ThAmarai -2- A Symbol of Creation/Supremacy

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ThAmarai

 

A Symbol of Creation/Supremacy

 

 

AzhwAr-s have liberally correlated creation to 'ThAmarai'. That the

cosmic creation took place from the divine naval is well known but

the lotus in which brahmA was placed from where the creation

continued is the nexus of aravindham and kAraNathvam.

 

'.vundhi-mAmalar mEmisaip padaithvan, vugandhinidhuRai kOil'' is the

line from the verse dedicated to vaN purudOthamam - 4-2-9 of Periya

Thriumozhi.

 

The Second ten of ThriuvAi mozhi extensively talks about EmperumAn

being the cause of one and all.- kAraNathvam. In the seventh

ThiruvAimozhi of the iraNdAm pathu SwAmi Nam-AzhwAr spells out the

twelve divine names of the Lord and the words 'paRpa nAbhan ' is also

included in this. The fact that this name itself cannotes the

creation and the association with padhmam is indeed a feather in the

cap of lotus.

 

The sixth thiruvAi mozhi first pAsuram also clearly states this aspect

'pAmaru mU vulagum padaitha paRpa nAbhA vO!'

 

Here comes of course where SwAmi Nam AzhwAr takes the creation to the

logical conclusion and associates the thAmari to Supremacy.

 

One of the best pAsuram-s in determining the Supremacy which has made

me again and again wonder the grearness of parAnkusan.

This is from Periya ThiruvandhAdhi.

 

'mudhalAm Thriuvuruvam mUnRenbar, onREa

mudhalAgum mUnRukkum enbar-mudhalvA

nigar ilagu kAr vuruvA nin agathathAnREA

pugar ilagu ThAmaraiyin pU' -72;

 

Some say that the supreme entity is in three forms-- mudhalAm thiruvuruvam mUnRenbar

Some Say that there is an entity supreior to these three--onREA mudhalAgum mUnRukkum enbar

 

Here is the overwhelming evidence. Let them see with their own eyes.

Oh! Lord dont they realise that the ThAmarip pU has sprung from Your

naval from which the creation took place? mudhalvA-nigar ilagu kAr

vuruvA nin agathathanREa pugar ilagu

 

ThAmaraiyin pU

 

swAmi Nam-AzhwAr thiruvadigaLEa charaNam

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan