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