Sri Alavandhaar's SthOthra Rathnam verse-63- You have granted to paapis of higher order even! why not me?

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

How will I be able to tolerate all transgressions as

enlisted by you with a small excuse of performance of

saranagathi- You may appear to ask oh Lord. But there

is evidence that You have even accepted bigger and

more huge aparAdhams and apachArams and also even much

lower action as an excuse. Here it is:

 

raghuvara yathabhoosthvam dAdrSO vaayalasya

praNathi ithi dayALur yaccha chaidhyasya krishNa:

prathibhava maparaaddhur muktha saayujyathObhU:

vatha kim apatham Agas thasya thOsthi kshamaayaa: [63]

 

 

Oh the zenith of Raghu vamsa! The vamsa (lineage) that

was known for the protection of those who have

surrendered! When the kAkAsura fell on the ground,

[even in other direction] You accepted the same as if

it is Saranagathi at Your Feet and pardoned its

aparAdham then and there. You appeared as if You do

not even know or realise the apachAram committed by

the asurA and most compassionately condoned the

kaakaasuran. What is the reason? You are the sweetest

KaNNan; and on the incorrigible SisupAlan- who was

bent upon committing only apachArams on You

ceaselessly, what is that You granted mOksham to him?

It is all due to Your vaathsalyam and greatest

compassion. For such You, What is the apachAram which

is not or which can not be condoned and pardoned by

Your patience and compassion? [None]

 

You had sent the asthra (arrow) to kill the kaakaasura

and finally sicne it gave up and failed – falling at

Your feet (not even with an intention of performing

Saranagathi perhaps), You still accepted the same and

just pricked its right eye as a small punishment. What

is the reason for such a compassion? What is the

qualification for the asurA to perform Saranagathi? It

is well known fact that Ragha vamsam is known for

protection of Saranaagathars [those who have

ssurrendered]. The kaakaasura- committed the

unpardonable apachAram of pricking and touching the

breast of SitA PiraaTTi. Still, Your compassion could

forgive the same.

 

And even worse was SisupAlan. Not for just one birth;

He had been committing apachAram for three consecutive

births. In the earlier birth, he had captured PiraaTTi

and abducted her [rAvaNan] and talked as a lecher. And

in this birth as SisupAlan he wanted to even marry her

[RukmiNi piraaTTi], He talked in such abusive language

in the assembly and talking all names about You [in

such unparliamentarily style –which were even harsh

for people like DhuryOdhanan and his brothers]

 

He called You for the battle and You sent the divine

chakrA and cut his head off; But, what is the result?

He was granted mOksham upon his demise. Why? Your

compassion. When he was in his infanthood, he had

three eyes and four hands; his grief stricken mother

cried and was shocked; It was announced [from the

skies- as asareeri] that one who is his enemy touches

the child, it would become a normal child. KaNNan

casually touched the baby and immediately the child

became normal, healthy child. His mother knowing that

KaNNan would be his prime enemy and he would kill

SisupAlan in future, she prayed to and requested

KaNNan for forgive him for all his apachArams and be

patient with him. KaNNan mercifully heeded to her

request and You thus pardoned all his apachArams and

also granted Saayujyam.

 

BUT… I did not commit such monster blunders. And I

also performed Saranagathi as an excuse for Your mercy

and dayA on me. All my paapams would not be equal to

SisupAlan’s.

 

He was cut off with Your divine chakrA and thus was

given anthimasmruthi about You; Hence all his

apachArams were forgiven and he was granted saajujyam.

 

 

Alavandhaar ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan