Re. Deepaavali.
Syamala Rao Tadigadapa (STADIGAD@us.oracle.com)
08 Oct 97 15:50:28 -0700
Let me add my words here.
Naraka: .. danujulu maguvala desa janaru ..., Hari!
Hari: .. khaMDiMceda, ... sura kinnara kaaMtalu sooci nEDu naMdamu boMdan!
Commentary: Naraka, of all demons to make a statement, that they, Demons do
not
attack ladies.
Here, may be he only implies that he has no intention of being at
war
with a lady.
Now Krishna replies that he would soon kill him and make lady
folks of
deva ganas , some of whom are watching the battle from the sky,
happy.
Krishna here, reminds the demon, that he has attacked ladies till
date
and they all await his death. And his death would be a treat to
the eyes
of those ladies watching from above.
Why Did Krishna exclude feminine folks of human kind? Not that
they would
be indifferent to his death. Far from that, they are too eager to
hear
about his death.
But why exclude them? Read what Krishna said a little closely.
The word 'chuchi' is the key. It is a very well intended word.
Ladies do not go to battles in general. Almost never. So there are
no 'nara' ladies watching there at the battle field. They all know
Krishna is out there to kill Naraka, the dreaded demon. But they
unfortuantely can not watch his death to their satisfaction.
Ladies of the said classes, i.e., sura (devata) and kinnara (
deva gana classes)
have no such problem. They are not missing the opertunity of
watching the
death of Naraka in the hands of Krishna.
As a representative of the ladies of 'nara' classification, Satya
bhama is there watching and helping Krishna in his effort.
Krishna has decided that ladies, especially because they have
suffered
extensively at the hands of the demon Naraka, should have a share
of the
ultimate victory over the bad fellow.
Naraka abducted thousands of innocent girls, of whom humans alone
count
to about 16,000. So they say.
Hence, Krishna awarded Bhama, an opertunity of humiliating Naraka.
She simply excelled in her efforts.
At the end of course, Krishna thrilled the worlds by beheading the
demon.
For those who need it, there is a most beautiful poem describing
the event.
illaalan kiTi naina kaalamuna munnEnanchu, ghOshintu vO,
tallI! ninnu dalanchi yaina, kRpa kaavan chuuDaDE!
chellambO, tala drunche nanchu - dhara naakeEpinchu chandambunan,
dreLLen chappuDu kaaga bhUmi sutu siram buddIptaavaha kshONipai!
( I know the second line is not complete/correct. Would some
body help that poem, please! )
- tala drunche- : By saying so, Naraka is imagined to have said, he
killed me.
Regards.
-Syamal.
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PS: Please excuse me. There must be typos at least. Font on my mail system is
most hazy!!
- Syamal.