Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Ashtapadi - Song - 19 - 8
Smara-Garala-Khandanam Mama Shirasi Mandanam
Dehi Pada-Pallavam Udaram
Jvalati Mayi Daruno Madana-Kadanaruno
Haratu Tad-upahita-vikaram ||8||
Jvalati Mayi Daruno Madana-Kadanaruno
Haratu Tad-upahita-vikaram ||8||
Sri Jayadeva - Ashtapadi reveals the True Essence of Love between Sri Radha and Sri Krishna. Sri Geetha Govinda Mahakavyam declares the beautiful blend and unison of Jeevathma with Paramatma.
When Jayadevar got the inspiration to write the beautiful lines ’Smara Garala Kandanam Mama Shirsi Mandanam Dhehi Padha Pallavam Udharam ….’ He abruptly threw away his pen with a wavering mind and got up from his seat. He did not want to continue writing. His eyes were filled with tears and he started to cry like a child, ‘What a sin I have committed….Lord…Apacharam…Apacharam. How could I write these lines? How an ardent devotee – Sri Radha could keep her feet on Lord Krishna's head?. He is the Supreme Lord.‘ He thought, a devotee can keep Lord’s feet on his/ her head but it is never possible a devotee’s feet on Lord’s Head. The whole night he could not sleep thinking of the sin he had committed. After seeing her husband’s restlessness Smt.Padmavathy - the wife of Jayadevar went to pray to Lord. She sincerely prayed to Lord to help her husband complete the compositions of Ashtapadi without any break. Jayadevar was tormented by the thought of his ignorance and felt terrible.
The next day morning, the King Krouvcha invited Jayadevar to His palace. Jayadevar finished his morning abulations , prayers to Lord and left to palace. Smt.Padmavathy sent off her husband, closed the doors and engaged herself in her routines.
After a few minutes, she heard somebody knocking at the door. She opened the door and saw Jayadevar standing in front of her. Without asking anything he replied to her that he was not feeling well. It was too hot outside and he was feeling giddiness. On half way to palace he returned home. He instructed Padmavathy to bring some hot oil to take bath. She was shocked to hear this from her husband. That day was Ekadashi, an auspicious day to worship Lord Hari and Tuesday usually Jayadevar observed Ekadashi by fasting sincerely. Moreover, He had his morning abulations and prayers already. But she was not in a position ask anything to him. As a sincere wife, Padmavathy brought hot oil and Jayadevar asked her to rub the oil on his head. She sang a song in her melodious tune and rubbed the hot oil in his head.
Srirama Jaya Jaya……Seetha Manohara…
Karunya Sagara Karuna nidhey Jaya Jaya
According to Dharma and Sastras, taking oil bath on an Ekadashi day is inauspicious. Sastras say that an ordinary person’s hand should not rest on the head of a King, A shishya should not place his hands on his Guru’s head and a wife should not place her hand on her husband's head. She felt terribly wrong. Jayadevar instructed Padmavathy to bring the ‘Grantham’ (olachuvadi – the writing materials in olden days )in which he used to write 'Ashtapadi'. Padmavathy brought it to her husband and he started writing the same lines.
Smara Garala Khandanam…… Mama Shirasi Mandanam…Dehi Padha pallavam Udharam’
The meaning of the lines goes on like this, 'Hey Radhey keep your feet on my head, in order to make me happy I am burning with the desires for you. I am totally in love with you'.
Immediately after his bath, Jayadevar instructed Padmavathy to serve the previous day's cooked rice (Pazhayasadam). It was a total strange behaviour she could expect from him. Usually, they both observed Ekadashi sincerely and didn’t keep any previous day’s leftovers on the day of Ekadashi. However, she had kept the previous day's handfull of cooked rice . He advised her to feed him. He had a mouthful and asked her to take the rest of the rice and went out.
She cried to Lord. She sincerely prayed to Lord, Jayadevar was terribly affected by something and he was not in a normal state of mind . She wanted her husband in his old form when he returned. .............
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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