ANDAL'S ENVY CONCH'S PRIDE-4

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ANDAL S ENVY CONCH'S PRIDE

 

The same sound from the sangam is perceived differently according to the

circumstances. In the morning when Lord krishNA makes the sound from it, the

cows comprehend it to be a call for the day outing. In the evening, it is a

sound call for return. The same is also call for girl-folks in thiru AippAdi

that He is returning from the outing.

 

" surigaiyum theRivillum cheNdu kOlum, mEal Adaiyum thOzhan mAr koNdOda,

oru kaiyAl oruvan than thOLai vUnRi, Anirai inam mELak kuRitha sangam.. "

peiryAzhwAr thiru mozhi

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periya jEyar's commentary is a must for the understanding of the multifaceted

role of the pAnchajanyam

" ..pasu niRaiyin udiaya thirALAnadhu mELumpadiyAga vUdhina sangathai pidithuk

koNdu. sangam kuRikkum pOdhu:

AniRaiyin mELgaikkuRuppAga kuRikkumadhum, mELugaikkuRuppAgak kuRikkumadhum,

pakkathu vilangAmaikkuRuppAga kuRikkumadhum, vUdhugiRa dhvani vishEshathAlE

vAsanai paNNina pasukkaL aRiyum iREa. "

 

The cows understand the tone of the sound emanating from the conch as they are

used to it. ippOdhu sAyankAlam AgaiyAlE, mElak kuRitha sangam engiRadhu. indha

dhvanidhAn pungkoL thirumugathu maduthUdhiya sangolipOl, thiru AippAdiyil

pengaLukkum than varavai vuNarthugaikku vudalAi irEa iruppadhu.

 

The parallel functional role of the conch is being highlighted by periAzhwAr and

explained by swAmi maNavALa mAmunikaL.

AndAL being the daughter/disciple of periyAzhwAr, no doubt is also fascinated by

the conch which we have seen in the earlier postings also.

The endless attraction for AndAL for the conch has already been seen in

thiruppAvai and nAchiyAr thiru mozhi. However, we have been scratching only the

surface.

(to be continued)

vanamamalai padmanabhan