ThAmarai
A symbol of
Notional Comparison
Sri Mukund of pbase, mentions that
like elephant -the word thAmarai also has different words representing the
same import and widely used by AzhwArs.
Indeed so. He also writes to me that Sri
K.Sadagopan Iyengar has already written on this subject titeld 'Finest of Flowers'. Therefore, when I commence a
series on this subject,I should try not to repeat what has already been
discussed earlier.
ThAmarai
- has been used by AzhwArs for various purposes. Common usage is of
course, comparison with the eyes of the Almighty.
ThAmaraik kADu malar kaNNodumAi sevvAi -
Says Sri Nam-AzhwAr in ThiruvAsiriyam-5.
'adithaLamum
thAmaraiyEa -angagaLum pangayamEa ' are the
sweet words from Thriumangai mannan from the Periya ThiruMozhi 8-1-5; drawing a
simile for the feet, arms of ThirukkaNNapuram
Souri-p-perumAL.
'..aNaithulagumudaiya
aravindha lOchanan ' Sri NAm AzhwAr makes this
aravindham as a proper noun of EmperumAn of
tholaivillimangalam.
'' .thiru-kamala-pAdham vandhu..' Proclaims Sri
ThriupAnAzhwAr declaring that the lotus feet of the Lord comes and rests in his
mind and eyes.
'pAmaRu mUvulagum
aLandha paRpa pAdhA O!' ThiruvAi mozhi 7-6-1;
The divine feet of the Lord measuring the worlds is now compared to the soft
lotus.
thAmarai-aravindham-pangayam-kamalam-padhmam--all these are
used to compare the eyes, arms, hands of EmperumAn.
Does the lotus really make a
true comparison ? No. Definitely not. No way.
It is just for the sake of the
comparison this takes place.In fact, AzhwAr later realising that
having lowered the dignity of EmperumAn by such comparisons -paranjOthi-nin-igazhndhu
pin-3-1-3 of ThriuvAi-mozhi; determines not to draw similarities with His
characteristics thereafter.-en paranjothi GOvindhA
paNburaikka mATTEAnEa 3-1-3
ThiruvAiMozhi.
'kaTTuraikkil ThAmarai nin-kaN-pAdham kai
ovvA..' ThiruvAi mozhi 3-1-2.'declares svAmi
nam-AzhwAr confessing that though he has compared these terms to the organs of
the Lord, they do not any way come up to the expectations of the
similarity.
Therefore, all these words, says mARAn,
are only a
A symbol of
Notional Comparison.
dAsan
vanamamalai
padmanabhan
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