Ankayarkanni anthati - V.18 and V.19

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Verse 18:

kOmaLavalli em kUTaRpirATTiyaik koLLai ezil

tAm aLavu i^nRit ta^nit tavaLaic cIrt taTAtakaiyai

cAmaLavalliyai nIyE katie^nRu cArntapi^num

Ema^nai a~ncutal Ezaimaip pAlatu irunilattE

 

In Komalavalli,Lady of our Koodal,

Thadatagai,the Deity of boundless beauty,

Shyamalavalli,we sought refuge

as She is our only succor;

Even after that,

It is just ignorance to be afraid of Yama..

 

Koodal = Madurai

Shyamala= dark-hued woman

 

Verse 19:

irukaNNi^nai ni^n tirumE^nikku Akki itayatti^nap

parukumpaTi ni^n tiruvaTikku Akki naRpATalukkE

urukumpaTi e^n irucevikku Akki^na^n oLLilaivEl

muruka^nait tanta muzumutalE! vantu mu^n niRpaiyE

 

Mother Angayarkanni! Mother of Muruga

with a Vel, that is luminous and pupil-leaf shaped;

I dedicated my eyes to appreciate your Divine Form

(the murthy in the temple);

my heart to glean (the bliss) from your Feet;

my ears to rejoice in songs about you;

Please give me your Darshan!

 

Vel= spear; shakti+vel; Karthikeya is carved out of Mother for the destruction

of Soorapadma. While all the other Gods give him accessories, His mother

Parvati gives Him a Golden spear, that becomes the source and symbol of His

guard and power to protect his devotees.Muruga is Pranavaswaroopa. Omnipotent

and Unmanifest Mother is His mother who gives Him power in the form of Vel. It

would be nice if someone could explain in detail the true meaning of this

puranic incidence.