Thiruppavai - 27th verse- Koodaarai vellum seer Govindhaa!

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest all,

 

Today’s verse is the 27th verse.

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.

 

koodaarai vellum seer Govindhaa* un^thannaip

paatip paRai koNtu yaam peRucammaanam *

naatu pukazhum paricinaal nanRaakac *

cUtakamE thOL vaLaiyE thOtE cevip pUvE *

paatakamE enRanaiya palkalanum yaam aNivOm *

aatai utuppOm athan pinnE paaR cORu *

mUta ney peythu muzhaNGkai vazhi vaarak *

kUti irun^thu kuLirn^thu ElOr empaavaay. (2) 27.

 

The Gopis had stumbled upon their biggest ever

accomplishment having obtained the company of the invaluable

supreme soul, Kannan in solitude. They answer to the question

from Kannan as to their needs.

 

Koodaarai vellum seer Govindhaaa ! – You should shower your affection on us

similar to the way you shower compassion on the cattle.

 

We should indeed drown in the ocean of your compassion

without reaching the shore. Even in your previous incarnations,

you have won over all those who have been your sworn enemies,

those who ran against you with the might of their strength or the

might of their penance. You have given yourself to us after all this.

Many a suitors tried in vain to win the hand of Sita by stringing the

mighty Shivadhanus. You came as Sri Rama and strung the bow

with power, only to break it and bring the heads of the other suitors

down in shame. Oh Krishna, who won the hand of Sita, pray

shower your benevolence on us.

 

The adversaries quote that the world is a delusion. The reality

is void alone. There are no celestial worlds. There are no

Jeevathmans. The supreme exists neither. Everything perceivable is

only an illusion. You by means of your imparts through the

Bhagavad Githa, have refuted all these adversaries thoroughly. Oh

Govinda! You have affirmed with clarity that everything perceivable

is absolutely true and real. You are one who has won over your

adversaries with arrows and weapons. At the same time, with your

affection, mercy, beauty and high-mindedness you have also won

those devoting themselves to your lotus feet. We have been

observing this nombu ritual for the past twenty-six days. You are

our sole object of attainment and means of attainment. Pray you

along with your consort Nappinnai, bestow upon us the highly

acclaimed merit that befits us duly.

 

Unthannai paadi paRaikoNdu yaam peru sammaanam naadu pugazhum parisinaal

nanRaaga they said.

Kannan then asks as to what merits are they aspiring for.

The Gopis reply, “When Sri Rama was about to be crowned,

Sita came down till the doors and garlanded Him with her beautiful

glances and saw Him through. Sri Rama then removed His garland

and decorated Sitha with it. We seek such merits from you Oh

Kannaâ€.

 

soodakamE thOLvalaiyE thOdE sevippoovE paadgamE enRanaiya palkalanum yaam aNivOm

–

The wonderful hands that do service to

your lotus feet, need to be bejewelled with bangles that are

enmeshed with the finest of all the nine gems. The hands that

cuddle you need to be adorned with the finest of shoulderlets. You

adorn the makarakundalas (ear rings) on your ear. To match the

greatness of these, you should bestow a pair of diamond earrings to

the beautiful ears that listen to your sweet flute all the time. These

ears should be decorated with flowers (chevippoovu) as well. You

would touch our feet during the observance of ammi midiyal during

our holy matrimony. Such legs need to be decorated with the

ornament of jingles (paadagam). You should thus grant us with all

the jewellery that we seek. Women decorate themselves with jewels

before clothing themselves. For this we need finest and fragrant

most silk attires worn by you.

 

Kannan then says “But I do not possess so much to be given

to all of youâ€.

 

The Gopis say, “Pray get us our attires from the same place

from where you granted Draupadi with rolls and rolls of attire,

when she pleaded unto you taking your holy names like Krishna,

Govindaâ€.

Adhan pinnE paaRsoRu mooda ney peydhu muzhankai vazhivaara koodiyirundhu –

Until we attained you, we were determined not to take ghee or milk and not to

decorate our tresses with fragrant flowers.

 

But we have won you now. From now on, we shall bejewel

ourselves, wear grand silk attire, get our tresses decorated by you

with flowers and we shall relish the sweetness and delicacy of

ksheeraannam (milk rice) and take great delight in enjoying your

unending company with us. The milk rice should look like as if

being taken out after having dipped in a trough of ghee. While

relishing it, the ghee should drip down the wrist till the elbow. We

should enjoy the supreme bliss with you here, similar to that which

is enjoyed by the nityas and the muktas in Srivaikuntham with you

Oh Sriman Narayana

 

Andal ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan