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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-keezh-
   semm kaNN AaLi ittu irainjum SinghavEzh kunramE
 
 - -  Periya Thirumozhi :1.7.1

We studied the first two lines of the above Paasuram 
in the previous Posting . Today , we will enjoy the wonderful 
imagination of Kaliyan as he brings before his minds' eye 
a scene that takes place  at AhObila KshEthram .

Ahobilam is a place known for its dense forests , tall hills
and many kinds of wild animals roaming there . Lions and 
elephants roam there . The elephants have Paim KaNN
( Green colored eyes) ; the Lions(AaLi)  , who are hunting 
the elephants to extract their  priceless tusks(Kompu) as trophies 
(SamarpaNams) to be presented to their Master , Narasimhan ,
have eyes that are red ( Semm KaNN AaLi ) because of their 
anger at the elephants .   The Lions want to bring these valuable
tusks as Paadha KaaNikkai to the Lord out of their devotion
and reverence to Narasimhan , who is One of them and as such
their ruler . They wish to demonstrate their servitude to Lord
Narasimhan . Kaliyan draws the picture of this moving scene :

Paim kaNN aanaik-kompu koNDu patthimayAl adik-keezh 
semm kaNN AaLi ittu irainjum SingavEL KunRamE 

The lions leave the flesh of the elephant out in the forest ,
where they killed the elephants , and bring just the tusks 
that they pulled out . They arrive at the Sannidhi of their 
Lord , place the tusks before Him with utter reverence 
and worship Him at this AhObila KshEthram . "ittu irainjum " 
refers to their own way of worship of their Lord to hail their
Jaathi sambhandham . For a wild animal like the Lion , 
the thought that it should bring some valuable thing with 
respect to the Lord arises according to Kaliyan because 
of the Mahimai of the AhObila KshEthram . Their Bhagavath 
Bhakthi propels them to engage in such endearing acts .
Due to Poorva Janma puNyam , they are born in the forests of 
AhObilam and enhance their Bhakthi through kaimkaryam 
appropriate to their nature as wild animals . 

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






 
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