Deemed 9-dhivya-dhEsam-kavithalam

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Deemed dhivya-dhEsam

 

When AzhwAr-s sing in praise of the Lord of any place the place becomes divine

and becomes a -dhivya-dhEsam.

 

The name of the dhivya-dhEsam is genrally spelt out clearly in the AzhwAr-s

thiruppAsuangaL and the identification is easy.

 

Even if one of the pAsuram-s are not so transaprent, pAsuram by some other

AzhwAr-s can be resorted to.

 

What happens when there is only one pAsuram but does not spell out the name of

the place in a categorical manner?

The commentaries which reflect the inner thought of AzhwArs have to be resorted

to.

 

The An-mugan thiruvandhAdhip pAsuram -50 spells out :

" ..ARRam karaik kidakkum kaNNan kadal kidakkum... " and the vyAkyAnam by sri

periyavAchAn piLLai which is the reflection of the thoughts of pUrvAchAryA-s and

the inner thought of thiru-mazhisai AzhwAr, attributes and deems this to the

dhivya-dhESam -kavithalam.

 

Is it not then a dhivya-dhEsam -not just attributed but deemed

dhivya-dhEsam-though not openly mentioned in the pAsuram.

 

Some pAsuram-s have been dedicated on certain places like mannArgudi -thERpArai-

oru-nAyakam. However, these are not a part of 108 (mannArgudi,

thiru-nArAyaNapuram) .

This dhivya-dhEsam is a deemed one and is a part of 108.

 

vanamamalai padmanabhan