ThiruppAvai 29th verse- Sri Mukkur Azhagiya Singra's divine anubhavam- excerpts

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

29th pAsuram- SiRRam chiRukaalE vandhunnai sEvitthu..

You did not choose the best place like AyodhyA for your birth in this

avatar; instead you chose the group that rear the cattle; and you mingled

with us so much that one can not distinguish if You had ever been anywhere

other than this place. “. It is our puNyam. You effortlessly destroyed all

our enemies and yours as well. Oh Parama purushA! Please fulfill our desires

in our hearts.”..

 

In the month of maargazhi, in the foggy wee hours, which send chills through

the spine in spite of the woolen cover on the top; - During such early hours

(wee hours) in order to show our faces to You; and to sEvicchufy (pay

obeisance to) You and enjoy Your divya thEjas and divine beauty- we have

stood here at Your lotus feet.

 

Why are You standing? Why don’t You keep moving towards me and tell me what

you all want.

In your earlier avatar, “kastha Eva vyathishtatha”- Without coming nearer,

VibhIshaNan stood still in the sky. We too are scared that there may be some

protests here not to accept us (like the case of VibhIshaNan).

 

VibhIshaNan came from the group of Raakshasas and hence was the problem from

our devotees. Out of love for me, they suspected him; In your case, you are

not coming from lankA. You all belong to this place. Tell me what you want.

 

Krishna! Just enjoying your divine face alone is sufficient for us and we

have stood here frozen by its beauty. This is adequate to go to

Srivaikuntam- we have realized and have stood here. The face appeared to

indicate to us the dwayam (the pair of lotus feet) and our eyes shifted to

the most beautiful just bloomed lotus like tender lotus feet of yours. Since

it is early morning which instills sattva guNa in people, the beauty,

fragrance is all filled completely in Your lotus feet and they control our

minds without letting it wander anywhere else and do any other action. This

SaraNadwayam stops us from doing any other activities. They appear to say,

“what You have to fo further can be seen in those feet itself”. We have been

wondering as to what it is. Suddenly we realized that this dwayam (the two

feet) reminds us of the dwaya manthram by the grace and darshan of the lotus

feet. The Dwaya manthram thus reminds is and saraNam prapadyE has arisen on

our minds. Hence we have praised your lotus feet and we have now surrendered

at Your lotus feet. Are you asking why we have surrendered? As You have said

in earlier avatar, “nAnyathA prApya:”, we have surrendered to attain You

only.

 

Now that You have already attained Me and enjoyed Me as well, why have you

surrendered to attain Me again?

Even if what we have attained You now and enjoyed You is more than the

Srivaikunta anubhavanm, still it is not enough and will end very soon. It

will end at least at the end of this birth for us. For us, sure there is

death. For you, sure, there is an end to your avatar, as there is a mission

for your avatar. Once that is over, You will go back. Hence, this anubahavm

is only temporary.

 

pORRum poruL kELAy- You asked. We have started telling the answers. Do not

look somewhere else. Listen to us carefully. There is none else who is

calling you now. I don’t know what you are thinking. Listen attentively.

Tell Me.

peRRam mEytthuNNum kulatthil piRandhu- You- being born in a cowherd folks

kulam- where the folks rear the cattle, protect them and the consume (the

milk only after having them finished their eating to their (cattle)

stomach’s content); people who rear the cattle, milk them and let You drink

everything- Such You- The one who is born in Nandha kulam as Nandha gOpan’s

darling son; Such greatest sowlabhyan- You need to listen to our prayers

carefully.

 

For whatever purpose You took birth in this place; that needs to get

fulfilled. For whatever purpose we are born in this place in your time, that

purpose needs to get fulfilled. So, please fulfill our desires. For that,

please do not stop from instructing and ordering us to do all sorts of

service (kaimkaryam) to You (kuRREval engaLai koLLAmal pOgAThu.)

 

Immediately KaNNan gave them five lakhs of small drums (iRaivaa nee thaaraai

paRai.. – in last pAsuram). They all received them with zeal. They all

bathed; They completed their puja to KaNNan beating the drums. He was

offered Sakkarai pongal and they all ate together happily with KaNNan and

Nappinnai sitting in the middle. After all that is over, they asked KaNNan,

“Please tell us in Your own words opening your jOthi vaay (divine mouth) ..

