thirup pAvai - part 10 - "mAgazhi the tamizh word"

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Dear bAgawathAs, Margazhi day 8, 5:00AM

 

mArgazhi - the tamizh word -

 

ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

(We are dealing some meanings for the tamil word mArgazhi. Those

who know these meanings already may want to skip this part).

 

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

read as "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

Sri ANDAL herself as the incornation of Sri Booma Devi) and is

considered as the most pleasant month for many in particular with

respect to the soils. ie., 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. In tamil there is a

proverb known as "thai piRanthAL vazhi piRakkum", coined after these

sentiments. ie., when the month of "thai" is born, the

results or solutions will also be born to all the problems in

samsAram.

 

i.e., This word mArgazhi also means the pakkuvam of the "jivAtmA"

such that this is the month when the torrential rainy season

(rain is compared to samsAram and the karmAs due to samsAram in

many cases) is already over, in tamil it is said as "mazhai

peythu Oynthathu intha paruvam thodangum mun" (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.

 

ie the jiVAtmA's karma palan are at a stage that the jivAtmA has

now relaised the ultimate truth as the Lord and its prtupose is to

do eternal service to the Lord. This is the pakkuvam the jivAtmAs

symobolised here have attained just prior to undertaking this

nonbu or saranAgathi.

 

ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarjan

 

 

 

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