Sri Srinivaasa Vaibhavam- Thirumangai AzhwAr anubhavam Periya Thirumozhi 7.3.5

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest all,

Let us continue to enjoy Thirumangai AzhwArs wonderful

verses on Thiruvenkatamudiayaan.

 

kalayaami kalidhvamsam kavim lOkadhivaakaram

yaSya kObi: prakaaSaabir aavidhyam niHatham thama:

 

I meditate on the Poet, who is like the Sun for the

whole world, to destroy the darkness of

ignorance(a~jnAnam) with his word and who destroys the

Kali dhOsham.

 

Let us enjoy Periya Thirumozhi 7.3.5 on

ThiruvEnkatam..

 

aaNGgu venNnNara gaththazhunN dhumpO

thanchE leNnRadi yENnaiyaNG gEvanNdhu

thaaNGgu,thaamarai yaNnNnapoNn Nnaaradi

embi raaNnai um barkkaNi yaaynNiNnRa,

vENGgadaththari yaippari kIRiyai

veNNe yuNdura liNnidai yaappuNda

thINGga rumbiNnai, thENnainNaNn paaliNnai

aNnRi yeNnmaNnam chinNdhaichey yaadhE 7.3.5

 

The One who appears then and there, whenever the cruel

hell like sorrows come to torment me, and consoles me

Don’t fear” (anjEl- maa sucha;); My Swami; the One,

who has the red lotus Feet; the adorning jewel, in the

group of Nithya sooris; the Lion of ThiruvEmkatam; the

Lord who tore the horse (kesi asuran); the cowherd Boy

KaNNan, caught for eating stolen butter, who stooped

Himself as simple (sowlabhyam) that He was tied to

mortar, with quivering lips, and tears welled in the

eyes; (yetthiRam uralinOdu iNaindhiRandhu yEngiya

yeLivE!); He is the Honey; the Sweet Milk; - But for

that sweetest Lord- my mind will not think of anyone

else.

 

Would the Parabrahmam consent to being tied up to a

grindstone like any mortal mischief-monger? It must

indeed have been an ironical sight, the Liberator of

all from eternal bondage, Himself being immobilized

and imprisoned, that too by an ordinary cowherd lady!

" etthiram uralinOdu iNaindu irundu Engiya eLivE "

marvels Sri Nammazhwar, and wonders again at the

incredible Soulabhyam of the Lord getting beaten up by

Gopis for stealing butter- " Ayar kouzhundAi avarAl

pudayuNNum en mAya pirAn " . AzhwAr swooned for six

months wondering at His sowlabhyam.

 

Kesi- [sri Satakopan Swamin adds:]An asura having the

form of a horse ,by the name Kesi ,who was sent by

KamsA to kill Baala GopAlan (KrishNA) at Gokulam .

 

kEsi was an asuran, who took the form of a gigantic

and

powerful horse galloping with lightning speed . He

arirved

at Gokulam sending out an ear shattering roar and

waving his mane to chase the clouds . He had the blue

hue

according to Srimadh Bhagavatham ( Canto 10: Chapter

37).

He frightened the residents of Gokulam with his

attahAsam .

 

KrishNA appeared before him and invited him to attack

.. Kesi charged at KrishNA with a wide open mouth and

used his hind legs to kick the Lord .Our Lord stepped

aside and got hold of the tail of Kesi and whirled him

round and round and threw him with great contempt over

hundreds of Yards .Kesi was knocked unconscious .When

he regained consciousness, he charged once again at

the Lord , who was waiting for him . This time , our

Lord put His left hand inside the mouth of the Horse

demon and shattered all his teeth that tried to bite

Him . After that , Our Lord let His arm swell up

inside the mouth of the Horse demon .That arm grew

immensely and suffocated the asuran . The Lord thus

destroyed Kesi and got the name of Kesavan ( kesi

hanthAran )and the DevAs showered flowers over Him in

appreciation of His valorous act . The name Kesavan is

also intrepreted differently ( as the One with

supremely beautiful curly , black hair /Kesam ).

 

there is also anothor interpretation of word kesavan

as " kesava: klesa naasan: meaning " the one who clears

the sufferings of a person "

 

Thirumangai AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan