SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama: Dearest all, Todayâs verse is the 21st verse. 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. ERRa kalaNGkaL ethir poNGki mIthaLippa * maaRRaathE paalcoriyum vaLLal perum pacukkaL * aaRRap pataiththaan makanE aRivuRaay * URRam utaiyaay periyaay * ulakinil thORRamaay ninRa cutarE thuyilezhaay * maaRRaar unakku valitholain^thu un vaacaR kaN * aaRRaathu van^thu un ati paNiyumaa pOlE * When the Gopis continued waking up Nappinnai, she finally woke up and came out to speak to them. She said, âOh Gopis, in enjoying a blissful communion with Kannan, I shall be one amongst you. So let us all unite together and plead unto Kannan.â ERRa kalaNGkaL ethir poNGki mIthaLippa * maaRRaathE paalcoriyum vaLLal â In Ayirpadi, the huge vessels that were used to receive the milk from the cows, were overflowing. How many ever vessels be used, the result remained the same. The cows too had the virtue of munificence and generosity similar to Kannan. The cowherds would take the fills of milk in vessels, but even if they did not do that, the cattle out of abundance would continue to give milk continuously. These cows that give floods of milk in great opulence are similar to the rivers that give sweet potable water to the habitats and like the trees that bestow delicious fruits. Due to the divine touch of Kannan, these cows looked as gigantic as elephants. Nandagopan was one such chieftain who had received innumerable cows of such kind free of cost. Oh Kannan! The son of the noble Nandagopa! if not for becoming the heir to Nandagopa, how would all this assets and chattels be inherited by you? Andal says that though the Lord is the master of the entire universe that is in his possession, yet, the most befitting thing about Kannan is that He is the master of the entire chattels of Nandagopan. maganE ! ARivuRaay â âIt is surprising that the all-pervasive and the all-knowing like you should be made to realise it with such difficulty. You are perhaps waiting for all those people who are yet to come and so are enjoying a good sleep. Are you still in your slumber Oh Lord! Wake upâ. Here Andal uses the term âaRivuRaayâ instead of âyezhundhiraayâ. The inherent virtues of the Lord like compassion, humility, forbearance was worth nothing at places like Srivaikuntham, the supreme abode and Ksheerasagaram, the milky ocean. âYou incarnated amongst us just to make sure that you had an opportunity to exhibit all these noble virtues. If you do not come to us and exhibit those virtues, then they would be as good as being absent. Think it over Oh Lord!â says Andal. OORRamudaiyaayâ âOh Kannan, you are a servant to the subservient. Out of compassion for all of us, you have taken this form in this world. All the petals of a lotus are always facing each other. You know that you are indeed the final purport that is put forth by the imperial Vedas. You therefore are â__R,_Fâ, the supreme one whose limits are not known even by the mighty Vedasâ. OORRamudaiyaay periyaay ! â âWhoever resorts to your lotus feet, have been assured of your protection. You dissuaded the likes of Sugriva and others from hindering the granting of refuge to Vibhishana. You therefore have the capacity to bring your words to fruition. Though you bestow everything upon your subjects, you are yet dissatisfied with it. Your glories are crowned many times when you bestow on them the fruits of goodness that befit your immense glories. When the soiled water is made free of mud and dirt, then what remains below is the pure potable water. Similarly if we remove the vision of our physical eyes that is replete with the blemishes of desire, anger, greed, passion, pride and jealousy and see only through the eyes of our unsullied knowledge, then it is possible to see you in everyoneâs heart in your complete divine and magnificent form.â Ulaginil thORRamaay ninRa sudarE â âYou may be grasped by the profound teachings and esoterical purports put forth by the imperial Vedas, Itihasas and Puranas. You are also the brightest light that may be realised by all the sentient orders like the humans, animals, birds etcâ. sudarE â âYour incarnation amidst us resembles a blemish less jewel stone that lies amidst a heap of cow dung. thuyilezhaayâ If you do not come to us now, will not all those glories be of no value?â maaRRaar unakku vali tholiandhu unvaaRkaNN aaRRaadhu vandhu un aDi paNiyumaapOlE pOtriyaam vandhOm pugazhndhu_: â The adversaries of your devotees, under the flood of your unfavourable grace, after finding no other resort, would come to your lotus feet finally. We on the other hand have resorted to the shadow of your lotus feet having fully realised your inherent divine attributes like compassion, mercy and unassuming humble nature. Unlike Kakasura, who sinned towards Piratti and finding no refuge and solace even after rounding all the three worlds, resorted to your lotus feet finally, we have been drawn towards you by the power of your divine virtues and glories. We came here to sing you a song of dawn like Periyazhwar, who sang you the famous Thiruppalandu. Our unwavering faith in you brought us to you with no doubts in our minds as to the fulfilment of our goals. A preceptor imparts all the essential purports of the esoterical knowledge to a true disciple who resorts to his feet and takes up his servitude. This is the hidden purport of this verse Andal ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:SriRangaSri-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:SriRangaSri-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! 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