draupathi episode in prabhandham

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• October 5, 1999


Mani,
    There is a direct reference to this in our thiruvallikkENi pAsuram
by our dear Sri thirumaN^gai AzhvAr

an^dhagan chiRuvan arasartham arasaRku iLayavan
    aNiyizhaiyai chenRu
"en^dhamakku urimai sey" ena thariyAdudhu
    emberumAn aruL enna
chan^dhamal kuzhalAL alakkaN n^URRuavrtham
    peNdirum eydhi n^Ulizhappa
in^dhiran chiRuvan thEr mun n^inRAnaith
    thiruvallikkENi kaNdEnE!

- periya thirumozhi  2.3.6

an^dhagan - blind, an^dhagan chiRuvan - The blind's son (dhuchchAdhanan)

arasartham arasarkku iLayavan - Younger to the King og Kings
aNiyizhai refers to draupathi
alakkaN - pain and suffering
nUl izhappa - to lose their mAN^galuyam

adiyEn
-Viji
(Vijay Triplicane)






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