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Dear Sri Nrusimha BhakthAs :

The First Paasuram for the Lord of Ahobilam is :

amm kaNN Jn~Alam anja angu ohr aaL ariyAyAi avuNan
ponga aaham vaLL uhirAl pOzhntha punithan idam
paim-kaNN yAnaik-kompu koNDu patthimayAl adik-keezhc-
semm kaNN AaLi ittu irainjum SinghavEzh kunramE

- -  Periya Thirumozhi :1.7.1

AhObila Pasurams : Text & Audio Rendering
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adiyEn has split the sandhis for an easier understanding of the meanings of
this majestic Paasuram , where Thirumangai AzhwAr provides a graphic
description of the HiraNya SamhAram of the Parisuddha Para Brahman ,
Sri Ugra Narasimhan at AhObila Dhivya Desam .

The Tamil and English  script of the ten paasurams can be accessed at :
http://www.ahobilamutt.org/temples/ahobil/apas-eng.html

The audio/wave files (862 Kb)  of the Paasuram texts rendered in
the SampradhAyic manner can be accessed at :
http://www.ahobilamutt.org/temples/ahobil/apas.html

Please enjoy the Text and sound of these majestic Paasurams
capturing the extraordinary anubhavam of Thirumangai AzhwAr .

Three  interpretations for the name of this dhivya dEsam:
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(1) The name of  this dhivya Desam can be recited as " SingavEL Kunram "
or SingavEzh Kunram " . Both are correct usages . When we salute this
dhivya dEsam as "Singa vEL KunRam " , the emphasis is on "vEL" ,
the One who is most desirable (Virumpa Tahunthavan) . " Singa vEL "
then translates in to Azhagiya Singar (Sundara Simham ) , who is
the most majestic , unusual  and captivating "naram kalantha Singam"
to look at . The hill that He presides over is the KunRam (hill) of
" Singa vEL" .

(2) When we use the other Paatam  , "Singa vEzh KunRam " , we refer to
the seven ( yEzhu) hills at Ahobila KshEthram just as at Thriumala .
The nine Narasimha Temples are positioned in a 5 Kilo Meter Circle
marked by the seven hills around the PrahlAdha Varadhan Temple
at the foot hills. He is in the middle of Gaaruda Sailam ( AhObilE Gaaruda
saila mdhyE krupAvasAth kalpitha sannidhAnam) .

These nine temples in the middle of Gaaruda Sailam (at Upper and
lower Ahobilam are those for JwaalA , MalOla , KrODa , Kaaranja ,
BhArgava, YogAnandha , KashathravaDa , Paavana and PrahlAdha
Narasimhans .

(3) The third intrepretation according to Commentators is that
these hills are ascendant in glory because of the rare and divine
singham (Lion) that rules over these hills ( SingatthAlE yEzh/yezhucchi
peRRa kunRam) .

Commentary on the First Paasuram : The first Two lines
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" amm kaNN  jn~Alam anja , angu ohr AaLL ariyAyai avuNan
  ponga , aaham vaLL uhirAl pOzhntha Punithan idam "

NarasimhAvathAra samayam is invoked here . The VishNu (Hari) dhvEshi ,
HiraNya Kasipu has been tormenting his son , Bhaktha PrahlAdhan and
subjecting him to all kinds of torture so that PrahlAdhan can reject Hari
as the Supreme Being and accept him ( HiraNya Kasipu) as the one superior to
Hari in ParAkramam and Vaibhavam . PrahlAdhan rejected his father's foolish
statements and held on resolutely that there is no one , who is equal or
Superior to Hari .That statement made  HiraNya Kasipu fly into rage .
He asked his son as to where that Hari is Hiding  .PrahlAdhan replied :
" Hari is everywhere ".

The enraged HiraNyan further ; out of that blinding rage , Hiranyan
hit a pillar in his darbar hall and taunted  his son as to whether that Hari
is in that pillar .  Vaikunta KaNDeeravan ( Hari in the form of Narasimham)
jumped in a flash out of that pillar and used His own nails to to tear
HiraNyan apart  and destroyed the asuran , who had tormented
His BhAgavathan , Bhaktha PrahlAdhan .This "adhbhutha Kesari"
( Unique and Mysterious Lord with the head of  a lion and the body of
a Man) . Swamy Desikan salute this adhbhutha Kesari as " AakaNDam
Aadhipurusham , KaNDeerava Vapum upari " . Down to the neck  ,
our Lord had the face of a lion and below the neck  , He had the body
of the Parama Purushan . He destroyed the enemy of His devotee
( KuNDithArAthi ) for BhAgavathApachArm .

