The Elephant 3- kaLiRu

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kaLiRu

 

The term 'kaLiRu' representing elephant, have been.

liberally used by AzhwAr-s.

 

GajEndjhrAzhwAn has been battling with the crocodile with the desire for

worshipping the Almighty with the fresh flowers.

Sri Nam-AzhwAr describes this crisply as ' thozhum kAdhal kaLiRu' -ThiruvAi

mozhi- 3-1-9; The Elphant which desired with Love to worship the Lord.

 

The ThiruvEnkatam in those days was just not with plenty of elephants but these

elpehants worshipped The EmperumAn.

 

The Elphant with the due sanctity offers flowers and honey and worships ThiruVEnkaTamudaiyAn.

 

'migumadath ThEan viNda malar koNdu viRal vEankatavanaiyEa

kaNdu vaNangum kaLiRu' mUnRAm ThiruvandhAdhi 70.

 

And here is the masterpiece on kaLiRu.

 

The elphants reach azhagar kOil in herds. AzhwAr describes this as the meeting

of the same clan. How is that? Well, one is the elephant clan and other is the

SundaraRajan Himself -The Lord of ThirumAl irumsOlai who is a likened to the

elephant

 

'..mazhak kaLiRRu inam sEAr mAlirumsOlai' 2-10-9 of ThiruvAi mozhi;

'sOlai mazha kaLiRu..' 4-9-2 of Thirumozhi. Thirumangai mannan likens the Lord to the jumbo.

Let me sign off with the EDu vAkyam for this pAsuram

 

'anguNdAna thiryakkugaLum azhagarOdu OrinamAyAyiRRiruppadhu..angu niRkiRadhum

sOlai mazha kaLiRiREA"

 

In ThirumAl irumsOlai, even the animals become the same class of that of

EmperumAn. Does not Thriumangai AzhwAr term the EmperumAn as 'sOlai mazha

kALiRu!'

 

dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan