"pi~n~nakanE" (Thirumurai Series - 39)

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There have been discussions on the relation between

the name pi~n~nakan and the pinaka bow of Lord Shiva.

Well, there is no direct relation between them, except

that both have links with Lord Shiva. The problem

could be the way it is presented in the transliterated

format (read pi~n~naka as pi ny nya ka).

There could be two meanings that could be related to

this word.

1. pi~n~nakam (pinynyakam) means skull ornament

(thalaikkoolam. This was the meaning presented in the

earlier posting with Devaram)

2. pi~n~nai is peacock. The Lord wearing the feather

is thus hailed as pi~n~nakan. One may wonder what is

the relevence of feather with Lord Shiva. Shiva Maha

Puranam refers to the incident where the asura called

"kuraNDAsura" who was in the form of a crane was

killed by the Lord and the feather was worn. There is

an explicit reference in thevAram about Lord wearing

"kokkiRagu".

 

Hope it helps.

 

namaH shivAya

 

love,

Ganesh

>

> > > Dear Chandrashekaran,

> > > Thanks for your mail. The word pi~n~nakam

means

> > > "thalaikkoolam". (cf kazagach chol agarAdhi).

> > > pi~n~nakan is the name of the Lord Who wears

these

> > > skull garland.

> > > Hope this answaers.

> > >

> > > namaH shivAya

> > >

> > > love,

> > > Ganesh

>

 

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