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TCA Venkatesan • August 27, 2002 


Sri:
Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama:

Dear BhAgavatas,

Adiyen is reminded of a couple of things after reading
Smt Sumithra Varadarajan's wonderful post on this 
Thirumalai pasuram.

--- sumithra varadarajan  wrote:
> ...  Emperuman became very furious when
> he saw that the crocodile for troubling his bhakthan.  He
> didnÂ’t bother about his dress or didnÂ’t even see if
> everything was ready for his purappadu but just sat on
> garudan and pushed him to go as fast as he came ...

In the pasuram for Gajendra Varadar at Thiruvallikkeni,
Thirumangai Azhvar states

"Anaiyin thuyaram theerap puLLoornthu senRu ninRAzhi 
thottAnai"

Here the interesting word is ninRu - that is, senRu
ninRu Azhi thottAnai. Azhvar does not say senRu Azhi
thottAnai. I remember hearing that, He went so quickly
for His bhakta's aid that He had to stop and wait
(ninRu) for His Chakra to catch up. The other meaning
was that He was in such a hurry that He was actually
standing (ninRu) on Garudazhvar when He arrived to
save Sri Gajendra (he could not bear even being
seated). It would be great if someone can post the 
full vyakhyanam for this beautiful pasuram.

> ...  But then he became really angry only
> when ravana hit hanuman, his parama bhakthan.  ‘kObhasya
> vasamE emamÂ’ says valmiki at this place.  

It is said that Sri Rama rarely, if ever, became angry.
This is one of those rare instances. This is the same
event talked about by our pirAtti, Sri Andal, in 
Thiruppavai when she says "sinaththinAl thennilangai
kOmAnais seRRa".

Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Saranam

adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan
TCA Venkatesan
http://www.acharya.org

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