PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi 2.6- oh crow! bring a stick for Kutti KaNNan!

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SrI:

SrImathE Ramanujaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas

 

In this ten, PeriyAzhwAr enjoys YasOdhA calling the crow for bringing a

stick for Kutti KaNNan. Why stick? Because, Kutti KaNNan wanted to rear the

calves and cows. Hence he needs to be provided with a stick.

But... last ten was combing the hair after the bathing ceremony and next one

is Poochootal (adorning His head with flowers) and how come YasOdhA wants a

stick now for KaNNan.

 

Reason: Last ten- last pAsuram: KaNNan (Kutti)'s head is placed on the

pillow- with His hairs behind.. He thinks that the crow is combing now. It

is YasOdhA who is combing. Due to strain, and any other reason (generally

unknown when a child cries) whatsoever, He is crying- also saying that eh

wanted to go out like other boys behind the cows and calves. So, to appease

Him, YasodhA says.."oh kaakkaay.. (crow)! Kuttikku oru kOl kOnduvaa.. Bring

a stick for KaNNan so that he can go out..".

 

It is not her intent to send Him out. This is a temporary distraction to the

Kutti so that her job is done (combing and adorning the hairs with flowers-

dressing etc..)

Or one can also interpret that it is "senkOl"(The royal spear that the King

has in His Hand). He is Parathvam and is the unparalleled Supreme Lord. He

needs to be given that Royal senkOl. So, bring. It is an ornament also to

this cowherd Boy. Like a small child, when dressed like KaNNan, it is given

a toy flute. Similarly,having taken a birth as cowherd boy, he needs to be

given a stick (though He is not sent out), for that lakshaNam.. So it is

also an enjoyment of adorning the cowherd Boy with an ornament of stick..

(in archAvathAram too, one can enjoy in Mannaargudi Rajagopalan swamy

sannidhi)

 

Let us enjoy with that background.

 

vElikkOlvetti viLaiyaaduvillERRi

thaalikkozhundhaith thadangazhuththiRpooNdu

peeliththazhaiyaip piNaiththuppiRakittu

kaalippinpOvaaRku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa

kadaln^iRavaNNaRku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa. 1.

 

1. Cut that branch from that fence and bring for this darling KaNNan, who

goes behind the cows; wearing the peacock feather on his head so

beautifully; who wears the tender leaves strung together as a garland around

His neck; who has the toy bow (to play) in his hand. Bring a stick for this

blue hued ocean coloured one..

 

She says: fence.. So, you do not have to climb the tree; simply cut the

short plant in the fence.. The garland of leaves on the Lord is the beauty

to behold.. Bring that stick; he may have either for the cows; or for using

it a bow (with the previous avatar in His mind)

 

kongungudandhaiyum kOttiyoorumpErum

engum_thirindhu viLaiyaadum_enmakan

sangampidikkum thadakkaikkuththakka nal

angamudaiyadhOr_kOlkoNduvaa

arakkuvazhiththadhOr_kOlkoNduvaa. 2.

 

2. For this kutti- who goes to Thirukkudanthai, kongu (Kerala divya Desam),

ThiruppEr and other temples and plays (showing Himself to devotees); - my

son KaNNan- who has the most divine Paanchajanyam (Sanghu- conch shell) in

His broad palms. Bring a (strong fat) stick for that palm. A nicely painted

stick.. Bring that.

 

Swamy desikan also refers to kongu divya desam in his Paramatha bhangam..

[thUdhuvanaay oru kOti maRaigaLellAm thodarndhOdath thaniyOditthuyaran

theerttha, maadhavanaar VADAKONGIL vaaniyaaRRin vaNNikai nannadam koNdu..]

 

Also arakku vazhitthatthu- painted stick.. Also it can mean: arakkarai

azhaitthadhu- One who killed the asurAs- Bring a stick for Him..

 

kaRuththittu_edhirn^inRa kanchanaikkonRaan

poRuththittu_edhirvandha puLLinvaaykeeNdaan

neRiththakuzhalkaLai neengamunnOdi

siRukkanRumEyppaaRku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa

dhEvapiraanukku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa. 3.

 

3. He killed Kamsa, who angered on KaNNan and made himself an enemy to

KaNNan; who had sent all others to kill kaNNan (but He never came-

scared..). KaNNan went there and the first time He saw Kamsa and killed him

then and there. He tore open the bird asurA which had come in His front to

kill Him. This little darling goes and runs behind the calves and cows to

protect them so beautifully, with his long hairs (tuft- sikhA) swinging from

side to side. Bring a stick for this little KaNNan- the Lord of Devas- bring

a stick.

