re maayanai mannu- ganges

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Dear Srivaishnava perunthagaiyeer

 

In the recent discussions about ganges Sri K.Balaji [kbalaji]

says I do not remember the reference wherein it is stated river cauvery is

holier than ganges. An answer was not given in subsequent mails on this

topic and that is why I add that reference here.

 

It is in thirumaalai by thoNdar adip podi aazhvaar paasuram 23 which reads

as

 

GangaiyiR punithamaaya kaaviri naduvu paattu

Pongu neer paarnthu paayum poompoxhil arangam thannuL

EngaLmaal iraivan eesan kidanthathOr kidakkai kaNdum

Enganam maRanthu vaazhgEn EzhaiyEn EzhaiyEnE

 

Meaning is not required since context is different.

 

To quote few lines from periya thirumozhi of thirumangai aazhvaar on the

glory of ganges, please refer padhigam 1-4 Enamunaagi

 

ThEn amar sOlaik kaRpagam payantha dheivanal naRumalar

KoNarnthu vaanavar vaNangum gangai 1-4-1

 

ThEnudaik kamalaththu ayanodu dhEvar senRu senRu

IRanjida perugu vaanidai mudhuneer ganagai 1-4-2

 

Kozhunchudar suzhanra vilangalil urinji mEl ninRa

Visumbil veNthugil kodiyena virinthu

Valam tharum mani neer gangai 1-4-3

 

ANimalar kuzhalaar arambaiyar thugilum aaramum vari vanthu

ANineer maNi kozhinthu izhintha gangai 1-4-4

 

SEi mugattu uchchi aNdamum sumantha semponsei

Vilangalil ilangu vaai mugattu izhintha gangai 1-4-5

 

KaaraNanthannaal kadum puyal kayaththa karuvari piLavu

Ezhak kuththi vaaraNam koNarntha gangai 1-4-6

 

Antharaththu amarar adiyiNai vaNanga aayira mugaththinaal

AruLi mantharaththu izhintha gangai 1-4-7

 

Thavam purinthu uyarntha maamuni koNarntha gangai 1-4-8

 

ANdam oodu aRuththu anRu antharaththu izhinthu angu

AvaniyaaL alamara perugum maNdu maamaNi neer gangai 1-4-9

 

Ippadip patta "gangaiyin karaimEl vadhariyaachchiramaththuLLaanE" that

badhari naraayaNan.

 

For meaning of this padhikam please refer MadhavakkaNNan's translation in

archives.

 

Wish you all a very happy new year

 

Dhaasan M.G.Vasudevan