AzhvAr Arulamudham

TIRUCHCHANDA VIRUTHAM 61 -72 PASURAMS 812 – 823 TIRUKKUDANTHAI MANGALASASANAM 812.naDanda kAlhaL nondavO naDungu jnAlam EnamAi iDanda mei kulungavO vilangu mAl varai churam |  kaDanda kAl paranda kAviri karai kuDandaiyuL kiDandavAru ezhundirundu pESu vAzhi kESanE || (61) 812. Oh KesavA! Arise from your reclining state and speak. Did Your divine feet feel the strain and throb as you walked through the forest? (in RAmAvatAr) Did you become weary and tired as you lifted the mother earth when she was trembling with fear taking the form of the wild boar? (VarAham in varAhAvatar) What is the reason for you to lie down on the banks of the river kauveri which flows between the huge mountains and forest in Tirukkudanthai? Instantaneously when the Lord arose to reply, AzhvAr was overwhelmed by His act and started praising Him (vAzhi). #Even today we can see the Lord in a slightly raised position from His lying state in the Tirukkudanthai temple. This state is referred as UtthAna sayanam. TIR...

TIRUCHCHANDAVIRUTTAM- 49 TO 60 PASURAMS 800—811 SRIRANGAM MANGALASHASANAM. 800.koNDai koNDa kOdai meedu tEnulAvu kooni koon uNDai koNDu aranga OTTi uL mahizhnda nAdan oor |   naNDai uNDu nArai pEra vALai pAya neelamE aNDai koNDu keNDai mEyum andaNeer arangamE || (49) 800.Lord rAma who rejoiced within himself, by playfully hitting a soft arrow mounted with mud ball ( உண்டை ) on the hunch( கூன் ) of the hunched back mantarA (referred as  கூனி ) having tied up hair locks and the bees hovering over the string of flowers adorned on them, resides in this lovely place known as "tiruvarangam".    Here in the cool waters, the cranes walk slowly after relishing the crabs. The vALai fish jumps up and down. The kendai fish fearlessly swims gently under the shade of blue lilies.  The swAbadEsam or the inner meaning of the verse: Kooni is referred to the embodied soul. The hunch being the ego of the jeevAs. The    Lord rejoices in trying to eliminate the ego of...