A Peep into PeriyaThirumozhi 50

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THE GEOGRAPHICAL PARADOX

 

It is kindergarden lessons, which teach us that the sun comes in the day and

moon in the night. When the sun is here the moon appears in a different country

and vice-versa. The darkness cannot be accompanied by these aforementioned two

phenomenon.

 

It is customary for poets to compare flowers etc. but kaliyan's exceptional

comparisons with goldsmith's workplace,python paradox or the reason for not

weeding by the women-folks, are indeed outstanding.

 

Here is one such exemplary comparison.

 

To see sunshine, moon and darkness together is a null-set. This is being

narrated by thirumangai-mannan in this thiru-mozhi.

 

-1-The nElam- blue dagger or blue maNi- is embedded in the structures of the

divya-dEsam-kAzhisErAma viNNagaram. This reflects the darkness correlated to the

dusk.

 

-2-The pearls-tharaLam-which are studded among these throw out the light of the

moon.

 

-3-The pavazham-s -red maNi- which are culled in between blow out the glow of

sunshine.

 

Thus, the simulataneous scenario of darkness, moon and sunshine is witnessed in

the structures of the divya-dEsam

 

The pAsuram:

 

'..nEla mAlai thanjudaiya iruL thayaippa-1-,

tharaLam AngEA-thaN madhiyin nilAk kATTA-2-,

pavaLam-thannAl, venjudar veyyil virikkum-3-,

azhagu Ar-kAzhich sErAma viNNagarEa sErminErEa " 3-4-4;

 

A Geographical paradox indeed.

 

sri kaliayn thiruvadigaLEA charaNam.

 

rAmAnuja dAsan

vanamamalai padmanabhan