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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all, 

Todayâs verse is the 15th verse. 
This is verse teaches us how to behave infront of BhAgawathaa... naanEthAn 
ayiduga... 

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. 

ellE iLaNGkiLiyE! innam uRaNGkuthiyO! *
cillenRu azhaiyEnmin naNGkaimIr pOtharukinREn *
vallai un katturaikaL paNtE un vaay aRithum *
vallIrkaL nINGkaLE naanE thaan aayituka *
ollai nI pOthaay unakkenna vERutaiyai *
ellaarum pOn^thaarO pOn^thaar pOn^thu eNNikkoL *
vallaanai konRaanai maaRRaarai maaRRazhikka
vallaanai * maayanaip paatu ElOr empaavaay.     15.

In this verse, Andal and her mates awaken one of their friends
who had a sweet voice like that of a parrot. In the previous verse
Andal sung about the Lord who adorned the conch and the discus.
Having heard of this, the maid contemplating upon Kannan and
extolling his glories went into a devotional trance. Having heard of
their friendâs devotional lyrics, Andal and her ensemble came about
to awaken her. They began with their sweet words âOh sweet
parrot! Having been separated from Kannan, we have lost our sleep
and have come to take you along with us with the fond hope of
being able to reach Him again. Is it then right for you to enjoy your
slumber. All of us have been blessed to receive His company todayâ.
When many of them had finished saying similar things, the
concentration with which the maid was contemplating upon
Krishna was broken. With indignation she got back âOh what a
disturbance. I have been awake all the timeâ. The folks outside
replied âIs that so? We do know about your sharp temperâ. To
which the maid says âOh friends, it is you who are muffling my
mind with your words. Why should there be a need for unnecessary
exchange of words? It is indeed I who is at faultâ and apologized for
her harsh words. This conduct is of much importance. If a true
Srivaishnava is reprimanded by another, then the former should
take the blame on him, apologize for the offences and beseech the
feet of the Lord for having reminded him of his sins. Bharata was
such a great bhagavatha. He said that it was only due to his sins
because of which his brother Sri Rama had to go to the forests and
neither Manthara not his mother Kaikeyi may be held responsible
for this.

If we are to get rebuked by others, then we should feel
thankful to them and should treat it as a reminder from the Lord
for all our sins. We should then approach the lotus feet of the Lord
and should beseech his grace to relieve us off those transgressions.
The maid of this house is indeed a good Srivaishnavite of such an
order. And so she says, ânAnEthAn Ayidugaââ (May I be at fault).  
This is indeed the decorum of a true Srivaishnava.

Knowing well, the fact that when the devotees of the Lord are
awaiting at the doorstep, even the contemplation of the Lord is an
act of transgression, for the devotees should not be made to wait,
the maid rushes from inside and opens the door and respectfully
inquires as to in what way could she be of any service to them. To
this the ensemble replies that they would treasure her company to
the Yamuna for taking a holy dip. The maid continues âOh is that
so? I shall be with you in moments. But have the others already
joined the group? If yes, please conduct them into my houseâ To
this the ensemble replies, âWe are delayed. Why donât you come
and take count? Kannan relieves us from our ego and pride just as
how he trounced upon the elephant Kuvalayapeeda. Just as how he
mystified the evil Chanura and Mushtika, similarly He has changed
the mindset of the elders at home who were averse to our meeting
Kannan. He has thus immensely supported us and let us all
therefore make it quick to sing his glories during the nombu ritual
and be blessed with the bliss of his divine epiphany and
communion. Come therefore immediately. Having taken everybody
into their ensemble in this way, they finally reach the palace of
Nandagopa, where Kannan joined them and they all made it merrily
to the banks of the Yamuna.

In this world, some do not accept their mistakes. Some accept
it reluctantly after having lost all means of evading. While there are
some who accept their mistakes gracefully even without others
bidding for it. They are indeed the most outstanding of human
populace like the maid in this verse who had the sweet voice of a
parrot.
[Let us enjoy the naanAthAn Ayiduga more in a day]. 

Andal ThiruvaDigaLE  SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan




      

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