SrI:
Dear BhakthAs:
Today , we will study the third paasuram of Thirumangai
on ThirukkOttiyUrAn .
Third Paasuram :
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This Paasuram states that the Lord takes on different
hues during the different (four) Yugams :
VeLLiyAn KariyAn MaNi-niRa-vaNNan ViNNavar Namakku iRai
Yemakku oLLiyAn uyarnthAn ulahEzhum uNDu umizhnthAn
tuLLu neer moNDu koNDu Saamarak-KaRRai santhanam unthi
vanthu asai , teLLu neer-puRavil THirukkOttiyUrAnE
(Meaning) : The Lord of ThirukkOttiyUr has the white hue in
the Krutha Yugam . In Kali Yugam , He is balck in hue. In the other
two Yugams , He assumes two other hues . This multihued and
multi-splendored Lord of DevAs and Nithya Sooris shines splendidly
before us. Our Lord with a matchless vaibhavam even during
the time of creation of this universe protects all of the sentient
and the insentients during the time of universal deluge and releases
them during the next Srushti kaalam . At this dhivya dEsam of
GhOshtipuram , our Lord is surrounded by the fast moving floods of
the rivers that bring with them the branches of Sandalwood trees and
the bunches of tail hair of Savari deer as their offerings for
inclusion in His aarAdhanam . The sandal paste is used in
the Thirumnajanam of the Lord . The tail hair is utilized in
constructing the fans for the kaimkaryam to the Lord .
( Comments) : The reference to the four distinct hues of the Lord
during each of the four Yugams have been made by other AzhwArs
who preceded Thirumangai . For instance , Thirumazhisai makes
specific references to the different hues in different Yugams in
the 44th Paasuram of His Thirucchnadha Viruttham :
Paalin neermai Semponn neermai Paasiyin pasum puRam
pOlum nermai poRppudait-tadatthu vaNDu viNDu ulaa
neela neermai niRantha kaala naankumAi
maalin neermai vayyaham maRaitthathu yenna neermayE ?
In Krutha yugam , the Lord has the white hue ( kruthE Sukla: );
He has the red color in ThrEthA yugam ( ThrEthAyAm raktha varNOsou) ;
In the DhvApara Yugam , he adopts the hue of bluish-balck
( DhvAparE BhagavAn ShyAma: ) and in Kali Yugam , He takes on
the color of Black ( Kalou KrishNam thvishaa KrishNa: ) .
AzhwAr says in this context : In Krutha Yugam , He has the SvabhAvam of
Milk , which is white in color .He is most enjoyable (BhOgyam) like
Milk. In ThrEthA yugam , He is golden red in hue and is precious
Valuable) . He has the svabhAvam of green lichen ( Paasi) in DhvAparam
and is cool and comforting to look at . In the present Kali Yugam ,
he is black in hue like Naithal flower , which has the attributes of
fragrance and beauty . He has the neermai (SvabhAvam ) of all
these four objects in the context of the four yugams .
In many paasurams of Thirumangai , we enjoy immensely his
anubhavam of the wealth of the land , the fertility of dhivya
dEsams based on abundant water resources ( Dhana , DhAnya,
Jala , Iswarya Samruddhi) . In this paasuram , Thirumangai focuses
on the abundance of nourushing waters of the rivers .
One of the Uthsava Moorthys at ThirukkOttiyUr is known even
today as VeLLiyAn ( The Silvery One ) based on Thirumangai's
MangaLAsAsanam . Thirumangai slautes Him as " Yemakku iRai "
( Our Sarva Swamy). Thirumangai goes on to describe our relationship
with Him as : " Yeamakku oLLiyAn , uyarnthAn " . Yemakku oLLIyAn
refers to the tEjOmaya , JyOthis (Svayam prakAsa) tatthvam of
the Lord of ThirukkOttiyUr . UyarnthAn refers to His incomparable
loftiness starting from the time of Jagath Srushti ( Creation of
the world and its entities) , protection and samhAram .
Sri Soumya NaarAyaNa ParabrahmanE Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VraradAchAri Sadagopan
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