Paasurappadi Ramayanam

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Why there is no reference to the CHOODAMANI PRADHANAM in the subject

work of Sri Periyavachhan Pillai? Can anyone enlighten me on this?

 

Dasan

 

VSrinivasan

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Dear Bhagavatas,

There is a version of Tanishlokam by Sri Periyavachhan Pillai that

gives commentary with reference to selected pasurams form

Divyaprabhandam.

While there is no reference to CHOODAMANI PRADHANAM, there is a

shlokam about Shri Seetha receiving Rama's ring:

 

gR^ihiitvaa prekshhamaaNaa saa bhartuH karavibhuushhaNam,

bhartaaramiva sampraaptaa jaanakii muditaabhavat.

Janaki is in an extremely distressed state and she suspects Hanuman

to be Ravanan himself. She thinks that Ravanan has taken another form

just to cheat her and torment her. But, Hanuman speaks to her sweetly

to gain her trust and when he realised that he has her attention, and

that she has started to believe him, he gives her Shri Rama's ring.

He also tells her that this was given to him by Shri Rama himself.

Here the poet Shri Valmiki tries to capture the state of mind of

Piratti. She takes the ring from him and she is overwhelmed with joy,

and memories of intimate moments with Shri Rama and the relief that

this is the unshakable proof that this is indeed his messenger, and

this had come none too soon either! - and she is overcome by myriad

emotions, all at the same time. She feels as happy as if she was

reunited with Rama himself!

 

And Shri Periyavachan Pillai says:

It was as if Perumal had come in person and she could see him as if

he was right there. It was as if a dear realtive who had left for a

different country had come back; she just could not take her eyes

off the ring. She was afraid that this was Ravanan, but no! Hanuman

was from her Lord himself! Realising this, she is ecstatic. And she

remembers:

At the time of her weddding, as her father, Janakarajan, gave her

hand to Shri Rama and as He took her hand, she could feel this ring on

His finger as he grasped her hand. It felt hard against the lotus

soft hand of her Lord. But then, it was the beautiful hand that was

ornamental to the ring – was'nt it? And not the other way round?

Later, when both of them led a happy life in Ayodhya, at times of

"pranayarosham"(PVP"s word) , at a tiem when there is noon to act as a

go-between, Rama and Sita, both of them would want to end the

lovers' tiff, since even this kind of separation was unbearable - but,

who was to speak or act first? And was'nt this the ring that came

to the rescue! Perumal would slip the ring out and let it fall and

she would take it, hand it to Him and say "Look, here is the ring!"

and both of them would be secretley relieved and only too happy that

they had ended their silly lovers' quarrel!

As she gazed at the ring, she could see in her mind's picture, the

hand that wore it and the strong and handsome shoulder that held the

bow; and it was as if the miles and the ocean that lay in between

suddenly melted away – and she was back with Him in their palace at

Ayodhya, seated on the beautiful bed in their exquisite bedchamber!

And she embraced the ring like she would have her Lord, if the Lord

himself had been there.

And for all the hardship she was undergoing- wasn't she the daughter

of the great king Janaka? This was not a dynasty that was familiar

with sadness! But, still, here she was!

And while she held the ring, it was like she was reunited with her

Lord himself once again!

 

The pasurams given in the commentary are:

Thriunedunathandagam 16 and the introduction of thiruvaymozhi 6-2.

If anyone has these commentaries of the pasurams, they can do the

comparison.

 

This Shrisukthi, to my knowledge is out of print. I have an old copy

that belongs to my family.

And it is one of my favourite readings. Please forgive the inadequate

translation.

If members want to read this in original, please send me a personal

mail-- we can see if this can be done.

 

Subha

 

 

 

 

 

 

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> Why there is no reference to the CHOODAMANI PRADHANAM in the subject

> work of Sri Periyavachhan Pillai? Can anyone enlighten me on this?

>

> Dasan

>

> VSrinivasan

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