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Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Nanjeeyar once asked Bhattar "All the Azhvars are 
always concerned/worried about Krishna. What is the
reason behind this?"

Bhattar replied "In the Rama avatar, all the children
of Dasaratha were strong. Dasaratha himself was 
powerful. His minister was the sage Vasishta. The
city itlsef was Ayodhya and the time was Treta yuga.
Therefore, there was no fear about that avatar.

Krishna on the other hand was born in Kamsa's jail.
Kamsa sent many asuras to try to kill Krishna. 
Krishna's father was a mere cowherd. He Himself grew
in the cowherd colony. The time was the end of Dvapara
yuga which is next to Kali yuga. Seeing all of this, 
Azhvars were concerned about the Krishna avatar."

Bhattar added "In addition, a loss that happened a 
long time ago in the past is easy to bear. But that 
which happened in recent times is hard to take. The
other avataras of the Lord happened way in the past.
But Krishna avatar happened just before the advent 
of the Azhvars. This is like food that is taken to 
the mouth but is missed as it hits the teeth and 
falls out. Therefore, Azhvars are more aware of 
this avatar".

AzhvAr emberumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadigaLE sharaNam




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