Guest guest Posted July 11, 2002 Report Share Posted July 11, 2002 At 07:55 AM 7/8/02 -0700, you wrote: >cun^dharar thEvAram >thalam thiruvAvaDuthuRai >paN thakkEci >EzAm thirumuRai > >thiruchchiRRambalam > >kuRaivilA n^iRaivE guNak kunRE > kUththanE kuzaik kAdhuDaiyAnE > > >Meaning: >Oh Flawless Perfect ! Hill of qualities ! >Oh Dancer ! Ornated with ball in the ear ! 'Kulzai' is not a ball. Please see the following URL where I have placed pictures of the kulzai with write-up. http://www.geocities.com/jaybee555/kulzai11.html The 'Kulzai' was an ornament which was worn by women in the ancient times. It was round and ringlike, shaped like a tube that had been cut short. Its origin was from the palmyra leaf. In the ancient times, the lobes were pierced and were allowed to hang like a pendant. This custom was known as 'kaadhu vaLarththal' This custom passed into the later part of the twentieth century. It was quite common to see ladies from the rural areas who adorned pendant lobes. Palmyra leaf was rolled and inserted into the hole of the lobe. It would uncoil suffienty and fit snuggly into that hole. I have seen village children wearing them some fifty years ago in the present Sivaganggai District This was called as the 'kaadhu Olai'. 'Kaadhu Olai and KarugamaNi' are the symbols of many female Kula Deivams' of the Tamils. They are usually kept in a jar or pot and kept in an alter in the pujai room. The palmyra roll of humble origins became stylised and became the 'Kulzai'. It is a feminine ornament. How come Siva is wearing it? Siva bears his consort Uma in the left half of His body. The kulzai is the symbol of Uma and is found on the left ear of Siva. 'ThOdu' is another feminine ornament which is worn on the left ear of Siva. Vide Sambandhar's first ThEvaram hymn - 'thOdudaiya seviyan vidaiyERiyOr thUveN madhi sUdi'. Regards JayBee >I do not have relation other than You, >so if my one sin is forgiven, is it a blame ? >Oh Flamy Gold of thiruvArUr surrounded by the >gardens where bees make sound with their wings ! >Oh the Just One of thiruvAvaDuthuRai ! >Bless me saying, "Don't fear.", who else >is kin for me, oh the Supreme of the deathless >ones (divines). > >Notes: > ============================ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2002 Report Share Posted July 13, 2002 Dear Dr. JayBee, Thank you very much for the informative explanation on kuzai. Saw those nice pictures of our Lord at your site too. To my understanding, kuzai is kuNDalam called as thongaTTAn in the rural thamiznAdu. As you have referred in the mail (as kAdhu vaLarththal), the ear pulled down by the kuzai ball will be hanging much down than the "main land" of the ear. Lots of old ladies still wear this thongaTTAn in rural TN. But it is supposed to be an ornament of Lord shiva. That is why it will be depicted on the right ear. The left ear will have thODu - the feminine ornament. That is the reason "thODuDaiya cheviyan" - the first phrase of campandhar thirukkaDaikkAppu is hailed to indicate both ammai as well as appan. namaH shivAya love, Ganesh --- JayBee <jaybee wrote: > At 07:55 AM 7/8/02 -0700, you wrote: > >cun^dharar thEvAram > >thalam thiruvAvaDuthuRai > >paN thakkEci > >EzAm thirumuRai > > > >thiruchchiRRambalam > > > >kuRaivilA n^iRaivE guNak kunRE > > kUththanE kuzaik kAdhuDaiyAnE > > > > > >Meaning: > >Oh Flawless Perfect ! Hill of qualities ! > >Oh Dancer ! Ornated with ball in the ear ! > > > 'Kulzai' is not a ball. > Please see the following URL where I have placed > pictures > of the kulzai with write-up. > > http://www.geocities.com/jaybee555/kulzai11.html > > The 'Kulzai' was an ornament which was worn by > women > in the ancient times. It was round and ringlike, > shaped like a tube > that had been cut short. > > Its origin was from the palmyra leaf. In the > ancient times, > the lobes were pierced and were allowed to hang > like a pendant. > This custom was known as 'kaadhu vaLarththal' > > This custom passed into the later part of the > twentieth century. > It was quite common to see ladies from the rural > areas who adorned > pendant lobes. > > Palmyra leaf was rolled and inserted into the hole > of the lobe. > It would uncoil suffienty and fit snuggly into that > hole. I have seen > village children wearing them some fifty years ago > in the present > Sivaganggai District > > This was called as the 'kaadhu Olai'. 'Kaadhu Olai > and KarugamaNi' > are the symbols of many female Kula Deivams' of the > Tamils. > > They are usually kept in a jar or pot and kept in > an alter > in the pujai room. > > The palmyra roll of humble origins became stylised > and > became the 'Kulzai'. > > It is a feminine ornament. How come Siva is wearing > it? > > Siva bears his consort Uma in the left half of His > body. > > The kulzai is the symbol of Uma and is found on the > > left ear of Siva. > > 'ThOdu' is another feminine ornament which is worn > on the left ear of Siva. Vide Sambandhar's first > ThEvaram hymn - > 'thOdudaiya seviyan vidaiyERiyOr thUveN madhi sUdi'. > > Regards > > JayBee > > > >I do not have relation other than You, > >so if my one sin is forgiven, is it a blame ? > >Oh Flamy Gold of thiruvArUr surrounded by the > >gardens where bees make sound with their wings ! > >Oh the Just One of thiruvAvaDuthuRai ! > >Bless me saying, "Don't fear.", who else > >is kin for me, oh the Supreme of the deathless > >ones (divines). > > > >Notes: > > > ============================ ===== --------------------------- Visit Shaivism Home Page at http://www.shaivam.org --------------------------- Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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