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AzhwArs enjoy the sowlabhyam of PerumAL more than
Parathvam, as that is what makes Him grander and
greater.. Thus, AzhwAr sings the birth of the Lord 
first before he starts rearing Him up with lullaby,
bathing, dressing, adorning with flowers etc. as
YasOdha PiraaTTi..

1. vaNNamAdangaL soozh ThirukkOttiyoor
        kaNNan kEsavan nambhi piRandhinil
    eNNai suNNam yedhiredhi thUvida
        kaNNan muRRam kalandhaLAyiRRE.

Sri KrishNAn, who resides in the divya desam of
ThirukkOttiyoor, surrounded by tall well decorated and
painted balconies, - the chief of Chathurmukha 
BrahmA and Rudran (Kesavan); the KalyANa guNa poorNan,
[the reservoir of most auspicious attributes]- when he
was born (took His avatar) at 
ThiruAyarpaadi, the residents there, were so
overjoyous and excited about the Kutti KaNNan?s
arrival, that they sprayed fragrant oily, turmeric 
powders at each other (with joy), and the mixture of
all these powders falling on the ground made the large
hall of Nadha gOpan appear like muddy 
sandal paste.. (sERu..) on the floors.

Kesavan- ka + Isa + van- The Cause or Creator of
Brahma and Rudhra; Or the 
One who killed Kesi (asurA) Or One who has most
beautiful Kesam (tresses);

Shanthi Parvam says A Blind who meditates and utters
the name Kesavan (who has the tresses like the Moon
and the Sun- so resplendent); gets his eye 
sight even.

piRandhinil- pIRandhu + in + il- Since he was born; it
became- in + il- meaning, so sweet home.  Nandhan?s
mUrram (Nandha gOpan?s hall has become 
KaNNan?s Hall, because He is Nandhan?s darling son.)

2. Oduvaar vizhuvaar uganthaalippaar
        naaduvaar nampiraan enguRRaan enbaar
    paaduvaargaLum palpaRai kotta ninRu
        aaduvaargaLum aayiRR aaypaadiyE..

Nandha gOkulam ? the Ayar paadi- where KaNNan was
born; having heard that He is born, running; (due to
the excitement and haste), falling; (unmindful of 
the fall, again getting up with happiness and zeal),
shouts excitedly, searching as to ?where is He? Where
is he?? where is our Swamy? (nambhi)?.; 
singing merrily and vociferously with happiness,
amidst the thunderous musical organs, standing and
dancing to the glory announcing His arrival. 
The entire Ayar paadi has become like that, with no
exception at all.

enguRRAn (where is He?)  also can be read as
?engutthAn? meaning: where ? 
where? ?.

3. pEni Seerudai piLLai piRandhinil
        kaaNatthaam puguvaar pukkup pOdhuvaar
ANoppaar ivan nErillai kaaN thiru
        vONatthAn ulagALum enbaargaLE.

In the sweet residence, where the darling (much
desired and sought after) KrishNA is born, those who
want to enjoy seeing the Kutti KaNNan enters into 
the house, and says, ?who can be compared to this man?
(None at all.)  (Purushan- He is Parama Purushan;
Purusha Utthaman; Isn?t He?). Even the 
Lord VishNu of SravaNa sta, who rules the worlds, can
not be equal to him (KaNNan)- they affirm.

Here this man- who can be equal to Him? Is a sweet
statement. He is not only the Parathvam; he is also a
Sowlabhyan unlike that VishNu (who rules the 
world). Though they are one and the same, this is just
to show greatness of sowlabhyam, he is better than
even VishNu. He is Seerudai PiLLai meaning- 
Sriman, One who is with SrI. But He is better than
that sriya: Pathi because He is the darling of cowherd
folks and is one among them. He stooped down to such a
sowlabhyam that one can not imagine. This also means,
he is grander than other devathaas naturally.  [We
will enjoy more of His sowlabhyam in 
the entire PeriyAzhwAr pAsurams ]

Also it can be inferred as: He is equal to that VishNu
who is the ruler of all worlds. Thus, He is none other
than VishNu. He is only Man (PurushOtthaman).

NammAzhwAr says, ?Anallan; peNNallan; aliyum allan..?
That means; he is neither a man; nor a woman; nor a
napumsakan. But then who is He? One can see the gender
used by AzhwAr. He? meaning. He is ?the Man? called
PurushOtthaman (and not like any other man).

4  uRiyai muRRatthu urutti ninRaaduvaar
        naRu ney paal thayir nanRaaga thUvuvaar
     seRimen koondhal avizha thiLaitthu engum
        aRivazhindhanar aaypaadi aayarE..

[Beautiful scene..]  The cowherd folks of Ayarpaadi,
(after seeing the darling Lord of theirs), in all
their houses, they are so overjoyed and excited that
they throw the curd, milk, fragrant ghee one ach other
and smear on each other?s bodies; they dance singing
with joy, letting their long hairs untie and fall
freely.. Forgetting materialistic / worldly pleasures
(thus, becoming insane:- )

aRivazhindhanar- means: lost their desire on materials
and other worldly matters.

Srimad Bhagawatham mentions the same scene:

gOpA: parasparam hrushtA dhaDhi kshIra ghruthAmbubhi: 
AsInchanthO vilim panthO navanIthaischa chikshipu: ||
(X.5. 14)

The cowherd folks on one another, being happy
(hrshtA), dhadhI curd; kshIra milk; ghrthAmbubhi:
butter milk; AsInchantha: sprinkling; vilimparantha: 
smearing; navanIthai: butter; chikshipu: threw on one
another.

5. koNda thAL uRikOlak kodu mazhu
        thaNdinar paRiyOlai sayanatthar
viNdamullaiyarumpanna pallinar
aNdar miNdip pugundhu neyyaadinaar.

{At Ayar padi in the neighborhood of NadhagOpan?s
home, the scene was described. Now the scene shifts to
those who went out for rearing the cows.]

The cowherd folks who went outside for rearing the
cows, those who have the pot tied with strong, long,
stout ropes, (for milk and for their food?); who have
the sharp mace-like stick, who have the make shift
arrangement of beds made of leaves (to take rest); who
have small white mullai flower like teeth (with
absolutely no kaLLam and kapatam- krithrimam illAdha
bhakti- unalloyed devotion) ; entered into Ayarpaadi
town (where He was born) smeared themselves with ghee,
as if they are bathing with Ghee (due to their over
excitement and extreme happiness).

{This pAsuram it is told brings us the Uriyadi
uthsavam _Those who have witnessed will enjoy)
Let us enjoy other five songs in next post.
Kutti KaNNan Kutti ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Regards
Namo Narayana
aDiyEn




       
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