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SrI:
 
Dear Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha BhakthAs:
 
ThvamEva Manthram ThvamEva RakshA
Thvam Oushadham anutthamam
trividhAdapi dukkham Maam
prachOdhaya Jagath-PathE
 
Today  , we will study  the Fifth Paasuram of Kaliyan on
AhObila Narasimhan :
 
menRa pEzhvaay vaaLL yeyiRROr kOLariyAy avuNan
     ponRa vAham vaLLuhirAl pOzhntha Punithanidam
ninRa senthee moNDu sooRai neeLL visumbUdu yeriya
     senRu kaaNDaRkkariya Koil SingavEL KUnRamE
 
---Periya Thirumozhi : 1.7.5
 
(meaning): The inapproachability of the Nrusimha KshEthram
of SingavEL KunRam is described by Kaliyan in this Paasuram .
 
In the First tqo lines , Kaliyan decribes the intimidating appearance of
the HiraNya SamhAra Moorthy : He is in the middle of tearing apart the chest
of HiraNyan laid on His wide lap . His nails resembling VajrAyudham in
power are at work on HiraNyan's chest .Sri JwAlA Narasimhan is mighty
angry and intense in His samhAra kaaryam ( avuNan pOnRa) . He has
a folded , gigantic mouth ( menRa pEzh Vaay ). His Vajra-like , lustrous teeth
are chewing His upper and lower lips ( menRa vaaLL yeiRu ) in uncontrollable 
rage over the asuran's Bhaagavatha apachAram  . With His mighty nails ,
Sri Nrusimhan is destroying HiraNyan ( avuNan ponRa vaLL uhirAl
pOzhntha Punithan) .
 
Kaliyan salutes the HiraNya SamhAra Moorthy as  " Punithan " ,
the most sacred One (Pavithran , Paavanan). The rapidity with which He came to
His Bhakthan's rescue and His unmatchable protective grace propels
Kaliyan to salute Him as Punithan . This avathAram was exclusively
for His Bhaklthan , PrahlAdhan . If PrahlAdhan is the Premier Bhakthan ,
the Lord who came to his rescue at the most critical time has to be
the Premier God as attested by Swamy NammAzhwAr : " Yenn SingapirAn
perumai aarAyum seermaitthE " . In aapath Kaalams , His bhakthAs appeal
to Him for rescuing them and He responds to His true BhakthAs immediately
as evidenced by RukmiNi DEvi's address to KrishNa as Narasimhan :
" KaalE Nrusimha " . The advocacy of Lord Narasimhan's mahimai as
"Punithan "  . This "Naarasimha Vapu: SrImaan " is Paavana Narasimhan
at one of the nine sannidhis . He is saluted by Sri VishNu Sahasra Naamams 
as: " Pavithram MangaLam Param " . He is also recognized as : " PavithrANAm
pavithram yO MangaLAnam cha MangaLam .
 
The First of the PrahlAdha Sthuthi ( Srimad BhAgavatham :7.9.1) salutes
His Pavithra Karmaa , which got Him the NaamA of Pavithran:
 
nathOasmy-AnanthAya dhurantha-sakthyE
vichithra-veeryAya  PAVITHRA KARMANE
Viswasya sarga-sTithi-samyamAn guNai:
svaleelayA samdhatE avyayAthmanE 
 
(Meaning) :   Salutations to the Limitless , indefatigable power , multiple valor
and Parisuddha Kaaryams !  He performs the acts of creation , protection and
destruction playfully with His guNAs . adiyEn's salutation is to that One , who
undergoes no changes (VikArams )  .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
The Meaning of the 3rd and the 4th Lines
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ninRa senthee moNDu sooRai neeLL visumbhuDeriya
senRu kaaNDaRkariya kOil SingavEL KunRamE
 
To match the JwAlais of JwAlA Narasimhan , the whole side of
Ahobilam hills is ablaze with the steady red fire ( ninRa semthee) ,
which fills itself with ( MoNDU) the strong , rotating winds and
sets the new trees on fire and maintains the intensity of the heat 
all around up to the skies ( neeLL visumbhodu sooRai iriya) .
This makes it extremely difficult for the pilgrims to climb the hills
and offer their salutations to Lord Narasimhan .
 
The pilgrims think that they found a break in the enveloping flames and
think of using that pathway to climb upstairs . The rotating wind stirs up
the fire and the pilgrims beat a retreat to safety and stay at the foot hills .
These wild fires and their intensity as well as frequency makes the Ahobilam
hills hard to climb to have the darsanam of BhagavAn Narasimhan
( SenRu kaaNDathaRkku ariya koil ) . 
 
Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V. Sadagopan      


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