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Fire on All Cylinders.
 
No it is not a typo. Firing on all cylinders indicates performing at full capacity.
 
Sri thirumangai AzhwAr talks about Fire in all the four lines of a pAsuram in thiru-mozhi One cannot ignore this pAsuram while talking about 'agni' and correlating with our beloved Almighty.
 
"nEr ahzalAi, nedunilanAi ninRAnai, anRArarakkar vUr
azhalAl vuNdAnai kaNdAr pin kANAmEA,
pEAr azhalAi peru-visumbai pin maRaiyOar mandhirathin,
Ar azhalAl vuNdAnai kaNDadhu then arangathEa"  Periya Thiru-mozhi 5-6-5;
 
The first and the third line -terms are 'azhalAi'- The God's pervasion and form respectively.
 
The second and fourth -terms are 'azhalAl' - the God using the fire as an agent.
 
First line --nEr,azhalAi, nedu-nilanAi ninRAnai etc. mentions the Lord being present in all the five elements including fire.
 
Second line -- arakkar vUr azhalAl vuNdAnai -- mentioning the  burning of lanka by fire.
 
Third line - pEar azhalAi peru-visumbAi-- The Lord's form as majestic and robust form of fire/sparkle -thEjas.
 
Fourth line -- maRaiyOar mandhirathin Ar azhalAl vuNdAnai--Consuming the offerings of devotees through the agni of the hOmams-pUrnAhUthi.
 
 
This pAsuram in fact deals in this aspect wonderfully and manifests each in a different context.
 
Another masterpiece from kaliyan.
 
That is thriumangai mannan again.
 
dAsan
vanamamalai padmanabhan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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