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> Dear srivaishNava perunthagaiyeer, 
> 
> Many a times while dealing with government departments, we are tossed up and 
> down the staircases of the buildings to get a > '> stamp> '>  affixed in our 
> documents, even after the concerned officers have signed the papers. Not only 
> tossing, some greasing must also be done to avoid further harassment at those 
> hands which are putting the stamp. 
> 
> Since many of our readers have travelled to US and other places from India, 
> they, very well know, just to put a visa stamp, an immigration stamp, etc, 
> how many hours and money they have to spend. Without such stamps, they cannot 
> just get out of the airport where they landed. So that is the greatness of 
> the > '> stamp> '>  affixed in their papers? 
> 
> Even a simple letter written from father, at one place, to son, in a 
> different place, has to carry a stamp of the government, called postal > '> 
> stamp> '> , then only it will be carried and delivered to the son. Our 
> respected Sri Sadagopan also came out with a request for the > '> stamp> '>  
> to all fraternity of the lists recently, the nature of his request being very 
> very rare. 
> 
> See here, in periyaazhvaar thirumozhi, this paasuram [or verse] talks about 
> that > '> stamp> '>  ilachchinai. Hence I am sharing with you all.
>  
> oru kaalil sangu oru kaalil chakkaram  uLLadi poRiththu amaintha
> iru kaalum koNdu angu ezhudhinaarpOl ilachchinai pada nadanthu
> perugaa ninRa inba veLLaththin mEl pinnaiyum peidhu peidhu
> karu kaark kadal vaNNan kaamar thaadhai  thaLar nadai nadavaanO 
> 1-7 6 - periyaazhvaar thirumozhi - thodar sangilikai padhikam 
> 
> meaning as given sri madhavak kaNNan swamy of simhapuri [Singapore] [ref 
> bhakthi list archives - july 2002] 
> 
> quote - kaNNan- who is of dark, blue hued, the ocean like colour; who is the 
> father of manmathan (Pradhyumnan); marks the places where He walks with 
> sanghu and chakkaram, which are there in His feet. Oru kaalil sanghu; oru 
> kaalil chakkaram. Thereby the entire place is full of sanghu and chakkaram 
> marks on the ground. May he walk faltering steps, further more, giving (us) 
> lots of aanandham! When KaNNan walks there is great amount of joy! When the 
> marks of sanghu, chakkaram are seen, wherever He walks, the joy is 
> immeasurable! It is rain of joy! Anandha varsham! He is dark coloured like 
> the blue dark ocean and hence gives rise to rains (of joy!). - unquote. 
> [Small change made as chakkaram, which is my style than MKswamy> '> s chakra]
> 
> Ok - a doubt comes now - please do not conclude immediately - > '> hey these 
> two objects or things, the conch and the discus, are supposed to be in hands, 
> how is that, it is said now they are in feet, means not in hands, their 
> original place? Shifted for some reason?> '>  - Dear fraternity - that is not 
> my doubt no 1. But if you take it that way, well. Ok.
> 
> In the first line, it is said > '> oru kaali sangu, oru kaalil chakkaram 
> uLLadi poriththu amaintha iru kaalum koNdu> '>  - the two feet - 
> one having sangu > '> mark> '>  - conch mark, 
> another feet has chakkaram > '> mark> '> - discus mark 
> while my kutty child krishNa walks, these two marks are being stamped on the 
> ground and seen all over and along wherever he walks. That is the meaning 
> given.
> 
> '> oru kaali sangu, oru kaalil chakkaram amaintha iru kaalum koNdu> '>  - it 
> is clear that the two legs have these marks - one has a conch mark and 
> another discus mark. Then what is all this > '> uLLadi poriththu> '> . That 
> is the real doubt no 2.
> 
> To clear this, now, we have to re-read the same verse slightly modified - is 
> it permitted? 
> Taking for granted the permission - Read on -
> '> oru kaali sangu, oru kaalil chakkaram uL adi poriththu amaintha iru kaalum 
> koNdu> '>  -
> oru kaali sangu, oru kaalil chakkaram - on these words not much to discuss, 
> as already seen. So proceed to next. > '> uLLadi poriththu> '>  amaintha 
> -These must have some significance? The answer is > '> Yes> '> .
> 
> The feet generally have a little raised portion on the inner side and flat on 
> outer side. So when bot> h feet are placed together, the inner side has a 
> raised portion and thus has a hollow space. As such when one foot is placed 
> on ground, the entire surface area of the foot is not coming in contact with 
> ground but a lesser area. That raised portion is uL adi - that uL adi has 
> these marks of conch and discuss on the two feet. 
> 
> [and the balance portion coming in contact is veLi adi? - ok, not concerned 
> about that doubt no 3, now - if somebody clarifies - fine] 
> 
> Those marks of conch and discus - which need not come in contact with the 
> floor, because they are at a raised level - those uL adi - are also coming in 
> contact with floor. Why? Doubt no 4. Answer is readily available in last line 
> of verse - for krishNa walks > '> thaLar nadai> '> . That is why the conch 
> and discus marks are stamped on the floor - for krishNa walks > '> thaLar 
> nadai> '>  - thaLarntha nadai - thaththakka piththakka nadai - irregular 
> steps - staggered steps - uneven steps - for just he begins to walk - so that 
> raised portion also comes into contact with earth and thus the stamp mark is 
> placed on floor [or earth]. 
> 
> Why this conclusion you may ask - it is from the presence of word adi > '> 
> poriththu> '>  amaintha kaal koNdu> '>  - poriththu - stamped - the legs 
> already have these marks stamped on the skin - so it becomes easy like 
> putting a stamp on the paper - floor paper - that conclusion is from the 
> words - ilachchinai pada nadanthu - that word pada - touching -  those marks 
> touching the floor - ilachchinai - muththirai - stamp - available inside  - 
> hence come in contact with ground - pada nadanthu. 
> 
> Now is the major doubt no. 5. Or is it that bhoomi - that lady earth raised 
> herself at every opportunity to get that touch of the feet of the lord - as 
> did yamuna water to touch those feet which are described as oru kaalil sangu 
> oru kaalil chakkaram uLLadi poRiththu amaintha iru kaalum koNdu - while 
> father vasudhEvan was trying to cross yamuna, carrying child Krishna, just 
> born, in the dark of the night from the prison to nandhaa> '> s place, even 
> after very same yamuna herself consented to stand separate, leaving a royal 
> path to that vaasudhEvan, her lord supreme. 
> 
> Or is it that the husband Krishna loves touching her lover bhoomi dhEvi with 
> the full coverage of the feet - stamping with his unique marks  - fully done 
> in a proper manner?
> 
> Is this THE doubt? Yes please - doubt no 5. if somebody can give an answer 
> welcome please.
> 
> Dhasan
> Vasudevan m.g.
> 
> [PS: Some more points on this verse, we will see in next post. May be, while 
> reading, you find certain sentences or words are repeated, more than once - 
> it is intentional and not a drafting mistake]
> 


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