PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 2.3- Part 1- YasOdhA calls KaNNan for kaadhu kutthal

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SrI:

SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

This Thirumozhi is YasOdhA's calling Kutti KaNNan for ear boring

ceremony.

The process involves, ear boring, then with the thread (burnt hot

thread)

sent through the hole in order not to make the hole disappear and

then

adorning the ear with studs (makara kuzhai)

A lovely set as usual.

 

The ear boring ceremony generally takes place after 12 months during

the

first year birthday. So, AzhwAr enjoys 12 pAsurams in this

Thirumozhi.

Another thing. PeriyAzhwAr has not used anthAthi style (one pAsuram

ends

with a word and then next starting with the same word.. called

anthAthi

style- like Thiruvaymozhi, mudhal, IraNDAm moonRaam nooRanthAThi,

Naanmukhan

ThiruvanthAthi, Ramanusa NooRRanthAThi, KaNNinun chiRutthAmbhu,

PiLLai

anthAthi, Thiruvaaymozhi nooRRanthAthi etc)

 

PeriyAzhwAr uses antHAThi style here for these 12 pAsurams

(Poorvacharyars

comment that it is to have a counter for the 12 months of Kutti

KaNNan's

first year. (We at home also relish every month of our infants at

home and

count for one year.) AzhwAr also enjoys the 12 vyUhAvathArams

(Kesava,

Narayana names for these 12 pAsurams. From vibhavam (KaNNan) to

vyUham and

then to Para vAsudEvan like muktha jIvaathmA enters as described in

Sri

bhashyam.

 

pOyppadudaiyan^in_thandhaiyumthaazhththaan

poruthiRalkanchan_kadiyan

kaappaarumillaikadalvaNNaa! unnaith

thaniyEpOy_engumthiridhi

pEyppaalmulaiyuNdapiththanE!

kEsavan^ambee! unnaikkaadhukuththa

aayppaalar_peNdukaLellaarumvandhaar

adaikkaaythiruththin^aanvaiththEn.

 

Oh Ocean coloured Lord! The mad fellow who drank the demon's breast!

Kamsan

is very cruel. [He will plan to kill you]. You father also has nit

yet come

back [delayed his coming back]. People -to take care of you- the

servants-

who should have been here to protect you- are not here to protect you

[due

to some other work of theirs]. When such is the case, you have h\gone

out

and loiter at various places! Oh Kesavaa! the Lord of most auspicious

attributes! The cowherd boys, the women folk are assembled here to

witness

the ear boring ceremony. I have also kept the betel nut appropriately.

 

vaNNappavaLammarunginilsaaththi

malarppaadhakkingiNiyaarppa

naNNiththozhumavarsindhaipiriyaadha

naaraayaNaa! ingEvaaraay

eNNaRkariyapiraanE! thiriyai

eriyaamEkaadhukkiduvan

kaNNukkun^anRumazhakudaiya

kanakakkadippum_ivaiyaa! 2.

 

When the ear is bored, the heated thread is inserted into the hole

for

reducing the pain. Since it is heated, KaNNan feels scared. Oh

Narayana! One

who is there in [and is never separated from &] the hearts of His

devotees!

Come here walking with the musical sound of anklets in Your Lotus

feet,

wearing coral ornaments around the waist. Oh my Swamy! the

incomprehensible

One! Without any burning sensation, I will insert this thread. Look

at these

golden studs, which are so beautiful and colourful. How wonderful!

These are

for you.

 

Narayana! He is the Supporter, sustainer and Director. He is

incomprehensible. He is the way as well as the goal. Praapyam and

praapakan.

He is the supporter. He is Sarva vyApakan. Even then, for those who

think He

is incomprehensible, He is understood properly; For those who think

they

know Him, He is never understood. avignAthAm vijAnathAm;.. He is the

most

merciful. Piraan. ParamOpAkaarakan. Swamy Desikan lists His upakaaram

in

Upakara Sangraham]. YasOdhA tempts Kutti with the beautiful golden

ear

studs.

 

vaiyamellaampeRuvamvaar_kadalvaazhum

makarakkuzhaikoNduvaiththEn

veyyavEkaadhilthiriyaiyiduvan

neevENdiyadhellaamtharuvan

uyya_ivvaayar_kulaththinilthOnRiya

oNsudaraayar_kozhundhE!

maiyanmaiseydhu_iLavaaychchiyaruLLaththu

maadhavanE! ingEvaaraay. 3.

 

Oh little darling of cowherd folks! The one who appeared in order to

save

all of us! The brightest baby [thEjasvI]! Maadhavaa! One who has

Periya

PiraaTTi is His chest! I have brought these beautiful ear ornaments

which

are like the golden fishes living in the ocean. These are the most

valuable

and quite expensive ones. With little warmth only, I will insert the

thread.

Whatever you want, I will give. Come here enslaving those young girls

of

cowherd folk with your divine charm.

