SrI: SrImathE Gopaladesika Mahadesikaya nama: Dearest All, In the sixth decad, Kulasekara AzhwAr assumes the role of different milk maids (Gopikas) and conveys the feeling of anger caused by the misbehaviour of Krishna with regard to his affairs with other Gopikas. In the words of Milkmaids, AzhwAr complains in this decad. These special Rama Krishna avathArams have got a sociality in them. The Sarvagnan, SarvEshwaran, Sarva shakthan, the Supreme Lord- who is unparalleled and Peerless- who has none equal to or above Him? oppAril appan- ParamAthmA- PurushOtthaman- Jagath kaarNanan; Jagath rakshakan- The Only One who could grant mOksham [mOksha pradhan]; the Ultimate enjoyment for NithyasUris and mukthAs at Srivaikuntam. One can go on describing and extolling His positions, Roopam, Swaroopam, vibhuthi (rulership) i.e. this world [leelA vibhUthi] and Paramapadham [Nithya vibhUthi], His innumerous kalyANa guNas? In spite of such Greatest qualities, His dayA [compassion] is Supreme and the most important One; manisarkaay- padaathana pattu- For the sake of human beings- what all troubles; briths (as avathArams) He undertakes. He takes the avathArams in the lowly human forms ? and stoops down so low with such east accessibility to illiterate Gopas, GopikAs, pasu (cows), pakshis (jatAyu), monkeys, boatmen- hunters (Guha), et al. His sowlabhyam [coming down so low] and sowseelyam [easily accessible for all] is amazingly true and present in such Greatest Parathvam? He moved with everyone equally and attracted them all with His sowlabhyam and sowseelyam. He is thus possessed with the most wonderful gunAs ?namely Sowlabhya, Sowseelyams. Rama is addressed as Gunvaan- mentioning this gunA especially. KrishnAvathAra sowseelyam is Ultimate and there is no match for that. aRivonRum illAdha Aykulatthu- He appeared in the group of cowherd folks who were completely illiterate; having no saasthra jnAnam- did not even know how to eat with right hand or left.. [idakkai, valakkai theriyaadha].. He mixed with them as if He had been a cowherd Boy for ages and even Devendran, Chathu mukha BrahmA were all misled. He reared cattle; tendered calves; played with Gopa boys, shared their food, taking a bite from their palms; played with Gopikas and danced with them? He allowed Himself tied down to a mortar by the illiterate Gopa lady (YasodhA) and NammAzhwAr marveled as His such a sowseelyam and fainted for about six months it is told [etthiRam? etthiRam] . This sowseelya gunA which can not be seen in anyone else in such grandest proportion is the natural swabhAvam for the Lord.. It is His one of His inherent kalyANa guNa for the sake of us- due to His mercy, dayA on us. How many of us understand that? Hardly any. The Lord Himself says in GitA- avajAnanthi maam mUDA! ?. Sa mahatma sudhurlabha: Ravana talks lowly about Rama coming to the forest, leaving His coronation for His younger brother; Sisupalan talked in un-parliamentary language (sudusol) about the deeds of KaNNan- as cowherd Boy. avyaktham vyakthimApannam manyanthE maam abuddhaya: | param bhAva majaanantha: mamaavyayam anutthamam || I, who was born as the son of Vaudevar, am being considered as if born due to the bondage with Karma; and they do not understand my supreme sowseelya guNaa. The same holds good for all His avathArams. Without understanding His true nature and guNAs, we (people) talk low about His deeds performed during these avathArams. Those who do that are foolish; and who equate Him with them as humans and evaluate His actions in their view point as humans. Still, it continues. Even today such talking goes on. Even sincere devotees sometimes get doubts on His vaali vadham, Gopika dance etc.. The Lord Himself tells Vaali: sookshuma: paramudhuehEya: Dharmam is very subtle; it is not easily comprehensible. KaNNan played with gopa sthrees ?But we, srivaishnavites, should never get such thoughts about His such grandest deeds. But it is essential to get our doubts cleared so that we reinforce our devotion on Him stronger and it grows from strength. We will have to get these doubts cleared off. Now let us enjoy Kulasekara AzhwAr?s nayaki bhaava verses? 10th verse of the sixth decad. The last one in this decad alli malartthiru mankaikELvan Rannai nayanthiLa vaaychchimaar_kaL ellip pozhuthini lEmatthoodi eLki yuraittha vuraiyathanai kolli nagarkkiRai koodaRkOmaan kulasE karanin NnisaiyilmEvi solliya iNnthamizh maalaipatthum sollaval laarkkillai thunpanthaanE 6.10 The youthful cowherd ladies longed to untie with KaNNan, (the Lord of Mahalakshmi, born of red lotus flower), and waited in the mid nights and wee hours and Kulasekara immersed in that intense bhakti and love of Gopikas, burst out with these words in above verse. Those who recite these most beautiful rhyming tamil verses would never ever get any sorrows or grief for them. AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE saraNam Regards Namo narayana dAsan ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! 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