Namo Narayana

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Sri:

 

Dearest Bhagawathas,

 

NamO Narayana..

 

Kutti KaNNan - about two years old- stout, chubby, dark ThirumEni (Body)

with cute, charming, large eyes- red coral mouth, the peacock feather on His

Head- Almost the entire ThirumEni is smeared first with veNNai (butter) and

thayir (curd) that he had stolen and eaten- the remnants of which were

smeared on His body by Himself in order to make sure that none mistakes Him

for a " good " Boy- He is born to be called " kaLLan " - veNNai Thirudan " (butter

thief). On top of that " pisukku " (grease), the dirt has stuck due to His

play outside on the sands. How great He would have looked!

 

KaaNa peridhum uagappan- aagilum kaNdaar pazhippar- (It would be feast to

the eyes; But people will talk about your dirt- says PeriyAzhwAr (in the

role of Yashodha- calling Him lovingly for bathing Him. He does not come and

attend to her call. Yashodha finally says.. " Nappinnai KaaNil sirikkum " - (If

Nappinnai sees she will laugh at you..) That does the trick- Here He is,

running towards her and hugs her with all that dirt and butter.. Thollai

inbatthin iRudhi Deiva nangai YasoDhai PeRRaaL.

 

PeriAzhwAr also enjoys the scene - when Yashodha churns, Kutti KaNNan (whose

target is to get some portion for eating the butter), comes from behind and

hugs her neck, (who is sitting on the ground and churning) with His little

lovely limbs and smooches His chubby cheeks to her cheeks.

What a Bhagyam! AzhwAr says " Kuttan vandhu yennai puRam puluguvaan;

Govindhan ennai puRam pulguvaan " .

 

Another great one: The elder brother Balaraman, a fair complexioned boy,

runs and the Kutti chubby, charming, dark KaNNan walks with heavy steps,

unable to keep pace with the elder brother. veLLimalaikkuttan runs in the

front and karumalaikkuttan follows behind.

 

In another place, AzhwAr cautions beautifully to Indran (who had angered on

Kutti KaNNan and caused heavy downpour on Aaayar paadi during which

Govardhana mountain was lifted effortlessly by KaNNan to protect the cattle

and cowherd folks), " Don't think that He is small (siRumai); what is the

meaning of " small " - Go and ask Mahabhali. (Great reference to

Vaamanavataar).

 

AzhwAr describes Krishna chEshithams in an extremely lively fashion. Swamy

Desikan very fondly composes His butter stealing in Gopala vimsathy in

" Hartthum kumbhE.. " (slOkam 5).

 

Let us pay our obeisance to PeriyAzhwAr on his Thirunakshathram yesterday.

Let us utter " NamO Narayana " - and make it reverberate throughout the world..

" Naadum nagaramum nangaRiya namO naaraayaNaa enRu paadum manamudaip

pattharuLLeer!

vandhu pallaaNdu kooRuminE.. "

 

PeriyAzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Regards

 

NamO Narayana

adiyEn

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