Ahobila Dhivya Desam Paasurams: Periya Thirumozhi 1.7.6

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SrI:

 

Dear Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha BhakthAs:

 

Today , we will study the Sixth Paasuram of Kaliyan on

AhObila Narasimhan :

 

yerintha paimkaNN ilangu pEzhvAi yeyiRRODu ithu yevvurvu yenRu

irinthu vaanOr kalangi Oda iruntha AmmAn idam

nerintha vEyin muDayuL ninRu neeNeRivAi uzhuvai

tirintha vaanaic-chuvadu paarkkum SingavEL KUnRamE

 

The Scene at avathAra Kaalam is depicted here . Sri JwAlA Narasimhan's

appearance is described here as witnessed by the DevAs , who were some

of the groups tormented by HiraNyan . Kaliyan identifies through his

arul Vakku , the avathAra Sthalam of HiraNya SamhAra Moorthy

 

" VaanOr ithu yevvuruvu yenRu irinthu kalangiODa iruntha AmmAn

Idam , SingavEL KunRamE "

 

The celestials ( VaanOr) could not figure out what kind of form

is the Moortham ( ithu yevvuruvu ?) that jumped out of the Pillar in

HiraNyan' s sabhA . They wondered and after one more look got frightened

by the fierce appearance of the Moorthy with the deafening roar of a lion and with

the rapidly moving hair around the head (Pidari Mayir) . They were dismayed

and ran for fear for their lives ( Ithu yevvuruvu yenRu irinthu kalangi ODa ).

This gigantic Moortham reaching up to the sky had red eyes spitting fire

in its huge face ( yerintha paimkaNN ilangu pEzh vAi )and adamantine ,

lustrous teeth in its mouth ( pEzh Vaai yeyiRRodu ithu yevvuruvu ? ) .

 

An oft-quoted Srimad BhAgaavtha SlOkam describes this extraordinary

Moortham jumping out of the pillar in the assembly hall of HiraNyan

this way :

 

sathyam vidhAthum nija bhruthya bhAshitham

vyApthimcha bhUthEshvakhilEshu chAthmana:

adhruSyathAth adhbhutha roopam udhvahan

stambhE sabhAyAm na mrugam na maanusham

 

--- Srimad BhAgavatham: 7.8.18

 

Sriman NaarAyaNan , who pervades all chEtanams and achEtanams

at all times jumped out of the gem-studded pillar in the SabhA of

HiraNyan , when latter hit it with his palm . He appeared that way to

show that His devotees' statement that the Lord is everywhere including

that pillar will not become false . He jumped out bearing a most wonderous

roopam , which was neither an animal nor a human . It was a Nara simham

with lon's head and human body that incarnated and grew right in froint of

the terrorized HiraNyan's eyes. Even the fearless heart of HiraNyan was

shaken to its roots. He could not comprehend as to how this Narasimham

was "hiding" in the pillar of his sabhA . He could not figure out that

the Lord , who has all the world in Himself was ready to appear before His

dearest bhakthan in a time of crisis at a moment's notice .Swamy Desikan

salutes this grace of Lord Narasimhan as : " ThrailOkyamEthath Narasimha

garbham " . Our Lord appeared with a dazzling white beard and firey red

eyes. His Moortham grew and grew . In that blinding light , HiraNyan

could not determine as to which direction the Lord was coming at him .

 

Sri NaarAyaNa Bhattadhiri salutes this adhbhutha roopam as :

" na mrugAthmakam na manujAkAram tE vapu: " ( it was neither

the body of an animal nor that of a human ) . It was a mighty miracle

(adhbhutham) . It was frightening and made people wonder as to what

it was ( kim kim ithi bheeshaNam ) .HiraNyan's mind was agitated and

terror stricken ( vyudhbrAntha chitthE asurE ) . That form expanded

( samAjrumbhaTA: ) with blinding white manes and terror creating head

full of lion's hair ( vispoorjadh dhavaLOgra rOma-vikasath varshmA) .

 

Sri Bhattadhiri goes on to describe the adhbhutha roopam of the Lord :

 

Taptha svarNa savarNam = it matched the color of the molten gold .

 

ghUrNath athirooksha aksham= with rapidly rotating , intimidating eyes

that do not miss even the minutest

 

saDAkEsara prOthkambha pranikumBitha amBaram = with the sky

hidden by the gigantic and rapidly moving pidari mayir ( manes) .

 

vyAttha vyAptha mahA dhareeskhA mukham = with a huge open

mouth that looked like a deep cave in dimensions .

 

khaDgOgra valgath mahA jihvA = a huge rotating tongue with

the sharpness of a sword .

 

nirgama sumahA dhamshtrAyuga uDDAram = the protruding ,

huge cannine teeth becoming visible in that open mouth .

 

Sri Bhattadhiri ends this description with a prayer : " Tava vapu:

jeeyAth " ( May this adhubhutha sareeram of Yours be victorious) .

 

Third & the Fourth Lines of the Paasuram

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At SingavEL KunRam , Kaliyan witnesses another sight , which

frightened travellers of his days to climb the hills of AhObilam :

 

nerintha vEyin mudayuL ninRu neeNeRi Vaayuzhavai

tirintha vaanaic-chuvadu paarkkum SingavEL KunRamE

 

At this dhivya dEsam of the Lord ( ammAn idam) , the tigers ( Uzhuvai)

are hiding in dense bamboo bushes ( nerintha vEyin muzhayuL ninRu)

tracking some thing of particualr interest to them that has passed by

leaving their foot prints on the mountainous trails ( MuzhayuL ninRu neeL

neRivAi tirintha aanai suvadu paarkkum uzhavai) . These tigers are moving

stealthily from one dense bambhoo bush to the other to follow the footprints

of the elephants that have travelled earlier along the paths of the hills to attack

them for food . A pilgrim may stumble on these hungry tigers at

the SellavoNa SingavEL KunRam and endanger themselves .

The inapproachability of these hills is described once more

with all the lurking dangers from wild weather , forst fire and

wild animals looming large there .

 

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,

Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V. Sadagopan