If a girl’s heart is broken, even sugar candy
will taste bitter
In
the 2nd decad of Nachiyar Thirumozhi, Andal implores with her beloved Lord not to break the beautiful sand castles built by the young innocent girls
alongside the river. This is a decad showcasing the playful side of the great
Lord and how he finds delight in small things such as breaking the sand castle.
In some ways, he is testing out the true devotion and seeing how they are
reacting to his ‘irritating’ actions.
Interestingly,
while she and her father (Periyazhvar) have pre - dominantly looked at the Lord
in his Krishna Avatara, Andal refers in different verses in this decad to the
Lord’s Rama and Vamana Avatara and the Lord’s achievements in these Avataras.
Continuing
from the first decad, Andal says that she has waited till Panguni (after
beginning her vows in Margazhi) for Kamadeva to take a ‘lover’s call’ to come
and unite her with the Lord.
Dreaming
about her beloved, she and the many young girls of Gokulam have made tiny
little sand castles. She asks him not to display his naughty self and break the
sand castles that have been so lovingly constructed. She praises her beloved as
one with a 1000 names and presents a beautiful indirect phrase to solve her
problems.
‘If
he became her mother’s/ aunt’s son in law, it would bring to an end all her
problems in life.’
நாம மாயிரம்
ஏத்த நின்ற
நாராயணா
உன்னை மாமி தன் மகனாகப் பெற்றால்
எமக்கு வாதை தவிருமே
காமன் போதரு
காலமென்று பங்குனி
நாள் பாரித்தோம்
தீமை செய்யும்
சிரீதரா
எங்கள் சிற்றில்
வந்து சிதையேலே
He still refuses to accept her
love
Praising
the Lord as one who reclines on the banyan leaf, Andal showcases her toil
through the day that has got her a back ache in constructing a beautiful sand
castle for him. She wants her beloved to come and take a look at the lovingly
made sand castle. While she is lovingly pleading with him for his gracious
looks, she says that it is perhaps her misfortune and the sins of the past life
that he is unresponsive to her requests.
என்றும் உன்
தனக்கு எங்கள்
மேல் இரக்கமெழாதது
எம்பாவமே
Further
praising the Lord as reclining on the serpent in the milky ocean and his powers
as one who came on a majestic lion and as one who saved the mighty elephant
from the dreaded crocodile, Andal once again addressing him directly shares
with him the loving sand castles that have tired the hands, which are now in
severe pain as a result of the day long toil. All she is asking for is for him
to not tease her by giving that glance with his beautiful eyes and pleads with
him to not break those sand castles as his next action.
உன்னைக் கண்டு
மாலுறு வோங்களைக்
கடைக் கண்களாலிட்டு
வாதியேல்
Praises his Personality
Andal
praises the special features of the Lord. She describes him as one with
sapphire hue complexion that resembles the dark black cloud. The moment she
listens to his words and watches him in action she is blissful impacted as if
drawn by some magic. She praises his eyes as being like red lotus. In contrast
to his delightful features and his striking personality, she accepts that she
is ignorant and of simple nature and does not know the right choice of words.
She is trying her best to be careful in not uttering harsh words that might
inflict pain on him.
நொய்யர் பிள்ளைகலென்பதற்கு
உன்னை நோவ நாங்கள் உரைக்கிலோம்
செய்ய தாமரைக்
கண்ணிளாய்
எங்கள் சிற்றில்
வந்து சிதையேலே
Andal
praises her beloved as being adept in the art of deception and guile. She says
that if he uses this art to break their lovingly made sand castles, it would be
heartbreaking for a lot of pain has gone into decorating the entire street with
neatly drawn kolams. While her heart will melt and she will feel grieved, she
will still endure his torments without getting angry. All she is asking for is
for his beautiful eyes to grace her love in the proper way it should be.
Rama Avatara
Praising
her lord as one who built a beautiful bridge across the huge ocean and went
across to defeat Rakshasha king, she says that she has not yet learnt the art
of playing the games around the sand castles and asks her beloved not to
shatter her dreams that has been lovingly built.
Portraying
an innocent feel, Andal wants the Lord to showcase his games with his peers who
are intellectually strong. She calls it a waste of his powers to display his
powers with these innocent ones by breaking the sand castles that has been
lovingly built for him. His words will smell sweet only if uttered to mature
ladies.
பேத நன்கறிவார்களோடு
இவை பேசினால்
பெரிது இன்சுவை
யாது ஒன்றும்
அறியாத பிள்ளைகளோமை
நீ நலிந்து
என் பயன்
Andal
says that the young girls are enjoying themselves playing petty games with the
mud pot and small winnows around the sand castle that they have made with a lot
of love and care. There is a lot of excitement around these.
வட்ட வாய்ச்
சிறு தூதையோடு
சிறு சுளகும்
மணலும் கொண்டு
இட்டமா விளையாடு
வோங்களைச்
சிற்றிலீடழித்து என் பயன்
தொட்டு தைத்து
நலியேல் கண்டாய்
It would not make sense for him to come and spoil their fun with a single kick of their sand castles. She uses a beautiful comparison to prevent him from spoiling their fun.
She
says that if a girl's heart is broken, even sugar candy will taste bitter.
கட்டியும் கைத்தால் இன்னாமை அறிதியே
Vamana Avatara
Praising
the Vamana Avatara of the Lord where he effortlessly measured the entire world
in a single step, Andal says that he has stolen the hearts of the innocent
young girls with his sweet face and lovely smile. These features of his can win
over any beautiful girl. Along with breaking the sand castles, he has also
broken into many hearts.
சிற்றிலோடு எங்கள்
சிந்தையும் சிதைக்கக்
கடவையோ
Andal
queries if it will not become a topic of gossip with the residents of Gokulam when
he takes the young innocent girls in his embrace?
எம்மைப் பற்றி
மெய்ப்பிணக் கிட்டக்கால்
இந்தப் பக்கம்
நின்றவர் என்சொல்லார்
This
decad showcases the playful side of the Lord and his Leela undertaken for
spontaneous joy, with the young girls of Gokulam.
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