kai/gadha
nAgam
nAgam refers to a serpant usually. It also
refers to an elephant and is generally prefixed with kai and rarely with gadha
--the kai referring to its trunk and gadha referring to anger. The angry
pachyderm was none other than GajEndrAzhwAn who was peeved at not being able to
win over the crocodile.
Says Thriumangai mannan 'gadha nAgam kAthaLitha Kannar
kaNdEr' 4-4-1 of Periya Thirumozhi alluding to the Grace showered by
EmperumAn on this jumbo.
Poizhgai AzhwAr also uses this word in the
mudhal thiruvandhAdhi.
Counselling that one will realise the
Almighty with the right knowledge, -he refers to this event highlighting
the fact that EmperumAn is ever ready to rescue when wanted.
'kai nAgam kAthAn kazhal' mudhal thiruvandhAdhi
47.
PeriyAzhwAr who seems to have used all the
terms expresses the fact of the hurdle of Sri GajEndhrAzhwAn being
removed.
'kainAgathidar kadindh kanalAzhip padaiyudaiyAn
karudhum kOil' 4-9-10;
Indicating that Periya PerumAL and
Nam-PerumAL are here near us in Thiruvarangam thinking and acting for our
welfare. Perhpas, we have to take His services to remove our hurdles Will He do
that? That is why the precedent of Sri GajEndrAzhwAn is brought forrth bringing
confidence to one and all.
(MOre to come on
elephants)
dAsan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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