Peep into periya thiru-mozhi 17-The CALF LOVE

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thadam parugu

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CALF LOVENo, this is nothing about

young love and I presume all are past that stage. This is no

infatuation. Yes.The Lord's love for calf is real and deep. He feels

extremely pleased when he takes care of the calves. This is true love

for calf.How is that? Well. thiru mangai AzhwAr has mentioned in thiru

nedun thAndagam "kanRu mEithu inidhugandha kALA ennum" 16Is He happy

with just being a saviour of nithya sUrigaL? No.Is He then happy with

being a saviour of sanakAdhigaL ?NOIs He then satisfied being a

saviour of innocent gOpikAs? NO.When He then satisfied?He is happy

only after taking care of the calves.swAmi periyavAchAn's piLLai's

commentary is as follows:".. kanRu mEitha pinbukANum sarva bhauman

AyiRRu.sarva rakshavathvam pushkalam AyiRRu kanRu mEitha pinbu iREA"

The saving Grace of the Lord is only after He takes care of the

calves.Why is it that? It is well known that the Lord is happy on

taking care of the cows. Refer thiru voi mozhi"..thivathilum pasu

nirai mEppu vuvathi.."10-3-10He is extremely happy only after taking

care of the calves.That is why it is stated in this pAsuram "kanRu

mEithu inidhu vugandha .."Why? In that case, at lease there is a

realisation that He is the saviour. Here, the ignorance and innocence

of the calves are so extreme that, even the fact that He is the

saviour is not known. Hence, He indeed feels happy in taking care of

these. In fact, thiru mangai AzhwAr in periya thiru mozhi

demonstrates how the Lord has taken care of the calves. It is

generally said that, one can take the horse to the pond but cannot

make it drink water. The Lord on seeing the calves being afraid of

the water in the pond, simulates how to drink water. He puts His band

behind His back and drinkswater and demonstrates to them the means of

qenching their thirst and allaying their fears." ....kanRu mEithu

viLaiyAda vallAnai, varimE kAnil, thadam parugu karu mugilai..."

2-5-3That is regarding simulating the nature of cows and calves.Is it

not the great calf love or shall we say love for calf?

Is it not the height of nErmai?

 

thadam parugu karu-mugilvanamamalai padmanabhan.