SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama: Dearest All, After enjoying Krishna as a child, Kulasekara AzhwAr is attracted by Lord Rama as a child. Posing himself as the mother Kowsalya, he burst out with great joy singing the lullabies for Lord Rama. The ten verses devoted for this purpose contain a poetic description of the important divine deeds performed during the Ramavatharam. When Kulasekara AzhwAr thinks of Rama as a prince, he is attracted by the motive of father-son, as different from mother-child role. He identifies himself with Dasaratha, who banished his dearest son Rama to the DhaNdakaraNya forest and suffered the grief of separation. In order to express his feeling over this tragic event, AzhwAr in the words of Darasaratha king pours out his sorrow in ten verses. A really soul stirring set of verses! It brings tears to our eyes when we recite the verses. van_thaaLi NniNaivaNangi vaLan^agaram thozhuthEttha manna Nnaavaan ninRaayai ariyaNaimE lirunthaayai netungaanam patarap pOku enRaaL,em iraamaavO unaippayantha kaikEsi thansoR kEttu nanRaaka naanilatthai yaaLvitthEn nanmaganE unnai naanE 9.1 My Raamaa! You, who should have been sitting on this strong throne; the local rulers and chieftains falling at your feet out of respect and reverence, who is source of joy to me, who should have been coronated as a king- have been asked to go to the forest. What a pity, I banished you to the impenetrable forest yielding to the words of your step mother Kaikeyi! Oh my son, the one who always obeys me and my words always! I have very beautifully made you as the king (sarcasm) for this earth. vevvaayEn vevvuraikEt tirun^ilatthai vENtaathE virainthu venRi maivaaya kaLiRozhinthu thErozhinthu maavozhinthu vanamE mEvi neyvaaya vEln^etungaN nErizhaiyum iLangOvum pinpu pOga evvaaRu nadanthanaiyem iramaavO emperumaan ensey kEnE 9.2 My Raamaa! Listening to my cruel words from this mouth and not desirous of ruling the kingdom, leaving all the strong mountain like horses, elephants, chariots, that can enable you to attain victory effortlessly, you proceed towards the forest immediately along with spear like eyed large eyed SitA PiraaTTi and the darling younger brother. How did you dare proceed to the forest? How did you choose to go to the forest? Forsaking all those affectionate citizens of Ayodhya, how did you go? How did you walk through the rugged paths with Sita? Oh my master! What will I do? You are the saviour of mankinds. kollaNaivEl varin^edungaN kOsalaithan kulamathalaay kunivil lEnthum mallaNaintha varaitthOLaa valvinaiyEn manamurukkum vagaiyE kaRRaay mellaNaimEl muNnthuyinRaay inRinippOy viyan_kaana maratthin neezhal kallaNaimEl kaNduyilak kaRRanaiyO kaakutthaa kariya kOvE 9.3 Oh Rama! The darling son of Kosala kulam- the lineage of Kowsalya, long eyed lady! The Lord with strongest shoulders carrying the divine bow! Even this mahaapaapi?s stone heart gets melted at you. Kaakustha! Dark coloured handsone one! My Master! How can you, who had spent all the earlier years sleeping on royal soft beds, sleep now in the forest under the shade of the trees on the bed made of dry leaves and rocky stones? vaapOgu vaainnam vanthorukaal kaNdupO malaraaL koonthal vEypOlu mezhilthOLi thanporuttaa vitaiyOnRan villais seRRaay maapOgu nedungaanam valvinaiyEn manamurukkum maganE inRu neepOga ennencha mirupiLavaayp pOgaathE niRku maaRE 9.4 Come here; go back; again come back? - I used ask you so that I could keep enjoying your gait and your beauty in the front and the back. Please come and see me again. The Lord, who broke the strong Siva dhanus (bow of Siva) to wed the most beautiful, flower bedecked fragrant haired Sita PiraaTTi! I am a mahaa paapi. Even that stone heart of mine breaks when I think of your entry into the bid forest inhabited by wild elephants. porunthaar_kai vEln^uthipOl paralpaaya mellatikaL kuruthi sOra virumbaatha kaanvirumbi veyiluRaippa vempasin^Oy koora inRu perumpaavi yEnmakanE pOginRaay kEkayar_kOn makaLaayp peRRa arumpaavi soRkEtta aruvinaiyEn enseykEn anthO yaanE 9.5 The stones in the forest are like the sharp spears that are held by our enemies; they will hurt and prick your heel when you walk on them. Blood would ooze out of those feet. The hot sun would scorch on the top; at the right time you would not get the right food. You would get only those fruits and roots. None would are go to such forest. But you chose to go to such a forest, my darling son! Just because I asked you to go, you went to the forest desirously today. This cruel father of yours listened to that cunning daughter of Kekaya king, Kaikeyi. Oh alas! What will I do? ammaaven Rukanthazhaikku maarvassol kELaathE aNisEr maarvam enmaarvath thidaiyazhunthath thazhuvaathE muzhusaathE mOvaa thuchchi kaimmaavin nataiyanna mennataiyum kamalampOl mukamum kaaNaathu emmaanai yenmakanai yizhanthitta izhithakaiyE Nnirukkin REnE 9.6 appaaa! Aiyaa! ? How nicely and lovingly you used to call me; Happily you used to address me. I am not able to hear such words now. I am not able to immerse into the greatest enjoyment of hugging you tightly with those ornaments