The whole world shuddered at the sight of this rare and frightening
Narasimham chasing HiraNyan down the royal hall during that SandhyA
Kaalam .This reaction of the citizens of the earth , who were terror
stricken at  the intensity of the Lord's rage at HiraNyan's  offenses is
described by Thirumangai as : " amm kaNN Jn~Alam anja " . All the people
of the world known for its beautiful sites were filled with fear at
the sight of the Lord's Ugra form . He appeared out of the very same pillar
that HiraNyan hit with cynicism as a matchless Narasinga Roopan
( "angu ohr AaLariyAi " )
.
HiraNyan was mad with rage over this unexpected happening
("avuNan ponga" ) . The mighty Lord chased HiraNyan down ,
dragged him to the steps of the palace , spread him on His expansive
lap and used His nails as the weapon to tear the chest of HiraNyan
and destroyed the asuran during the sandhyA kaalam .

Thirumangai describes all these happenings in an abridged manner
and salutes Lord Narasimhan as a Parisuddhan , who fulfilled His
avathAra Kaaryam at the dhivya dEsam of Ahobilam  : " AaL ariyAi
avuNan ponga aaham vaLL uhirAl pOzhntha Punithan  idam " .

Destruction of HiraNyan and the anugraham to PrahlAdhan
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The two powerful slOkams of Swamy Desikan's SrI Sookthi of
KaamAseekAshtakam  bring out vividly both the HiraNya SamhAram
and the compassion of the Narasimha Moorthy to His Bhakthan
as PrahlAdha Varadhan at that time .

Vikaswara makha svaru kshatha  HiraNya vakshasTalee
  nirargaLa vinirgaLadh rudhira sindhusandhyAyithA:
avanthu madana aasikA manuja pancha-vakthrasya
 aham pratamikA miTa: prakaditha aahavA: Baahava:

-- -- SlOkam 6 of SrI KaamAseekAshtakam

(Meaning) : This Lord Narasimhan's  finger nails extended impatiently
to tear apart Hiranyan's chest . They were hard and powerful like
the VajrAyudham . Our Lord used those nails and split into two
the broad chest of HiraNythe . HiraNyan's blood gushed out as
a torrent without let and reddened the hands of our Lord . The redness
of the hands made them resemble the hue of SandhyA Kaalam . Those
powerful hands of the Lord were intent on protecting His devotees
and destroying their enemies . They ocmpeted with each other
to engage in these twin tasks .May those hands of Sri KaamAseekA
Narasimhan protect adiyEn !

saDA paDala bheeshaNE sarabhasa attahAsaudhbhaDE
   sphurath krudhi parisphuDadh bhrukuDikE api vakthrE kruthE
krupA KapaDa-Kesarin dhanuja Dimbhadattha stanA
   SarOja sadhrusA dhrusA vyathibhishajya tE vyajyathE

- - - SlOkam 7 : Sri KaamAseekAshtakam

(Meaning): Oh MaayAvi , who took the mischevous  appearance of
Nara Simham ! Your sacred face was looking frightening with its
dense flock of manes ( Pidari Mayir KaRRaikaL) and a powerful
and loud laughter emanated out of that face.Your brows were
moving rapidly with anger over HiraNyan . Even in the context of
these frightening appearance , Your lotus like eyes revealed
Your matchless compassion for the BhagavathOtthaman ,
PrahlAdhan and nourished him  like mother's milk . Simultaneously ,
Your eyes  were able to project anger over HiraNyan and compassion
towards PrahlAdhan. This was indeed a very unusual act of operation .
Your compassion stood as the nourishing breast feeding milk for
the child PrahlAdhan . The quality of Your DayA is revealed through
Your mysterious eyes .

( First SlOkam : To be continued ) ,

SrImath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan








Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan







 
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