Nammazhvar, in his love for the Lord, plays the role of a
separated lover and becomes Parankusa Nayaki. As Parankusa Nayaki, he sends many messages to Lord Narayana asking Him to come back. Anyone in distress will try to send a message to a loved one. In Rama’s case, when Sita was abducted, He had to go to some trouble to find help. Sita’s position was better because Hanuman appeared before Her and showed Her Rama’s ring. So She was assured that Hanuman was genuine and not a demon in disguise. But even She was not as lucky as Parankusa Nayaki, said Kidambi Narayanan in a discourse.
Parankusa Nayaki does not have to go anywhere to look for a messenger. Sita initially did have doubts about whether
Hanuman was trustworthy. But Parankusa Nayaki has no such doubts, for the birds she is going to send as her messengers are all birds she has nurtured. She knows them and they know her and so she has a group of reliable and ready messengers!
Parankusa Nayaki’s good fortune may be likened to a child
lost in a crowd. The child cries because it is unable to find its mother. Imagine the child’s joy when it spots its mother who has been looking for the lost child. Likewise, Parankusa Nayaki is lost without the Lord by her side. But when she sees the birds, she knows that they will be the most suitable messengers. There is a significance to the choice of birds as messengers. A bird can fly only because it has two wings. Likewise Acharyas are said to have two wings —knowledge and practice.
They teach and practise what they teach. Moreover, the
Lord, even in His most accessible form of archa, does not talk to us. But Acharyas do and are seen as His representatives on this earth, for they, through their teaching and conduct, lead us to the Lord.
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