‘mA sucha:”. Abhayam… “ etc.. (Do not worry. I will grant You).

 

I already gave you what you aksed for. Not just one. But five lakhs. Still

what is that you want?

This is not the PaRai that we want. We want. Parai (kreetam- play and

enjoyment with You). This paRai here is (a)parai there. This is just skin

paRai. If this is what you wanted to give us, we would not have even taken

it in our hands at all.

 

So, you want enjoyment in that place (Srivaikuntam)? How long? Like what you

enjoy here, you want to enjoy for million years? Is that the time limit you

ask? How long you want?

 

We are not asking that way. yERRaikkum yEzhEzh piRavikkum.. (for seven and

seven births- perhaps 7+7 or 7 *7 briths)

KaNNan asks: Oh poor girls! Assume that I grant You; what does that mean?

Maximum you will have this Anandham with me for 49 births which equals to a

maximum of 100 x 49 about 5000 years. Is that enough for you? And for all

these births do you want me to be born with each of you 49 times? Have you

thought all this? You emtioned earlier that you wanted srivaikunta prAPthi.

Those who have gone to Srivaikuntam- there is no come back. Nacha

punaraavartthathE.. Saasthras say- There is no return for mukthan once he

reaches Srivaikuntam. Are you asking fro Srivaikuntam or births here with

me? Looks contradicting now.

 

KaNNA! We are not so dull headed. Also we have the most intelligent GodhA

with us. We want only Srivaikunta prApthi like Anantha Garuda, Vishwaksenars

et al and be blessed to serve at Your feet flawlessly for ever and ever.

(ozhivil kaalamellaam udanaay manni vazhuvilaa aDimai seyya vENdum naam).

You are looking at mistakes on our statements and requests. We are not

asking for 49 births

Then why did you say yEzhEzh piRavikkum..

 

KaNNA! I know that You know. But You are testing us, I suppose. – AndAL

says.

Sage Jaimini establishes that the mukthAthmA takes forms to serve. He can

take. ekathA bhavathi; thrithA bhavathi; panchathA bhavathi. Etc.. He can

take one forml three forms; five forms; seven forms etc.. We would like to

take seven different forms at srivaikuntam and serve You in all sorts of

ways. yEzhEzh.. meaning: each us need to take seven and seven forms. Thus,

if we take seven bodies, are they not seven births? They are. That’s what we

had meant.

 

So, do you want to go now?

No KaNNA! Never. Not when you are here. During the end of your avatar, we

will choose to go with You. Till then we will serve You here itself

flawlessly and joyously. We have come to You with no ahankaram, mamakaram.

We have surrendered to your lotus feet. Please grant us the mukthAnandham

here and there as well.

Assuming I do not grant You, what will you do?

Each of us will take a placard carrying, “Here is KaNNan who failed in his

words” and go around the streets for everyone to know that you went back on

your words. We will just have the writing [what You had said]: mA sucha:

aham thvaa sarva pApEbyO mOkshayishyaami..”. And here he has failed.

 

Oh do not cry. I just said for fun. I grant you all mOksham for sure. Having

surrendered at my feet, it is my duty to grant you the same.

Everyone cheered and praised KaNNan.

uRRomEyAvOm umakkE nAm AtcheyvOm- we are always your property; your dAsars;

having surrender at Your feet, we always are for serving YOU ALONE and none

other than You. For YOU ONLY, we serve and we are subservient to only You.

 

KaNNA! Please bless us not to have any other desires in our heart other than

serving your feet at all times uninterruptedly and flawlessly

asthuthE.. (Let it be so.)

How would you like to enjoy me and serve me at Srivaikuntam?

we don’t know what is the protocol there and how mukthAthmA will be. But

now, we would like to be ladies (here as well as Srivaikuntam).

Anything good, the credit goes to Srimath Mukkur Azhagiya Singar's divine

commentary. All errors, faults are mine.

Sri Andal ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

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