thoo nilA muRRam - part 14 - "nagar vaLam"

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thoo nilA muRRam - part 14 - "nagar vaLam"

 

Dear bAgawathAs,

 

In a very classical way our Sri nammAzhwAr describes the "vaLam"

or the proseperity of this city as "seerAr sennal kavari veesum

sezhu neer thiru kudanthai" ie., These paddy fields that are

surrounding this place is so special that when the air that breezes

past this paddy field a wetness or "eeram" comes to us. The sparsam

of this "eera kARRu" or wet air, makes one's "uLLam" also very

pleasant. It constantly reminds one of the prosperity of this place

in terms of its rich "nel vaLam" or the rich paddy banks during

harvest.

 

A celestial expert must have done the town planning for this

town in the olden days. The town has well planned roads and

sqaure cutting roads around the temple resembles french city plan.

There are so many tanks inside the city itself as reservoir for the

kauveri river water. There are several gardens in and around every

backyard and as well in public places. There are gardens where one

can see jasmine kodi and beetle leaves kodis known as kodi thOttam.

Constant water supply is needed to breed "kodi thOttams". There are

many lilly ponds and lotus ponds. There are several kazhani or vAy

kAl or a small branch of the river used for irrigation running all

through the city as similar to the nurves running through the human

body (*). There were and are many scholars who hailed from here.

Many great AchAryAs have also incarnated in this holy city. There

are many beautiful pAvaimAr or woman who match with the beauty of

this city. The temple compund walls are huge and runs through the

middle of the city as similar to a storng back bone.

 

The city keeps growing in population and as well with modern

facilities. There are several schools, and couple of colleges (one

is the oldest of its kind in the whole state) and several theaters

(for drAma and movie) and very huge vegetable market for the whole

neighborhood villages (every one assemble here). This city's

is immeasurable as similar to the Lord Sri amuthan's kalyAna gunAs.

The bursting growth is sustained by the grace of the Lord Sri

Amuthan.

 

Sri kOmaLa vaLLi thAyAr samEtha Sri ArA amudhan thiruvadikaLE

saraNam

Sampath Rengarajan

 

note: It is required to write about the city that attracted so

many AzhwArs (of those days) and mahAns (of these days) simply due

to its beauty.

 

(*) Some of them that were constructed 350 years ago are dry,

shame on kauveri water distribution polcies for the last 25 years.

 

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