Kulasekara AzhwAr PerumAL Thirumozhi- 7.10- You have got mothers [yasodha and puthanai] ; I am a useless mother to You

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama:

 

Dearest All,

 

AzhwAr pours out his grief for not being able to enjoy

the Kutti KaNNan (in Devaki’s role). He cries out

through the media of Devaki by simulating emotions

motherly tenderness to the child.

 

AzhwAr feels (in the Devaki role) : You have got

mothers [yasodha and puthanai] ; I am useless mother

to You

 

vancha mEviya nenchutaip pEychchi

varaNtu naarn^aram pezhakkarin^ thukka

nancha maar_tharu suzhimulai yanthO

suvaitthu neeyaruL seythu vaLarnthaay

kanchan naaLkavar karumuki lenthaay

kataippat tEnveRi thEmulai sumanthu

thancha mElonRi lEnuynthi runthEn

thakka thEn^alla thaayaippeR RaayE 7.10

 

The demon Putanai came to you with a mind to kill You

with her posison smeared breastmilk; She came to cheat

you by posing as Yasodha and You made her fleshes come

out and nerves weakened (through sucking her breast).

Oh what a wonder! You sucked her round breast full of

poison as if it is tasty (by your grace even poison

becomes Amritam. You grew up with such wonderful

deeds. You took away the life of Kamsa. Oh my Lord!

resembling the most beautiful dark rain laden clouds!

Even that demoness made use of her breasts and You

sucked from hers. By having purposeless breasts, I

stand useless. Except my life, I have nothing useful.

You have got mothers (Yashoda and Putanai) befitting

you.

 

Let us enjoy Swami Desikan Gopala vimsathi referring

to this incident of killing Putanai

 

AAMNAAYA GANDHI RUDITA SPHURITAADHAROSHTAM

AASRAAVILEKSHANAMANUKSHANA MANDHAHAASAM I

GOPAALADIMBHAVAPUSHAM KUHANAAJANANYAA:

PRAANASTHANANDHAYAMIVAIMI PARAM PUMAAMSAM II

 

[From Sti Satakopan Swami’s article] I visualize and

revere Sri Gopala as the Supreme Lord, who took the

form of the child born in the cowherd family. He was

not an ordinary baby. As he feigned fear at the sight

of the approaching evil Puthanaa, he alternately cried

and smiled. When he cried, his upper and lower lips

quivered from that exertion. At that time, his sweet

breath carried the fragrance of the Vedas. He also

smiled in between his crying spells. His smile was

over the thought of what he planned to do next with

the deceitful Puthanaa. He not only helped himself

with the poisonous milk from her breast, but also

sucked her life through the very same act of

responding to her cunning invitation to breast feed

him. He drank at one swoop Puthana's milk and her life

force and blessed her this way. This certainly is no

ordinary child!

 

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE saraNam

Regards

Namo narayana

dAsan