buffet lunch - post 3

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Post 3

 

Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

 

We saw in the "oil bath for calf" episode, a lady came to yasOdhaa for a chat

session, while she called krishNa for a bath - neeraada vaaraai enRu azhaiththa

pOdhu. krishNa asked mother yasOdhaa to wait. Mother yasOdhaa started with a

sort of complaint against krishNa to that lady - and we saw these lines -

 

ennathaan solladi kaNNan pidiththa pidikku

edhir uNdO solladi

eNNai thEiththidavum ingu vaa enavum

iru iru varuvEn enRu piragu Odi

kanRu onRai kayiRodu iNainthu

iLan kaNNaik kaatti idhaRku eNNai thEi enRal [ennathaan]

 

yasOdhaa continues her complaint to this lady -

 

annamE onRu solluvEn kELaai - ivan

adam seivadhu ellaam nEraagap paaraai

mannavan ivan vanthu piRantha naaLaai vishamam

vara vara meeRip pOchchu oru naaLaip pOla -- ennathaan solladi

 

meaning: oh swan like damsel, please listen, see this krishNa's different pranks

for yourself. This king after being born here, some new naughty prank happens

daily and crosses all limits. But what to say, is there any thing against

krishNa's wish.

 

vanthavar pOnavar yaaraik kEttaalum

vambugaL seidhaan enRu solluvaar

vambugaL seidhaan enRu solli innum

vaiyaadhE enRu kooda solluvaar - -- ennathaan solladi

 

meaning: whoever comes here or goes from here, that person would definitely have

a word on krishNaa's naughty pranks. They will add "Oh yasOdhaa, yes, he did

that, but on that account do NOT scold him". But what to say, is there any thing

against krishNa's wish.

 

Dear bhakthaas, please note - is this a complaint? or a compliment with a lot or

a tinge of pride - perumai - hey whatever he does becomes right, even if it is

mischievous.

 

Already in the previous charaNam, it is said "mannavan ivan - vanthu piRandha

naaLaai" meaning - this king, after being born here. Who will have the guts to

complaint against the king, that too, to his mother.

 

When mother herself says, "oh what I can I do?", Dear bhakthaas, what we can do,

except to enjoy that scene, enacted in our mind, yasOdhaa pleading her inability

on krishNa's leelaas.

 

[Just as a side line, I wish to add there is a big list of complaints against

krishNa by different gOpees to the mother, krishNa refuting each point with a

clever argument, then mother saying hey ladies, go, you do not have any other

work except complaining against my dear son krishNa. Ooththukkadu swamin has

given three interesting krithis thaaya yasOdhaa, illai illai ammaa, pEsaadhE

pongaLadi. A detailed by this writer is available in

http://www.geocities.com/promiserani2/ under the sub title "articles". Please

read and enjoy. same is available in bhakti-list archives also].

 

Coming back to the main topic of "kaiyil saadham pisaindhu koduththal" krishNa

was not interested in that food - for

a. there is no grand mother for him, to do that and tell some good stories while

eating.

b. The lot of young boys, who keep company with him always while grazing, eating

etc is not there now in the house.

c. The company of calves he loved more, may not stand by his side when he eats

in the house. [as evidenced by Sri Vanamaamali padmanabhan and smt.sumithra

nicely in their write-ups]

d. The company of young girls of srivillipuththoor led by aaNdaaL also is not

there.

 

For, these young girls, who said "naatkaalE neeraadi, paraman adi paadi, nEi

uNNOm, paal uNNOm," in second thiruppaavai, says in 28th thiruppaavai -

"kaRavaiGal pin senRu kaanam sErnthu unBom". So they are also now in waiting to

give good company for they have already said "gOvindhaa unthannOdu koodi irundhu

kuLirndhu" in 27th and but not yet started eating.

 

Why 26 is the difference between 2 to 28th paasuram - uNNOm to uNbOm? - perhaps

more learned bhagavathaas in the list can explain the 24 thathvams plus two

which make up the 26 basic tenets of the srivaishNavam - the exact difference.

 

As already we have seen in buffet lunch post 1, krishNa enjoyed the vana

bhOjanam with friends and calves, also being witnessed by brahma. Further in the

second buffet lunch post 2, we saw the wives of brahmins not only gave food,

also gave company while he ate - again that "koodi irundhu kuLirndhu" - lord

also likes the bhaagavatha sangam.

 

aaNdaal vies for that place where krishNa enjoyed the food given by these wives

of brahmins, saying

vErththu pasiththu vayiRu asaindhu vENdi adisil uNNumpOdhu eedhenRu

paarththirundhu

nedu nOkkuk koLLum paththavilOchanaththu ennai uyththidumin - NT 12.-6

 

[this verse is something great - if I start explaining these lines the main

interest will get diverted so I refrain]

 

When so much is going on, mother yasOdhaa says - hey krishNa - alright you had

the buffet lunch. Now it is time for dinner. So come, I will give food to you.

See

 

kaadugaL oodu pOi kanRu mEiththu maRiyOdi kaarkOdaRpoo

soodi varuginRa dhaamOdharaa, kaRRuth thooLikkaN un udambu

pEdai mayil saayal pinnai maNaaLaa, neeraattam amaiththu vaiththEn

aadi amudhu sei appanum uNdilan unnudanE uNbaan.

 

3-3-3- periyaazhvaar thirumozhi

 

rough meaning: Dear krishNa, you went into the forests and grazed the calves. So

your body is full of dust. I kept ready water etc, for your bath. So please take

bath, then come and eat. Your daddy has also not taken food waiting for you to

take food with you.

 

So krishNa went for bath. Returned to mother asking for food along with daddy.

Only thing he put a condition. What condition? Whether fulfilled etc please see

below.

 

Now mother yasOdhaa narrates the scene what was the condition and what happened

then.

 

anRaikkum ippadiththaan uNNa vaa enREn

aagattum enRu solli vandhaan

annaai kaNNai moodi kaiyil thara vENdum

appOdhu thaan uNNuvEn enRaan

 

meaning: that day also I called him for food. 'Ok' he said and came - Oh mother,

but with a condition, he said - please, you have to close your eyes and then

give food in the hand.

 

inRaikku ninaiththaalum naaNam miga aagudhu

engaL kaNNan indha vidham seidhaan

ennai aRiyaadhu pin ninRa thandhaiyai

Endhu karam aakki engO senRaan

 

Meaning: even today when I think what happened then I feel ashamed. Our kaNNan

did like this. Without myself knowing, when I closed my eyes, he just pushed his

daddy in front and went somewhere.

 

iLamalar vaayinil koLLaadhu enap pOtta

en bhudhdhiyai enna sollavO

Edho kaNNaith thiRakka engaLavar kai neetti

eduththu uNNuvadhaich chollavO -- ennathaan solladi

 

meaning: thinking that this young flower like mouth of krishNa may not receive

my handful food, I gave small quantity in the hand. When I opened the eyes

suddenly, I find that my husband is eating that food stretching his hand, not

krishNa. Whatever you say - is there any word against krishNa.

 

Perhaps this story may not have a basic reference in srimadh bhagavatham nor in

aazhvaar paasurams. But ooththukkadu mahan has visualised such a naughty krishNa

and penned this krithi. [for a full krithi combine all the lines of krithi. just

considering the length of the post, i did not do that].

 

Dhasan

 

Vasudevan m.g.