AhObila Paasurams ( Periya Thirumozhi: 1.7) Part III

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Dear Sri Nrusimha BhakthAs :

 

The First Paasuram for the Lord of Ahobilam is :

 

amm kaNN Jn~Alam anja angu ohr aaL AriyAyAi avuNan

ponga aaham vaLL uhirAl pOzhntha punithan idam

paim-kaNN yAnaik-kompu koNDu patthimayAl adik-keezh-

semm kaNN AaLi ittu irainjum SinghavEzh kunramE

 

- - Periya Thirumozhi :1.7.1

 

We studied the first two lines of the above Paasuram

in the previous Posting . Today , we will enjoy the wonderful

imagination of Kaliyan as he brings before his minds' eye

a scene that takes place at AhObila KshEthram .

 

Ahobilam is a place known for its dense forests , tall hills

and many kinds of wild animals roaming there . Lions and

elephants roam there . The elephants have Paim KaNN

( Green colored eyes) ; the Lions(AaLi) , who are hunting

the elephants to extract their priceless tusks(Kompu) as trophies

(SamarpaNams) to be presented to their Master , Narasimhan ,

have eyes that are red ( Semm KaNN AaLi ) because of their

anger at the elephants . The Lions want to bring these valuable

tusks as Paadha KaaNikkai to the Lord out of their devotion

and reverence to Narasimhan , who is One of them and as such

their ruler . They wish to demonstrate their servitude to Lord

Narasimhan . Kaliyan draws the picture of this moving scene :

 

Paim kaNN aanaik-kompu koNDu patthimayAl adik-keezh

semm kaNN AaLi ittu irainjum SingavEL KunRamE

 

The lions leave the flesh of the elephant out in the forest ,

where they killed the elephants , and bring just the tusks

that they pulled out . They arrive at the Sannidhi of their

Lord , place the tusks before Him with utter reverence

and worship Him at this AhObila KshEthram . " ittu irainjum "

refers to their own way of worship of their Lord to hail their

Jaathi sambhandham . For a wild animal like the Lion ,

the thought that it should bring some valuable thing with

respect to the Lord arises according to Kaliyan because

of the Mahimai of the AhObila KshEthram . Their Bhagavath

Bhakthi propels them to engage in such endearing acts .

Due to Poorva Janma puNyam , they are born in the forests of

AhObilam and enhance their Bhakthi through kaimkaryam

appropriate to their nature as wild animals .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan