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GOPALAN SRINIVASA SAMPATH KUMAR • September 7, 2002 


Dear All.,

According to the mail of Sriman Visu, (quote)

"little wee-little  leg, we come and offer our obeissance to your lotus feet; listen to its hollowed content. You are born in a family of trustees to whom are entrusted the grazing cattle; "

This means the lotus feet of the wee-little leg is being worshipped.
It is not acceptable simply going by the obvious and apparent tamil meaning. (usually the inner meanings -vyakhyanams - are given, 
giving the due for the exact literary meaning first - we cannot
overlook the direct meaning of the language and attribute special
nuances just to fit in our imaginations. in otherwords, special
interpretations are welcome but please do not contradict the literal
meaning of the language.)

Needless to say it is out of context with the dhanur masam 
early morning  (chiru kaalai) practices.. (Paavai Nonbu!!) 

urs
Arulmari

On Wed, 04 Sep 2002 03:40:23  
 Visu9 wrote:
>/Om namO nArAyaNAya ||

>/ciRRaJ/ciRu kAlE vant/unnai cEvitt/un
>
>/poR/tAmarai/aTiyE pORRum poRuL kELAy
>
>/peRRam/mEytt/uNNum kulattil pirantu nI
>
>/kuRREval eGkaLaik koLLAmaR/pOkAtu
>
>
>Meaning: Glory: 
>
>O, little wee-little  leg, we come and offer our obeissance to your lotus feet; listen to its hollowed content. You are born in a family of trustees to whom are entrusted the grazing cattle; therefore indeed [due to the principle of trusteeship] you cannot but receive a liberal dosage of our small services (chores: /kaiGkaryam??). 
>
>Last four lines: Prayer: 
>
>/gOvintA, you are a witness that it is not for material possessions that we do so. In this birth, and in the next several births to come, we will be your servants in confidence and yours only. 
>
>/visu
>
>[ Dear Visu -- Once again you have presented several unusual
>  and unconventional meanings, most of which are new to those
>  of us who are familiar with the tranditional interpretations.
>  Your interpretation of 'ciRRam ciRu kAlE' as being a vocative
>  addressed to Krishna is indeed striking, but I am not sure it
>  is acceptable grammatically. I invite others to comment as well.
>  -- Moderator ]



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