 

Maadhavan- When PiraaTTi herself is in great love with you and

resides in

You, what about others? naturally they are all attracted by Your

divine

beauty. You are such a sowlabhyan to have taken birth in this cowherd

group

for them to be attracted towards you. Being such a sowlabhyan [with

your

Parathvam], you are shining resplendently with Sowlabhyam and

Parathvam

together glittering in You. You are Blemishless. akilahEya

prathyaneekan.

Hence you shine so brightly. Thus, we also get our darkness dispelled

seeing

Your thEjas. In spite of residing as antharyaami, You still do not

get bound

by the karma of jIva.. Whatever You want, I will give. You can eat.

And

still, You shine with such thEjas, with blesmishless attribute. When

You are

of such glittering quality, what is wrong in this small thread which

is just

warm to be inserted into your ear hole?

 

vaNan^anRudaiyavayirakkadippittu

vaar_kaadhuthaazhapperukki

guNan^anRudaiyar_ikkOpaalapiLLaikaL

gOvindhaa! neesollukkoLLaay

iNain^anRazhakiya_ikkadippu_ittaal

iniyapalaappazhamthandhu

suNan^anRaNimulaiyuNNaththaruvann^aan

sOththampiraan! ingEvaaraay. 4.

 

Govindhaa! Look at these young cowherd boys who wear the ear studs

diamond

impregnated. Listen to their words (asking you to wear these studs}.

If you

wear them, I will give you sweet jack fruit and this warm breasts of

mine

for you to eat [drink]. Oh PiraanE! I perform anjali to You. Come

here.

 

The jack fruit at least has small thorns and tough skin. My breast

are so

beautiful, warm and will give you same [if not more] sweetness to

you. Come

and wear these studs, Govindha! sOttham piraan- stHothram- praise to

You, Oh

Piraan! I perform anjali. the anjali is sweeter than the jack fruits

and the

breast milk as well. Lord likes this much more than anything else.

 

sOththampiraan! enRu_irandhaalumkoLLaay

surikuzhalaarodun^eepOy

kOththukkuravaipiNaindhu_inguvandhaal

guNankoNdiduvanO? nambee!

pErththumperiyana_appamtharuvan

piraanE! thiriyidavottil

vEyththadandhOLaarvirumbukarunguzhal

vittuvE! nee_ingEvaaraay. 5.

 

sOttham piraan- stHothram- praise to You, Oh Piraan! I perform anjali

to

you. Even then You do not heed to my words. Oh One with most

auspicious

attributes! KalyANa guNa gaNouka maahaarNavaa (NambhI) ! If You go

out

playing wit those young girls, how will I think that you are most

auspicious. Oh most helpful one! ParamOpakaarakanE! (PiraanE) If you

co-operate for this insertion of thread, I will give you big appam

for you to eat again. Oh SrI VishNu! the one desired after by young

ladies

of bamboo like shoulders! Come here.

 

I know where you keep going without listening to my words, yelling.

You are

walking away to play with those girls. Then, you won't come fast. I

will

give big appams to you as well as to all your friends playing with

You. Come

here. You are Sri VishNu; sarva vyApI. You take so many forms to play

with

all girls. Take another Roopam and be with me for this insertion of

thread.

 

viNNellaamkEtka_azhudhittaay!

unvaayilvirumbiyadhanain^aann^Okki

maNNellaamkaNdu_enmanaththuLLEyanchi

madhusoodhanEyenRirundhEn

puNNEdhumillai_un_kaadhumaRiyum

poRuththu_iRaippOdhu_irun^ambee!

kaNNaa! en_kaarmukilE!

kadalvaNNaa! kaavalanE! mulaiyuNaayE. 6.

 

Oh NambhI! MadhusUdhana! When you showed me the mouth wide open,

showing all

worlds inside, I understood that You are MadhusUdhanan only. Such

Lord- You,

when I inserted the thread and performed this ear boring, You cried

so loud

for everyone to hear. Look at your ears. There is no wound at all.

The ear

will get just bent little when we insert the thread. Just bear with

it for a

fraction of a second. My KaNNAA! One who is like dark cloud of rainy

season!

dark bluish ocean like coloured Lord! Protector of everyone! Eat this

breasts when we do the ear boring and thread insertion.

 

First he refused for the ear boring. Then when he started crying, she

offered the breasts, and when he started eating , drinking milk, she

again

attempt drilling. He cries so loud hugging her tightly due to pain.

She

diverts Him saying His past deeds.. when you opened the mouth, I saw

all

worlds and realized that You are none other than MadhusUdhanan.

 

When she started the insertion and ear boring / adorning again, he

says "I

do not want even your breast milk" and throws away the ear studs from

His

ears.

 

[i actually wanted to post from 7- 13 pAsurams after few days. But I

did not

wish to let kaNNan suffer with the pain and run away in anger for few

days.

Let us complete it the auspicious event today itself. Hence the nest

post is

posted immediately following this. Please read part 2 of this post

which

follows now]

Regards

Namo narayana

aDiyEn