>In the TiruvoimOzhi decad on Tiruvengadam, NammAzhwar sings as
>follows:
>
>vaNNa maruLkoL aNimEga vaNNaa!* maaya ammaanE,*
>eNNam pugundhu thiththikkum amuthE!* imaiyOr athipathiyE,*
>theNNal aruvi maNipon muththalaikkum* thiruvENGkadaththaanE,*
>aNNalE! un adisEra* adiyERku aavaa vennaayE! 6.10.3
>
>The phrase "thiththikkum amuthE!", my correspondent says, sounds >rather
>unusual.
"thiththikkum" means "sweet" and "amuthE" means >ambrosia, the divine nectar,
the elixir of immortality in God's >world.
>
>Nectar or "amutham" is said to be naturally "sweet" ("thiththippu").>No such
thing as a bitter ("kassappu") or sour ("puLippu") ambrosia >exists. In such
a case isn't NammAzhwAr's use of the adjective >"thiththikkum" to qualify
"amutham"
rather redundant or tautological >-- from a strictly literary/grammatical
standpoint?
It sounds a bit
>like saying "O sweetening sugar!".
>
>The AzhwAr might have easily said "eNNam pugundha amuthE!" or
>something similar, and still have conveyed the same degree of delight >savoured
in the thought of 'tiruvengadatthAn'! Did NammAzhwAr add "thiththikkum" merely
for the purpose of ensuring poetic metre/rhyme >or is there some other subtle
message he sought to convey through the seeming redundancy of phrase?
>
>Comments/views welcome.
>
>Thanking you,
>Regards,
>
>dAsan,
>Sudarshan
Dear SrIman Sudarshan:
The emphasis is on " yeNNam puhunthu titthikkum
amudhe!" , The passage has to be read as a whole
instead of "Titthikkum amudhE".
ThiruvEngadamudayAn is first addressed by
Swamy NammAzhwAr as " MaayavammAnE".
What is the Maayam that the Lord performs here?
"YeNNam puhunthu titthikkum amudhAi" irukkirAn.
Ordinary sweets like sugar , vellam , honey,
karumbhu , amrutham have a sweet taste ONCE they are
tasted by the tongue and mouth. This amrutham standing
on top of Saptha Giri does not need to be physically
tasted . The very THOUGHT of it produces the effect of
sweetness of amrutham . It is not a cloying , satiable sweetness
that is experienced by the mind .It is an insatiable nectarine
sweetness (AarAvamudhu) . This amrutham does not need to make contact with
tongue
or mouth unlike others to display its sweetness. Nenjil ninaittha pOthE , it
explodes into the sweetest of experiences. Such is its Maadhuryam. The moment
one
thinks of ThiruvengadamudayAn , He enters the mind
as Vilakshana madurya amrutham that is delectable
and unique in causing the effect compared to
other sweets that have to have physical union
with the tongue or mouth .Such a marvel is created
by the "MaayavammAn ", ThiruvEngadamudayAn says
the AzhwAr .
V.Sadagopan
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