ANDAL'S ENVY CONCH'S PRIDE
In the previous posting, it was seen that the divine
conch breathes fire into the minds of opponents. This has been spelt out by
other AzhwAr also. For instance, bhUdhathAzhwAr in second thiru vandhAdhi 71
mentions "idangai, valampuri ninRArpa.." The conch makes booming sound
from the divine left hand of the Lord.
The role of the Lord is to remove the difficulties of
the devotees and to fulfill their wishes. By the fiery actions, the
pAnchajanyam, the hindrances of the devotees are sought to be removed. What is
it that it does for fulfilling the wishes of the devotees?
This is explained in nAchiAr thiru mozhi :
" pUngkOL thirumugathu maduthUdhiya
sangoliyum.." 9-9.
During krishNAvathAram, sri rukminip pirAtti was
restlessly waiting for the Lord, lest sisupAlan would be a threat to Her. Her,
eagerness, anxiety was reaching its boiling point and culminated into extreme
worrisome situation. At that time, the sound of the conch pAnchajanyam, ' bum,
bum' reached sri rukminip pirAtti and relieved Her greatly. She was saved, saved
from the anxiety, saved from the restlessness, as the arrival of the Lord was
signalled by the divine conch.
AndAL is asking the Lord - when am I going to hear
such a sound and get myself rescued? She thus awaits the sound.
Thus, what is terrific noise to the opponents is music
and melody to the devoted souls.The devotees await with zest the din of the
sound, music to their ears. It is akin to manna dew from the
skies.
is that all?
(to be continued)
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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