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Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer, 

In response to my series on 'seethaa's learnings' and describing her beauty, 
Ms. Subha Venkatesan gave a reference to Sri Periya vachan pillai's 
vyaakyaanam. Thanks to her for referring to that excellent commentary of PVP. 
[since post appeared in the lists, I am not copying that matter here and have 
no comments or points to add]. 

Similarly Sri Ravi Sesha kumar added comments on the krithi of ST 'kanugonu'. 
Though comments were sent to me in a private mail, I want to share that with 
all of you.  The mail read like this - Quote -- Hello Vasudevan Sir, The ST 
Krithi interpretation has been really good. Only place where we could have got 
the doubt of cheating stuff would have been in the charanam and the way we 
interpret it. Where "Jaymoune" can mean two different things, 
        a)      to mean that there is going to be victory 
        b)      Is there going to be Victory. 
If we look at the charanam alone, every character seems to satisfy the 
constraints put in by ST. 
Seetha: She is in Lanka, Mind with Rama and Ornaments obviously, some with Rama 
and some in Ayodhya. But she is the Queen (Eluvaralaki...). There will 
definitely be victory. Kanugona soukhyamu, on seeing Hanuman, seetha might be 
happy, and that happiness can't be got by anyone else, as she is going to meet 
someone blessed by Rama! Looks right.
Rama: Same case with him as well. He is somewhere, his mind with Seetha, he 
doesnt have his ornaments or natural Kingly attire... but the rest of the song 
theme doesnt fit in.
Ravana: He is sleeping somewhere, his mind is totally on seetha and He is not 
dressed as well as he would. And he is ruling Lanka, will he have victory?
Finally Hanuman: Nothing more to add to your point. Except that, ST is trying 
to express his surprise, that 'someone got this bliss' when you are not dressed 
as a hermit and mind and body are not in seemingly unison!! 
Eluvariki Jayamoune, only becuase, Hanuman has been blessed by Rama, so, 
Eluvariki Jayamoune!! My only intent is to show you how easy it is to 
misinterpret with all the other characters.) So with no doubts in my mind. 
Eluvariki Jayamey - auney! Ravi - unquote.

Thanks to Sri Ravi for his nice understanding of the krithi and finding ways of 
interpreting to bring out the real value of the krithi. Just to add a little 
more - value addition?
        1.      On seethaa's aabharaNams - except the one choodamani that she 
gave to hanumaan as a chinnam - symobol or memento for hanumaan having met 
seethaa, [to be given to raama later, but presently a memnto to him] - perhaps 
she has no other aabharaNams with her. That is what vaalmeeki describes. Later 
when raama asks seethaa to be brought back [after raavaNa being killed], 
vibheeshaNa was asked to bring her properly dressed and decorated. This means 
raama knows she may not have proper clothings, jewels, etc to come in front of 
all, as a victor's wife, and as such tells the king vibheeshaNa [the present 
ruler] so. 

        2.      Also she did not have leave much jewels in ayodhyaa, for, just 
before starting she gave a lot to all, specifically to suyajna, the son of 
vasishta, [to be given to suyajna's wife]. That is being described in sargam 32 
of ayodhyaa kaaNdam. 

        3.      Similarly whatever she wore on her or carried / had while in 
forest, all [except one] are dropped off as a lot, when she was abducted [as a 
'moottai' - tied in the yellow ochre silk - which the vaanaraas collected and 
showed to raama].

        4.      'RaavaNa not dressed as well as he would' says Mr. Ravi. No - 
definitely he is better dressed - as I stated earlier also, hanumaan has seen 
him in 'so grand a manner' as fit for such a great king. Only thing it may be 
'kalaidhirukka nyaayam uNdu' - 'get dislocated' because of the ladies hugging 
him in love etc for which descriptions are available [as seen by hanumaan].

        5.      ST expressing surprise - yes - santhosham - joy, comes as 
surprise - that is to be shared with like minded - hanumaan is a dhaasa of 
raama - ST is a dhaasa of raama. So they share that joy. Vaalmeeki, the 
maharshi - I hesitate to place him as a dhaasa of raama - but since he is the 
kavi who has done that 'raama kaavyam' - that santhOsham is just inside and 
bubbles out in the kaavyam. There are many who consider ST is the 'present day' 
or 'modern day' vaalmeeki. 

        6.      hanumaan dressed not as a hermit - yes - he is that, minus the 
dress - in this particular instance of meeting seethaa also his body here, mind 
with raama - always mind on raama, 'raama dhyaanamE varamaina'. Oh great.

        7.      But raama, as a king, dressed as 'hermit' a surprise - yes - 
see hanumaan expressing that surprise - when hanumaan meets raama and lakshmaNa 
for the first time in aaraNyam - as sent by sugreeva as an emissary - see the 
protocol also - a king meeting another king - emissary only has to do that 
initial formalities - again this side lakshmaNa does that talking - see my 
article on protocol -  

                raajarishi dhEva prathimou thaapasou samsitha vrathou || 4-3-5 
                dhEsam katham imam praapthou bhavanthou vara varNinou | 
                thraasayanthou mriga gaNaan anyaam cha vana chaariNa: || 4-3-6

                meaning: You two look like kingly saints, or deities by your 
build, ascetics with blest vows, but with ideal complexions... how come you 
arrived at this countryside scaring the herds of animals and other inhabitants 
of this forest.
                [Hanumaan then goes on describing how great raama and lakshmana 
looks - so we can take it these two are putting vEsham as stated by ST - king 
putting on a hermit role].

        8.      Further that word 'vaaru' - it is a highly respectable word - 
swamivaaru says many a telugu speaking people when they talk about the lord - 
perumaaL - hanumaan saying 'victory to seethaa' or 'victory to raama' - or ST 
saying victory to raama agreeable, definitely not to raavaNan. So the whole 
krithi is all about hanumaan only expressing his happiness on seeing seetha in 
asOka vanam and nothing else. No other interpretation is sustainable.

Dear bhakthaas, I conclude this series with this. thank you all for your time.

Dhasan
Vasudevan m.g.



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