A Peep into Periya Thiru-Mozhi 24

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kolliampAvai

 

Earlier it was seen that despite periya pirAtti's presence parkalA

nAyaki was desiring emperumAn. The mother now talks very high

regarding the beauty of parkAla nAyaki.

 

Does she compare her with fresh lotus? Or is she related to the moon?

Or is her beauty at pAr with upper world maidens?

 

No.She is termed as "kolliampAvai"

 

kolliampAvai.

 

kolliampAvai is a scupture of a maiden in the kolli hils created by

dhEva siRpi in those days. This is supposed to belong to small king

"vallu Ori" -an ancient tamil descendent. The sages and dEvAs in the

hills were being tormented by the demons and asurA clans. This

maiden's- made by dhEva siRpi- smile attracts the demons and they

fall dead at the mystical smile. The sculpture was so created to

emanate the smile of demolition at the venture of some demons.

 

The greatness and beauty of the kolliampAvai is narrated as being at

kolli hills, full of beauty, is not destroyed by wind or rainfall or

other such hurdles. These are all described in tamil works like

naRRinai, sEvaga chinthAmaNi. In fact, aganAnURu, puRanAnURu qutoe

kolliampAvai while talking of beauty of the heroines.

 

silappadhigAram mentions that thirumagaL danced in the form of

'kolliampAvai' to make the demons who came forth with aggressive

intentions and defeated them with the beatuy.

 

Accordingly, our mother, mother of parakAla nAyaki describes the

beauty of parkAla nAyaki as that of kolliampAvai.

 

It is pertinent to note that in the pAsuram parakAla nAyaki is just

mentioned as kolliampAvai and not kolliampAvaikku oppu.-this is

called muRRuvamai when the subject itself is almost like the example.

 

The pAsuram goes on like this.

 

"...Agiulum Asai vidALAL, kuvaLaiamkaNNi, kolliampAvai....sollu

nin-thAL ..." periya thiru-mozhi 2-7-1;

 

vanamamalai padmnaabhan