PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 2.1- appoocchi kaattu mannA!

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SrI:

SrImathE rAmAnujAya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

In the first ten, AzhwAr enjoyed Kutti’s walking and running; now in the

second ten (patthu), he enjoys the time upto KaNNan stopped drinking

breastmilk. The third ten starts with anjuvan ammantharavE..

(Scared to feed you breastmilk..)

 

Now in the first decad in second hundred, he enjoys Kutti KaNNan’s poochhi

kaattudhal. Little toddlers, sometimes attempt to scare the elders (or think

they do); and the elders also pretend getting sacred.. The child wears a

terrifying look like a lion or tiger and scares; this is addressed as

poocchi kattudhal.

 

KaNNan does that. Let us enjoy with AzhwAr. AzhwAr enjoys considering

himself as one of the cowherd women folks getting sacred by Kutti KaNNan’s

appoocchi kattudhal.

 

mechchoodhusangam_idaththaan nalvEyoodhi

poychchoodhilthORRa poRaiyudaimannarkkaay

paththoor_peRaadhu_anRu baarathamkaiseytha

aththoodhan_appoochchikaattukinRaan

ammanE! appoochchikaattukinRaan (1)

 

Sarva shakthan- omnipotent- who has the white conch shell (being praised by

all) in His resplendent Hand; who blows and plays the divine flute; who, in

order to be helpful to Paandavas [who had lost everything in the deceitful

gambling play and who were patient] went as a messenger and could not get

even ten small villages for the five kings and organized a huge battle field

for them to win- Such greatest dhUthan- this darling child- oh ammA! He

scares me with His poocchi kaattudhal.. (pretending and terrifying facial

expression)

 

Here the blowing of conch was praised by everyone; that blowing alone scared

DhuryOdhAnAdhis to death; Also the poocchi kattudhal- Sri UttamUr Swamy

writes: unlike other children, for Kutti KaNNan, it is showing off His

Parathvam (Iswara thanmai) which others are unable to see.

 

Also there is an anecdote to this pAsuram:

When Araiyar (by name Uyndha pillai) danced singing this pAsuram, Embaar,

Udayavar (Ramanujar), AzhwAr and all others were present enjoying the

araiyar sEvai. Embaar also raised his hands towards his shoulders and showed

Sanghu, ChakrA; Emperumaanaar also enjoyed this and he said, “this showing

Parathvam is appoocchi kaattudhal”.

 

Also DhuryOdhanan was shown Lord’s viswaroopam, when he laid a trap for

KaNNan- that is appoocchi kaattudhal.

 

When he shows that “appoocchi kaattudhal”, ocne he shows the Conch and

flute; next one is driving the chariot; another with His red lotus eyes

sending waves of beauty one after other. If someone ignores His sowlabhyam

and sowseelyam he shows His Parathvam and scares them off:-)

 

malaipuraithOLmannavarum maaradharummaRRum

palar_kulaiya nooRRuvarumpattazhiya paarththan

silaivaLaiyath thiNthErmElmunninRa sengaN

alavalaivandhu_appoochchikaattukinRaan

ammanE! appoochchikaattukinRaan. 2.

 

The kings- the strong, mountain like shouldered warriors- were killed

straightaway in the battle field and the hundred Kauravas were crushed;

Thus, he stood on the chariot of Arjunan (whose bow is bent) driving the

same;- that KaNNan- comes near and shows fierceful look- appoocchi

kaattudhal.

 

If KaNNan does not stand on the chariot, Arjuna’s bow will not be bent. He

narrated the esoteric GitA with Arjuna on the chariot. He did not let the

arrows of enemies go past Him to Arjunan. He managed the whole battle field

and Arjunan as an instrument performed the killing process.

 

kaayumn^eer_pukkuk kadambERi kaaLiyan

theeyapaNaththil silambaarkkappaayndhaadi

vEyinkuzhaloodhi viththakanaayn^inRa

aayanvandhu_appoochchikaattukinRaan

ammanE! appoochchikaattukinRaan. 3.

 

He climbed on the kadamba tree; and jumped into the deep, poisonous water

(due to the presence of KaaLingan therein) and immersed in those waters to

search for KaaLingan; jumped on its heads dancing on them one after the

other; making musical sounds with His anklets playing His flute; such most

wonderful Kutti- this cowherd Boy- KaNNan comes to us scaring us off to the

glory.

