A Day in the Life of Our Acharyas - 73

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Sri:

Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

 

In Nacchiyar Thirumozhi (13-1), Andal sings

 

kaNNan ennum karum dheyvam kAtchi pazhagik kidappEnai

puNNil puLippeythARpOlap puRaninRazhagu pESAdhE

peNNin varuththam aRiyAdha perumAn araiyil pIthaga

vaNNa Adai koNdu ennai vAttam thaNiya vIsIrE

 

and asks that her folks should bring the cloth that

Lord Krishna wore around His waist and fan her with

it, to reduce her misery.

 

Nanjeeyar ased Bhattar "Why does it have to be the

cloth around His waist? Will not the cloth around

his shoulders do?"

 

Bhattar replied "Andal is looking for the smell of

Lord Krishna's sweat in His dress, to reduce Her

misery. This smell will be limited on the cloth

around His shoulders. Whereas, the cloth around His

waist would have captured it greatly. This is why

she is singing 'araiyil pIthaga vaNNa Adai koNdu'."

 

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

 

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