vEAzham
The word 'vEAzham' representing the elephant has also been
widely used by AzhwAr-s.
1.
'vEAzham thuyar keda viNNoAr
perumAnAl,
Azhi paNi koNdAnAl inRu
muRRum, adhnukkarUL seidhAnAl inRu muRRum' PeriyAzhwAr Thirumozhi
2-10
This vEazham describes the removal of
hurdles for GajEndhrAzhwAn.
2.
'..vEAzha maruppai osithAn,
viNNavarku eNNal ariyAn' ThiruvAi mozhi 1-9-2;
'Angu vEAzhathin kombu koNdu' 11-2-2; Periya Thirumozhi
Here, it is the Lord krishNA's valorous
act of killing the elephant 'kuvalaiyApEtam'
3. Now it is the case of an elephant
trying to pacify its pair by offering
honey.
'perugu madha vEzham mAppidikku mun ninRu, irukaN iLa mUngil
vAngi
arugirundha thEan kalandhu
nETTum ThriuvEnkatam kaNdEr,
vAn kalandha vaNNan
varai iraNDAm thiruvandhAdhi 75;
4. The 'vEAzham' is here used wonderfully by likening the
tusker to none other than our great AchAryA sri RAmAnujA
'..engaL irAmAnusa
muni vEAzham' irAmAnusa
nURRandhAdhi64;
(to be continued)
dAsan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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