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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesikamahadesikaya namah:
 
Dearest Srivaishnavas, 
 
Let us continue to enjoy PeyAzhwAr?s wonderful
anubhavams on ThiruvEnkatam. Today?s verse on
ThiruvEnkatam is the 73rd verse. 
 
saarnthakadu thEyppath thadaaviyakOt tuccivaay
oornthiyangum veNmathiyi NnoNmuyalai, - sErnthu
sinavEngai paarkkum thirumalaiyE, aayan
punavEngai naaRum poruppu.                            
 75

The moon with its sweet white belly touching the
ThiruvEnkatam moutain?s surface (the mountain being so
high] crawls on its surface.. [when the moon moves].
The fiery eyed tiger looking at the dark spots on the
moon thinks that it is the white rabbit nearby and
attempts to pounce on its prey. It keeps ogling at the
prey without being able to reach and touch nor it is
able to get away from it as it is inaccessible. Thus
it is so near yet so far. 

In such a lovely mountain of ThiruvEnkatam, the vEngai
trees [meaning: neem trees] grow dense and tall and
the whole place is cool and fertile- where our Lord
KaNNan resides.

A wonderful scenic beauty. The mountain so tall that
the white moon appears to be touching on its stomach
and appears to be crawling on the surface. The tiger
sees the dark spots of the moon [so near] and assumes
that it is white rabbit [the poets always consider the
dark spots of the moon as rabbits- poetic imagination]
and attempts pounce on it. It neither leaves the place
due to temptation nor is it able to reach its prey due
to inaccessibility. 

This is similar to our running behind the transitory
pleasures which appear to be giving us happiness; but
not actually so. Also it pulls us down further.   

This tiger nor being able to proceed; nor stop- this
[though niot directly relevant, reminds me of
naapagacchan; naThishthan of Gopala vimsathi 5th
verse.  - not moving; nor stationary..]

KaNNan slowly enters into the kitchen. He looks there;
and here; no one is around. This is the right time.
YasOdhA, after getting vexed with the mischievous
butter-stealing acts, keeps the butter in a different
container and at a different place to mislead our
Kutti KaNNan. But our Lord- the sarvEshwaran- Does He
not know where the veNNai [butter] is? Will He get
misled? No.

He tip-toes towards the big pot (which is tall as He)-
He opens the lid. And with great effort, puts the
whole hand in upto the shoulder and takes a handful of
butter; puts the whole lot into His mouth. Not enough.
He dips in again! Oh My God! YasOdhA has come in! She
has seen everything. He is caught stealing the butter-
with His mouth full of butter, - with His hand fully
dipped into the pot. What will He do now?
SarvEshwaran- Our Lord Kutti KaNNan is scared of the
visible angry mother approaching Him. Will she hit
Him? Will she scold Him? What puishment will she give
Him? He is perplexed.

Should He run away? He has taken off one foot and is
ready to run. At the same time, He is not able to run
away because He is cornered and fully caught red
handed. He is neither standing nor is He running! The
little Lord of ours has decided to close His eyes,
unable to see what is going to happen, thinking that
He can avoid the punishment by closing His eyes! The
Universal Lord,- who protects the whole Universe and
even beyond, simply and effortlessly in His Yoga
nithrA on AdhisEshan, with complete awareness and
knowledge of all and every thing that happens
everywhere- is having His eyes now closed to avoid
seeing His mother coming towards Him!

Vedanta Desikan?s enjoyment is beyond description in
words.

aazhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam
SrI PadmAvathI SamEtha Sri Srinivasa ParabrahmaNE
Namah: 
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan


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