ChithrabhAnu Samvathsara SrI KrishNa Jayanthi (2002 C.E): Part I

[Guest guest]

SrI:

 

Dear SrI KrishNa BhakthAs:

 

"Yennappan avatharittha KaTAmrutham " ( the nectar of Yennappan

KaNNan's incarnation charithram ) is the part of this series of

postings as GokulAshtami is approaching fast.There are major

celebrations at SrI RanganAtha temple at Pomona , NY. Please

join in the celebrations (httP://www.ranganatha.org).

 

As SrI Malolan Cadambi is going to focus on GithA SaarA soon,

let us concentrate here on the noble avathAram of " Kutti KaNNan"

who is a darling to the hearts of AzhwArs, AchAryAs , PurANa karthAs,

and all KrishNa BhakthAls like SrI MadhavakkaNNan , SrI M.G.VasudEvan

of these lists and others.

 

adiyEn will choose from SrImadh BHAgavatham , YaadhavAbhuyudhayam,

SrI KrishNa KarNAmrutham , SrI NaarayaNIyam and AzhwAr Pasurams .

Let us start ewith the anubhavam of ThirukkuruhUr SaThakOpan.

 

Swamy NammAzhwAr's anubhavam

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For Swamy NammAzhwAr , KaNNan is every thing: PrApyam/Phalan ,

PrApakam/UpAyam , Taarakam/protection , pOshakam/Nourisher

and BhOgyam/enjoyment . Inview of this total dependence ,

Swamy SaThakOpan declared :

 

"uNNum sORu paruhu neer thinnum veRRilaiyumellAm KaNNan" TVM:6.7.1

 

To Her (ParAnkusa Naayaki) , ALL is KrishNa including the food

that is eaten, the water that is drunk to quench thirst and

the betel leaves chewed for pleasure .

 

Swamy NammAzhwAr and and all BhakthAs with total KrishNa

Consciousness are celebrated by the Lord Himself ,

who blessed us with the Charama slOkam:

 

BahUnAm JanmanAm anthE Jn~avAn Maam prapathyathE

VaasudEva: Sarvamithi Sa MahAthmA Sudurlabha:

--GIthai: VII.19

 

That one is the sEshan of KrishNa-VaasudEvan

and that one's Svaroopa-Sthithi-pravrutthi et al are

controlled fully by Him is a conviction(Jn~Anam) that

will result at the end of many, many puNya janmAs.

That person is a MahA manan/MahAthmA and such

a person is rare indeed says the Lord here.

 

Swamy NammazhwAr's celebration of KaNNan is simply beautiful.

Here are some selected excerpts from his endearing dialog

with KaNNan:

 

1)Yennudaya KovalanE! Yenn pollA karumANikkamE--TVM:7.6.5

 

( Oh My dear GopAlA ! My dear dark gem !)

 

2)In the PollA karumANikka Dasakam ( VIII.9., paasurams 2942-2952),

Swamy NammAzhwAr performs Upadesam for us about the "Nama:"

sabdham of the Moola manthram : We are all sesha bhUthAs

for KaNNan and that we should get rid of thoughts about

ananya seshathvam (dependence of other gods as Masters) and

rid ourselves of Sva-svAtantryam( we are independent entities

with our own power to act) and focus instead on SvkIya daasyathvam

(innate role of Jeevan as a SeshabhUthan).

 

3)yellayil jn~Atthan jn~AnamahthE koNDu yellak-karumangaLum sey

yellayil MaayaNaik-KaNNanai TaaLL paRRi yaanOr dhkkhamilEn: TVM 3.10.8

 

( Jn~Anam about KaNNan is limitless by any measure.His Jn~Anam (sankalpa

sakthi) is also immesaurable. All His deeds about Jagath rakshaNam

are prompted by that dhivya sankalpam.His chEstithams are

infinitely marvellous and baffling to us. Having taken refuge at

the holy feet of Lord KrishNa, adiyEn has no grief whatsoever.

 

4) Of His Sarva-rakshaka Thiruvadi, AzhwAr celebrates this way:

 

a)--- tanmai peRutthi Tann TaaLiNaikkeezh koLLum appan( TVM: 2376)

 

( He directs us , makes changes in us, elevates us

through inspiration , gives us sTira bhakthi in Him ,

makes us His daasan through Prapatthi anushtAnam and then

takes us to His supreme abode for performing nithya Kaimkaryam).

 

b) --- Kadal VaNNan KaNNan ViNNavar karumANikkam yenathAryuir

anRu tErk-kadAviya PerumAn kanaik-kazhal (TVM:2368)

 

( Those sacred feet of the Lord as PaarTasArathy drove

the chariot of Arjuna . He is ocean-hued and is my

life's life. The nithya Jevans of SrI Vaikuntam treasure

Him as the dark blue gem . When will adiyEn grasp those feet ?).

 

c)--- valvinai theerkkum KaNNanai( TVM: 2457)

 

( That KaNNan , who extinguishes all sins )

 

d)--- "Thol vinai theera--veyya nOykaL muzhuthum veeya --

thozhuvAr vinai poha--piranthum setthum ninRidaRum

pEthamai theernthu --nOyE mooppu iRappu piNiyE

yeRivai ozhiya--uyvupAyam maRRinmai thErik-KaNNan

kazhalkaL mEl --paNimin "

 

( This is a compendium from different paasuram sections

of ThiruvAimozhi, where Swamy NammAzhwAr celebrates

KaNNan's parama anugrahams as Sarva Swamy, Sarva Rakshakan ,

and the many benfits that accrue from performing SaraNAgathi

at His sacred feet . He says: for utter destruction of ancient

karmAs , for total elimination of the samsAric diseases,

for the removal of the paapams , to get freedom from repeated

births, old age , sufferings and deaths , please come to

the inviolable conclusion that there is no one except KaNNan

as UpAyam(means) for Moksham and hold secure His sacred feet).

 

e) There are times , when SwAmy NammazhwAr will despair about

the impossible attempt for him to comprehend fully KaNNan's

VibhUthis and simply declare:

 

KaNNanai Maayan tannai kadal kadainthamutham koNDa

aNNalai Achyuthanai ananthanai ananthan mEl

naNNInankuRaihinRAnai Jn~Alam uNDu umizhntha Maalai

yeNNumARaRiya maattEn yaavayum yevarum thAnE--TVM:3.4.9

 

( To fully describe and cover the entire gamut of

the PrabhAvam of the mysterious Lord is impossible

and yet I attempted to describe His mahimai out of

uncontrollable desire to do so. Knowing the futility of

such a n effort, adiyEn ceases now by contenting myself

by saying that HE IS ALL THINGS AND ALL BEINGS).

 

If Swamy NammazhwAr as the parama Rasikan of SrI KrishNa

Tatthvam despaired , we are hopelessly lost in such efforts.

We shall therfore content ourselves with a celebration of

His avathAram as Devaki SuprajA and YasOdhA BhAgyam on

the upcoming SrIjayanthi day !

 

Sarvam KrishNArpaNam ,

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan