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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
3-4-3

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


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