vEalai mOdhum madhiL
sUzh
thiru-k-kaNNapuram
Yesterday my professional work took me to
Ennore to a cold storge plant. While we were in the offie of the plant, we could
hear big sound constantly. On enquiry, I was taken upstairs to the terreace and
lo! the vast expanse of the sea was visible across the compund wall. The waves
which was going back and forth was making the sound banging on the wall of the
factory.
My thoughts slowly drifted towards our beloved
'thiruk-kaNNa-puram'.
The thiru-voi-mozhi-p pAsuram 'mAlai nanni, thozhudu ezhuminOA! vinai keda....vElai mOdhum madhiL sUzh" 9-10-1 clearly narrates this
very event. The waves of the sea bangs on the great wall of
thiruk-kaNNa-puram.
Everyone knows that thirukkaNNapuram is about
15kms away from the sea. Then how is it sated by AzhwAr that the sea is
confronting the temple walls? It is the esteemed opinion of our elders that the
sea must have been near the temple earlier and must have receded
now.
This is not a stray thought by nam-AzhwAr but
sri thirumangain mannan has also touched on this aspect.
"..kalangal munnEr
kaNNapurathu" periya thiru-mozhi 8-8-2
The thiru-k-kaNNapuram having sea in one
side.
Well what does Edu say in this
regard:
'samudhram aNithAgiyAlEa,
thiraigaLAlEa vandhu mOdhA ninRuLLa sUzap pattirundhuLLa
thiruk-kaNNa-puram'
As the sea is nearby, the thiru-kaNNapuram is
surrounded by walls where the sea waves bang back and
forth.
Is it all? No there are more walls to the
story.
(to be continued)
vanamamalai padmanabhan
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