Dear Sri Nrusimha BhakthAs :
The First Paasuram for the Lord of Ahobilam is :
amm kaNN Jn~Alam anja angu ohr aaL AriyAyAi avuNan
ponga aaham vaLL uhirAl pOzhntha punithan idam
paim-kaNN yAnaik-kompu koNDu patthimayAl adik-keezh-
semm kaNN AaLi ittu irainjum SinghavEzh kunramE
- - Periya Thirumozhi :1.7.1
We studied the first two lines of the above Paasuram
in the previous Posting . Today , we will enjoy the wonderful
imagination of Kaliyan as he brings before his minds' eye
a scene that takes place at AhObila KshEthram .
Ahobilam is a place known for its dense forests , tall hills
and many kinds of wild animals roaming there . Lions and
elephants roam there . The elephants have Paim KaNN
( Green colored eyes) ; the Lions(AaLi) , who are hunting
the elephants to extract their priceless tusks(Kompu) as trophies
(SamarpaNams) to be presented to their Master , Narasimhan ,
have eyes that are red ( Semm KaNN AaLi ) because of their
anger at the elephants . The Lions want to bring these valuable
tusks as Paadha KaaNikkai to the Lord out of their devotion
and reverence to Narasimhan , who is One of them and as such
their ruler . They wish to demonstrate their servitude to Lord
Narasimhan . Kaliyan draws the picture of this moving scene :
Paim kaNN aanaik-kompu koNDu patthimayAl adik-keezh
semm kaNN AaLi ittu irainjum SingavEL KunRamE
The lions leave the flesh of the elephant out in the forest ,
where they killed the elephants , and bring just the tusks
that they pulled out . They arrive at the Sannidhi of their
Lord , place the tusks before Him with utter reverence
and worship Him at this AhObila KshEthram . "ittu irainjum "
refers to their own way of worship of their Lord to hail their
Jaathi sambhandham . For a wild animal like the Lion ,
the thought that it should bring some valuable thing with
respect to the Lord arises according to Kaliyan because
of the Mahimai of the AhObila KshEthram . Their Bhagavath
Bhakthi propels them to engage in such endearing acts .
Due to Poorva Janma puNyam , they are born in the forests of
AhObilam and enhance their Bhakthi through kaimkaryam
appropriate to their nature as wild animals .
Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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