Smara Garala Khandanam Mama Shirasi Mandanam ....Sri Geetha Govinda Maha Kavyam - Ashtapadi !! Part II

Jai Sriman Narayana !!



Radhey Krishna !!

Jaydevar arrived home and explained about his meeting with the king.  He asked his wife  to bring all the pooja materials for the afternoon.  She surprisingly asked him ‘Why did you come early? Just now only you left to  the Palace.’  Jayadevar astonishingly replied that she was thinking of him all the time, so  it made her think like that.  He consoled her that she must have fallen asleep and dreamt.  She cried to Jayadevar and started to explain everything about his oil bath, writing on the Grantham (Olachuvadi) to complete ashtapadi, eating yesterday’s cooked rice  etc.. He became confused and  rushed to pick the Grantham, to check the writings of Ashtapadi with the oil finger print on it.   He was firmly beleived that Padmavathy was mistaken and was lying to him.   He did not want to read  the lines  completely.

Smara Garala Kandanam…… Mama Shirasi Mandanam…dehi mudha pallavam

His face reddened with anger.   How Padmavathy dared to do this? How could she write these futile lines about Lord Krishna.    In a rage he  took the sword to cut off her head.  He felt  that she committed a great sin and was not worthy to live in this Earth. In a sudden rage, forcefully lifted the sword to shove off her head,  Alas !!  The sword was forcefully taken away by somebody.  To his amazement, Lord Krishna was standing in front of him.

Shanku, Chakra, Gadha, Vanamala, Kausthubam, Pattu Peethambaram, with the brightness of thousands of Adithyas together…

Jayadevar was shocked to see the Lord in front of him.  He forgot to worship Lord instead, he  started to complain about Padmavathy like a child.   He complained to Lord that  She had lied to him.  Lord Krishna replied Padmavathy did not lie and  explained to him that it was not his talent that made him write Ashtapadi.    The Lord also revealed the truth that he did complete the composition. 

Lord Krishna explains to them that when He was a child, his  mother Yasoda packed the previous day's  cooked rice with curd and buttermilk before leaving home in order to take care of the cattle.  Everytime, he missed the opportunity to taste the food which she packed.  Because most of the time it was eaten by his friends.  Yasoda force her son to take oil bath by heating the oil with all the herbs.  He lost that opportunity too.  So He sincerely wanted to have these from the hands of Padmavathy after seeing her.  He felt his mother's attitude in Padmavathy.   Lord Krishna asked Jayadevar  ‘ Did I do any mistake?  I heartily wish to have oil bath and Thayir Sadam from her hand,  Did I make any crime?’.   Jayadevar cried  and in a sudden rush fell on the feet of  Padmavathy.

Jayadevar started mumbling to Padmavathy that she was the most blessed one on this Earth. Padmavathy had the opportunity to serve the Lord well and She had the heartfelt dharshan of Him.   She had all the blessings of Lord and Lord declared that Padamavathy was more superior than Jayadevar. Padmavathy’s utmost faith and devotion to Lord made  Jayadevar think that she was superior to him.  After seeing this devotion and respect of Jayadevar, Lord Krishna  replied that this was the same  case with Him and Radha.  Sri Radha Rani’s devotion and faith made Krishna fall in love with her, an unlimited and unconditional love towards Sri Radha. 

Radhey Krishna !!

Jai Sriman Narayana !!