presentable krishNa - post 1

[Guest guest]

Dear SrivaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

 

"How you are presenting yourself" is a buzzword in the corporate world. May be

that presentation alone scores additional points, in comparison with the one who

has

* good knowledge,

* better expertise in handling things,

* managing the situation etc.

 

For that "presenting yourself" decoration of self, by way of

* dress,

* grooming the hair,

* adding some perfumery as the final touch

in that decoration etc are important points.

 

For presenting the material, which is to be sold by this well dressed person,

the material also should be

* neatly packed with materials which also expose a portion of the product to

catch the attention of the prospective customer,

* attractive eye catching colours on the carton

* and preferably presented with a laptop, using a well animated well structured

visuals with sound and light effects.

 

Dear bhakthaas, I am not going to talk on how to market a product in the sree

vishNava lists, but present a different story. How a man with a less

"presentable-ity" is being considered super, then and now also. By now you got.

Yes. I am going to talk about krishNa my favourite kuttik kaNNan.

 

While this person was born in this world of us, lot of people stood in the queue

and gave presents to his parents - things that could well be graded as "rare of

rarest things". See the list given by the mother by way of addressing the child

to make him sleep - yes - it is periyaazhvaar as mother yasOdhaa in his

maaNikkam katti padhigam 1-3 1-9 paasurams.

 

* brahma the creator of this world - gives a cradle - maaNikkam katti vairam

idai katti aaNip ponnaal seidha vaNNa siru thottil pEni unakku biraman

viduthanthaan - cradle is built of pure gold [aaNip pon] studded with red rubies

and diamonds set in between these rubies.

*

* kaapaali - eesan - siva who has skull as his garland - the lord destroyer of

the world gives - udaiyaar kana maNiyOdu oN madhuLam poo idai viravik kOththa

ezhil thezhginOdu viduthandhaan - a golden waist band - which has pomegranate

flower shaped gold stud mixed sounding bells and small knife to show the valour

of the person wearing it -ornament given to the deserving.

*

* indhiran - the king of dhEva lOkam gives - thaanum ezhil udaik kiNkiNi

thandhu uvanaai ninRaan - he also gave another sound making ornament to be

attached to the garment.

*

* amarargaL - the people who do not have death - the dhEvaas - article list is

big - pOththandha sangin valampuriyum sEvadik kiNkiNiyum angaich chari vaLaiyum

naaNum araith thodarum -

1. the conch having the right hand curvature - clockwise which is considered

very rarely occurring

2. the bell to be attached to the anklets,

3. Bangles for the hand

4. Bangles or circular ornaments to be worn in the upper arm.

5. The waist belt - arai naaN kayiru - [which nowadays is almost absent even

among many brahmins - but saasthram says for a brahmin this is very essential

like the pooNool - without that you should not take bath]

6. araith thodar - another waist belt.

 

* vayichiraavaNan - vaishravanan - the dhEva or the controller of the northern

direction - the elder brother of raavanan - kubEran - the god of wealth -

ezhilaar thiru maarvarkku Erkum ivai enRu azhagiya aimpadaiyum aaramum koNdu

thozhudhu uvanaai ninRaan - aimpadai [5 padaith thaali] is an ornament which has

5 components - worn in the waist, aaram is haaram - a necklace.

*

* varuNan - the king of water and water bearing surfaces like ocean - vidu

thandhaan - again a big list - Odhak kadalin oLi muththin aaramum saadhip

pavaLamum sandhach charivaLaiyum maa thakkavenRu - shining pearl necklace, good

quality coral necklace, sandal wood bangles for the arms, maa thakka enRu - very

very apt or suitable to the lord - he thought and gave.

*

* thiru mangai - the goddess of wealth - the consort in the nether world -

periya piraatti - kaanaar narum thuzhaai kai seidha kaNNiyum vaanaar ezhum sOlai

karpagaththin vaasigaiyum - she gave the thulasi garland made by her own hand -

and the flowers made as a head gear from that boon granting karpaga tree.

*

* [dear bhakthaas - it is very clear now why that thulasi garland is so much

liked by the lord - see it is made by the dear wife - further she is also

having an important and enviable position - agalagillEn enRu alar mEl mangai

uRai maarbaa - she is always residing in the chest - if he is not seen with the

garland sent by her - naturally she will question him in case it is absent in

the position it is destined to be - hey, what happened to the garland sent or

given by me - so he is adoring it and always likes wearing it].

*

* avaniyaaL - the mother earth - the second consort - pOnthu thandhaaL - again

a big list - kachchodu poRchurigai kaambu kanavaLai uchchi maNich chutti oN

thaaL niraip poo -

1. kachchu is the mEl uththareeyam [if it is referred to a male member],

2. a small gold sword inserted in this kachchu,

3. kaambu is another uththareeyam like cloth,

4. bangles for the upper arm,

5. uchi chutti - worn in the vagidu in the kudumi

[for the child this is one which adds beauty like anything when it dangles in

the forehead - the lalaatam. You all may ask - hey first of all what is vagidu -

for many just they push the hair to the back and put a slide or hair band - no

pinnal also - whereas saasthram says without a pinnal or mudichchu in the hair,

ladies should not move out of the house.

6. golden flower to be worn in the crown after the hair is done.

 

[a point on this kachchu - if it is for a lady then it is the cloth tied around

bosoms like a bra and not a bra. So this word has to be used with reference to

the context carefully]

 

* that kalai paagi - dhurga - one who has that kalaimaan - deer as her vehicle -

who is considered the sister of krishNa - she gave - mei thimirunaanap podiyodu

manjaLum seyya thadam kaNNukku anjanamum sindhooramum - sister brings good

smelling powder for bathing, along with turmeric, kaajal - collerium for that

big eyes, and chendhooram - red colour powder for the thirumaN - naamam.

 

The list of articles presented when he was a child is so big.

 

Whether he used all these is a big question. For when the alankaaram the

decoration - that "presentable-ity" of my lord - my krishNa comes - this is a

big question. We will see that in the next post.

 

Dhasan

 

Vasudevan m.g.