A Peep into PeriyaThirumozhi 50

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THE GEOGRAPHICAL PARADOX

 

It is kindergarden lessons, which teach us that the sun comes in the

day and moon in the night. When the sun is here the moon appears in a

different country and vice-versa. The darkness cannot be accompanied

by these aforementioned two phenomenon.

 

It is customary for poets to compare flowers etc. but kaliyan's

exceptional comparisons with goldsmith's workplace,python paradox or

the reason for not weeding by the women-folks, are indeed

outstanding.

 

Here is one such exemplary comparison.

 

To see sunshine, moon and darkness together is a null-set. This is

being narrated by thirumangai-mannan in this thiru-mozhi.

 

-1-The nElam- blue dagger or blue maNi- is embedded in the structures

of the divya-dEsam-kAzhisErAma viNNagaram. This reflects the darkness

correlated to the dusk.

 

-2-The pearls-tharaLam-which are studded among these throw out the light of the moon.

 

-3-The pavazham-s -red maNi- which are culled in between blow out the glow of sunshine.

 

Thus, the simulataneous scenario of darkness, moon and sunshine is

witnessed in the structures of the divya-dEsam

 

The pAsuram:

 

'..nEla mAlai thanjudaiya iruL thayaippa-1-,

tharaLam AngEA-thaN madhiyin nilAk kATTA-2-,

pavaLam-thannAl, venjudar veyyil virikkum-3-,

azhagu Ar-kAzhich sErAma viNNagarEa sErminErEa"3-4-4;

 

A Geographical paradox indeed.

 

sri kaliayn thiruvadigaLEA charaNam.

 

rAmAnuja dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan