A Peep into Periya Thriumoizhi 95

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karu-mArip pAidhal

 

The guiness world records lists feats which are unimaginable, rare, breathtaking and so on.

 

The age old custom of jallik-kaTTu is about seizing into ones

control the raging bull. The result is injury and death in some

cases. It reflects the valour and the coruage of tamilians.

 

Simiarly, two sharp vertical sUlam-s are installed close by in the

kuLam in kAnchi kAmakshi temple. Anybody, desiring for a wish, try to

jump precisely amidst these two standing dangers. Even a fraction of a

mistake in landing will end up in tearing the belly and the separation

of the life from tbe body. Notwithstanding this, some people attempt

this as the wish list is very precious compred the their life and

body. It is obvious that only a very few succeed in these attempts.

 

This is what sri periya-vAchAn piLLai states "karu-mAri pAindhu peRa

vEaNDum paDiyAna vadivazhagu, nappinnai pirAttikku"

 

nappinnai pirAtti's beauty is so wonderful that such type of highly

perilious efforts is indeed appropritate considering what one gets in

return.

 

Lord krishNA who had to rein the seven bulls, had to manouvure Himself

adeptly, lest the bulls' horns tear him off viciiously. The kanck of

jumping on not one but seven bulls- and escaping the tenacity of the

horns- is a very risky affair but when contemplating the

consideration, it is indeed worth the trouble and this sri

peirya-vAchAn piLLai compares with the risk of jumping precisely

between the karumAri sUlams risking ones life and physique.

That is what is infereed by sri peirya-vAchAn piLLai from

 

"minnin anna nun-marungul vEyEAi thaDan thOL melliyaRkA,

mannu sinatha mazha vidaigaL yEAZh anRu adartha mAlathidam" 5-1-6;

 

dAsan

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