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SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all, 

Todayâs verse is the 17th verse. Let us continue to enjoy the wonderful 
commentary of His Holiness Srimath Paravakkottai Andavan of Sri Poundarikapuram 
Swami ashramam, Srirangam â translated into English by Sri CG Balaji Swami. 

amparamE thaNNIrE cORE aRaNYceyyum *
emperumaan nan^thakOpaalaa ezhun^thiraay *
kompanaarkku ellaam kozhun^thE kulaviLakkE *
emperumaatti yacOthaay aRivuRaay *
amparam UtaRuththu ONGki uLaku aLan^tha *
umpar kOmaanE uRaNGkaathu ezhun^thiraay *
cem poR kazhalatic celvaa palathEvaa *
umpiyum nIyum uRaNGkEl Or empaavaay.            17.

The guards, after having realised that the ensemble of Gopis
was very dear to Kannan, threw open the palace doors for them
conducting them into the corridors. The ensemble then plans to
wake up Nandagopan, Yashoda, Balarama and Kannan. Fearing
that some Gopi might take away Kannan, Nandagopan was asleep
in the first couch. But is such a thing possible? Yes it is. The land
of Shonitanagara was ruled by Banasura, the son of Bali
chakravarthi. He had a daughter by name Usha. She lost her heart
to Aniruddha, the grandson of Kannan having seen Him in her
dream. Her maid Chitraloka, using the power of Yoga, brought
Aniruddha in his sleep along with his couch and presented him to
Usha. Being wary of such situations, Nandagopa therefore slept in
the first couch.

ambaramE; thanneerE; sore- aRam cheyyum nandhagOPAlaa! â âOh generous 
Nandagopa, who, during the times of drought, gave away in charity, clothing, 
food and water to the
subjects of Ayirpadi, awake to bestow upon us the supreme Lord
Kannan, who is the delectable most of foods and the relishable
most of potable water, that satiates our hunger and thirst. In this
world, different relations like father, mother, brother, son, friend et
al, give us delight and make us happy in their own ways. Kannan
on the other hand gives us pleasure and delight of every way. You,
who shall be bestowing upon us such an objects of bliss is indeed
our Lord (Emperumaan). Wake up Oh Lord, wake up.â Next they
approach towards Yashoda.

Kombanaarkkellaam kozhundhE kula viLakkE.. yemperumaatti! yasOdhA! aRivuRaay 

âThe branches of vanchi tree bend themselves
to offer support during times of torrential floods. Similar to this,
Yashoda gave happiness to everybody, overlooking the effort and
weariness on her part. Kozhundu - She was like the maid in
command to all. She was intuitive of the difficulties that might
come upon her folks and would always help them in alleviating the
same. Kulavilakke - She stood bedazzling as the light of the entire
woman community. Having begotten Kannan, Yashoda was like a
sovereign to the whole universe. When Nandagopa, who bestows
grace and benevolence upon us that do good to us in turn (hitam),
is already awake, is it correct for Yashoda, who bestows upon us
the fruits of all our desires (ishtam), to be asleep still? Will there be
any despair for the womenfolk, while the knowledgeable Yashoda is
awake?â Having taken her permission, they then behold, through
the window, the divine visage of Kannan, who is reclining in the
next couch.

Ambaramoodu aRutthOngi ulagaLandha umbar kOmAnE â When the Devas sought back 
from you, the kingdom that they had lost to Bali, you assumed a magnificent 
form, so huge, that rose over the skies. The shadow of your lotus foot took 
everything in its shade.
With your other foot, you blessed everyone with munificent grace
just as how a mother would caress her babyâs head with drops of
oil. You also adorned the celestials, daily votaries and all the worlds
as embellishments to your lotus feet and made one and all
Srivaishnavas.

uRangaadhu yezhundhiraay - You have bestowed your lotus feet to those who knew 
you not and even without their bidding. Arise oh Kanna!  to bestow your lotus 
feet upon us who are aware of your
essential nature (svarupam) and who have sought you as our
refuge and our object of delightful contemplation.
Hanuman says to Seetha, âSri Rama who is now separated
from you is always awake and never sleeps. If at all he sleeps for a
while, he takes your name sweetly while waking upâ Andal says âIs
it correct on your part to lay asleep while you have actually
incarnated to wake us up from sleep with your holy names on our
lips?â. Kannan then directs them to Balaraman. As per protocol,
Balarama should have been awakened first and then Kannan. He is
the incarnation of Adisheshan a great devotee and preceptor. Since
he is the sub-servient and also the reclining couch for Perumal, he
incarnated prior to Kannan. Having realised their oversight they
approach Baladeva now.

sempoRkazhaladi selvaa baladevAâ Lakshmana was born later to Sri Rama and 
engaged himself in Sri Ramaâs servitude. But,
Balarama was born before Kannan and stayed in His servitude.
Balarama housed himself in Devakiâs womb before Kannan. He had
purified Devakiâs womb with the touch of his feet. It is because of
this reason that the eighth child of Devaki did not have the same
fate as the six that were born before Balarama. The touch of his
feet brought prosperity and auspiciousness.

Umbiyum neeyum uRangEl â Your brother Kannan is obedient to
you and so are you to him. Pray arise from your slumber, heeding
to our prayers. At times when Kannan would disappear, Balarama
would console the weeping Gopis who had lost their hearts to
Kannan, with sweet and soothing words of joy. 

Subjects, who embark upon worshipping the Lord, should
begin the same contemplating upon their preceptors and should
then seek their approval for the same. This purport gleams forth
through this verse

Andal ThiruvaDigaLE  SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan





      

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