A Peep into Periya Thriumozhi 35

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BY SRI SADAGOPAN SWAMI -MODERATOR OPPILIAPPAN GROUP.

 

Sri kaliyan has excellently discovered the greatness of the four type of

earths-geographical divisions, as set out by ancient tamilians. Generally, each

place has its own peculiar features. However, thiruvahIndirapuram has got the

best of these. This aspect is elaborated by Sri Sadagopan swAmi.

 

nAnilam

 

in Tamil poetry :(1)Neythal (2) Kurinji (3)Mullai

and(4)Marutham .

 

Kaliyan finds a blessed combination of the best features of

all these four kinds of lands at ThiuvahIndhrapuram .

He recognizes therefore This Dhivya Desam as Naa-nilam

(nAnku nilam) or having the integrated essence of

the features of the above four kinds of lands .

Kaliyan's specific references to these four kinds of

lands have been pointed out by SrI UtthamUr Swamigal

in his commnetary :

 

(1)Kurunji Naadu: " ampozhilUdE serunthi nANmalar

senraNainthu uzhi taru ThiruvayeendhrapuramE "

-- First Paasura Passage

 

Here is thereference to Serunthi Pushpam , which

is typical of Kurunji Naadu; Kaliyan sees the joyous

honey bees (Nithyasooris) travelling in dense patterns

amidst the groves of Serunthi trees , while singing

the thousand names of the Lord . This band of bees had

feasted earlier on the honey from lotuses in the pond ,

where MahAlakshmi stays and are now engaged in

BhagavannAma sankIrthanam .The bees embrace the new

blossoms of Serunthi and travel hither and thither

in their groves.

 

(2)Mullai Naadu: " MoykoLL Maadhavi SeNpakam muyankiya

Mullaiyam kodiyAda "

--Third Paasuram Passage

 

The LakshaNam of Mullai Naadu is woven in this paasuram.

Kaliyan sees the Mullai creeper embracing dense thickets of

Maadhavi, SeNpakam and Kurukkatthi trees , which themselves

are flowering trees.

 

(to be continued by Sri Sadagopan swAmi)