Thiruppavai - 15th verse- ellE iLankiLiyE! -.... naanEthAn Ayiduga...

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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest all,

 

Today’s verse is the 15th verse.

This is verse teaches us how to behave infront of BhAgawathaa... naanEthAn

ayiduga...

 

Let us continue to enjoy the wonderful commentary of His Holiness Srimath

Paravakkottai Andavan of Sri Poundarikapuram Swami ashramam, Srirangam –

translated into English by Sri CG Balaji Swami.

 

ellE iLaNGkiLiyE! innam uRaNGkuthiyO! *

cillenRu azhaiyEnmin naNGkaimIr pOtharukinREn *

vallai un katturaikaL paNtE un vaay aRithum *

vallIrkaL nINGkaLE naanE thaan aayituka *

ollai nI pOthaay unakkenna vERutaiyai *

ellaarum pOn^thaarO pOn^thaar pOn^thu eNNikkoL *

vallaanai konRaanai maaRRaarai maaRRazhikka

vallaanai * maayanaip paatu ElOr empaavaay. 15.

 

In this verse, Andal and her mates awaken one of their friends

who had a sweet voice like that of a parrot. In the previous verse

Andal sung about the Lord who adorned the conch and the discus.

Having heard of this, the maid contemplating upon Kannan and

extolling his glories went into a devotional trance. Having heard of

their friend’s devotional lyrics, Andal and her ensemble came about

to awaken her. They began with their sweet words “Oh sweet

parrot! Having been separated from Kannan, we have lost our sleep

and have come to take you along with us with the fond hope of

being able to reach Him again. Is it then right for you to enjoy your

slumber. All of us have been blessed to receive His company todayâ€.

When many of them had finished saying similar things, the

concentration with which the maid was contemplating upon

Krishna was broken. With indignation she got back “Oh what a

disturbance. I have been awake all the timeâ€. The folks outside

replied “Is that so? We do know about your sharp temperâ€. To

which the maid says “Oh friends, it is you who are muffling my

mind with your words. Why should there be a need for unnecessary

exchange of words? It is indeed I who is at fault†and apologized for

her harsh words. This conduct is of much importance. If a true

Srivaishnava is reprimanded by another, then the former should

take the blame on him, apologize for the offences and beseech the

feet of the Lord for having reminded him of his sins. Bharata was

such a great bhagavatha. He said that it was only due to his sins

because of which his brother Sri Rama had to go to the forests and

neither Manthara not his mother Kaikeyi may be held responsible

for this.

 

If we are to get rebuked by others, then we should feel

thankful to them and should treat it as a reminder from the Lord

for all our sins. We should then approach the lotus feet of the Lord

and should beseech his grace to relieve us off those transgressions.

The maid of this house is indeed a good Srivaishnavite of such an

order. And so she says, “nAnEthAn Ayidugaâ€â€¦ (May I be at fault).

This is indeed the decorum of a true Srivaishnava.

 

Knowing well, the fact that when the devotees of the Lord are

awaiting at the doorstep, even the contemplation of the Lord is an

act of transgression, for the devotees should not be made to wait,

the maid rushes from inside and opens the door and respectfully

inquires as to in what way could she be of any service to them. To

this the ensemble replies that they would treasure her company to

the Yamuna for taking a holy dip. The maid continues “Oh is that

so? I shall be with you in moments. But have the others already

joined the group? If yes, please conduct them into my house†To

this the ensemble replies, “We are delayed. Why don’t you come

and take count? Kannan relieves us from our ego and pride just as

how he trounced upon the elephant Kuvalayapeeda. Just as how he

mystified the evil Chanura and Mushtika, similarly He has changed

the mindset of the elders at home who were averse to our meeting

Kannan. He has thus immensely supported us and let us all

therefore make it quick to sing his glories during the nombu ritual

and be blessed with the bliss of his divine epiphany and

communion. Come therefore immediately. Having taken everybody

into their ensemble in this way, they finally reach the palace of

Nandagopa, where Kannan joined them and they all made it merrily

to the banks of the Yamuna.

 

In this world, some do not accept their mistakes. Some accept

it reluctantly after having lost all means of evading. While there are

some who accept their mistakes gracefully even without others

bidding for it. They are indeed the most outstanding of human

populace like the maid in this verse who had the sweet voice of a

parrot.

[Let us enjoy the naanAthAn Ayiduga more in a day].

 

Andal ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan