A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 37

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Why vArAhavathAram?

 

 

Sri kaliyan talks of Lord DhaivanAyakan as that of vArahavatharam. The

possible reasons of why this should be, is explained aloud by Sri

Sadagopan swAmi.

 

"yEanam adhAi" 3-1

 

Lord DhaivanAyakan as the One who incarnated as VarAha BhagavAn to

bring back BhUmi Devi from under the Ocean , where She was hidden

bythe Raakshasan , HiraNyAkshan. After the MahA VarAha Moorthy

destroyed HiraNyAkshan and arose out of the ocean waters carrying

BhUmi Devi on His powerful tusk, our compassionate Mother requested

the Lord to instruct Her on the sure way to save the destitute human

beings from their SamsAric afflictions and for them to attain

mOkshAnugraham.Our Lord responded to His divine consort and blessed

us all , Their children , with the powerful and reassuring Varaha

Charama slOkam in this context. Along with the other two charama

slOkams blessed to us by Lord Raamachandra and Lord KrishNaa , the

VarAha charama slOkam is a marga darsi (path definer ) for the

sufferinghumans to find the means for liberation from the cycles of

births and deaths. Thus , it is no surprise that Kaliyanchose

VarAha Moorthy behind this most powerful of the threeCharama slOkams

at the beginning of his eulogy of the Lord ofThiruvahIndrapuram.There

may be other reasons Kaliyan's choice of VaraahAvathAram first . Let

us explore them: (1)Kaliyan was not too far from the Svyam Vyaktha

kshEtram( Sacerd abode of the Lord , where He is self-manifested)of

SrI MushNam . The worship of that beautiful archA of Adhi VarAhan

might have been lingering in the mindof Kailyan , when he arirved at

ThiruvhIdhrapuram.Although Kaliyan has not left us any paasurams

aboutthe ancient SrImushNam PerumAL , it is very possiblethat he

might have visited this abhimAna sthalam .(2)There is yet another

possibility for Kaliyan selectingVarAhAvathAram first over all the

other avathArams of the Lord. Earlier , Kaliyan has performed

MangaLAsAsanam for Adhi Varahan , who is revered as as Jn~AnappirAn

at the dhivya dEsam of Thiruvidaventhai , which ison the way to

Mahabalipuram . The archA Moorthy of Adhi Varahan at this dhivya

desam is also most beautiful. The lingering sweetness of the earlier

the sevai of Jn~AnappirAn might also have been in Kaliyan's

mind.(3)Finally , ThiruvahIndhrapuram is generally consideredas

VarAha KshEthram just as Thirumalai since Dhaiva Naayakan is

recognized as Lord SrInivAsan taking Hisresidence at this Nadu

Naattu Thiruppathi .(to be continued by Sri Sadagopan swami)

 

(to be continued by Sri Sadagopan swami)