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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all, 

Todayâs verse is the 24th 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. 

anRu ivvulakam aLan^thaay ati pORRi *
cenRaNGkuth thennilaNGkai ceRRaay thiRal pORRi *
ponRac cakatam uthaiththaay pukazh pORRi *
kanRu kuNilaa eRin^thaay kazhal pORRi *
kunRu kutaiyaay etuththaay kuNam pORRi *
venRu pakai ketukkum nin kaiyil vEl pORRi *
enRenRu un cEvakamE Eththip paRai koLvaan *
inRu yaam van^thOm iraNGku ElOr empaavaay. (2)  24. 

Heeding to the entreaties of the Gopis, Kannan came and
seated Himself on the throne. Captivated by the beauty of His stride
and the beauty of His sitting stance, the Gopis forgot the reason for
their visit and sung Him a song of pallandu.

anRu ivvulagam aLandhaam aDipORRi: -You incarnated as Vamana and later took the 
gigantic form of Trivikrama, measuring all the
celestial worlds and sanctifying them all with the sacred waters
from your lotus feet and sacramented them with the shadow of
your lotus feet. With the second measure you placed your foot on
the crowns of one and all without any bias relieving them off their
sins. You thus upheld your inherent virtue of saushilyam, by
associating yourself equally well, with the high as well as the low
ones. Having made the Lord take steps with such great a thiruvadi,
the Gopis deemed this to be a transgression and sought forgiveness
from the Lord and sung him a song of pallandu. The Gopis said
with delight, âOh Lord! You had once walked into the sacrificial
arena displaying the beauty of your pace and had reclaimed the
worlds from Bali in the name of generous offerings. Today, by
bestowing on us the vision of the same exquisite gait, you have
reclaimed us all, who had withered in your separation. That day,
Indra got back his lost kingdom from you. The subjects won the
association of your lotus feet on their heads. But today, we have
won you!â

senRangu thennilankai seRRal thiRal pORRi â Periyazhwar sung the glories of 
the Lord in his pallandu as  âun sEvadi sevvi thirukkAppuâ. Similarly Andal 
sung a mangalashasanam to the Lord to prevent His lotus feet from being tainted 
by the devouring looks of humans. Sri Rama was extolled by His father. He sung 
him a song of praise wishing Him overwhelming success against the evil.

Similarly, Andal sings a song of praise in favour of the valour of Sri
Rama, who fought triumphantly with the evil demons in Lanka. 
senRuâ Signifies the moving of the army of Sri Rama on the bridge
that was built by them across the ocean. The very sight of it would
nullify all our sins.

Here Andal extols not only the hands that have adorned the
bow, but also the lotus feet. To keep Kannan away from thinking
that they have started to praise Rama and not Him, she sings â_
ponRac cakatam uthaiththaay pukazh pORRi â The cart guised Shakatasura,
received a ghastly kick, and was bestowed with the same fate as
that of Maricha. âOh Kannan, the measuring of the worlds and the
winning over of Lanka, were all accomplished by the triumphant
after having reached a prime age. But you vanquished the evil
Shakatasura, even as a toddler. Without even the support from
your mother, you playfully kicked him and saw his end. Long live,
such glory and such greatnessâ.

kanRu kuNilaa eRin^thaay kazhal pORRi â âOne demon came in the
guise of a calf and tried to kill Krishna. Another one tried to hit him
hard in the guise of a fruit called âvilaampazamâ. Having known
this, you threw the calf into the air and killed the evil
Kapiththasuran as well. What a wonder! Just as how a thorn is
pricked out by another, you sent one asura into a whirl and
smashed the other. Glory to your brave and strong shoulders that
have accomplished such a featâ, says Andal.

kunRu kutaiyaay etuththaay kuNam pORRi â For seven days in a
row, you held aloft the mighty Govardhana on your little finger and
protected the entire populace of Ayirpadi along with their cattle
from the onslaughts of the incessant shower. You gave the cattle
and the folks with fodder and food. Having seen stacks of grass,
you imparted the nectar to the folks of Ayirpadi and made their
hunger disappear. You thus subdued the pride of Indra, who had
inflicted such torments on your devotees. Your glories are
immeasurable and beyond reach of mere words. Andal thus extols
the infinite auspicious attributes of the Lord with special mention
of his compassion and mercy.

venRu pakai ketukkum nin kaiyil vEl pORRi - â Kannan adorns
the spear in His hand, in order to protect the cattle and the
cowherds from any impediments, when they set out to graze their
cattle in the forest. Also, the discus in His hand has many sharp
spikes similar to His spear. Sri Rama was a royal prince and so
adorned the bow in His hands. Since Kannan is â
koorvEl kodunthozhilan nandhagOpan kumaranâ, He adorned the spear perhaps. 
Andal thus sang in praise of the spear and the discus that is Sudarshana Azhwar.

yenRenRum un sEvakamE yEtthi paRaikoLvaan  â Having painted the picture of 
all your adventurous accomplishments on the canvas of our hearts, we have come 
here singing praises and have assembled here today to relish and celebrate your 
glories. We pray you to bestow your compassion and to shower your benevolence 
on us.
The purport here is that the Lord unfailingly protects those
who seek refuge at His feet. It may also be taken as songs of glories
in favour of the preceptors. Preceptors like Bhagavad Ramanuja,
travelled far and wide, imparting spiritual and esoterical knowledge
to deserving disciples, dispelling the iniquitous attributes in them
like pride and selfishness that were as vicious as the ruler of Lanka
and thereby showed them all, the path to deliverance. Andal sings
the glories of the lotus feet of such an Acharya. This pasuram is the
singing of glories of an Acharya, who lights the lamp of knowledge
in us and dispels the darkness of nescience, thereby giving us
supreme bliss.

Andal ThiruvaDigaLE  SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan



      

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