ThAmarai -9- A Symbol of PirATTi

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ThAmarai

 

A Symbol of PirATTi

 

They say that pirATTi was on the soft flower and then migrated to the

chest of the Lord and thenceforth the flower became prickly -refer

EDu vyAkyAnam for agala killEAn.

 

However, the fact that the flower has been identified with pirATTi

cannot be refuted and this is one of the greatest credits for the

flower. As Thriumangai AzhwAr's sAys 'Thriuvukkum ThiruvAgiya selvA"

-This is the finest of flowers perhaps for thAmarai among all.

 

'pUvinai mEAViya dhEavi maNALan' are the words of SwAmi nAm AzhwAr from Thriuvirutham.

 

'ThAmarik kEALvan ennum..' are the words of Sri Kaliyan 4-8-2;

of Periya Thirumozhi.

 

" .oN ThAmaraiyAL kEALvan oruvainaiyEA nOAkkum vuNarvu" This is

Poizhgai AzhwAr from mudhal thiruvandhAdhi.

 

" vEAri mARAdha pUmEAl iruppAL vinai thErkkumEA" 4-5-11 of ThriuvAi

mozhi is the most appropriate pAsuram wonderfully narrating the role

of pirATTi is making EmperumAn condone the jEVAthma by suppressing

His swAthanthric natures and precipitating His kalyAna guNangaL

-refer mumUkshuppadi.

 

All these with the association of the finest of flowers

 

" poRRAmaraiyAL kEALvan puLLam pUdham kudi"

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan