A Peep into Periya ThiruMozhi 241

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THE TRUTH OF SRI RAMA AND WHITE LIES OF SRI KRSHNA

-- THE ULTIMATE RESORT FOR SREVAISHNAVITES

 

ThiruvaLLuvar in The ThirukkuRaL has declared that the outer purity is obtained

by water cleansing and the inner purity is obtained by chaste truth.

'puRam thUimai nErAl amaiyum; agam thUmai vAimayinAl Ombap paDum'

 

In another kuRaL, the exception to the rule has been declared 'vAimai enap

paduvadhu yAdhu enil, yAdhonRum thEmai ilAdha solal'

 

What is truth- Not doing anything detrimental to anybody.

 

If this applies to ordinary mortals like us then what about EmperumAn.

 

Well. One very well knows that Chakravarthith Thriumagan demonstrated His

lifetime as a personification of truth. Therefore, there is no surpise if one

folows His footsteps.

 

However, Sri KrshnA demonstrated not only truth but also white lies in His

illustrious and vast expansive divine sojourn in this mother earth. Should we

spurn this as it is mixed with lies or should we accept it as it is divine.

 

The point here is 'Be truth or lies, the Lord thinks and does for the welfare of

the devotees. This is well understood from both the epics.Sri RamA from His

truth rescued one and all. Sri KrshnA descendest to the lowest levels for

elevating His devotees'

 

 

That is why PeriyavAchAn PiLLai declares 'rAmAvathArathil

meyyum-krshNAvathArathil poyyumiREa namakkuth thanjam'

'The truth in Sri RamAyaNam and the lies of KrshNAvathAram are our ultimate

resort'

 

The crux of the matter is whether it is lie or truth but it is EmperumAn who

matters.

 

And all this from none other than our Thirumangai Mannan. The ThriuppullANi

EmperumAn has taken away her mind and promsied that He will come but the promise

has culminated into an unfulfilled lie. However, despite the public insult

ParakAla Nayaki is believing His words be it lie or truth as it is EmperumAn.

 

'villAl ilangai malanga saram thuRandha

vallALan pin pOna nenjam varum aLavum,

ellArum endhannai yEasilum pEASidinum,

pullANi EmperumAn poi kEATTirundhEAnEA" 9-4-5;

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan