thirup pAvai - part 34 - "chengaN and Lord Sri Lakshmi NrusimhA"

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Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

It is said earlier that the mantra siddhi will take one to a

final destiny of having the prathyaksha darshanam and nEtra

darsanam. Sri ANDAL assures the jivAtmA here that once the

mantra upadEsam is received through an AchAryA and that the

jivAtma does the mantra japam as prescribed in the shAstras,

the end result (here the "prathayka darsanam") is granted

for sure.

 

Why is this eye appearing red to one ? Normally eyes do

reflect the colors they see. The colors of the flowers that

Aaycchiars will bring in to garland the Lord looks reddish. On

seeing those flowers these eyes also look red. The eyes appear

red as they see "pirAtti" next to HIM ie., Once pirAtti's

purushAkAram is conveyed to the Lord (AchArya appeals to

pirAttri and thAyAr appeal to the Lord) the palan is granted.

As the Lord takes note of "pirAtti" on HIS side HIS eyes turn

red as "chengAN". ie, the red eyes or "chengAN" represents

pirAtti's presence with the Lord. The red eyes also mean aruL(*).

 

As per modern science the more the nurves or "sevvari" are seen

on the retina it is a sign that one takes note of many

things for a very very long time with the open eyes.

It is said that there is certain amount of longing conveyed

through the male lover as well who is seeking this "koodal" and

that HIS eyes become red as the waiting prolongs. ie., It is

said that our Lord Sri RanganAtha's is waiting for each and

every one of jivAtmA to attain HIM and HE has been waiting for

a very long time. Such longing makes HIS eyes appear red as

well.

 

ie., It indicates one's awareness of jivAtmA's plight. It must

be remembered that it was disucussed earlier that one of

the greatest qualities of a Lion (ILam singam) is its awareness.

In thirup pAn AzhwAr's pAsuram AzhwAr refers to "pariyan", the

Sri Nrusimha first before addressing HIS eyes as "sevvari

yOdu NeeNda ap periya vAya kaNgaL". ie., (periya vAya is a

short form for "periyana vAkiya" or those eyes that large in

its size) AzhwAr sees the reddish eyes of Lord nrusimha in the

eyes of Sri RanganAthar. Sri ANDAL is also seeing the same eyes

in "kArmEni" of periya perumAL. One must also note that the

color of a barren land a lion will see make its eyes look red.

It is recalled that the earlier word was referred to "iLam

singam". Hence it is very suitable to note that Lion's

"kArmEni" has this "chengaN".

 

Sri ANDAL thiruvadikaLE saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

(*) _ There are many inner meanings available for this eyes.

Such may be dealt in an other place when we deal other

pAsurams of other AzhwArs. Please read the part on "aruL" from

saranAgathi journal.

 

 

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