 

iruttilpiRandhupOy Ezhaivallaayar

maruttaiththavirppiththu van_kanchanmaaLap

puratti an^n^aaL_engaL poombattukkoNda

arattanvandhu_appoochchikaattukinRaan

ammanE! appoochchikaattukinRaan. 4.

 

The cruel Kamsa was destined to be killed, when He took avatar in the dark

mid night in Gokulam; He is the One, who was made to understand by the

illiterate ones of Gokulam (when they attempted to offer to devendra and

later offered to KaNNan ; which resulted in the effortless lifting of

Govardhana mountain); one who is a terrible liar; (He Himself steals and

organizes for stealing and appears as if He never did any such sort..:-) He

is the One who during a bathing, took away the silk clothes disrobed and

kept by the small girls (of 7 years of age); Such Lord darling KaNNan- is

now scaring us with his poocchi kattudhal.

 

Purattan- liar; it can also be linked to Kamsa; He rolled him so much when

he killed Kamsa; puratti puratti aDitthavan.. – enjoys Vyaakhyaanam.

 

sEppooNda saadusidhaRi thirudin^eykku

aappooNdu nandhanmanaivikadaithaambaal

sOppooNdu thuLLiththudikka anRu

aappooNdaan_appoochchikaattukinRaan

ammanE! appoochchikaattukinRaan. 5.

 

The bulls are ready to be tied to (or already tied to) the cart and it is

ready to start- that is the time the asurA entered into the wheel and

attempted to kill Kutti infant KaNNan lying down nearby inside the cradle;

the wheel asurA fell down on KaNNan and our darling with his cute tiny foot

kicked the wheel back to let it roll, roll and roll to fall dead.. crushing

to pieces; The same darling KaNNan steals butter, Ghee, milk and curd at

everyone’s home and when complained, YasOdha never believes it unless he is

caught red handed and showed to her; YasOdhA -the wife of king Nandhan (who

rules with absolutely no robbery, murder crimes under his rule- except this

butter chOran)= sees in her own eyes the stealing of butter, ties Him to

mortar with the rope used for churning curd; He, unable to beat the pain and

suffering of tying down, jumps and hops with the heavy mortar; crawls to go

between the two marudha trees; - That Lord- one who got Himself tied down-

is now scaring us.

 

Here when yasodha never believed the cowherd women, vyakhyanam refers her to

His mother for being compassionate; while when she decides to punish Him,

she is aaclled as Nandhan manaivi (wife of king Nandhan) as she has to

punish (being the wife of ruler), taking no pity on Him, the convict:-)

 

seppiLamenmulaith thEvakin^angaikku

soppadaththOnRith thoRuppaadiyOmvaiththa

thuppamumpaalum thayirumvizhungiya

appanvandhu_appoochchikaattukinRaan

ammanE! appoochchikaattukinRaan. 6.

 

This darling KaNNan- who is the Lord as well as the son of the youthful,

round vessel like tender breasted Devaki appeared in Gokulam for us and ate

the butter, Ghee, milk and curd which are kept by us in this Gokulam very

safely and made completely inaccessible by children and still He could eat;

That swamy- scares us now.

 

vyAkhyanam’s enjoyment: The Lord first showed Sanghu, ChakrA and then hid

them per request of Devaki and became Kutti KaNNan with two hands.. Her

breasts are so soft, tender, round so that the little KaNNan can hold it in

His hands to drink the milk from devaki. He left all that and now he

searches every home as to where the milk is kept and hidden by us; drinks

them from the rough pots and vessels. [what an anubahavm by Poorvacharyas!]

 

Devaki should have atleast offered once to KaNnan her breastmilk.- says Sri

Sukhabrahmam- pIthasEsham gadhAmruthA. Also vasudEvavaDhUsthandhayam- says

Vedantha Desikan in Gopalavimsathy.

 

After that, Devaki let Him go to Gokulam – it is her mahA upakaram to the

world. And He (without our offering the butter, curd etc..) takes the milk

curd etc.. by Himself; That is mahA mahA upakArakam as our Father. - says

Sri UttamUr Swamy.

