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Re: Varutham of Lord Narashinga

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Sadagopan • Wed Mar 20 2002 - 17:19:24 PST 


At 10:55 AM 3/20/02 +1100, you wrote:
>Dear Learned members,

>     In 6th paasuram of Pallandu by Periyazwar, he says
>     Pandhanai theera pallandhu. I read somwhere that Pandhanai
>     means Varuttham. If so what is the varuttham of Lord
>     Narashima after killing Hiranyakashibu?  >adiyen, Gowri
>     Ravi Ganesh .

Dear SrImathi Lakshmi Ravi Ganesh:

PeriyAzhwAr is referring to the avathAra Kaalam 
of Lord Narasimhan here . When the Bhagavath DhvEshi 
and BhagavathApacharan , HiraNya Kasipu hit the victory
pillar in his sabhai asking his son , whether his(son's) 
protector , the Lord , is in that sthambham ,
the Lord jumped out of that pillar instantaneously
to prove that His BhakthA's words will not prove false. 
PrahlAdhan said , Yes , My Lord is in this Pillar as 
well . Bhagavan took the Narasimha Roopam and jumped out
of the pillar immediately to put an end to the aparAdhams 
of Hiranya Kasipu to His dearest child bhakthan, PrahlAdan.

Our Lord Narasimhan will put up any apachAram 
done to Him , but He will never tolerate any
apachArams doen to His BhaagavathAs .

When He took this avathAram , he was very angry 
with HiraNya Kasipu and was also sad at the indignities 
suffered by His SrEshta Bhakthan. He had therefore 
Varuttham as well besides rage. PeriyAzhwAr is 
inviting us to sing PallANDu to this Narasimha BhagavAn
who experienced sorrow at the time of His avathAram.
PeriyAzhwAr gets transported to the time of NarasimhAvathAram
and sings the PallANDu to chase away the Varuttham (Pandanai theera)
experienced by the Lord. Perhaps , He felt that he should 
have intervened earlier and was grief stricken over 
the delay in coming to the rescue of PrahlAdhan.

V.Sadagopan     


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