Periya Thirumozhi-1.7- TVAYI RAKSHATHI RAKSHAKAI: KIM ANYAI?

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Sri:

 

Dearest Sisters and Brothers,

 

Even in this ten, Thirumangai AzhwAr - Nam Kaliyan has sung

mangalaasaasanam to the Lord with PiraaTTi sambhandham for

purushaakaaram with the line "alli maadhar pulga ninRa aayiranthOLan"..

AzhwAr in the last ten lamented "aiyO! My past deeds are scaring me! The

yama dhUthAs are going to punish me in the hell. I am shivering with

fear". The Lord now gives a gentle reassurance to AzhwAr.. "AzhwArE! The

extent even yamadhUthAs don't do, hiraNyan did on my devotee Prahladan.

Didn't I save him by appearing as Narasimhan? I am still present there

at SingavEL kuNRam only to save all of you.". Thus, here the excited

AzhwAr enjoys SingavEL kuNram Emperumaan and Ahobilam Emperumaan in this

ten. A lovely ten; more so for the sishyas of Ahobila Mutt.

 

1. Sending spine chilling shivers to everyone in this beautiful world,

with His thunderous sound and ferocious roar, with the shining mane, and

lustre, Lord Narasimhan appeared and tore the body of hiraNyan with his

sharp nails- The place where He appeared and still stays there for

protecting us- which is that place? The Place is the hill of SingavEL

kunRam where the red eyes fiery lions, offer the ivory tusks of

elephants (whom they had killed), to the Lotus Feet of Lord Narasimhan

with bhakti.

 

2. The One, who has a wide large mouth licking the corner of His mouth

(with tremendous anger) with His tongue;- who has the bright, sharp,

whit teeth - who killed hiraNyan with his sharp nails alone- He is Lord

Narasimhan and is present at SingavEL kunRam- the place where the sounds

and noises of people quarrelling and yelling when they (while walking

through this place) are stopped and robbed by hunters; the place where

hunters' bow twangs and drum beats are heard.

 

3. Large mouth, sharp spear like teeth, majestic appearance, ferocious

look, the Unbounded, unparalleled Lord -Sri Narasimhan tore open the

chest of hiraNyan and killed him- such Greatest Lord is present at

SingavEL kunRam- where the animals (tired due to their strolling here

and there), where the mountains and small hills are there, where there

are burnt (due to forest fires) bamboo trees are there and nothing else.

(one can imagine AzhwAr's walking alone in this remote place those days,

all on foot!- )

 

4. The One who has the sharp spear in his hands that give troubl and

suffering to everyone; the enemy of Bhagwathas, - hiraNyan was killed by

Lord Narasimhan, tearing his chest with His sharp nails. Such Greatest

Lord lives in SingavEL kunRam- where hunter dogs, the deadly eagles

(that peck those dead animals that are killed by these dogs), the hot

windy air that goes around with scorching sunny rays, the place where no

human being can reach except for celestial bodies.

 

5. The mouth and lips that are slightly bent and folded by the sharp

teeth, due to the anger, Sharp sword like bright white teeth,- The Lord

Narasimhan appeared like that and tore the chest of hiraNyan and killed

him. Such Greatest Lord shows Himself at SingavEL kunRam, where the

whirly hot wind raises itself everywhere till the sky due to which none

can approach and pay obeisance to this Greatest Lord Narasimham.

 

6. The eyes that emanate fiery sparks, the huge large mouth, and the

sharp teeth in it, - the form of Lord Narasimhan is so scary and what a

form! - like that even DevAs run in all directions- such Greatest Lord

Narasimhan is present at SingavEL kunRam- where tigers hide themselves

behind the dense bushes, and identify the whereabouts of elephants with

their footprints on the ground (to kill them).

 

7. The anger that was on hiraNyan grew up to such an extent for the

apacharams committed on His Bhagwatha (prahaladan) that the flame and

intensity of anger reached and spanned everywhere in the sky went even

beyond the sky to all three worlds; Such Greatest Lord Narasimhan is

here at SingavEL kunRam; where the forest fires make great sounds, in

which stones burst and make further noise; where the hunters go around

with sharp deadly bows and arrows; the place which can not be accessible

to others, even for a second.

 

8. The place where Brahman and Sivan keep praising the Lord Narasimhan

(with the result there is even a "thazhumbhu" mark on their tongues-

i.e. When we keep doing something repeatedly, it leaves a mark on the

part of the body; Those who do dhaNdaal with the knuckles on the ground

on the ground, will know. It will leave the knuckle joints with scar

like mark. AzhwAr says.. Brahman and Sivan keep repeating the same name

so many times, that the tongue has been thickened and there is a mark in

their tongues… adadaaa!.. I wish we get such a mark, too uttering

Narayana …Narayana…). - Such Greatest Narasimhan stays at SingavEL

kunRam, where the trees make scary sounds with the movements of their

twigs in the air, with the deadly noises from the movement of bamboo

trees and the flames of fire that emanate from such frictions of bamboo

trees. - Such a place where the Lord Narasimhan stays is SingavEL

kunRam.

