Most of us might have heard of this comparison between the concern of Parangusa Nayaki (Nammazhvar)'s mother and Parakala Nayaki (Thirumangai Azhwar)'s mother regarding their daughter's safety/status.
There are two corresponding decads in திருவாய்மொழி and பெரிய திருமொழி where both mothers express this.
In திருவாய்மொழி (6-7), from the decad on திருக்கோளூர்.
Mother gets up in the morning and does not find பராங்குச நாயகி next to her in bed. She immediately says "I know for sure that she has gone to திருக்கோளூர் . Here the mother differentiates between all the rishis living in the jungle meditating on the lord and Azhwar (Nammazhvar here). The Rishis live on Vegetables, fruits and other edible things available in the jungle. However for Nammazhwar food, water and even the betel leaf post food is எல்லாம் கண்ணன்.
Now the question comes.... why say உண்ணும் சோறு , பருகு நீர், தின்னும் வெற்றிலை. Isnt it enough if you say food, water and betel leaf ? Apparently if you are already filled with food and have drunk enough water and had enough betel leaves already, you will run away from more food, water and betel leaf. However if you are hungry and thirsty, the same food is extremely desirable. Nammazhvar is always in that state when it comes to கண்ணன் and so உண்ணும் சோறு , பருகு நீர், தின்னும் வெற்றிலை.
So there is no doubt that when Parangusa Nayaki is missing, her mother is very sure that she must have gone to Thirukolur!!
Now lets come down to the Parakala Nayaki.
Here the mother witnesses the so called abduction!! He was like a dark bull (signifying the young age of the lover). I wonder if he is a கள்வன் ... I dont know (the underlying commentary is that, the jeevathma is the actual thief having stolen the soul which is the property of bhagavan. But due to அஹங்காரம் she says perumal is the thief instead!!). The question comes as to why the mother did not do anything. பராசர பட்டர் says this was like the தீவிட்டி கொள்ளைக்காரர்கள் . He came and took her away by force as her mother was screaming for help.
Mother also says that my daughter is so soft that she does not know or understand the difficult path she is going to take. The lover just told her daughter .. வா வா. When Parakala nayaki was stunned by this, he grabbed her hand which had வெள்ளி வளை and she left her mother (விட்டு அகன்று) ....
Would they have gone to திருவாலி?
A very important point is mentioned here in the commentary. Jeevathma performs கர்ம, ஞான , பக்தி yogas to get paramathma. In a mismatched comparison this is what paramatha does to get jeevathma.. He just grabs...வெள்ளி வளை கைப்பற்ற !!
Now lets see the contrast. In the previous case, mother is sure that her daughter has gone to thirukolur. Here mother wonders whether they have gone to Thiruvaali.
When there was discussion in Srirangam on whose concern was more serious...every one suggested that Parangusa Nayaki's mother's concern was bigger as her daughter went alone and so she was worried about her safety.
However Swami Alavandar interpreted this differently (I had read somewhere else that this was Swami Ramanuja but I guess they are one and the same for this purpose). In the first case, even though she was going alone, she was clear in her goals and the path. She was sure to go Thirukolur. In the second case, both the lover and her daughter were crazy about each other and so its very possible that they lost their way because they were walking along looking at each other instead of the way to Tiruvaali!!!
There are two corresponding decads in திருவாய்மொழி and பெரிய திருமொழி where both mothers express this.
In திருவாய்மொழி (6-7), from the decad on திருக்கோளூர்.
Mother gets up in the morning and does not find பராங்குச நாயகி next to her in bed. She immediately says "I know for sure that she has gone to திருக்கோளூர் . Here the mother differentiates between all the rishis living in the jungle meditating on the lord and Azhwar (Nammazhvar here). The Rishis live on Vegetables, fruits and other edible things available in the jungle. However for Nammazhwar food, water and even the betel leaf post food is எல்லாம் கண்ணன்.
Now the question comes.... why say உண்ணும் சோறு , பருகு நீர், தின்னும் வெற்றிலை. Isnt it enough if you say food, water and betel leaf ? Apparently if you are already filled with food and have drunk enough water and had enough betel leaves already, you will run away from more food, water and betel leaf. However if you are hungry and thirsty, the same food is extremely desirable. Nammazhvar is always in that state when it comes to கண்ணன் and so உண்ணும் சோறு , பருகு நீர், தின்னும் வெற்றிலை.
So there is no doubt that when Parangusa Nayaki is missing, her mother is very sure that she must have gone to Thirukolur!!
Now lets come down to the Parakala Nayaki.
Mother also says that my daughter is so soft that she does not know or understand the difficult path she is going to take. The lover just told her daughter .. வா வா. When Parakala nayaki was stunned by this, he grabbed her hand which had வெள்ளி வளை and she left her mother (விட்டு அகன்று) ....
Would they have gone to திருவாலி?
A very important point is mentioned here in the commentary. Jeevathma performs கர்ம, ஞான , பக்தி yogas to get paramathma. In a mismatched comparison this is what paramatha does to get jeevathma.. He just grabs...வெள்ளி வளை கைப்பற்ற !!
Now lets see the contrast. In the previous case, mother is sure that her daughter has gone to thirukolur. Here mother wonders whether they have gone to Thiruvaali.
When there was discussion in Srirangam on whose concern was more serious...every one suggested that Parangusa Nayaki's mother's concern was bigger as her daughter went alone and so she was worried about her safety.
However Swami Alavandar interpreted this differently (I had read somewhere else that this was Swami Ramanuja but I guess they are one and the same for this purpose). In the first case, even though she was going alone, she was clear in her goals and the path. She was sure to go Thirukolur. In the second case, both the lover and her daughter were crazy about each other and so its very possible that they lost their way because they were walking along looking at each other instead of the way to Tiruvaali!!!
While Parakala Nayaki's mother was at Thirunagari and Parakalan and Vayalali Manaalan were proceeding towards Thiruvaali where the wedding was to take place, Parankusa Nayaki's mother was at Alwar Thirunagari and Azhwaar was proceeding towards Thirukkolur, perhaps same distance as From Thirunagari to Thiruvaali. In this context, refer to Thanksgiving topic. Here P & V M were travelling in the same route as what P in his archavatara takes for thanugantha utsavam during Thai amavasyai. If Seetha and Rama were proceeding from Ayodhya and return back in 14 years to Ayodhya, they happily travelled upto Panchavati. But events took place there which made Seetha to land at Sri Lanka and Sri Rama too later in search of her, but they earned one devoted servant Hanuman before returning to Ayodhya. So also P & V M earned Sri Manavala mamunigal as their devoted servant while travelling via thirunaangur divya desams enroute Thiruvali from where they returned to Thirunagari. Hanuman's words of praise on Seetha made Sri Rama to see her in that form (which was denied by Vibeeshana's request to Seetha). BUT MAMUNIGAL'S PRAISE of P MADE V M to look for P immediately and He comes out to receive His Esteemed Consort.
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