CALF LOVE
No, this is nothing about young love and I presume
all are past that stage. Sri MG vAsudevan's write up on 'oil bath for calf' made
me think of calf. This is no infatuation. Yes.The Lord's love for calf is
real and deep. He feels extremely pleased when he takes care of the calves. This
is true love for calf.
How is that? Well. thiru mangai AzhwAr has
mentioned in thiru nedun thAndagam
"kanRu mEithu inidhugandha kALA
ennum" 16
Is He happy with just being a saviour of nithya
sUrigaL? No.
Is He then happy with being a saviour of
sanakAdhigaL ?NO
Is He then satisfied being a saviour of innocent
gOpikAs? NO.
When He then satisfied?
He is happy only after taking care of the
calves.
swAmi periyavAchAn's piLLai's commentary is as
follows:
".. kanRu mEitha pinbukANum sarva
bhauman AyiRRu.sarva rakshavathvam pushkalam AyiRRu kanRu mEitha pinbu iREA"
The saving Grace of the Lord is only after He takes
care of the calves.
Why is it that? It is well known that the Lord is
happy on taking care of the cows. Refer thiru voi mozhi
"..thivathilum pasu nirai mEppu
vuvathi.."10-3-10
He is extremely happy only after taking care of the
calves.
That is why it is stated in this pAsuram
"kanRu mEithu inidhu vugandha .."
Why? In that case, at lease there is a realisation
that He is the saviour. Here, the ignorance and innocence of the calves are so
extreme that, even the fact that He is the saviour is not known. Hence, He
indeed feels happy in taking care of these.
In fact, thiru mangai AzhwAr in periya thiru mozhi
demonstrates how the Lord has taken care of the calves. It is generally said
that, one can take the horse to the pond but cannot make it drink water. The
Lord on seeing the calves being afraid of the water in the pond, simulates how
to drink water. He puts His band behind His back and drinks
water and demonstrates to them the means of
qenching their thirst and allaying their fears.
" ....kanRu mEithu viLaiyAda vallAnai,
varimE
kAnil, thadam
parugu karu mugilai..." 2-5-3
That is regarding simulating the nature
of cows and calves.
Is it not the great calf love or shall
we say love for calf?
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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