For us Vedas, and
Ithihasapuranams are the most reverred scriptures – Of the two,
Mahabaratham is replete with rich moral stories and life instances. It
extols the living of Lord Krishna at every stage of his life – right from
his birth in prison cell, to moving across river Yamuna during the heavy
downpour; to his growth of every stage at Gokulam, his plays at Vrindavan to
the Great battle at Gurukshetra and more……….
Kulasekhara Azhwar in his
Perumal Thirumozhi lists out some of the deeds of Bala Krishna, described as
Devaki missing out His deeds -
குன்றினால் குடை கவித்ததும் கோலக்குரவை கோத்ததும் குட மாட்டும்
கன்றினால் விளவெறிந்ததும் காலால் காளியன் தலை மிதித்தது முதலா**
Some of them are : “the
lifting and holding the Govardhana Giri to protect the stony rain; His
bathing exploits with Gopikas; throwing away the Asura who came in the form of
a calf and with that making wood apples fall; dancing on the hood of the deadly
Kalinga and more”…….. !!
Periyazhwar in his
‘Periyazhwar Thirumozhi’ sings:
காளியன் பொய்கை கலங்கப் பாய்ந்திட்டு * அவன்
நீள்முடியைந்திலும் நின்று நடம்செய்து*
the story of most dreaded
Kaliya and the exploit of Lord Krishna who jumped into the pond, danced on the
hood of deadly snake, thereby turning the lake turbid - and when Kaliya
surrendered, He benevolently favoured him too….
Elsewhere in Periyazhwar Thirumozhi (முதற்பத்து-ஐந்தாம் திருமொழி) Azhwar fondly says… “காயமலர் நிறவா! கருமுகில் போலுருவா!; கானக மாமடுவில் காளியனுச்சியிலே*” likens the colour of Lord Krishna to the indigo of
plants and refers to that dance on the hood of Kalinga.
Kaliya also known
as Kalingan was a poisonous Naga living in the Yamuna River, in
Vrindavan. Over the years, the water had turned totally poisonous,
thereby causing trouble to fish, cattle, birds and all living
things. Legend had it that Kaliya had chosen that place as Garuda was
prevented from entering there. Lord Krishna was playing with cowherd
colleagues, when the ball fell into the water source. Krishna playfully
jumped into it. Kāliya with his anger, rose up emitting
poison and wrapped himself around Krishna's body. The folk around
and all others were mortally afraid and started praying. Lord
Krishna subdued him, sprang into Kāliya's head and danced on its
head. The serpent king’s wives came and prayed to Lord Krishna with folded
hands. Kāliya, too, recognizing the greatness of Krishna,
surrendered, promising he would not harass anybody. Lord Krishna pardoned
him and showed him the divine path, once he vowed to eschew violence and fell
at His Lotus Feets. The chastising of the Naga King is described in great
detail. Lord Krishna whose birth was to subdue envious demons, climbed
atop a Kadamba tree and finally changed the very nature of Kalinga.
At Thiruvallikkeni
divyadesam, after the 5 day Thavanothsavam for Sri Parthasarathi and a day for
Sri Devathi Rajar, now it is 3 day Thavanothsavam for Sri Thelliya Singar from
today i.e., 20th Mar 2014.
Today it was significant sarruppadi [decoration
~ alankaram] of Lord Azhagiya Singar as
‘Kalinga Narthana Kannan ~ the Krishna who danced on the hood of Kalinga, the
snake. To make you appreciate the sarrupadi, a photo
of Azhagiha Singar taken earlier is also posted here.
Adiyen
Srinivasadhasan
Perumal pinnazhagu and photo taken earlier... below ....
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