ANDAL'S ENVY
CONCH'S PRIDE
In the previous posting it was seen that the conch
had forgotten the birth place and well settled with the Lord. Here,AndAL uses
the word nal-sangE.
"thEya asurar nadalaip pada
muzhangum
thORRathAi naR
changE" nAchiAr thiru mozhi 7-2
Here the commenatry very pertinent."
iru karaiAyaga iruppArgaL unakkoppArgaLO;kuRRathaiyum guNathaiyum kaNakkituch
seiyum avargaL unakkoppAga mAttArgaLiRE;karmAnuguNamAga shrishtikkumavaniREA
avan"
The Lord has to create the souls as per their
kArmic effects.The conch has only one role to play. He has to terrify the
opponents and favour the devotees. Hence, those who are between the extremes-iru
karaiyAi iruppArgaL- between kuRRam and guNam- cannot be equated to you, is the
words addressed towards the pAnchajanyam.
The fourth pAsuram clarly spells " Look the conch
has ascended to the Lord's divine ears and eternally-ceaselessly appears to be
exchanging some secret-mandhiram-with Him. Since, the conch is always with the
Lord, AndAL mentions that the wealth of pAnchajanyam is nowhere near to the
wealth of indhiran. Further, here the words
' Eri avan seviyil, andharam onRinRi.." is also given an excellent commentary. When somebody is facing
problems the chakram has to leave Him. Unlike this the sangam always is with the
Lord and hence the term "andharam onRinRi" The text runs as follows:
orutharku orAbathu vandhavARE kaivittup pOvAraip
pOlandRikkEA.
This apart, this fact itself gives you an elevated
pedestal among the conemporaries. There are so many, who exist in this extant
world. However, you- pAnchanjanyam- is reigning high. You are eternally tasting
the taste of His divine mouth who has vanquished the demon madhu.
"vunnOdu vudanE oru kadalil
vAzhvAraip pOle ,
innAr iNaiyAr enRu
eNNuvAr illai kAn,
mannAgi ninRu madhusUdhan
vAyamudham,
paN nALUm vuNginRAi, pAnchajanyamE"
7-2-5
oru dhEsathilE vunnOdu sEra
varthikkiRavargaLai, avargaL parAkramAdhal, swarUpamAdhal ittu eNNak kadavaAr
illai kAN. Those who live along with you are never thought of despite their good
nature or their specaility.
The emphasis is here on the everlasting
togetherness of the pAnchajanyam and the nexus with the Lord's divine ears and
mouth, which reserves the special place for the
pAnchajanyam.
this pAsuram itself, shall we say,
places the conch a class apart vis-a-vis
others.
It is generally observed that people
traverse and travel long distance to reach spiritual waters/rivers like
ganges,godavari and take bath. AndAL mentions in the next pAsuram as
follows:
"oh!panchajanyam! instead of going
distance for dipping into religious waters, you have ascended the Lord's
countenance and taking bath,day in and day out in His mouth-waters-nectar.What a
fortune? ennEA bhAkyam?
is the
exclamation.
Thus goes on the adoration and
admiration for the pAnchajanyam.
is that all?
(to be
continued)
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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