A Peep into Periya Thriumozhi 41

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WRITE UP ON "IRUNTHAN MANILAM' THIRUMOZHI 3-1 contd.

BY SRI SADAGOPAN SWAMI -MODERATOR OPPILIAPPAN GROUP.

 

Sri kaliyan has used the term "ulAviya" in different contexts in the

sixth pAsuram. This again highlights the great poetic prowess of our

beloved "nAlu kavip perumAL".

 

 

This is described here by Sri Sadagopan swAmi.

 

"ulAviya"

 

Koon-ulAviya madanthai tann kodumcholin-tiRatthu iLam

kodiyOdumkaan-ulAviya karumuhil ThiruniRatthavan-idam

kavin-Arumvaan-ulAviya Mathi-tavazh maal varai mAmathiL pudai

soozhathEn-ulAviya sezhum pozhil tazhuviya ThiruvayeendirapuramE

 

 

First Line of the Sixth Paasuram*********************************"Koon

ulAviya madanthai tann kodum solin thiRatthu"iLam kodiyOdum"

..Mandarai, the hunch-backed , heriditary maid servant of Queen

KaikEyi is a central character in Lord Raamachandran'sexile to the

forest for 14 long years with His young wife. Young Mandarai

according to Kaliyan had not only a crooked spine (Koon) but also a

twisted mind ( koon ulAviya madanthai). Through her roamings in the

palace , she got wind of the plans for the coronation of

Raamachandran by King DasaraTan and poisoned the mind of KaikEyi

leadingup to latter asking her husband DasaraTan for the two boons

that would gurantee her own son Bharathan the throne of Raghu Vamsam

and make sure in Raaman being exiledto the forest. Mandarai was the

erstwhile nurse for Raaman ,when He was a small boy. She had not

forgotten the fun that Raaman had at her expense linked with her

deformity . This maid servant known for her hunch back (koon ulAviya

Madanthai) used her power of persuasion and threats to alter the mind

set of KaikEyi , who adored Raaman as her own son.VaalmIki decribes

Mandarai as one who was adept in the useof words ( Vaakya VisAradhA

). Mandarai impressed KaikEyithat the installation of Raama on the

throne would spelldisaster for Bharathan , KaikEyi (and herself){

ThrAyasvaPuthramAthmAnam maam cha ..VaalmIki RaamAyaNam AyOdhyA

Kaandam}. Kaliyan describes the words of Mandarai and their poweron

KaikEyi as "Kodum sollin thiRatthU". They had their predictable

effect on the gullible KaikEyi and she in turn wrested the two boons

desired by her out of her sorrow-stricken husband.Second line of the

Paasuram **************************** " ( kodum sollin thiRatthu

iLam kodiyOdum )kaan ulAviyakaru muhil Thiru niratthavan-idam"

(kavinArum).As a direct result of those mean and harsh words of

Mandarai , Our Lord had to leave with the beautiful ,young creeper

like lady (iLam kodiyOdu /SitA PirAttiudan) to the forest and wander

there ( Kaan ulAviya karu Muhil). The Lord who resembled in hue and

beauty the dark bluish clouds of the rainy season ( karu Muhil

Thiru niratthavan ). Kaliyan states here that the preferred place of

residence of such Neela mEgha ShyAmaLa Raama Moorthy is

ThiruvahIndhrapuram (Karu muhil niratthavan idam).

(to be continued by Sri Sadagopan swami)