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vEalai mOdhum madhiL sUzh
thiru-k-kaNNapuram

Yesterday my professional work took me to Ennore to a cold storge plant. While 
we were in the offie of the plant, we could hear big sound constantly. On 
enquiry, I was taken upstairs to the terreace and lo! the vast expanse of the 
sea was visible across the compund wall. The waves which was going back and 
forth was making the sound banging on the wall of the factory.

My thoughts slowly drifted towards our beloved 
'thiruk-kaNNa-puram'.

The thiru-voi-mozhi-p pAsuram 'mAlai nanni, thozhudu ezhuminOA! vinai 
keda....vElai mOdhum madhiL sUzh" 9-10-1 clearly narrates this very event. The 
waves of the sea bangs on the great wall of thiruk-kaNNa-puram.

Everyone knows that thirukkaNNapuram is about 15kms away from the sea. Then how 
is it sated by AzhwAr that the sea is confronting the temple walls? It is the 
esteemed opinion of our elders that the sea must have been near the temple 
earlier and must have receded now.

This is not a stray thought by nam-AzhwAr but sri thirumangain mannan has also 
touched on this aspect.
"..kalangal munnEr kaNNapurathu" periya thiru-mozhi 8-8-2
The thiru-k-kaNNapuram having sea in one side.

Well what does Edu say in this regard:
'samudhram aNithAgiyAlEa, thiraigaLAlEa vandhu mOdhA ninRuLLa sUzap 
pattirundhuLLa thiruk-kaNNa-puram'

As the sea is nearby, the thiru-kaNNapuram is surrounded by walls where the sea 
waves bang back and forth.

Is it all? No there are more walls to the story.
(to be continued)
vanamamalai padmanabhan



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