thoo nilA muRRam - part 13 - "nathi vaLam"

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thoo nilA muRRam - part 13 - "nathi vaLam"

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

 

This holy city of kumbakonam is garlanded by thiru kAuveri

on both sides as kauveri wanted to garlands Sri Amudhan. The river

kauveri bifurcates west of kumbakonam and branch itself into two and

comes around garlanding Sri Amudhan. When the original kauveri

continues to go on the northern part of kumbakonam, the southern

part known as dakshina kAuveri is in tamil known as "Ari sol ARu" or

ArasalARu, named after "Hari" or Sri ArA amuthan HIMself. Some

worthy references pasurams 4000 are such as "ponni maNi kozhikkum

poong kudanthai" and kAveri karai kudanthai. There is a reason for

this branching that is presented in Sri thulA kAuveri purAnam. It

is also presented as follows.

 

 

"kAuvEri chOLa boo mAthA mAlArttham chArngiNa: purAdavithA

boothA kumbakOnAth pacchimAyAm muneechvara"

42 chapter BrahmAnda purANam on Sri Oppiliappan

 

kOil or AkAsa nagari

 

The ArasalARu should not be underestimated as well. This ArasalARu

is also is kauveri. It is explained in the same chapter 46th slokam

as "vahathE dhakshiNE yasya chArnginOhikavOrajA". This "theN kAuveri"

is also very special and is addressed in 43rd slokam as "thathra yA

dhakshiNa vahA sAbi pApaprNAsinee". There is a special reason that

is explained about these river in Sri Oppiliappan thala purANam.

Much more great details of this city and the kAuveri mahimai can

also be read from several publications.

 

 

Traditionaly thanjavur used to be the capital of chOzha

kingdom. However, thiru kudanthai was also a capital for sometime

during the earlier chOla regime. The great tanjore delta known as

"chOzha nAdu sORu udaitthu" in tamil is expanded around this city.

Look every where, it is all greenary and paddy fields. Many AzhwArs

have lost themselves in the "iyaRkai vaLam" or the boundless natural

beauty of this kshEthtam.

 

 

Sri kOmaLa vaLLi thAyAr samEtha Sri ArA amudhan thiruvadikaLE

saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

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