Sri Vishnuchitta kulanandana kalpavalli (part-33)

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Sri Parthasarathi thunai

Srimathe ramanujaya Namaha

Srimad Vara Vara MunayE namaha

Sri Vanachala mahA munayE namaha

 

In the previous (19th) paasuram andal expressed a slight anger towards

nappinai for behaving against her trait and not allowing them to join

with krishna. Still nappinnai remained silent waiting for the right

opportunity to recommend to krishna about the request of the gopis.

Misunderstanding the reason for nappinnai’s silence andal in the 20th

paasuram, “muppaththu moovar amararkku mun sendru kappam tavirkkum

kaliyE!” first called for krishna. But realizing that they cannot

attain bhagavadanubavam without the support of nappinnai piratti,

andal in the latter half of the paasuram requested nappinnai to grand

them the required objects for their nombu along with krishna the most

important requisite. (vukkamum tattoliyum tandhun manalanai eppOdhE

emmai neerAttu)

 

Vukkam means hand-fan (visiri); tattoli means mirror; these objects

can be taken and given in hand but why is andal asking krishna also

in the similar manner? That is because emperuman makes himself to be

a paratantran of his devotees. He is like an object in the hands of

nappinnai. Emperuman is sarva svathantran but due to his love for

his devotees he makes himself to be a parathantran (dependent). So

to reach emperuman the easiest way is to fall to the feet of his

devotees. One poet beautifully says, “If you want to find

chakravarthi thirumagan then search amidst scholars whereas if you

want to find krishna search in the saree folds of the aychees

(edaichigal pudavai talaipilE). Such is the sowlabhyam of emperuman.

 

(emmai) In the earlier paasurams we saw the gopis awakening each other

by calling “pEypennE” “pillAi” “ananthaludaiyAi” etc now they have

joined together and refer to themselves as a group. They are all

servants of krishna. They consider krishna to be their upayam and

upEyam. Various type of people surrender to the divine feet of

emperuman. Some are bhakthas and other prapannas. Even among the

prappannas there are druptha prappannas and Artha prappannas. The

time they reach emperuman also varies but after they reach the divine

abode of emperuman there is no differentiation. The bhagavat

anubhavam is common to all.

 

(To be continued)

 

Azhvar emperumAnAr Jeeyer thiruvadigalE sharaNam

Adiyen ramanuja dAsee

Sumithra Varadarajan