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ThAmarai
 
A Sybol of
 
a. Exalted Example
The vuvamai Agu peyar
 
When does the example gets elevated. When it is substituted for the originial itself.  This is called 'vuvamai Agu peyar' i.e The name itself gerts converted from the example in tamil grammar. For example, we observe that moon is compared to the face of beautiful maidens. Instead, when the moon itself is stated instead of the face, then we can say that the example gets elevated.
 
The ThAmarai, we have seen, has been compared to various divine organs of EmperumAn.
 
Sri Nam AzhwAr  elevates it to the highest state by just putting the word thAmarai and does not mention the organ at all.Here, the ThrivikramAvathAram is being narrated.
 
' ..maN vin muzhudhum aLandha oN thAmarai" 8-5 ThiruvAi Mozhi. The earth and sky was measured by the feet of EmperumAn. However, mARAn declares that it is the thAmarai which has so extended its form up above the world so high. This is thus a case of Exalted Example.
 
SwAmi Nam AzhwAr has used this same vuvamai Agu peyar in ThriuvAi mozhi
and exactly in the same context of thrivikraman
 
'thAvi vaiyam koNda thadam thAmaraigatkEa..:" 6-9-10.
 
 
 b. The God Shadow Area
 
 When the hills are situated in a particular region or plateau, it is geographiclly determined that rains gloss over the area and is termed as 'rain shadow area'.
 
Similarly, Sri Poigai AzhwAr describes bhrAmhA who is so near to the Lord inside the thAmrai could not see the divine feet of EmperumAn. So near but too far.
 
' nEArEA kadi-k-kamalthu  irundhum kANkilAn
kaNNan adi-k-kamalam thannai ayan' mudhal thiruvandhAdhi 56;
 
A God Shadow Area Indeed.
 
Dasan
vanamamalai padmanabhan
 
 


azhwAr emberumAnAr jeeyAr thiruvadigalE saranam




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