ANDAL'S ENVY CONCH'S PRIDE-2

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ANDAL'S ENVY CONCH'S PRIDEIn the previous posting, it was seen that the divine

conch breathes fire into the minds of opponents. This has been spelt out by

other AzhwAr also. For instance, bhUdhathAzhwAr in second thiru vandhAdhi 71

mentions "idangai, valampuri ninRArpa.." The conch makes booming sound from the

divine left hand of the Lord.The role of the Lord is to remove the difficulties

of the devotees and to fulfill their wishes. By the fiery actions, the

pAnchajanyam, the hindrances of the devotees are sought to be removed. What is

it that it does for fulfilling the wishes of the devotees?This is explained in

nAchiAr thiru mozhi : " pUngkOL thirumugathu maduthUdhiya sangoliyum.."

9-9.During krishNAvathAram, sri rukminip pirAtti was restlessly waiting for the

Lord, lest sisupAlan would be a threat to Her. Her, eagerness, anxiety was

reaching its boiling point and culminated into extreme worrisome situation. At

that time, the sound of the conch pAnchajanyam, ' bum, bum' reached sri

rukminip pirAtti and relieved Her greatly. She was saved, saved from the

anxiety, saved from the restlessness, as the arrival of the Lord was signalled

by the divine conch.AndAL is asking the Lord - when am I going to hear such a

sound and get myself rescued? She thus awaits the sound. Thus, what is terrific

noise to the opponents is music and melody to the devoted souls.The devotees

await with zest the din of the sound, music to their ears. It is akin to manna

dew from the skies.is that all?(to be continued)vanamamalai padmanabhan