 

9. Oh mind! You are very good. Let us go to this place SingavEL kunRam,

where the chilli birds screech with their beaks with a sound "cheeeel",

where the tall trees make scary noises with their leaves, where the

dense trees grow so as to even break open the rocks that are on the way,

where Emperumaan Lord Narasimhan- the thousand shouldered Lord- who hugs

the "malar mangai" the Goddess born from Lotus Flower - Periya

PiraaTTi-MahAlaksmhi- who is our Chief and Master- stays permanently.

(alli maadhar pulga ninRa aayiranthOLan")

 

10. The fiery reddish eyed, valiant ferocious lions, offer the ivory

tusks of elephants to the Lord Narasimhan with bhakti at SingavEL

kunRam- the Lord Narasingan- Emperumaan stays here permanently at this

place. About Him, Thirumangai mannan has composed this garland of ten

verses and those who are able to recite them will live with no sorrows

and worries.

 

This ten is so lovely for its ONLY REFERENCE TO LORD NARASIMHAN! The

sound, the light- the scary ferocity- the appearance- the wrath of the

Lord is all unimaginable. It is so huge and so noisy! It is so bright

and so lustrous! There is a verse (is it Manthrarajapadha sthOthram,

Murali?) and a Kambhan's poem on Narasihman referred in Sri Nrusimha

priya August 97- by Sri Mukkur Lakshmi Naraisimhachariar- who used to

get into trance during his performance of Yaagham (I had even witnessed

one!- he used to walk with the anger in his eyes- and his mouth wide

open, throwing some of the yaagha prasadham on few who had assembled

there- he used to walk like a lion, with his stout figure- It is a great

sight!). I do not wish to write the translation of Kambhan's ! Read in

tamil and enjoy.

 

Bheegara! Bheegara! Bheegara! Bheegara! BheeshaNa! BheeshaNa! BheeshaNa!

BheeshaNa!

Hala! Hala! Hala! Hala! Hala! Hala! Hala! Hala! Han! Han! Han! Han! Han!

Han! Han! Han!

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ithi mahaa aTTahaasah!

 

That is Emperumaan Narasimhan's ferocious sound and roar that even

pulled BrahmA down from his throne as if it tells him "dEi BrahmA! You

have granted left right and centre, boons to guys like this… and see I

need to take all these forms to comply with your boons as well as

destroy the enemies". (from KuRai onRum illai"). Kambhan's poems on the

Thuderous laghters of Lord Narasimhan are:

 

aar adaa siritthay sonna arikolO? a~njippukka/ neer adaa pOdhaadhu enRu

nedunthaRi nEdinaayO?/

pOr adaa? porudhi aayin puRappadu! PuRappadu! pnRaan/ pEr adaa ninra

thaaLOdu ulaghu elaam peyarap pErvaan/

 

piLandhandhu thOOnum aa~nghE piRandhadhu seeyam pinnai/ vaLrndhadhu

dhisaigaL ettum bhagiraNdam mudhala maRRum/

aLandhadhu appuRatthuch cheygaiyaar aRindhaRaiyaghiRpaar/

kiLarndhadhu gagana muttai kizhindhadhu keezhum mElum…/

 

What a Tamil! What a poem! There is a video cassette on Ahibilum that I

had once seen a couple of months ago wherein H.H Sri Azhagiyasingar

beautifully explains as to how Narasimha avathaaram is better than all

other avathaarams. Mathsya Koorma Varaaha avtaars are basically animal

forms; while Rama Krishnadhi avtaars are all human forms; Only

Narasimham is both human and animal form. One who had never tasted milk

but ate only sugar and the other who had never tasted sugar but drank

only milk, were given a cup of warm milk with a spoon of sugar. The

taste was naturally better than just sugar; or just milk! Afterwards,

they have been drinking only milk with sugar! (That is Lord Narasimhan!

Those who have tasted Him will NOT LOOK FOR JUST SUGAR OR MILK! "tvayi

rakshathi rakshakai kim anyai; tvai cha arakshathi rakshakai kim anyai"

says Swami Desikan in Kaamaasikhaashtakam.. meaning: "O Narasimhaa! you

are sarva sakthan. When You are resolved to protect some one, where is

the need to seek the protection of other Gods? When You are resolved

NOT to protect some one , which other God is capable of protecting him?

 

Thirumangai AzhwAr ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam

 

Narayana Narayana

 

Narayana dAsan Madhavakkannan

 

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