ANDAL'S ENVY CONCH'S PRIDE 5

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ANDAL'S ENVY CONCH'S PRIDEIt was seen in our earlier

postings that AzhwAr's and AndAL are greatly enchanted by the conch. AndAL's

fascination is greater. She asks the white conch, the experience with the

Lord. She questions whether the experience should be exclusive or should be

shared with the devotees? All these are in the 7th ten of nAchiAr thiru mozhi

"karuppUram nARumO!? kamalap pU nARumO!?" Apart from the fascination what is

the reason for such a trance? The conch is being asked this becuase he is very

close to the Lord. he also enjoys from the Lord what AndAL desires; unlike

AndAL he is always with the Lord; The chakaram has to leave the Lord in case

of any emergency but the conch plays his role right from the divine mouth of

the Lord When the Lord shows Himself unto the devotees He gives vision with the

conch. Hence, AndAL asks the pAnchajanyam the experience with the Lord.She first

requests him to explain the taste of the Lords mouth. Whether it is like

karuppUram or is it like kamalp pU? Is it sweet? I desire to know this

truth.Since, you have tasted His mouth during His daily routine why dont you

tell me that? Oh !pAnchajanyam- your birth place is the demon panchajanan's

stomach. However, you have landed up in the Lord's divine hand. Here, you are

booming the opponents to terror. Where have you born? Where you are now? the

Lord does acts as per the karmAs. Those who do kuRRam and guNam as per karmAs

cannot be equal to you.oh!pAnchajanyAm; you are like a full moon placed atop

the mountain, resting sweetly on the hands of vAsudEvan giving Him the added

beauty of your presence. Indeed you are wealthy. How? Since you never go away

from the Lord.(to be continued)vanamamalai padmanabhan