 

thaththukkoNdaaLkolO? thaanEpeRRaaLkolO?

siththamanaiyaaL asOthaiyiLanchingam

koththaar_karunguzhal gOpaalakOLari

aththanvandhu_appoochchikaattukinRaan

ammanE! appoochchikaattukinRaan. 7.

 

This Lord of ours- Darling KaNNan- son of YasOdhA- the lion cub of YasOdhA –

who is so compatible with Kutti KaNNan in His beauty- which makes us wonder

if she gave birth to Him or adopted Him- this Lion of cowherd folks –scares

us.

 

The mother who adopts the child does not want to hurt the child at any time

and at any cost. So, she ensures that the child likes her. While the mother

who gives birth to a child, it is automatic and multi folded affection and

compatibility; - YasOdhA is neither of them; Still she is so compatible with

Kutti KaNNan. She runs wherever He wants her to run. He is like a lion cub

for her; But He is like the huge Lion for the cowherd folks.

 

kongai van_koonisoRkoNdu kuvalayath

thungakkariyum pariyum_iraachchiyamum

engumparadhaRkaruLi van_kaanadai

angaNNan_appoochchikaattukinRaan

ammanE! appoochchikaattukinRaan. 8.

 

The round breasted and hunch backed cunning cruel Manthara advised Kaikeyi

to go for two boons- Bharatha Raajyam and Rama vanavaasam- giving away the

horses, elephants, kingdom, and everyplace to Bharatha – SrI Ramapiraan –

the most beautiful red lotus eyed Lord- scares us.

 

When someone talks to you in sugarcoated words, whatever ugly they are they

appear so beautiful to us; Kaikeyi praises her beauty and thanks Manthara

for her advice. Also the commentary says: as if there are huge breast on the

back she appeared (with hunch back). Kaikeyi wonders if she has so many

ideas stored in the hunch back and in her breasts.

 

He gave away everuthing to Bharatha. That implies even the Padhukas. Thus,

the dharmO vigrahavaan did not commit adharmam even on Bharatha’s behalf; he

made him accept the Padhuka raajyam.

 

padhakamudhalaivaayp pattakaLiRu

kadhaRikkaikooppi en_kaNNaa! kaNNaa! enna

udhavappuLLoorndhu angu_uRuthuyar_theerththa

adhakanvandhu_appoochchikaattukinRaan

ammanE! appoochchikaattukinRaan. 9.

 

The cruel crocodile catches with its mouth, the leg of GajEndra elephant;

and oh no! The flower that I had plucked is going waste- yells the elephant;

raising its trunk calling loudly, “KaNNA! KaNNA!”. He came then and there

bringing along with Him, the GaruDAzhwAn (not riding on it; he came along

with Garuda- so much tvarai- intense urgency to come..) and removed the

elephant’s samsaaric afflictions. – such most merciful Lord who can never

ever bear the sufferings of devotees – now comes and scares us.

 

KaNNA! Called the elephant- The One who has the red lotus eyes- thamarai

kaNNAn, PuNdarIkAkshan. He alone is the lotus eyed Lord. Look with your

benevolent glances on this crocodile too; he touched with his chakrA and

blessed the crocodile too.

 

vallaaLilangaimalangach charandhurandha

villaaLanai vittuchiththan viriththa

sollaarndha appoochchippaadal_ivaipaththum

vallaar_pOy vaikundham manniyirupparE. (2) 10.

 

The strong lankA city with many warriors was destroyed and crushed by

sending the arrows (at JanasthAnam; kishkinthA; the shore towards

SamudrarAjan and lankA) by the most valorous Rama- was sung elaborately by

VishNu chitthar in good words about the Lord scaring us (poocchi kaattudhal)

in this ten. Those who learn this ten (or read this translation) will (do

all it takes to) go to Sri Vaikuntham and stay there for ever.

 

Those who get (or show / pretend as if they are ) scared by his poocchi

kattidhal will be blessed with PerAdnahdham in Paramapadham. Lord Rama alone

is KaNNan. Hence, Rama is sung means: KaNNan also. Also, one can say: Lord

Rama (in 8h verse and 10th verse) is talked about VishNu chitthar and other

PAsurams are utterances of Gopikas about KaNNan

 

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

aDiyEn

 

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