> Dear srivaishNava perunthagaiyeer,
>
> Many a times while dealing with government departments, we are tossed up and
> down the staircases of the buildings to get a > '> stamp> '> affixed in our
> documents, even after the concerned officers have signed the papers. Not only
> tossing, some greasing must also be done to avoid further harassment at those
> hands which are putting the stamp.
>
> Since many of our readers have travelled to US and other places from India,
> they, very well know, just to put a visa stamp, an immigration stamp, etc,
> how many hours and money they have to spend. Without such stamps, they cannot
> just get out of the airport where they landed. So that is the greatness of
> the > '> stamp> '> affixed in their papers?
>
> Even a simple letter written from father, at one place, to son, in a
> different place, has to carry a stamp of the government, called postal > '>
> stamp> '> , then only it will be carried and delivered to the son. Our
> respected Sri Sadagopan also came out with a request for the > '> stamp> '>
> to all fraternity of the lists recently, the nature of his request being very
> very rare.
>
> See here, in periyaazhvaar thirumozhi, this paasuram [or verse] talks about
> that > '> stamp> '> ilachchinai. Hence I am sharing with you all.
>
> oru kaalil sangu oru kaalil chakkaram uLLadi poRiththu amaintha
> iru kaalum koNdu angu ezhudhinaarpOl ilachchinai pada nadanthu
> perugaa ninRa inba veLLaththin mEl pinnaiyum peidhu peidhu
> karu kaark kadal vaNNan kaamar thaadhai thaLar nadai nadavaanO
> 1-7 6 - periyaazhvaar thirumozhi - thodar sangilikai padhikam
>
> meaning as given sri madhavak kaNNan swamy of simhapuri [Singapore] [ref
> bhakthi list archives - july 2002]
>
> quote - kaNNan- who is of dark, blue hued, the ocean like colour; who is the
> father of manmathan (Pradhyumnan); marks the places where He walks with
> sanghu and chakkaram, which are there in His feet. Oru kaalil sanghu; oru
> kaalil chakkaram. Thereby the entire place is full of sanghu and chakkaram
> marks on the ground. May he walk faltering steps, further more, giving (us)
> lots of aanandham! When KaNNan walks there is great amount of joy! When the
> marks of sanghu, chakkaram are seen, wherever He walks, the joy is
> immeasurable! It is rain of joy! Anandha varsham! He is dark coloured like
> the blue dark ocean and hence gives rise to rains (of joy!). - unquote.
> [Small change made as chakkaram, which is my style than MKswamy> '> s chakra]
>
> Ok - a doubt comes now - please do not conclude immediately - > '> hey these
> two objects or things, the conch and the discus, are supposed to be in hands,
> how is that, it is said now they are in feet, means not in hands, their
> original place? Shifted for some reason?> '> - Dear fraternity - that is not
> my doubt no 1. But if you take it that way, well. Ok.
>
> In the first line, it is said > '> oru kaali sangu, oru kaalil chakkaram
> uLLadi poriththu amaintha iru kaalum koNdu> '> - the two feet -
> one having sangu > '> mark> '> - conch mark,
> another feet has chakkaram > '> mark> '> - discus mark
> while my kutty child krishNa walks, these two marks are being stamped on the
> ground and seen all over and along wherever he walks. That is the meaning
> given.
>
> '> oru kaali sangu, oru kaalil chakkaram amaintha iru kaalum koNdu> '> - it
> is clear that the two legs have these marks - one has a conch mark and
> another discus mark. Then what is all this > '> uLLadi poriththu> '> . That
> is the real doubt no 2.
>
> To clear this, now, we have to re-read the same verse slightly modified - is
> it permitted?
> Taking for granted the permission - Read on -
> '> oru kaali sangu, oru kaalil chakkaram uL adi poriththu amaintha iru kaalum
> koNdu> '> -
> oru kaali sangu, oru kaalil chakkaram - on these words not much to discuss,
> as already seen. So proceed to next. > '> uLLadi poriththu> '> amaintha
> -These must have some significance? The answer is > '> Yes> '> .
>
> The feet generally have a little raised portion on the inner side and flat on
> outer side. So when bot> h feet are placed together, the inner side has a
> raised portion and thus has a hollow space. As such when one foot is placed
> on ground, the entire surface area of the foot is not coming in contact with
> ground but a lesser area. That raised portion is uL adi - that uL adi has
> these marks of conch and discuss on the two feet.
>
> [and the balance portion coming in contact is veLi adi? - ok, not concerned
> about that doubt no 3, now - if somebody clarifies - fine]
>
> Those marks of conch and discus - which need not come in contact with the
> floor, because they are at a raised level - those uL adi - are also coming in
> contact with floor. Why? Doubt no 4. Answer is readily available in last line
> of verse - for krishNa walks > '> thaLar nadai> '> . That is why the conch
> and discus marks are stamped on the floor - for krishNa walks > '> thaLar
> nadai> '> - thaLarntha nadai - thaththakka piththakka nadai - irregular
> steps - staggered steps - uneven steps - for just he begins to walk - so that
> raised portion also comes into contact with earth and thus the stamp mark is
> placed on floor [or earth].
>
> Why this conclusion you may ask - it is from the presence of word adi > '>
> poriththu> '> amaintha kaal koNdu> '> - poriththu - stamped - the legs
> already have these marks stamped on the skin - so it becomes easy like
> putting a stamp on the paper - floor paper - that conclusion is from the
> words - ilachchinai pada nadanthu - that word pada - touching - those marks
> touching the floor - ilachchinai - muththirai - stamp - available inside -
> hence come in contact with ground - pada nadanthu.
>
> Now is the major doubt no. 5. Or is it that bhoomi - that lady earth raised
> herself at every opportunity to get that touch of the feet of the lord - as
> did yamuna water to touch those feet which are described as oru kaalil sangu
> oru kaalil chakkaram uLLadi poRiththu amaintha iru kaalum koNdu - while
> father vasudhEvan was trying to cross yamuna, carrying child Krishna, just
> born, in the dark of the night from the prison to nandhaa> '> s place, even
> after very same yamuna herself consented to stand separate, leaving a royal
> path to that vaasudhEvan, her lord supreme.
>
> Or is it that the husband Krishna loves touching her lover bhoomi dhEvi with
> the full coverage of the feet - stamping with his unique marks - fully done
> in a proper manner?
>
> Is this THE doubt? Yes please - doubt no 5. if somebody can give an answer
> welcome please.
>
> Dhasan
> Vasudevan m.g.
>
> [PS: Some more points on this verse, we will see in next post. May be, while
> reading, you find certain sentences or words are repeated, more than once -
> it is intentional and not a drafting mistake]
>
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