 

When an enemy comes in the front, He waits till the last minute (giving them

an opportunity to change and transform) and kills only as a last resort. He

runs and protects His Asrithars (cows, calves, cowherd group and other

devotees)

 

onREyuraippaan orusollEsolluvan

thunRumudiyaan dhuriyOdhananpakkal

senRu_anguppaaradham kaiyeRindhaanukku

kanRukaLmEyppadhOr_kOlkoNduvaa

kadaln^iRavaNNarkku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa. 4.

 

Even a small place where a needle can enter..- I will never give.- said

DhuryOdhanan (the crowned king- meaning: ahankAra mamakAra person) - to

KaNNan, who went as a messenger with such a sowlabhyam for the sake of His

Asrithars (devotees) Pancha paaNdavas. When He saw DhuryOdhanan's enemity

for His devotees (Bhagawathas) KaNNan decided to go ahead with mahaabhAratha

yuddham (the battle of KurukshEthra). Bring a stick for this great KaNNan,

who made Himself an instrument (with such sowlabhyam) for rearing the small

calves and cows). A stick for the ocean coloured blue hued Lord.

 

The first line- onRE uraippAn; oru sole solluvaan- This is interpreted to be

referring to DhuryOdhanan saying .. I will vener gove anything to Paandavas-

that is the only thing He kept saying. It can also refer to our Lord- who

never utters anything twice. RaamOr dhvirnaabhibhAshathE.. na mE mOkam vach

bhavEth.. He never utters anything other than truth; and never goes back on

His words.

 

seeronRuthoodhaayth thuriyOdhananpakkal

ooronRuvENdip peRaadha_urOdaththaal

paaronRip paaradhamkaiseydhu paarththaRkuth

thEronRaiyoorndhaaRku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa

dhEvapiraanukku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa. 5.

 

On the earth, The Lord- who has the most auspicious (kalyANa GuNas)

attributes- went so gracefully as dhUthan- a messenger for Pancha paaNdavas,

and asked for even a small village saying "even that alone is enough" and

gave a chance for dhuryOdhanan to survive. Angered by the refusal by

dhuryOdhanan, He arranged for the battle and drove the peerless chariot of

Arjunan. Bring a stick for this chariot driver. Stick for this Devapiraan.

 

This Deva piraan- is the Paravaassudevan- who is there at VaikuNtEthu parE

lOkE.. He came on this earth and arranged for the battle of KurukshEthra,

when all his other efforts were refused by the cruel DhuryOdhanan.

pAronRu- When BhUmA dEvi along with other Devas went to the Lord, crying and

requesting His dayA to reduce the burden on earth with all evil elements on

the earth; He appeared on the earth. When he asked for just a village, even

that was declined. KaNNan decided that the whole earth (paar) needs to be

given to Paandavas and hence paaronRi.. :-)

 

This pAsuram rhymes the same as SeeronRu thUppul thiruvEnkadamudaiyaan

pAronRach chonna pazhamozhiyul OronRuthaanE amaiyAdho... dhAraNiyil

vaazhavaarkku vanERap pOmaLavum vaazhvu... The words are almost same in both

verses. This thaniyan on Desikan was sung by Pillai lokam jeer, who had

written 18 divine esoteric rahasya granthams and is one of the doyens of

Srivaishnava acharyas. He was a contemporary Acharya of Vedanta Desikan.

Reading, listening and enjoying the great numerous works of Vedantha

Desikan, and seeing uninterrupted life breadth of Sri Ramanuja darsanam in

all those works with no extra words and no extra argument.., overawed by the

beauty of his works, Sri Pillai lokacharyar composed this dedicatory verse.

 

KaNNan- the Ramanujan (Raman's younger brother) drove the chariot and

uttered the Charama slOkam and destroyed the apArthars (one against

Paarthan- arjunan) ; Our Desikan drove the unparalleled chariot of Ramanuja

dharsanam and composed so many unparalleled works and destroyed apArthams-

wrong meanings. KaNNan is Deva piraan- Desikan is Acharya saarvabhouman-

hailed by the Great Sri Pillai lokam jeer himself. One who enters into even

one of Desikan's (this KaNNan of ThiruvEnkatam'- ThiruvEnkatamudaiyaans's

aavtaar) works- will be blessed to reach the vaan- (Paramapadham) -says the

most merciful Acharya- Sri Pillai lokacharya.

 

aalaththilaiyaan aravinaNaimElaan

neelakkadaluL nedungaalamkaNvaLarndhaan

baalappiraayaththE paarththarkku_aruLseydha

kOlappiraanukku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa

kudandhaikkidandhaarkku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa. 6.

 

This Lord- who reclined on the little Banyan leaf on blue hued ocean; - who

had His Yoga nithrA for a long oozhi kaalam (time); who blessed Arjunan even

during his childhood; this most beautiful handsome Boy Kutti KaNNan- bring a

stick. A stick for this Lord of Thirukkudanthai.

