Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 thirunyAna sambandhar thirukkaDaikkAppu thalam AlavAy paN puRan^iirmai muunRaam thirumuRai thiruchchiRRambalam maN^gaiyarkkarachi vaLavarkoon paavai varivaLaikkaim maDamaani paN^gayach chelvi paaNDimaa dheevi paNicheydu n^aaLdhoRum paravap poN^gazal uruvan buutha n^aayagan naal veedhamum poruLkaLum aruLi aN^kayaRkaNNi thannoDum amarn^dha aalavaayaavadhum idhuvee thiruchchiRRambalam Meaning: mangaiyarkkarasi, the daughter of choza king, the lady adorned with nice bangles, like the wealthy one on the lotus (thirumagaL - lakshmi), the queen of the pANDiya empire serves and worships the Lord everyday. Accepting that, the One whose form is that of splendid flame, the Lord of elements blessing with four vedhas and their meanings and elaboration, sitting with the beautiful fish like (long) eyed lady, that thiruvAlavAy (madhurai) is this one ! Notes: 1. sambandhar was invited by the pANDiya queen mangaiyakkarasiyAr and the chief minister kulachchiRaiyAr. On their invitation sambandhar arrives at the border of madhurai where he is welcomed by kulachhciRaiyAr. Getting down from the palanquin, nyAnachambandhar looks at madhurai the holy town of Lord chokka nAthar. Saluting that great abode worshipped by the highly devoted queen and minister in spite of the intolerance of the jainism that was ruling, sambandhar sings this padhikam that came to awaken the pANDiya kingdom. 2. sambandhar has praised the services of mangaiyarkkarasiyAr and kulachchiRaiyAr in alternate songs throughout this padhikam and in the last one referred both. This itself is an indication of their glory ! The chief minister whose duty is to advice the king in the right direction was very concerned on the improper way the king and the kingdom were going to and was trying hard to do the course correction. The queen on the other hand stood really to the meaning of her name - the queen of all womenfolk ! Wife is called "vAzkkaith thuNaivi". The duty of the spouse is not just to accept and live with the loved one, but should be able to guide, encourage as well as correct when required the life companion to the right path. That way the queen was the women behind the success that made "kUnpANDiyan" a "ninRa chIr neDumARan" and the pANDiya kingdom shaine with the glory of holy ash. If sambandhar was the light that drove away the darkness from that southern kingdom, the minister and the queen were the pillar and the lamp that hosted the light. They stand for our gratitude and praise ! ===== --------------------------- Visit Shaivism Home Page at http://www.shaivam.org --------------------------- Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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