A Peep into Periya ThriuMozhi 85

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Sarcasm at its height

vAzhnDhEa pOm! nErEA

 

What do we do when on a visit to the temple and the temple is closed/

The general practice is to try to approach the bhaTTAchAr and request

him to open the sannidhi or wait till the regular time of the opening

of the temple.

 

Our thirumangai mannan becomes very sensitive. He feels that the

closure of the temple is denial by the Lord to grant Him the vision

of the Lord Almighty. He takes it to the heart. He chides the Lord

and teases Him.The sarcasm is typical of thirumangai mannan and the

vUDal pAsuram is unique.

 

He says "aDiyEan is a jEvathmA always at your service; always at your

footsteps; You are not an ordinary deity; You are the Supreme Being;

You are full of knowledge and power;

 

Despite this what has happened? I am denied the vision of yours. I

have not even had a glimpse of YOu, Oh!Lord majestically doing the

Divine Walk. What a pity? You know everything; You have got all the

powers; However, you have placed me one among the ordinary devotees;

 

You do not know the subtle difference.

Oh! the Lord of indhaLUr-- Let it Be so. Be Blessed. Let you live fand get on.

 

The thoughts of thirumangai mannan gets excellently coined into the

indhaLUr thiru-mozhi "nummaith thozhudhOAm"

 

'vAsi vallEr indhaLUrEr, vAzhndhEa pOm nErEA"

 

What are the thoughts:

"

Is there an eligibility crieria to get the divine vision of You. Do

you consider me an ordinary being and therefore deny this vision? We

were all along thinking that You had indeed descended to

thiru-indhaLUr to give divine vision to souls like us. But what

actually happens? Here also You appear to be restricting with

crietria?

 

The divien thirumEani of yours is to be enjoyed and cherished by

aDiyArs. Unfortunately, we are not getting this. Therefore, oh! Dear

indhaLUr Lord, You Yourself be with Your divine thirumEani and

enjoy."

 

thirumangai mannan

 

vAzhndhEA pOm nErEa

 

 

dAsan

vanaamalai padmanabhan