 

He blessed Arjunan even in his childhood. How? Devendran's son is Arjunan

and he had prayed to KaNNan to take care of his son and hence KaNNan took

care of him from his childhood. Also Arjunan Nara avatar and Narayanan

avatar is KaNNan and hence sicne childhood He took care of this Nara-

arjunan. When AzhwAr enjoyed the reclining Alilai KaNNan, He remembered the

most beautiful ArchA moorthy, Kudanthai kidanthAn.

 

pon_thikazh chiththirakoodapporuppinil

uRRavadivil orukaNNumkoNda ak

kaRRaikkuzhalan kadiyanviraindhu unnai

maRRaikkaNkoLLaamEkOlkoNduvaa

maNivaNNan^ambikku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa. 7.

 

[When she mentioned all this, the crow looks at KaNNan with its head

tilted.. - YasOdhA remembers kAkAsuran] In the mot beautiful fertile,

ChithrakUta mountain, He (this most cruel Lord:-) - snatched away one of

your eyes with His arrow (because of your apachAram on His divine consort-

SitA PiraaTTi) when He took Ramavatar; Bring a stick quickly to this most

beautiful haired (since you combed this beautiful hair) Kutti KaNNan in

order not to remove your other eye (realizing that you are that same

kAkAsuran). Bring a stick for this blue hued maNivaNNan.

 

Even when a crow looked at me and touched with its beak my flesh, He became

angry and punished the crow. When the whole body of mine is sought after by

this rAvaNan and why does He still wait?- lamented SitA- Hence Rama is

referred to here. Like that He won't kill you. You have already performed

saranagathi. He won't kill you. But there is no stopping Him to punish you

if you perform (or keep doing apacharams). So, come do kaimkaryam. Bring a

stick. [All crows, due to kAkAsuran's apcharam see with only one eyes-

tradition says. Also, a digression. Only Indian squirrels have three lines

on their backs:-) ]

 

minnidaich cheedhaiporuttaa ilangaiyar

mannanmaNimudi paththum_udanveezha

thannikaronRillaach chilaikaalvaLaiththitta

minnumudiyaRku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa

vElaiyadaiththaaRku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa. 8.

 

Bring a stick for this Lord- who bent His bow and aimed the arrow to rAvaNan

(and killed him letting his crowned ten heads fall down on the ground-), the

king of LankA- who had abducted the narrow - lightning like waisted SitA

PiraaTTi (to get her). Bring a stick for this Lord who built a bridge across

the deep vast ocean.

Though the king of lankA - was he; he could not get SitA, she being an

ayOnija.

 

thennilangaimannan siramthOLthuNiseydhu

minnilangupooN vibeedaNan^ambikku

ennilangun^aamaththaLavum arasenRa

minnilangaaraRku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa

vEngadavaaNarkku_Or_kOlkoNduvaa. 9.

 

Bring a stick for this KaNNan- who wears most shining, glittering, lightning

like ornaments; who had cut the shoulders and heads of the most strongest

Ravanan, the king of beautiful lankA; and who had coronated and instructed

his younger brother Vibheeshana, the ornament-adorned one to rule (in spite

of his unwillingness) as long as this Raama naamam (meaning for long

time...). Bring a stick for this Lord of ThiruvEnkatam.

 

The ornament adorned VibhIshanan- The ornament is Prapatti- one who

performed self-surrender to the Lord- that is the ornament in which he

glitters. Hence Rama made this prapannan a king, in spite of his

unwillingness, saying, "take care of these subjects of your kingdom.". When

he wanted to come to Paramapadham along with Rama, He asked him to continue

ruling in the path of Dharma, as long as the subjects live in here.. He is

such a dharma chinthanan. So, come and bring a stick.

 

Jeer (Sri Manavala Mamunigal) enjoys, "the lightning like glittering

ornamented - applies to ThiruvEnkatamudiayaan- He never considers disparity

among Asrithars -devotees and showers with his dayA mercifully on everyone-

That is His most valuable AbharaNam- ornament. DayA. That can be seen in

this archAvataar of Thirumalai.

 

akkaakkaay! nampikkuk kOlkoNduvaavenRu

mikkaaLuraiththasol villipuththoorppattan

okkavuraiththa thamizhpaththumvallavar

makkaLaippeRRu makizhvar_ivvaiyaththE. 10.

 

Oh crow! YasOdhA asked you to bring the stick for this guNa poorNan- Lord

who has the most auspicious attributes. These words- in the role of Yasodha

are sung by Sri Villiputthur's Bhattan- (Bhattar piraan) in Tamil language

in ten verses. Those who learn them (or read these translation) will be

blessed with happiness (meaning- bliss in Paramapadham)

 

mikkAL- YasOdhA addressed as mikkAL_ greater One.. She is certainly the

greatest One – better blessed than Devaki; most fortunate to rear Kutti

KaNNan.

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

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