thirup pAvai - part 36 - "kAr and kathir" - kAriyam and kAraNam

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Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

The rays of the Sun are many times addressed as thousands

of hands of a mother that hugs us everyday. No creature can

survive in far way planets such as neptune or pluto as per the

findings from modern astronomical science. Similarly the Sun

light is so important for "thAvara inam" or plants that at one

time hosts this jivAtmA prior to getting conceived by the

Father and Mother. Without Sunlight these vegetables will

perish. Without Sunlight many living being will cease to exist.

Sunrays help many species thrive. Sunrays offers a helping hand

for the survival of many species. Due to this reason the Sun

rays or "kathir" is also addressed as a "thuNaik karam" or

companion hand.

 

Earlier it was discussed about the clouds as the "thiru

mEni" which is known as someone who always gives without

expecting anything in return. There is someone who cause the

clouds to raise. ie. water particles evaporates and raise above

to form a condensed cloud. This action is facilitated by the

"kathir" or sooryan. It is very proper to deal the kAriayam and

"kAraNam". The "kAriyam" or the act here is the clouds and

their act of rain while "kAranam" or reason is the "kathir" or

sooryan. The "sooryan" or "kathir" as a "kAranam" is compared

to the hearts of pure minded persons the very sight of whom

all the obstacles (annyAnam) are cleared (kAriyam) and the sins

(karmAs) are cleansed. Sri ANDAL addresses the parOpakAram

done by thiru muga mandaLa darsanam in clearing of annyAnam

completeley.

 

The Sun rays are not mere white in color. They have

a band of seven colors. Sun emits several rays in several

colors many of which are not conceivable by the naked eye of

human beings. Howvever all the basic colors are all compounded

into one color and the same is shown to us as bright white

color. Sameway Lord's thiru muga mandaLam by itself hosts

several of his gunAthisayam or kalyAna gunAs. For a surrendered

soul HE provides the compounded and soothing white rays that

is similar to a cool day light.

 

Similarly the "neruppu" or fire of the Sun is thousands

of celucius in temperature and the human race cannot stand this

heat. However it is Lord's parOpakAram that such fire is kept

far away and that only the required heat is priovided to the

earth. Not too much not too litlle. Just enough is provided.

But this "just enough" is a quantity or metric which is a mere

"sArAl" or a drop of the energy of Sun. It is Lord's

"parOpakAram" that HE offers the darsanam of HIS face or thiru

muga mandaLam that is similar to the bright and white light of

the sun and not HIS face that was shown to Sri Arjunan in the

battle field during Srimad bagawath geetha upadEsam. Lord has

to provide Sri ArjunA with HIS special eyes such that Sri

ArjunA can see this sight of several other faces of the Lord

in the universe doing several other functions simultaneously

that almost terrified Sri Arjunan. Thus for a surrendered soul

it is said by this "kathir mugam" that the face or the darsanam

offered is similar to a sun that shows only the white colored

rays that is soothing.

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

 

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