SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama: Dearest all, Todayâs verse is No. 10th- let us continue to enjoy the wonderful commentary of His Holiness Srimath Paravakkottai Andavan of Sri Poundarikapuram Swami ashramam, Srirangam â translated into English by Sri CG Balaji Swami. nORRuc cuvarkkam pukukinRa ammanaay! * maaRRamum thaaraarO vaacal thiRavaathaar * naaRRath thuzhaaymuti naaraayaNan * nammaal pORRap paRai tharum puNNiyanaal * paNtu orun^aaL kURRaththin vaay vIzhn^tha kumpakarNanum * thORRum unakkE perun^thuyil thaan than^thaanO * aaRRa anan^thalutaiyaay! aruNGkalamE * thERRamaay van^thu thiRa ElOr empaavaay. 10. In this pasuram, the greatness of Sharanagati (self-surrender) has been brought out. After one performs sharanagati at the feet of Paraman, Paraman Himself will look after all his needs and welfare. And so after having performed sharanagati, we place all the responsibility of our protection at His feet. After this the sharanagathan can be relieved of all worries and can concentrate on serving Him and can obtain happiness and the bliss of moksham. The house of the maid of this pasuram is close to Nandagopanâs house. Kannan used to pay visits to her house once in a while and she performed Sharanagati at the feet of Kannan. Now that there is no other upayam to be performed, she is asleep free of all worries. Not having realised this, they are trying to wake her up. When she lay asleep even after dawn they said âOh dear girl! Our Mistress! How do we observe the nombu, if you remain asleep like this? As if you would get the benefits of this nombu without observing it. (In reality she was not interested in observing this nombu as she had already performed sharanagati at the feet of Kannan). Oh girl! We feel that you could be our guide and our companion and so are we inviting you, but alas you are still asleepâ. But this girl never spoke a word. Just as how Sita matha at Ashoka vanam was enjoying the glories of Sri Rama sung by Hanuman, so was this girl enjoying the glories of Kannan being talked about by her friends at the door. She remained silent as she was also a little indignant owing to the fact that her friends addressed her as âour mistress (Yajamani)â, while she considered herself to be a slave of Kannan and his devotees. Her friends remained at the door blinking. They said to each other âLet alone the locked door. She is silent too. If she is a rich girl, then she should welcome bhaktas and guests who come to her door and exchange pleasantries with them. If she has given herself to Kannan, she could give us her words at least. Oh Friend, should our eyes and ears starve for not having been able to see you or hear from you? The maid who was inside, now speaks, âOh my dear friends! You are putting blame on me. Do you think Kannan is here?â Her friends then spoke, âDo you think you will be able to keep the fragrance of the temple (chandanam) sandalwood paste away from us?â To which, she replied âjust because you smell the fragrance of chandanam and thiruththuzhaai (tulasi), does it mean Kannan should be here?â âYes my dear maid, if Kannan held you close even once, then the fragrance wonât go off even after half a dozen baths.â said they. âHow can Kannan get into a house that is so well guardedâ, said she in anger. Her friends then replied, âShould Kannan try to get the door opened, like us? He only cannot find his way out once he gets inâ. Having thought that it is useless to continue this dialogue anymore, she started to act asleep and began to snore aloud. âOh friend! Do you listen? Did Kumbhakarana give you his sleep before departing from this world? He just separated one, and how could you sleep having separated all of us? Why do you feel so lazy at the crack of dawn?â Not willing to take this blame, she immediately woke up and came down. Seeing her coming down her friends said, âYou were talking to us from upstairs till now and be careful when you step your way down. Letâs go to take a holy dipâ. Andal ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan ------------------------------------ Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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