haahaa-huuhuu-mukha-stutyaa

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That is interesting. Even in English we sometimes say

"making a hoo haa!" meaning fussing about something or

giving a lot of importance to some issue. There is a

slight negative connotation though.

Geetha

--- MSR <miinalochanii wrote:

> For a question about this name of trishatii, I

> mentioned that shankara

> in his commentary explains that haahaa and huuhuu

> are two gandharva-s.

> Yesterday while reading Book III - Chapter IV of

> devii bhagavatham, I

> found a reference to these gandharva-s haahaa and

> huuhuu praising

> ambaaL.

>

> It is interesting to note that how some of these

> puraaNic legends find

> a day-today usage. I have heard in Tamil a cliche

> "to praise like

> haahaa and huuhuu" (for instance, chumma haahaa

> huuhuu_nnu

> pugazhaatha). It often used when someone is praised

> sky-high.

>

>

>

> =====

> ambaaL daasan

>

> Ravi

>

> sharaNAgata raxakI nivEyani sadA ninnu nammiti

> mInAxI

>

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