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