pollAdha kutti KaNNan's sweet chEshtithangaL

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya namah:

 

Dearest srivaihsnavas,

 

The following incidents have been reported to be about Kutti KaNNan’s

chEshtithangaL. On the birthday of Kutti KaNNan’s, this is adiyEn’s humble

birthday offering to the little darling Lord of ours.

 

1. One old Gopika sthree came to YashOdhA. “YashOdhE! It is not enough, if

you have just given birth. You should know how to bring up a well-mannered

child. Do you know what did your boy do? He came into my home and asked for

milk rice (paaRchOru). He ate that and then asked for butter. After eating

food, I will not give butter- I said categorically. He angrily went to the

backyard of our house and tied all calves to their respective mother cows’

legs. The calves drank all milk and could not even walk with their stomachs

so much full. I happened to go there and see Him also standing smiling

sheepishly. “yENdaa ippadi seydhhay? (why did you do like that?)”- When I

asked Him, He said immediately, “maami! (aunty!) Your calves are all very

lean. They should drink more milk and then only they will become chubby like

me. My mother gives me milk saying that then only I would become fat and

chubby. That is why I released them, maami. Then they will become fat and

chubby. Hence forth, you also do that maami- He advised in addition to doing

that mischief.

 

2. Another GopasthrI said, “ammA YashOdhE! I gave butter (veNNai) to your

Boy KaNNan, and do you know what He did. He went to the back yard and

distributed to dogs, cats, and monkeys. I got terribly angry. I caught hold

of Him and asked Him “why did you do like that?”. He said “maami.. Your

butter stinks and has become spoiled. How can I eat that? At least let these

poor animals eat. See, they too are not drinking. It is so unbearable. At

least here after give some good butter to them. He immediately fled from my

hand.

 

3. Girls of KaNNan’s age knocked the door of yaSodhA, “maami.. mammi.. We

had adorned our entrances with 16 point kOlam, coloured kOlam with flower in

the middle etc.. Your KaNNan comes and says, “This lotus kOlam is not good;

this 16 point kOlam is ugly; this middle flower does not look nice”- saying

this, he spoils all kOlams that we had drawn. “. Please call him inside so

that we can continue with our kOlam preparation at our homes

 

4. maamI.. your kaNNan (when my mother was combing my hair) places the

PoosaNi (pumpkin) flower (which was kept in the middle of kOlam above the

cow dung) on my head, without my knowledge. romba paduttharaan maami..

 

I am reminded of Swamy desikan's Gopala Vimsathy, slokam 5. " hartthum

kumbhE..

 

KaNNan slowly enters into the kitchen. He looks there; and here; no one is

around. This is the right time. YasOdhA, after getting vexed with the

mischievous butter-stealing acts, keeps the butter in a different container

and at a different place to mislead our Kutti KaNNan. But our Lord- the

sarvEshwaran- Does He not know where the “veNNai” is? Will He get misled?

No.

 

He tip-toes towards the big pot (which is tall as He)- He opens the lid. And

with great effort, puts the whole hand in upto the shoulder and takes a

handful of butter; puts the whole lot into His mouth. Not enough. He dips in

again! Oh My God! YasOdhA has come in! She has seen everything. He is caught

stealing the butter- with His mouth full of butter, - with His hand fully

dipped into the pot. What will He do now? SarvEshwaran- Our Lord Kutti

KaNNan is “scared” of the visible angry mother approaching Him. Will she hit

Him? Will she scold Him? What puishment will she give Him? He is perplexed.

 

Should He run away? He has taken off one foot and is ready to run. At the

same time, He is not able to run away because He is cornered and fully

caught red handed. He is neither standing nor is He running! The little Lord

of ours has decided to close His eyes, unable to see what is going to

happen, thinking that He can avoid the punishment by closing His eyes! The

Universal Lord,- who protects the whole Universe and even beyond, simply and

effortlessly in His Yoga nitthirai on AdhisEshan, with complete awareness

and knowledge of all and every thing that happens everywhere- is having His

eyes now closed to avoid seeing His mother coming towards Him!

 

Swamy Sri Vedanta Desikan’s enjoyment is beyond description in words.

Sarvam SrI KrishNArpaNamasthu

GIthAchAryan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Narayana Narayana

NarayaNa dAsan madhavakkannan

 

 

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