THE PYTHON PARADOX The dark clouds were dense in the sky. These were threatening to transform into big downpour. The confrontation of these clouds resulted in a big thunder and the sounds reverberated throughout. The python-s large in size -larger like elephants- sounding like elephants- mistook the sounds for the elephants and advanced, as if to have a tryst with the elephants and devour them. It is true that pythons swallow everything. Can they swallow elephants also? Well ! these are forest and mountain pythons and going by the colour, size and appearance they mistake the thunderous clouds for elephants and advance to meet the elephants. This is narrated by sri thirumangai mannan in thirup-piridhi dhivya-dhEsam in the final pAsuram of the second thriu-mozhi in the first ten. "kariya mA-mugil padalangaL kidandhu, avai muzhangida, kaLiRu enRu periya mAsuNam variaiyena peyar tharu, piridhi..." 1-2-10; SwAmi peiryavAchAn piLLai's vyAkyAnam-s runs as follows: '..malaikkuch siRappuch sollumavargaL, malaip-pAmbugaL yAnaiyai vizhungum, ennak kadavargaL, AgaiyAl kariya mAmugil padalangaL kidandhu muzhangiRavaRRai periya-mAsuNamAnadhu , Anaiyai buddhi paNNi AmishArthamAga malai pEArndhAr pOle, kAl vAngi vandhu .....AgaiyiREA periya mAsuNamenRadhu-Anaiyai vizhungumpadiyAyiRRu idhinudaiya perumai iruppadhu'. vanamamalai padmanabhan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/.itolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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