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 ANDAL'S ENVY CONCH'S PRIDE

In the previous posting it was seen that the conch had forgotten the birth 
place and well settled with the Lord. Here,AndAL uses the word nal-sangE.
"thEya asurar nadalaip pada muzhangum
thORRathAi naR changE" nAchiAr thiru mozhi 7-2
Here the commenatry very pertinent." iru karaiAyaga iruppArgaL 
unakkoppArgaLO;kuRRathaiyum guNathaiyum kaNakkituch seiyum avargaL unakkoppAga 
mAttArgaLiRE;karmAnuguNamAga shrishtikkumavaniREA avan"

The Lord has to create the souls as per their kArmic effects.The conch has only 
one role to play. He has to terrify the opponents and favour the devotees. 
Hence, those who are between the extremes-iru karaiyAi iruppArgaL- between 
kuRRam and guNam- cannot be equated to you, is the words addressed towards the 
pAnchajanyam.

The fourth pAsuram clarly spells " Look the conch has ascended to the Lord's 
divine ears and eternally-ceaselessly appears to be exchanging some 
secret-mandhiram-with Him. Since, the conch is always with the Lord, AndAL 
mentions that the wealth of pAnchajanyam is nowhere near to the wealth of 
indhiran. Further, here the words
' Eri avan seviyil, andharam onRinRi.." is also given an excellent commentary. 
When somebody is facing problems the chakram has to leave Him. Unlike this the 
sangam always is with the Lord and hence the term "andharam onRinRi" The text 
runs as follows: orutharku orAbathu vandhavARE kaivittup pOvAraip pOlandRikkEA.

This apart, this fact itself gives you an elevated pedestal among the 
conemporaries. There are so many, who exist in this extant world. However, you- 
pAnchanjanyam- is reigning high. You are eternally tasting the taste of His 
divine mouth who has vanquished the demon madhu.
"vunnOdu vudanE oru kadalil vAzhvAraip pOle ,
innAr iNaiyAr enRu eNNuvAr illai kAn,
mannAgi ninRu madhusUdhan vAyamudham,
paN nALUm vuNginRAi, pAnchajanyamE" 7-2-5

oru dhEsathilE vunnOdu sEra varthikkiRavargaLai, avargaL parAkramAdhal, 
swarUpamAdhal ittu eNNak kadavaAr illai kAN. Those who live along with you are 
never thought of despite their good nature or their specaility.
The emphasis is here on the everlasting togetherness of the pAnchajanyam and 
the nexus with the Lord's divine ears and mouth, which reserves the special 
place for the pAnchajanyam.
this pAsuram itself, shall we say, places the conch a class apart vis-a-vis 
others.

It is generally observed that people traverse and travel long distance to reach 
spiritual waters/rivers like ganges,godavari and take bath. AndAL mentions in 
the next pAsuram as follows:
"oh!panchajanyam! instead of going distance for dipping into religious waters, 
you have ascended the Lord's countenance and taking bath,day in and day out in 
His mouth-waters-nectar.What a fortune? ennEA bhAkyam?
is the exclamation.

Thus goes on the adoration and admiration for the pAnchajanyam.
is that all?
(to be continued)
vanamamalai padmanabhan













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