Day 21 - Did you know...

.....that the verses “Paal soriyum Vallal perum pasukkal - Yethir pongi meethalippa” [paasuram :21] of “Thiruppavai” refers to Ramanujar and other Acharyas ?

ஏற்ற கலங்கள் எதிர் பொங்கி மீதளிப்ப*

மாற்றாதே பால் சொரியும் வள்ளல் பெரும் பசுக்கள்*

[paasuram : 21 : Yetra kalangal]

Direct meaning : Cows in Ayarpaadi need not be milked. They themselves shower milk (Paal soriyum) if the “teat” is just touched and hence the vessels overflow with milk (Ethir pongi) in no senconds. They never withdraw themselves (maatraathe) and keep showering milk.

Inner meaning : In Bhagavath Geetha, Krishna says that a Sishya has to go to an Acharyan and perform all kainkaryams to be taught. But Ramanujar was extremely compassionate that when he got the “Thirumanthira upadesam” from Thirukottiyoor Nambi, stood on top of the tower above the front gate of the Thirukottiyoor temple and shouted out the sacred mantra to all of the people. Though the sishyas don’t even realize that they are suffering in the ocean of “Samsaara”, Acharyan with his motherly love (Vatsalyam) comes forward and guides the Sishyas.

Thus they are very much comparable to the Aayarpadi cows who shower milk on their own.

Reference no. 1
http://www.ibiblio.org/ramanuja/thiruppavai/pasuram/ In this Velukkudi Swami upanyasam (Thiruppavai 68- Muppathu -01),
Reference no. 2
http://4krsna.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/sri-ramanuja-appears/