thirup pAvai - part 10 - mArgazhi the tamizh word

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In-"Sampath Rengarajan" srengara "thirup pAvai - part 9 - mArgazhi

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thirup pAvai - part 10 - mArgazhi the tamizh word

mArgazhi - the tamizh word -

 

ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

The month mArgazhi is a tamil word that is adopted by

sanskrit as claimed by some tamil scholars. maar in tamil means

maarik kaalam, i.e., the mazhaik kaalam i.e., the rainy seasons.

kazhi (not kali or kaLi) means that which is past. Together it is

"that month that is past the rainy season". The rainy season for

south India is in October November. And the month of December

(mArgazhi) starts right after that. The rain tenders the mother

earth and hence the earth is most desirable (ready - or pakkuvam)

for (yielding) the crops (end result) that is to be traditionally

harvested in "thai" month.

 

This is the month when the earth is tender and

soft (as ANDAL herself as Sri Booma Devi) and is considered as the

most pleasant month for many in particular with respect to the

soils. That it is easy to cultivate the same. The month is also

indicating the "patham" or pakkuvam that the mother earth has

reached a tender state to yield the results (upEyam) in the

following "thai" month. i.e., This word maargazhi also means the

pakkuvam of the jivAtmA such that this is the month when the

torrential rainy season (rain is compared to samsaaram in many

cases) is already over, (i.e., prior to this state) and that this

jivAtmA is ready or have the pakkuvam that this is the apt time to

surrender to the Lord.

 

ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarjan