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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




      

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