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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest all,

After Nammazhwar anubhavams of Thiruvaymozhi [on
Thiruvenkatamudaiyaan], let us take up his other works
namely Tiruviruttham and Periya anthAthi. 

Today?s verse on ThiruvEnkatam from this wonderful
work is the 60th verse of Tiruviruttham. Let us
continue to enjoy. 

mulaiyO muzhumuRRum pOnthila,
 moypUNG kuzhalkuRiya
kalaiyO araiyillai naavO
 kuzhaRum, kadalmaNNellaam
vilaiyO enamiLi rungaN
 NivaLpara mE!perumaan
malaiyO thiruvENG kadamenRu
 kaRkinRA vaasagamE?   60

The mother pities her darling daughter?s plight of
having been separated from her beloved nAyakan after
being with Him and rejoiced the same. The mother
unable to bear seeing her suffering the pangs of
separation; unable to see her getting thinner
languishing for Him, feels bad for her daughter. She
enquires her friend [thozhee] and she informs the
mother of her love for the Lord. Mother laments ?alas!
My girl is still immature and is still a child??
Though her daughter has actually grown and is of
marriageable age, the mother feels miserable for her
daughter?s pitiable state and hence she considers her
as the child.. This is the basis for this verse. 

This verse subtly narrates the yearning for a reunion
with the Lord. The physical and psychological
conditions of the consort caused by the pangs of
separation are described with a rich poetic imagery
along with pathetic appeals to the Supreme Lord,
through the words of her mother. 

?my girl?s ? my darling daughter is so young; and even
her breasts have not formed fully; Her black tresses
have not yet aligned and she is like a child. She does
not even know how to tie her clothing around her
waist. Her tongue has not seasoned and her words still
sound like child?s babble and she talks like a small
girl with ?mazhalai soll?. Her eyes still cannot focus
on one firm object; [she is still a child and such an
innocent one]. 

But does such a small girl like my sweet daughter
?This ThiruvEnkatam; it is a residence of my Master;
my Lord ?. She has learnt to say such [loaded]
statements. What a wonder! How can love strike my
girl! 

Inner meaning: AzhwAr [right from His infanthood] is
blessed with the blemishless Bhagavath bhakti and
bhagawath kaamam. Seeing and wondering at such a
jnAnam and bhakti, love for the Lord Sriman Narayanan,
the bhaagawathaas and other jnAnis wonder ?how and why
does He get into such a love for the Lord! And how he
suffers longing for Him! 

mulaiyO muRRum Pondhila; Bhakti has not yet matured
into para bhakti, para jnAna, Paramabhakti. 

naavO kuzhaRum- uninterrupted naama sangeerthanam is
being uttered by AzhwAr. 
kaNN miLirum- He keeps looking at the vacuum
contemplating of the Lord; not looking at the world. 

Sri Periya Vacchan PiLLai comments beautifully:
leaving, Para, vyooha et al [other four] forms, this
girl of mine says: ThiruvEnkatam alone is where my
Lord resides. How does she get this jnAnam at such an
age!..  [realizing the glory of archA mUrthy]

This verse is somewhat related to the verse of Sri
GuNa rathna kOsam of Sri parasara Bhattar where Swamy
describes the soundharya of Sri RanganAyakI [Thanks to
Sri satakopan swamin for his compilation]

aamaryAdham-akaNDakam sthana-yugam naadhyApi
naalOkithA 
bhru-bhEdha smitha vibramaa jahathi vaa
naisargikathvAyasa:
soothE Saisava-Youvana vyathikarO ghAthrEshu tE
sourabham   
bhOga-srOthasi kaantha-dEsika kara grahENa
gaahakshama:

(Meaning According to Dr.V.N.VedanthAdEsikan): " Your
eternal state is the intermediate stage between
childhood and feminine youth. The breasts have just
started growing , one should say. The brow-raising ,
the smile ,etc. are said to be parts of the prelude to
the love-sport ; they would be feigned by a girl , who
has reached the full youth . But then Mother Lakshmi
has then almost as natural features even in the
pre-youth stage. May be  it is regarded as a demerit
for the female in the mundane world! That stage has
not yet passed off in Mother's case as yet! When You
descend in the ocean of love-bliss , the Lord Himself 
would act as tutor to you in the art of erotics
,giving a helping  hand , making You fit for immersion
--when You acquire a new fragrance fit and
commensurate for the amorous sport , even in that
pre-youth state , permanent though.

(Comments): The enduring stage of the beauty of 
Sri RanganAyaki is frozen between that of a girl child
(Saisavam ) and a fully-blossomed feminine youth 
( TaruNa Yuvathi). AzhwArs are also fond of
visualizing the Lord in this fashion. For instance ,
One of the AzhwArs describes the Lord  as " ILam
Kumaran" in one of the ThiruviNNagar Paasuram . Here ,
the AzhwAr visualizes the Lord's beauty as some where
between saisavam (childhood) and Yuvan ( Nithya YuvA
as visualized by Vedam).

All the feminine feaures illustrate this unique state
of Sri RanganAyaki. The stage is beginning stage of 
Youvanam and the Saisavam has not completely left Her.
As a result , Her breasts are not fully developed
(AamaryAdham akaNDakam Sthana Yugam). This is also  
the case of ParAnkusa Naayaki (MulayO Muzhu MuRRum
pOnthila) as described by Swamy NammAzhwAr

AzhwAr ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam,
Regards
Namo Narayana
dAsan


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