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Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

 

This is a sequel of that well written article on crow by our dear Sadagopan 
Swamy of Coimbatore [SSC]. While SSC did write an elaborate article on the 
crow, one small point comes to my mind, which I read in my lower classes of 
schooling - viz. primary classes - kaakkaai - the crow - is called an aagaayath 
thOtti - a scavenger from the sky or of the sky - for the crows feed themselves 
on the dead rats, the human spitting, and other waste food stuff [rotten] etc, 
the humans throw out, thereby giving somewhat clean environment for us the 
humans. 

 

Perhaps if the crows do not do that work here, the surroundings of us will 
become more nasty and stinking, with the things we, the so-called evolved human 
beings, throw on the street, in order to keep our house inside clean. 

 

Similarly yet another point comes up on the kaakaasuran episode - why should 
raama use brahmaasthram than any other? SSC himself answered the question with 
few points, which you all have read. 

 

The following are my own speculations as my thinking went 'astray' and located 
few points. Pardon me if the same exceeds the limits. The elite readers of the 
lists are welcome to offer their criticism on my points. 

 

Point 1: when raama had a plethora of asthrams and sasthrams, he chose the 
brahmaasthram immediately to kill a bird, the top most one in his armoury, than 
any other asthra [or sasthra]. Even with raavaNan, the great offender [in the 
'degree of comparison' of the offense against seethaa, between kaakkaai and 
raavaNan] raama played with other asthrams and sasthrams, and finally only took 
that brahmaasthram out. [Kaakkai's was time wise small, degree wise small].

 

Of course he did not choose any sasthram for he did not possess any at that 
time of taking rest with his dear wife. 

 

Point 2. He chose brahmaasthram, for perhaps he had a doubt, for these 
athi-dhEvathaas of other asthrams like agni, varuna, vaayu, et al are 
subservient to king indhra, the father of this kaakaasuran. Perhaps they might 
have a soft corner for aindhra and hence they may not hit the target 
kaakaasuran - the son of indhra - for indhra is their king, - so going against 
kaakaasuran or hitting him as per the shooter's direction may earn the 'wrath' 
or 'ill will' of their king. 

 

Even though, it is sri raama, who is shooting the asthram, since raama treats 
himself as a human here - in this boolOkam - in this avathaaram - 'aathmaanam 
maanusham manyE' claimed raama in front of brahma later - so he might have 
thought and doubted these athi dhEvathais - that they may betray the shooter. 

 

That is why brahmaasthram - for brahmaa is the head of dhEvaas including and 
above the king indhran. As such brahma may not have any such soft corner or 
obligation like others against indhra or his son.

 

Point 3: since jayanthan or the crow is son of indhran, he is also an amaran - 
a deathless one [for the dhEvaas are all 'amaraas'] - it is possible that he 
also took 'amirtham' during the distribution of 'nectar' by 'mohini' [since 
there is no specific mention who are all took amirtham except all dhEvaas took 
and one of the asuran who was later cut into two as raaghu and kEthu]. The then 
mohini is same 'raama' now in another form. So raama thought this kaakkaai 
cannot be killed. Hence it is a question of threatening that kaakkai only. To 
threaten it is better to use a bigger and mightier weapon than use a small 
weapon.  

 

Point 4: Further Since this jayanthan might have seen that mohini and got 
amirtham from her, perhaps he went into intoxication of that beauty of that 
mohini earlier. And he thought now seethaa is that same mohini and as such 
wanted to play with her. As such he 'mis-played' with her and earned a 
punishment. 

 

Point 5: A friend told me [who knows raamaayaNam better, in and out], 
kaakaasuran had a saapam - curse, and to get released from that saapam he is to 
be saved by raama, [being chased for a hit and then surrender to raama] - like 
that viraadhan and kabhandhan, who were released from their curses. Of course 
both of us agreed that the curse source is difficult to locate, and not known 
to each other. If any of the learned colleagues in the lists comes forward to 
provide same they deserve a praise. 

 

Point 6: sri thyaagaraaja referred this kaakaasuran episode in the krithi 
sreekaantha in raagam bavapriya, [which I dealt with earlier in the title 'is 
seethaa capable'].  

 

Dhasan

Vasudevan m.g.  



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