Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 vEalai mOdhum madhiL sUzh thiru-k-kaNNapuram Yesterday my professional work took me to Ennore to a cold storge plant. While we were in the offie of the plant, we could hear big sound constantly. On enquiry, I was taken upstairs to the terreace and lo! the vast expanse of the sea was visible across the compund wall. The waves which was going back and forth was making the sound banging on the wall of the factory. My thoughts slowly drifted towards our beloved 'thiruk-kaNNa-puram'. The thiru-voi-mozhi-p pAsuram 'mAlai nanni, thozhudu ezhuminOA! vinai keda....vElai mOdhum madhiL sUzh " 9-10-1 clearly narrates this very event. The waves of the sea bangs on the great wall of thiruk-kaNNa-puram. Everyone knows that thirukkaNNapuram is about 15kms away from the sea. Then how is it sated by AzhwAr that the sea is confronting the temple walls? It is the esteemed opinion of our elders that the sea must have been near the temple earlier and must have receded now. This is not a stray thought by nam-AzhwAr but sri thirumangain mannan has also touched on this aspect. " ..kalangal munnEr kaNNapurathu " periya thiru-mozhi 8-8-2 The thiru-k-kaNNapuram having sea in one side. Well what does Edu say in this regard: 'samudhram aNithAgiyAlEa, thiraigaLAlEa vandhu mOdhA ninRuLLa sUzap pattirundhuLLa thiruk-kaNNa-puram' As the sea is nearby, the thiru-kaNNapuram is surrounded by walls where the sea waves bang back and forth. Is it all? No there are more walls to the story. (to be continued) vanamamalai padmanabhan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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