Thiruppavai _ Summary of Pasurams #25 #26

Asmath Aachaarya Paryanthaam Vandhey Guru Paramparaam Jai Sriman Narayana Now let's get into Pasuram 26. After occupying his chair offered by Gopikas, Krishna asked, Okay, you tell me, what do you want from me? They addressed Krishna as glowing sapphire because the color of his body is bluish and illuminates. Then they gave the list of things they wanted. They said, We want to perform the ratham our elders performed to reach you. So, we want conches which shake the whole earth with their sound and they should be milky white as your Panchajanyam. I can't give you conch similar to mine. Okay, I will give mine, said Krishna. To sing your glory we want an instrument. Okay, I will give the instrument. What else do you want? asked Krishna. We want devotees of yours to sing Mangalam to you. Then we want a Dwajam, a pillar similar to yours to show our identity that we all belong to you. We want an umbrella not to be drenched in snow. We further want a divine lamp to show us the path. All should be like the ones you have, they asked. They just demanded. Where can I get all these for you? asked Krishna. Don't act Krishna, at the time of creation you became Vatapatra Sai, a tiny boy sleeping on a banyan leaf sucking your throat. But you are able to hide all aspects of universe in your tiny stomach. When you did that can't you give the things which we ask? The weapons or ornaments which he had can't be found anywhere. Indirectly these Gopikas were asking his ornaments or weapons. Here Konch refers to Onkar which everyone needs to attain salvation. They want Bhagwatottamas who can sing Pallandu to Swami. So, they are asking the company of Nichaswaras. Dwajam refers to Garudalwar, Swami's vehicle symbolizes all Vedic knowledge. They wanted long lamp always illuminates that is Lakshmi Mata. Umbrella refers to Adisesha who becomes his bed when he sleeps, chair when he sits and umbrella when he walks. But Adisesha wants to be with the Lord always. So, he won't agree. Then Krishna gave his clothes. Exactly they wanted all these because they related to the Lord. Thus they want salvation where they can find the company of all these there they can find Lord also. Whenever these aspects are closer to these Gopikas Krishna will definitely be closer to them. Very cleverly they are asking for Krishna himself ultimately. This is what is known as Salvation. This is the summary of 26th Pasuram. On all Tiruvadigalai Saranam. Jai Shri Mannarayana.