Guest guest Posted April 21, 2001 Report Share Posted April 21, 2001 Verse 23: ampikaiyE malayattuvacaRku Or arumaNiyE tumpimukattha^naik kanta^nai I^nRa chuTar uruvE chempi^nil uRRa kaLimpAm e^natu ciRumaielAm vempi azintiTa ni^n^naruLE ti^nam vENTuva^nE V.23 Ambike! Gem of Malayathwaja Pandya! Luminous, mother of Ganesha and Khanda! I pray to you daily for the annihilation of my penury of heart, as happens to grime on copper! Tumbi+mukattan = one with elephant face,Ganesha Meenakshi has been described as Pandiyakumari in literature and folklore (as in V.24). Pandiyas were one of the oldest Tamil kings. There is even a ref. to a Pandiya king offering his fighters' service during Mahabharatha War. The legend goes that Mother is born as Meenakshi to a pandya king, Malayadwaja pandya and succeeds him to Madurai's throne, pines for the Lord, conqueres the lands and later gets installed as deity. Like any other stalapurana, legends etc. it is left to individual's interpretation. Verse 24: vENTuvatu u^n tirume^nmalart tAL iNai vempiRavi tANTuvataRkut ta^nippuNai vERu Etu tAraNiyil pANTiyavallie^na vanta mUlap parAparaiyE kANtaku a~NkayaRkaNNi chokkEchari^n kAmi^niyE V.24: You are the Primordial Godhead that came to the world as pandian's daughter! Angayarkanni, all worthy of Darshan! Beloved of Chokkesa ! I pray only to your soft flowers of feet! What else is the boat, to cross this horrible livelihood! Chokka = Handsome guy, Deity of Madurai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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