on Your chest pressing on my chest. I am not able to smell your forehead embracing You. Not able to enjoy that lovely elephant like manly gait of Yours and unable to relish seeing that most beautiful red lotus face of Yours. My master, my darling son- I performed that cruelest deed of sending him to the forest and am still breathing and not dead yet. poomaruvu naRunkunchi punsataiyaayp punainthupoon^ thukilsE ralkul kaamarezhil vizhaludutthuk kalanaNiyaa thanganga Lazhagu maaRi EmaruthO Lenputhalvan yaaninRu selatthakka vananthaan sEr_thal thoomaRaiyeer ithuthagavO sumanthiranE visittanE solleer neerE 9.7 Oh vedic Brahmins! Minister Sumanthrar! My Guru Sage Vasishta! That fragrant flower like tresses have changed to matted locks like the sages; discarding the royal clothing and changed into the dress made of hard rough, tough wood peels without wearing the ornaments; the beauty of body still remains unchanged ? not supplemented by artificial enhancement (with ornaments and royal dresses); My son- of whom even the enemies are scared of; has gone to the forest now. Instead of this oldie who needs to go forest leaving all comforts (as vaanaprastham), without enjoyment of royal facilities and youth, he has gone. Oh erudite scholars, you tell. Is that appropriate? Correct? Is it raja dharmam? ponpeRRaa rezhilvEthap puthalvanaiyum thampiyaiyum poovai pOlum minpaRRaa nuNmarungul melliyalen marukikaiyum vanatthil pOkki ninpaRRaa ninmaganmEl pazhiviLaitthit tennaiyumn^eeL vaanil pOkka enpeRRaay kaikEsee irun^ilatthil inithaaka virukkin RaayE 9.8 [Dasaratha curses Kaikeyi for being responsible to send Rama along with his younger brother and Sita] Oh Kaikaeyi! The eldest brother Rama, who had learnt the Vedas and saasthras from the learned teachers, his yoiunger brother Lakshmanan, the most beautiful parrot like sweet talker Sita Piratti, the one who has narrow waist like the lightning, the tender and soft daughter ?in-law of mine- You had sent all three of them to the cruel forest and wanted to let you dearest loving son Bharatha rule this kingdom; and you want to send me to the upper world unable to bear with all these heart breaking pains of leaving my son. By doing all these- what have you gained, Kaikeyi? You are living happily on this earth munnorun^aaL mazhuvaaLi silaivaangi avaNnthavatthai muRRum seRRaay unnaiyumun Nnarumaiyaiyu munmOyin varutthamumon Raakak koLLaathu ennaiyum_en meyyuraiyum meyyaakak koNduvanam pukka enthaay ninnaiyE maganaakap peRappeRuvEn EzhpiRappum nedunthOL vEnthE 9.9 That day- You took Parasurama?s bow and you could tame him and his thapas bhalam (the power of his penance) with your divine arrow. Such a strong one! Your lienage, Your status, position, Your power ? without thinking of any of these; without thinking even for a fraction of a second about my heart breaking pains of separation from you, and the grief of Your mother Kowasalya; You proceeded to the dense forest merely because I have uttered a word (that was forced and thrust upon me) and You blindly followed me and my word as the Only thing to be obeyed. My dearest master! Appaa Raamaaa! Strong large shouldered king! May I be blessed to be Your father in all my future births PLEASE. That would be my parama bhaagyam. Where and who else can one get such a son? thEnn^agumaa malarkkoonthal kowsalaiyum sumitthiraiyum sinthai nOva koonuruvil kodunthozhutthai soRkEtta kodiyavaLthan soRkoNdu inRu kaanakamE mikavirumbi neethuRantha vaLan^agaraith thuRanthu naanum vaanagamE mikavirumbip pOkinREn manukulatthaar thangaL kOvE 9.10 The biggest and grandest of the kings of Manu kulam! Giving grief and pains to those Kowsalya and Sumithra, listening to the hunch back Manthara?s words, Kaikeyi, the most cruel and cunning one sent you to the forest. You went heeding to her instructions and desirously proceeded to the forest. Ignoring the pomp, grandeur of the kingdom of Ayodhya that is decorated for your ascension to throne, You proceeded to that forest. Let me also go desirously to that upper world (being unable to bear any more of the separation from you) Eraarntha karun^edumaal iraamanaay vanampukka athanuk kaaRRaa thaararntha thadavaraitthOL thayarathanRaan pulampiya_ap pulambal thannai kooraarntha vElvalavan kOzhiyar_kOn kudaikkulasE karansoR seytha seeraarntha thamizhmaalai yivaivallaar theen^eRikkaN sellaar thaamE 9.11 When the most divinely beautiful Lord VishNu took avathram as Lord Rama and when he went to the forest as per his avathara mission, his father could not bear the pangs of separation from his son Rama. Dasaratha chakravarrtthi, the mountain like strong shouldered king cried, lamented about Rama leaving him and proceeding to the forest. That laments and bursting out was recited by Kulasekara who is the king of uRaiyoor, and those who read (or recite) this ten verses in chaste Tamil, would never ever go on wrong track in their lives AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE saraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs 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! 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