

Now a beautiful krithi by Sri gopala dasa from karnataka in kannada. Please

pardon me for the free translation [may be inadequate and wrong also, for I

sought a friend's help to translate and then give a gist, corrections and

points are welcome]. Please appreciate the content in this song -

 

krishNana nOdidhe sarva uthkrishtana paadidhe

krishNana nOdi saashtaangava maadidhe

kashtava pariharisi ishtava needina

krishNana nOdide krishNana paadidhe

 

meaning: I saw krishna, I sang about that all round excellent krishna. I

prostrated to krishna after seeing him. He will solve my difficulties. I saw

krishna I sang about krishna.

 

shishtana nOdide vara nirdhishthana nOdidhe

hrishtapushta santushtana shrEshtana

shishyara hrudhaya sammishthana ishtana

krishNana nOdide krishNana paadidhe

 

meaning: I saw krishna the chief of all, I saw the boon declarer, the stout,

the ever happy, the oldest, the clear favourite of all in the hearts of all

disciples, I sang about that krishna.

 

rangana nOdide dhEvOththungana nOdidhe

ranga singa kaaLinga mardhana

mangaLaanga bhava bhangana nOdidhe

krishNana nOdidhe krishNana paadidhe

 

meaning: I saw ranga the highest among dhEvaas, who is the lion , dancing on

the snake kaaLiyan, the lord krishna who gives whatever by his mere sight, I

sang about that ranga/ krishna.

 

baalana nOdidhe lakshmee lOlana nOdidhe

seelasooladhara baala leelaa

sisupaala kaala vanamaalana nOdidhe

krishNana nOdidhe krishNana paadidhe

 

meaning: I saw the young krishna, the lover of lakshmi, who steals clothes

of girls and gives them after some pain and realisation, the yama for

sisupaala, one who wears the vaijayanthi maala- tulasi garland, I sang about

that krishna.

 

dheerana nOdidhe guNagambheerana nOdide

veera soora paraathpara vara

akroora varadha sreedharana nOdidhe

krishNana nOdidhe krishNana paadidhe

 

meaning: I saw krishna the person of highvalour, a lotus of high virtues,

mighty, brave, the supreme being, granter of boons, adorning lakshmi in the

chest, one who is liked by that great akroora, I sang about such krishna.

 

saamana nOdidhe balanisseemana nOdidhe

vaamana bhaamana kaamanayana

saamana seemana sOmana nOdidhe

krishNana nOdidhe krishNana paadidhe

 

meaning: I saw krishna the vishNu, the clever young boy, vaamana - the

dwarf, who is liked by young girls, controls the moon, I sang about such a

krishna.

 

jaaNana nOdidhe bala praveeNana nOdidhe

praaNana praaNana guNagaNa maNdhitha

vENugOpaala viththala kalyaaNana

krishNana nOdidhe krishNana paadidhe

 

meaning; I saw krishna the originator of all human, the young wizard full of

life, playing flute thegranter all mangalams- welfare, I sang about such a

krishna.

 

Point: See how many times the name of lord appears- krishna, krishna. Also

observe how he describes so many kalyaaNa guNas in simple terms, including

the mention of kaaLiyan.

 

Dear bhakthaas- is it not our duty also to sing about that gOvindhan and

save our souls like this daasa from karnataka.

 

Dhasan

 

Vasudevan m.g.