We
are not your mother’s daughters’ in law that you can do this to us!!!!
- Andal to Krishna seated atop the Kurundu Tree
In
the 2nd decad of Nachiyar Thirumozhi, Andal presented Krishna’s
mischievous act of breaking the sand castles lovingly built by the young girls
of Gokulam. She continues showcasing her beloved Lord’s playful activities into
the 3rd decad. This time his mischievous play is a lot more personal
and embarrassing.
While
in the previous decad, she questioned his intention of dismantling the castles
made of sand, here she turns a little more aggressive and asks if it is fair on
his part to indulge in acts such as deceitfully taking away the clothes of the
women.She gives a background to this to explain their hardship – both physical
and mental.
It
is interesting that she expresses both anger and love in the same verse. While
they are furious at his act of trying to dishonour them, they are still not
able to take away their eyes from him for he is always adorable.
Good to Bathe in the Pond before
Dawn
Rising
to the call of the cocks early in the morning, the girls woke up and walked a
long way to the lake for a bath pre dawn. As one can imagine, it was pretty
chilly and cold and dark. With the clothes off, the young girls entered the
lake confident that no one was around on that dark morning. And they began
enjoying their bath.
கோழி யழைப்பதன்
முன்னம் குடைந்து
நீராடுவான் போந்தோம்
We will never enter the lake
again!!!
As
they were thus having a ‘cool bath’, it was time for the Sun to rise. And as the
light began to hit the moving waves of the lake and they were at the end of
their bath, they found to their horror that their clothes had gone missing. She
accepts their ignorance of not guessing his likely presence and promises that
they will never enter the lake again for a bath, if he returns their clothes
this one time!!!!
She
seems to indicate that they have forgotten him just for a moment in the joy of their
cool bath and says that along with her friends, she offers her sincere and
devoted prayers to him and pleads with him to return their clothes.
ஏழைமை யாற்றவும் பட்டோம் இனியென்றும் பொய்கைக்கு வாரோம்
தோழியும் நானும் தொழுதோம் துகிலைப் பணித்தருளாயே
In
this decad, Andal sings praise of Lord Krishna and his very many brave acts but
questions if he considered this particular act as one such (act of bravery) for
this seemed to her to be a little demeaning!!! While they were suffering in
embarrassment, this mischievous boy was there up on the Kurundu tree with all
their clothes.
She
explains to him the severe consequences that might arise if they were to return
without the clothes.
She
asks the Lord who is happily enjoying from the tree as to whether he realises
the embarrassment he has caused. How would
they be able to come out of the water in this current state. Further, she is
worried as to how the parents will react. And she is certain that they will
have to face wild reaction from the mothers that morning if they were to go
back without the clothes.
எம்மனைமார் காணிலொட்டார்
பொல்லாங்கு ஈதென்று கருதாய்
பூங்குருந்தேறி யிருந்தி
What job does he have around the
lake?
She then enquires as to the reason he came to the lake this early in the morning. And she acknowledges their ignorance in not noting his presence around the lake. She wonders as to how he actually made his way to this far off lake that early in the morning with darkness all around.
She then enquires as to the reason he came to the lake this early in the morning. And she acknowledges their ignorance in not noting his presence around the lake. She wonders as to how he actually made his way to this far off lake that early in the morning with darkness all around.
Bribes Krishna
Seeking
a quick solution, Andal says that the young girls are ready to give him
anything he wants provided he returns their clothes. This she now sees as the
only way that will help them return home unnoticed.
நீ வேண்டிய தெல்லாம் தருவோம்
பல்லாரும் காணாமே போவோம்
பட்டைப் பணித்தருளாயே
From
inside the lake, all the young girls of Gokulam are looking around with their
eyes wide open to see if anyone (the residents of Gokulam) is around. Andal
describes the sadness in the young girls that morning. ‘It is a public pond and
we have to look all around to ensure that others do not know our current plight’.
There is fear in their eyes. As one looks at their eyes, tears have started
rolling down in shock of what might happen if anyone finds them in their
current state.
பறக்க விழித்து எங்கும் நோக்கிய பலர் குடைந்தாடும் கனையில்
அரக்க நில்லா கண்ணநீர்கள் அலமருகின்றவா பாராய்
Having
tried to psyche him by questioning his embarrassing act and then trying to
bribe him, Andal also uses the threatening technique to see if her beloved
would move. She says that their parents and friends are likely to come striking
at him if they come to know of his acts.
Physical Pain inside the lake
In
successive decads, Andal describes the physical pain that they are
experiencing.They express their distressed state of their extended stay inside
the pond. The fishes are biting their legs. The lotus stalks are rubbing
against their legs and that is pricking their legs. She compares this feeling
to one’s pain when one would be stung by a poisonous Scorpio.
காலைக் காது விடுகின்ற கயலொடு வாளை விரவி
வேலைப் பிடுத்தேன்னை மார்களோட்டில் என்ன விளையாட்டோ
தடதவிழ் தாமரைப் பொய்கைத் தாள்கள் எம் காலைக் கதுவ
விடத்தே ளெறிந்தாலே போல வேதனை ஆற்றவும் பட்டோம்
Praising
his various playful acts such as tossing up the pots and his exquisite dance,
she says that this particular act is beyond their game. This one is too
difficult for them to bear. They accept that have been deceived by this game
and want him to save any further embarrassment.
She
explains that their bodies have become tired standing inside the chilly early
morning water. She calls his current deeds as being very unfair. With their
homes far away from the pond, how would they return in their current state with
the Sun shining bright on the streets of Gokulam. She says that there is a very
angry feeling to shout out at him. And yet they love him as he is just so
adorable.
But
that aside if their mothers see their current situation, all the girls are
going to be shouted at and given a verbal beating for their careless act.
நீரிலே நின்று அயர்க்கின்றோம் நீதியல்லாதன செய்தாய்
ஊரகம் சாலவும் சேய்த்தால் ஊழியெல்லாம் உணர்வானே
ஆர்வம் உனக்கே யுடையோம் அம்மானையார் காணில் ஒட்டார்
She
says that he is looking at this only as a sport but unfortunately their mothers
will not look at it in a similar vein. For him it is only a simple mischievous
play.
Praising his Valarous Acts
It
was valorous to escape that treacherous Kamsa who was looking to kill him on
birth, but this act even Yashoda, who normally is very supportive of him, will
rebuke and will not gain her approval. Andal prays with folded hands asking him
to return their clothes.
An angry remark
In
a beautiful verse, she says that ‘we are not your mother’s daughters-in-law
that he can play around like this (Interestingly in the earlier decad, she had
praised him and suggested that him becoming his mother’s son in law would solve
all the problems). The fact that they are all fond of him does not entitle him
to such a mischievous game. She tells him in no uncertain terms that what he is
doing is not right.
மாமியார் மக்களேயல்லோம் மற்றும் இங்கு எல்லாரும் போந்தார்
சேமமேலன்றிது சாலச் சிக்கென நாம் இது சொன்னோம்
And
wants him to return their clothes!!!
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