Periazvar kanda kannana

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Krishna started to walk and run.

 

Krishna is walking and his anklets sound and so do the bells on his girdle. This

is compared by Periazvar to

the walk of an elephant whose chains on its legs and the bells on its neck sound

and the sweat on the

body of Krishna due to exhaustion of walking for the first time is like the rut

on the elephant.

 

Krishna presents a beautiful picture with his teeth showing inside his red lips

like the crescent moon and

the necklace on his dark chest looks like a lightning on a dark cloud and he

approaches his mother and

gives her a kiss laughing loudly.

 

Balarama goes in front, faster and Krishna follows him slowly with his baby

walk. Seeing him Periazvar

says that he has started to walk on the heads of his foes, that is , the

avatarakarya has begun.

 

His feet are marked with the conch on one foot and the disc on the other and

when he walks the marks

could be seen on the ground, and he creates floods of joy being the father of

the god of love.

 

Periazvar is concerned that his tender lotus-like feet should not get hurt when

he walks in the street, his

body covered with dust and wishes that he will walk on a bed of flowers strewn

on the ground.

Periazvar as Yasodha imagines that Krishna comes and embraces him.

Krishna runs towards his mother with his ornaments sounding and shining looking

like a dark cloud with

lightening and slight thunder. He embraces with his hands that wield disc and

conch and his hair loose and

falling on his coral-like lips resembling bees that hover around the red flower

to drink honey.

Periazvar, as Yasodha, addresses Krishna mentioning his exploits calling him to

come and embrace her.

" You have caused the Mahabharatha war by going as a messenger of Pandavas and

you danced on the

five hooded poisonous serpent entering into the pool where he lived. You

straightened the hunch of the girl

who gave you the inguents in MaThura.

When Duryodhana rose against his will but resumed his seat and tried to harm you

and you frowned at him

and destroyed the kouravas to lessen the burden of the earth by becoming the

charioteer of Arjuna.

In the sacrifice of Mahabali. When he was about to give you the dhaana, you

pricked the eye of Sukra who

tried to stop him and also threw Namuchi, the son of Mahabali when he tried to

stop you from growing ,

into the sky.

When the whole world was covered with darkness and the Vedas disappeared you

appeared as the swan to

recover the Vedas and destroy the darkness. "

Periazvar imagines that Krishna comes and hugs his mother from behind. He enjoys

the scene in the role of

Yasodha. But being Periazvar, he describes Krishna referring to his role in the

Mahabharatha war.

 

Krishna destroyed Duryodhana, who refused to share the kingdom with the

Pandavas, and his followers by

becoming the charioteer of Arjuna. He appeared as Vamana and measured the whole

world. " He is here

coming as a child and hugs me from behind, " says Periazvar and describes his

exploits in Gokula and

Brindavan.

Krishna inverts the mortar and climbs on it and devours milk and curd from

the pot above. He also

climbs on a sand hill and plays the flute while the devas and sages praise him.

" Now he is coming and

hugs me from behind. "

Periazvar next refers to Krishna bringing the parijata tree for Bhama and

planted it in her garden,

vanquishing Indra who opposed it.

 

With this the first decade of pasurams of Periazvar comes to an end.