THORNY
FLOWERS
When adiyEan tried to pluck a
'nandhyavattai' flower, one of the neighbours mentioned that 'Oh! dont use this
for perumAL, as it is not conducive for Him'.
Sri krshNA does not expect anything from
us. 'pathram, pushpam , phalam -thOyam' are
the simple things mentioned by Himself. Here, the simple nature of worshipping
HIm is highlighted.
'puruvadhuvum
pugai-pUvEA' goes the line of thiruvAimozhi.
a flower and and a scent is all that is
enough.
BudathAzvar in the iraNDAm thiruvandhadhi
clarifies this
'..thAmuLarEa, tham vuLLam vuL
vuLadhEa..'
The mind that is interested to worship Him
is the crux here.
The affection is the key driver and the
flowers , water and other likes are instrumental.
A soft flower submitted without affection
is not desirable whereas a thorny flower submitted with full of affection is
indeed welcome.
That is what Tirumangai Mannan emphasises
here
'kaLLAr thuzhAiyum,
kaNavalarum,kUviLayum
muLLAr muLariyum Ambalum mun
kaNDakkAl,
puLLAi Or yEanamAi
pukkidanthAi ponnadikkenRu..'
11-7-6;
Sri Periya vAChAn piLLai's commentary is
crystal clear in this regard:
'snEhap prAdhAnyam;SnEham
illAdhavan idil thiruthuzhAyum AgAdhu;SnEhathODEA idil alariyum
Am'
Even if
thiruthuzhAi is submitted to the Lord without affection, it is not desired. If
given with affection even alari is desirable.
Not that we have to search for a
thorny flower but
let us mind, at least be bereft of such
throny feelings
dasan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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