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"vaazhi parakaalan vaazhi kalikanRi,

vaazhi kuRaiyaloor vaazhvEnthan-vaazhitarO,

maayOnai vaaLvaliyaal manthirangoL, "mangai"yarkOn

thooyOn sudarmaan vEl"

emperumaanar

 

 

 

In continuation of the information on thirup paanaazhwaar and

thirumangai aazhwaar, there are some intersting "kurippu" or

"observation" made on 4000.

 

I. The paasurams that are well known and named due to the "muthal

kuRippu" or "first letters" or "first words" in the begining of the

chapters are

 

1. thirup pallaaNdu

2. amalanaathi piraaN

3. kanninun siruththaambu

 

II. The paasurams that are well known and named due to the "anthaathi

thodai" ie "begin and end chain" ie the last word ends in a word and

the first word of the next paasuram starts with that word within one

chapter and such chapters are

 

1. muthal thiru vanthaathi

2. irandaam thiru vanthaathi

3. moonRaam thiru vanthaathi

 

III. the paasurmas that are well known for both the muthar kurippu as

in case 1 ie the first letters or first word and also the anthaathi

thodar ie the begin and end chain is

 

1. naanmugan thiruvanthaathi

 

IV. The paasurams that arewell known due to the authors or the

aazhwwars in this case are

 

1. periyaazhwaar thirumozhi (periyaazhwaar)

2. naachiyaar thirumozhi (anndaal or kOthai naachiyaar thirumozhi)

3. perumaaL thirumozhi ( kulasEkara perumal thirumozhi)

 

V. The paasuram that are well known and named due to theri "aLavu" or

"size", "great"ness and numerical stacking order are

 

1. periya thirumozhi

2. thiru vezhuk kooRRirukkai

 

VI. The paasurams that are well known and named for their "paa" are

 

1. thiru aasiriyam

2. thiruch chantha viruththam

3. thiruk kurun thaandagam

4. thiru nedun thaandagam

 

VII. The passurams that are well known are named due to their

"(associated) Actions" or "seyal" are

 

1. thirup paavai

2. thirup paLLi ezhuchchi

 

VIII. The pasurams that are well known and named due to their

"thanmai" or "type" or "certain grade" or "tenderness" are

 

1.thiru viruthatham

2. siriya thiru madal

3. periya thiru madal

4. thiru maalai

 

IX. The paasurams that are well known and named due to their

"sirappu" or "specility" is

 

1. thiru vaay mozhi

 

vaiyagamen poygaipoo tham pEyaazhwaar

mazhiyisaiyaarkOn magizh maaRan mathura kavikaL

poyyil pugazhk kOzhiyarkOn vittu siththan

poonlOthai thoNdaradip podi paaNaazhvaar

iyanrut kaliyanethi raasar thammO

laaRiruvar Ororuvar avarthaancheytha

thuyya thamizhirupaththu naangiRp paattin

thokai naalaayimu madiyOngaL vaazhvE

-SWAMI DESIKAN, Desikap prabandam

 

In some places I am not able to get the exact equivalent english word.

I request the Tamil scholars in this group to suggest on such words.

eg. "paa", and "thanmai". I am not sure if my english words for that

are correct in the context of the mentioned paasurams.

 

Sampath Rengarajan