Thiru maal irum sOlai - part 16 - azhagar kOil sirpa kalai mahimai

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part 16 - azhagar kOil sirpa kalai mahimai

 

The Windows carved from stone in the arththa

mandapam are very famous for and are very

artistical and will attract the viewers. Viewers would

wonder on this specialty of this windows. The statues of

KulasEkara azwar and ANDAL made of seppu or copper are so

wonderfully done that one can keep looking at them and

plead for blessings for ever. The vimaanam represents

the three pathams of ashtaakksharam or thiru manthram

and is constructed in three stages refracting this 3

pathams. The siRpam carved on this vimanam and the siRpam

carved on the prathaana gopuram are on Ramayan and maha

baratha and are of great artistical value. The biggest

attraction of this vimannam is that the shadow of this

vimanam falls within this vimaanam itself as similar to

tanjore periya koil. This is a specialty of this vimaanam.

 

 

Sri ANDAL samEtha Sri KaLLazhagar thiruvadikaLE charaNam

Sampath Rengarajan

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This is series on "Azhagar" from Sri Sampath Rengarajan is compelling me to

go for a visit to that kshetram. These articles affect me more due to my

recent visit to similar places in India. I never thought that place would

matter. I was even thinking from a highly philosophical view that "God is

everywhere; lord is beyond space and time; why go to a particular place to

think or realize God?"

 

But surprisingly, space, kshetrams and the environment of devotees will make

a thorough difference to our minds. This is due to my recent experience in

India, hence, unquestionably true, at least to me.

 

 

( reminds me of the views of our "Suka Brahmam" of bhagawatham - who,

itseems enjoyed Lord in a Nirguna Form and later on got transformed by the

unique simple bhakti of the gopikas and stated that Nirguna Jnana is dry

compared to the ever inspiring bhakti rasa for the Saguna form).

 

 

At 12:23 PM 2/21/97 -0500, you wrote:

>part 16 - azhagar kOil sirpa kalai mahimai

>

>The Windows carved from stone in the arththa

>mandapam are very famous for and are very

>artistical and will attract the viewers. Viewers would

>wonder on this specialty of this windows. The statues of

>KulasEkara azwar and ANDAL made of seppu or copper are so

>wonderfully done that one can keep looking at them and

>plead for blessings for ever. The vimaanam represents

>the three pathams of ashtaakksharam or thiru manthram

>and is constructed in three stages refracting this 3

>pathams. The siRpam carved on this vimanam and the siRpam

>carved on the prathaana gopuram are on Ramayan and maha

>baratha and are of great artistical value. The biggest

>attraction of this vimannam is that the shadow of this

>vimanam falls within this vimaanam itself as similar to

>tanjore periya koil. This is a specialty of this vimaanam.

>

>

>Sri ANDAL samEtha Sri KaLLazhagar thiruvadikaLE charaNam

>Sampath Rengarajan

>

>

>

>

>

Krishna Kalale

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At 10:51 AM 2/21/97 -0800, Sri.Kalale wrote:

I never thought that place would

>matter. I was even thinking from a highly philosophical view that "God is

>everywhere; lord is beyond space and time; why go to a particular place to

>think or realize God?"

 

Dear "bhAgavatOttamA-s",

The above remark reminded me of my 'manaseega-guru' U.Ve.Mukkur Swami II who

once said jocularly that although we all know the cow's body offers rich

milk it will not behove us to go and yank its tail or ears for it; we can

draw milk only from the animal's plentiful udders !!

 

Similarly, while it may be alright to say that Narayana is "antaryAmi" in

all Creation and you could experience Him everywhere, such experience is

full and complete, in a form acceptable to our weak faculties, only through

worship of "archA-murtI-s" in SriRangam, Tirumalai, Kanchi or

TirunarAyana-puram !

 

The great "milk of "tirupArkadal"" is available not in the "tails and ears"

of this vast "prakriti-mandalam" surrounding us; it only resides in the

handsome "udders" of the Lord's "divya-dEsam-s" which I, fancifully, like to

call "the fine and inexhaustible vending-machines of Pure Grace" !!

 

sudarshan