vAraNam
Today's HIndu carries the word '
Pachyderm' signifying the tusker.
Let us first take one of the several words
indicating this term. 'vAraNam'.
Sri ANDAL talks of the jumbo, not
one, not hundreds but a thousand and that too when -these surround
at the time of the wedlock with the Lord --the famous words from The nAchiyAr
Thriumozhi
'vAraNam Ayiram sUzha valm seidhu' 6-1;
Generally, Azhwar-s just do not use this
term for representing the tusker but while describing the GajEndhrA mOksham or
narrating the demolition of the kuvalaiyApEtam. This apart AzhwAr-s take pride
in comparing the elephant with the Lord Himself.
'vAraNam koL idar kadindha mAlai ..'
2-10-10; are the beatuiful words from Periya Thirumozhi recalling the
gAjEndhra mOksham.
..vAraNam paiya ninRu vUrvadhu pOle'1-7-1
of PeriyAzhwAr ThiruMozhi says Sri PeriyAzhwAr making us
visualise the big giant of the behomoth slowly and steadily shaking on both the
sides progressing on its walk. This is likened to the walk of kutti kaNNan -The
Almighty.
The masterpiece on vAraNam is here from
Sri PeriyazhwAr again
'oru vAraNam paNi koNdavan poigaiyil, kanjan than
oru vAraNam vuyiruNdavan vuRaiyum
malai,
karu vAraNam than pidi thodarndhOda
kadalvaNNan
thiruvANai kURath thiriyum
thaN mAlirunjOlaiyEa' 4-2-5;
The first vAraNam on the first line --The Lord who granted
kainkaryam-service to GajEndhrAzhwAn.
The second vAraNam -second line --The Lord who vanquished the
elpehant kuvalaiyapEtam.
The thrid vAraNam-third line --- The elephant playing
with its pair.
(to be continued)
dAsan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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