piDi-kambamA
'kambamA' refers to a pachyderm. Thirumangai AzhwAr
has used it as an adjective. 'kambamA
kaLiRu anjik kalanga..' 10-1-9 of Periya
ThiruMozhi.
The word 'piDi'
refers to a female elephant.
'piDi sEAr kaLiRaLtha pEArALA, vundhan adisEArndharuL
peRRAL anREA" mudhal ThriuvandhAdhi 97; Sri Poizhgai AzhwAr explains that
the elephant always stays with its pair.
'piDiyaith thoDarum kaLiRenna, yAn vun piRangiya
sEr-aDiyaith thodarum paDi nalga vEANDum..' rAmAnusa
nURRAndhAdhi
Like a male elephant enamoured and toeing
its pair, Oh! Sri RAmAnujA, bless me to follow your divine
feet.
(to be concluded)
dAsan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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