Playing With Fire 4/ A Peep into Periya thiru-mozhi 103

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Fire on All Cylinders.

 

No it is not a typo. Firing on all cylinders indicates performing at full capacity.

 

Sri thirumangai AzhwAr talks about Fire in all the four lines of a

pAsuram in thiru-mozhi One cannot ignore this pAsuram while talking

about 'agni' and correlating with our beloved Almighty.

 

"nEr ahzalAi, nedunilanAi ninRAnai, anRArarakkar vUr

azhalAl vuNdAnai kaNdAr pin kANAmEA,

pEAr azhalAi peru-visumbai pin maRaiyOar mandhirathin,

Ar azhalAl vuNdAnai kaNDadhu then arangathEa" Periya Thiru-mozhi 5-6-5;

 

The first and the third line -terms are 'azhalAi'- The God's pervasion and form respectively.

 

The second and fourth -terms are 'azhalAl' - the God using the fire as an agent.

 

First line --nEr,azhalAi, nedu-nilanAi ninRAnai etc. mentions the Lord

being present in all the five elements including fire.

 

Second line -- arakkar vUr azhalAl vuNdAnai -- mentioning the burning of lanka by fire.

 

Third line - pEar azhalAi peru-visumbAi-- The Lord's form as majestic

and robust form of fire/sparkle -thEjas.

 

Fourth line -- maRaiyOar mandhirathin Ar azhalAl vuNdAnai--Consuming

the offerings of devotees through the agni of the hOmams-pUrnAhUthi.

 

 

This pAsuram in fact deals in this aspect wonderfully and manifests each in a different context.

 

Another masterpiece from kaliyan.

 

That is thriumangai mannan again.

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan