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Dear sri vaishNva perunthagaiyeer,

Generally it is a practice by mothers to restrict the movements of children by 
advising them "hey dear, do not go there to that place east from here, ok, you 
can go to that place in the western direction from our house" etc, adding a 
little more to create a tinge of fear saying there lives a poochchaaNdi 
[witch], pEi [ghost] resides here etc. This applies specifically, to children 
below 10 years in age, that too, when it is sandhyaa kaalam, viz. the beginning 
of darkness in the evening [or when it is twilight and street lights are yet to 
be on]. Children are advised to remain in the house during that time by oldies 
of the house. 

There is a film song of yester years, in which the hero MG Ramachandhran, the 
former chief minister of tamilnadu, sings these lines - addressing the song to 
a child - 
"vEppa mara uchchiyil ninRu pEi oNNu 
aadudhunnu vedikkaiyaai solli vaippaanga 
unthan veeraththai viLaiyaattaai
muLaiyileyE kiLLi vaippaanga". 

Meaning - in the younger days itself, you are threatened with sayings that 
there is a ghost atop the neem tree etc, thereby your courage and valour is 
decimated to naught at your tender stage.

But if the child is a bit more naughty, like our pet child krishNa, then, he 
will do just the opposite to what he has been advised by mother. That is the 
nature of the children. The curiosity of checking why mother said so, what will 
happen if we do that?

See here a krithi by ooththukkaadu venkata subbbu iyer [or OVS Mahaan as I 
referred earlier when I used his krithis] - wherein venkata kavi as mother 
yasOdhaa advises child Krishna, not to go to west direction but other three 
directions.

Like periyaazhvaar, OVS also became mother to sing 'piLLaith thamizh'. [already 
we have seen few krithis which vouch for that qualification - of saying he is 
singing piLLaith thamizh -
        1.      adhbuthanaam baalakanaam - to praise krishNa's birth. 
        2.      ThaayE yasOdhaa, illai illai ammaa, pEsaadhE pongaladi, - three 
krithis in which gopees complain about Krishna, krishNa's reply and then 
mother's judgement (?)  - On the gOpee complaints and mother's reactions.
        3.      kaNNan's thirup palli ezhuchchi - waking up in the morning, 
        4.      dhaModhara vaibhavam [to list a few] 

In the present krithi mother yasOdhaa [OVS] advises young krishNa not go to 
west, but take the other three directions. See here, mother saying to our kutty 
KrishNa "hey krishNa, we have already shifted from gOkulam to brindhaavanam 
just for your safety sake. So, you go any where in the other three directions 
than the west".

Raagam: naattai                 thaaLam: aadhi thaaLam
pallavi:
sonnadaik kEL (ayyanE) kaNNaa, un thuRuthuRuththa 
vishamaththanam yaavaiyum maRandhu en sol uNarndhu naan   -- sonnadaik kEL

meaning: hey kaNNaa - krishNaa - please listen, oh, you naughty - please forget 
all your impish behaviour, realize the impact of my words and obey my words 
[advise].

anupallavi:
munnam nam ooril gOkulaththil munaindhu unakku vandha 
idargaLai eNNi brindhaavanam idhil kudi
pugha vandhOmE, gOpaalaa, vaLar iLa mathiyE, 
madhi mukha nidhiyE, enadhu udal uyirE, yadhukula nidhiyE,  - sonnadaik kEL

meaning: hey 
        *       gOpaalaa, our cowherd boy, 
        *       one having the face like the growing crescent moon, 
        *       the moon faced wealth of us, 
        *       my soulful child, 
        *       the affluence of yadhu clan, 
earlier in our place gOkulam you got lot of troubles, so we decided to reside 
here, by shifting, in this brindhaavaanam. As such please listen to what I say.

charaNam:
idar illaa ivvooril kizhakkilum theRkilum vadakkilum senRukoL, 
aanaal thavaRiyum kuda dhisai sellaadhE, gOpaalaa, 
angE kuRRamuLLa idam enum echcharikkai seidhEnE, 
pakshamuLLa endhan uyir achyuthanE inimElE - sonnadaik kEL

meaning: hey gOpaalaa, achyuthaa, my dear life source, hereafter you can go to 
east, south, and north directions in this trouble free place [brindhaavanam]. 
But even by mistake, do not go to the place in western direction. I already 
have given you a warning that it is a dirty place [in that direction].   

