thetta
pazham
No, this not a
discussion on the oft heard 'sutta pazham' or 'sudAdha pazham'.
The rich tamil divine langauage has got
different accent at different places. periyAzhwAr uses the
word 'paiya'-"paiyavEa thalai sAipadahan munnam'.
nam-AzhwAr mentions the term "chikkenach siridhOr idamum ". These terms
are peculiar and unique to those regions from where they hail
from.
However, these terms have become popular
and everybody knows the meanings.
There are certain terms used only in
certain local areas which have special meanings and unless one is familiar one
does not comprehend the real import of the term.
The following pAsuram goes to prove this
aspect aptly.
"aniLgal
thAva,nettilaya karum kamugin senkAi vEzha,nEl
palavin thAzh sinayil pEnath
thetta pazham sidhaindhu madhu sorium.."
3-3-8:
The squirrels which jump
here and there make the pAkku fruit to fall on the ripe jackfruit and the honey
gets mixed in this kAzhisErama viNNagar divya-dEsam
vudyavar was wondering what
this term 'thetta pazham' could be.When he was
passing through the region, one of the person there was asking for 'thetta pazham'. Immediately, He asked him, what was that?
he told that it was a ripened fruit. He realised immediately that this was a
'local term'-dhisaich sol- and AzhwAr had accordingly
put this in the pAsuram and enjoyed that greatly.
That is
"thetta
pazham"
(to be
continued)
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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