thirup pAvai - part 34 - "kathir"

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thirup pAvai - part 34 - "kathir"

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

The kArmEni chengaN is so popular that Sri ThoNdar adip

podi AzhwAr also saw Sri RanganAthar's eye as "pavaLa vAy

kamalach "chengaN", the red eye ! The tamil word "kathir" means

"kiranangaL" or rays. The sanskrit word "kAnthi"also mean the

same ie rays of bright light or "OLi". ie., The word "kathir"

also means "OLi" or light. The tamil word for "sooryan" is

"kathiravan". That is the one with the "kathirs" or rays of

"OLi" or light and energy. "Kathir" is the one that

clears our puRa "iruL" or external darkenss. The jivAtma has

been living in a cloud of "annyAnam" or "aha iruL" ie., the

"internal darkenss" for several births and deaths. On going

through this "nOnbu" (SaranAgathi) after receiving mantra

upadEsam from an AcharyA, and after doing the mantra japam as

prescribed in the shAstras, the Lord clears our "aha iruL"

*completely" with his thEjomaya swaroopam that is full of

radiance. ie Centuries of iruL or darkeness will be cleared in

a second. Such radiance comes form HIS thiru muga mandaLam.

 

It is said in vedam that When Lord Sriman nArAyanA

Wanted to start the "Shrusti" or creation, among the devAthAs

"agni" incarnated from HIS face or thiru muga mandaLam. The

birth place for agni being the thiru muga mandaLam, it is

understood that, the Lord face has always been bright such that

it is often addressed as "sunny bright face". In sanskrit it is

said as "thathra govinda mAseenam prasan Athithya varchasam" ie

Aaychiars prayed to the Lord gOvindhA who has incarnated in

AaypAdi. Such Lord is the one has the thiru muga maNdaLam or

face that is similar to the Sun or Adityan who has the light

that is soothing. In tamil other this face of Lord Sri KrishnA

is also referred as "muLai kathirai" or the rising sun.

 

It is said that this face is like a sun that provides

scorching heat sometimes to HIS virOdhi. ie., It is also said

that this "kathir" or sooryan like face was so much

threatening to the men folks sent by HIS enemies such as KamsA.

In dridAshtra Rajya Sabha, when Duryodanan attempted to capture

the messenger Sri Krishna, HE had to show this viRat swaroopam

such that the emerging heat andf radiance slienced all of those

including Sri Bhishma and Sri drOnAchAryA who were present

but not stopping duryodan's orders. This will be dealt in one

of the coming pasurams as well.

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

 

 

 

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