Comments: That much is the krithi. So, mother yasOdhaa is very clear in the 
warning - echcharikkai seidhEnE - or an advise (?) to young gopaalan - krishNan 
- that he cannot go to western direction. 
Why this command? For, in that place - there is a 'kuRRamuLLa idam' - a place 
full of bad things - bad people (?). when I refer back what is the kuRRamuLLa 
idam it is a naaRchandhi. 

Dear bhakthaas, You may ask "Any evidence or credence to that statement?" by 
OVS - and why you take it like that - any such incidence in bhaagavatham or 
aazhvaar paasurams? The answer is - Yes, please, see periyaazhvaar in his 
thirumozhi 2-8-2 and 2-8-6.

So I take that as a naaRchandhi - a junction of 4 streets - and there resides 
[or stays] a black colour ghost having red hairs sent by the dirty kamsan, 
waiting to kill krishNa. Mother yasodhaa received information about that ghost 
and its stay there. 

kanRugaL illam pugundhu kadhaRuginRa pasu ellaam
ninRu ozhindhEn unnaik koovi, nEsam onRum ilaadhaai,
manRil nillEl andhip pOdhu, madhiL thiru veLLaRai ninRaai,
nanRu kaNdaai endhan sollu, naan unnaik kaappida vaaraai.  2-8 2 periyaazhvaar

meaning: [translation or meaning as given by our respected sri sadagopan of US 
quoted by sri madhavak kannan - taken from bhakti list archives sep 2002] 
Oh Lord presiding over Your divine residence surrounded by mighty walls at 
Thiru veLLarai! It is evening time. The kshudra (ugra) dhEvathaas are roaming 
around at the 4 corners of the street. Please do not go into the streets at 
this dangerous time. Please listen to my good counsel. You are not displaying 
any affection to me, not even that amount of affection shown by the calves 
towards their mothers. I am crying over Your safety and well-being at this 
delicate hour, like the cows missing their calves at evening time, when they 
want to shower their dear ones with nourishing milk flowing out of their full 
udders. Please do not get near the junction of the streets, where the 4 streets 
come together! Please come here, so that I can perform rakshai for you against 
these lurking evil spirits.

point: please note that word "manRil nillEl" - in the 'andhip pOdhu' - manRil - 
is naarchandhi - a junction of road, that too in the sandhyaa kalam - 'andhip 
pOdhu' -  see that command. 'endhan sollu nanRu kaNdaai' - says mother 
aazhvaar. "sonnadhik kEl" says OVS - substance is same, style is different.

kanchan kaRukkoNdu nin mEl karu niRach chemmayirp pEyai
vanchippadhaRku viduththaan enbadhu or vaarththaiyum uNdu
manju thavazh maNi maada madhil thiru veLLarai ninRaai
anjuvan nee angu niRka azhaganE, kaappida vaaraai. 2-8-6

meaning: Oh Lord of Thiru veLLarai presiding over Your lofty temple where the 
high clouds brush against! Please come from Your dhivya dhEsam to my side so 
that I can perform rakshai for You during this evening sandhi. I have heard 
that the evil Kamsan has ordered the red-haired black colour demon, to kill You 
by taking on the guise of a caring mother intent on breast feeding You! Hence I 
am frightened over Your standing at the junction of the 4 roads, where she is 
most likely to appear. Please stay away from there and let me perform mangaLa 
aaratthi for your rakshai. Please come here, so I can protect You, from these 
dangers.

irukkodu neer sangiR koNdu ittu ezhil maRaiyOr vandhu ninRaar
tharukkEl nambi sandhi ninRu thaai solluk koLLaai sila naaL
thirukkaappu naan unnaich chaaththath thEsudai veLLarai ninRaai, 
urukkaattum andhi viLakku inRu oLi kola ERRugEn vaaraai. - 2-8-9 

meaning: Oh Lord residing in the dhivya dhEsam populated by the righteous ones 
known for their austerities! Oh Lord, intent on performing pranks without 
cessation! Please do not go near the 4 junctions, where ugra dhEvathaas are 
assembled at their appointed hour of sandhyaa kaalam. Please listen to the 
words of your mother even for few minutes and pay heed! The brahmins have 
assembled here with holy water in their conches to perform rakshai for you 
through the recitation of Veda manthrams like purusha sooktham. Please accept 
the protection that they are offering you. I will also light the evening lamp, 
which will reveal further your incomparable beauty.

Dear bhakthaas - is that krithi takes weight from the aazhvaar paasuram or not? 
Enjoy the krithi as well aazhvaar paasuram there by the transactions between 
kutty Krishnan and his mother. KrishNa krishNa

Dhasan
Vasudevan m.g.



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