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Dear srivaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

After thinking about that kaal vaNNam of raaman as per kamban, to think about 
the colour of same we have to go to aazhvaar who says his feet have the colour 
of lotus. Also we saw the feet expands in the mind - yes - because it was the 
thrivikraman's feet so naturally it expands - the paasuram reads as

adi vaNNam thaamarai anRu ulagam thaayOn
padi vaNNam paarkkadal neer vaNNam mudi vaNNam
Oraazhi veyyOn oLiyum akhdhanrE
aaraazhi koNdaaRku azhagu.  - 5 - moonRaam thiruvandhaadhi

meaning: beauty means that belongs to the lord who has the shining chakram in 
his hand. In the thrivikrama avathaaram the feet had the colour of lotus. The 
body had the colour of that ocean, which surrounds this earth. The crown had 
the colour and shine of the incomparable sun. 

Point: Ok, the feet have lotus colour. How about the eyes? How about the hands? 
See what aazhvaar has to say - on the vaNNam - colour of these -

kaNNum kamalam  kamalamE kaiththalamum
maNNaLandha paadhamum maRRu avaiyE eNNin
karu maa mugil vaNNan kaark kadal neer vaNNan
thirumaamaNi vaNNan thEsu - 9 moonRaam thiruvandhaadhi

meaning: the eyes are like lotus. The palms are also like lotus. The feet those 
measured the three worlds also are lotus coloured. Thinking on the thEjas - the 
brightness - of that lord, thEjas stems from the blue gem coloured body which 
is like that clouds or the blue ocean.
 
If you ask 'ok is that much only about the colour - vaNNam?' - then I have to 
say 'no, see one more in same lines -

kaNNum senthaamaraik kaiyum avai adiyO avaiyE
vaNNam kariyadhOr maal varai pOnRu madhi vigaRpaal
viNNUm kadanthu um parappaal mikku maRRu eppaal yaavarkkum
eNNUm idaththadhuvE empiraanadhu ezhil niRame - 43 thiru viruththam.

Meaning: to think about colour of the lord - the eyes of lotus colour. The 
palms are of lotus colour. The feet are also of lotus colour. His body colour 
is like the black hill. That comes out of our twisting thoughts in mind, 
because the thirumEni - body - goes beyond the heaven [upper world] for we 
really cannot think that glory of him.  

Now see this krithi on colour - Author  - bhadhraachala raamadhaas

Raagam naattai  jampa thaaLam 
Pallavi:

jaya jaanakee ramaNaa jaya vibheeshaNa saraNaa 
jaya sarOruha charaNaa jaya dhanuja haraNaa
jaya lOka saraNya jaya bhaktha kaaruNyaa
jaya gaNya laavaNya jaya jagadhgaNya      [jaya]

charaNam: 
sakala lOka nivaasaa saakEtha pura vaasaa
akalanka nijahaasaa abjamukha haasaa
sukha muni sthuthi paathraa subha ramya chaarithraa
makara kundala karNaa mEga syaama varNaa        [jaya]

kamaneeya koteera kousthubha alankaara 
kamlaaksha raghuveera kalusha samhaara 
samara ripu jaya dheera sakalaguna gambheera 
amala hruth sanchaara akhilaaarthi haara         [jaya]

roopa nirjitha maara ruchira shadguNa soora
bhoopa dhasaratha puthra bhoobhaara haara
papa sanga vidhaara pankthi mukha samhaara
sreepathe sukumaara seethaa vihaara      [jaya]

meaning: pallavi: 
victory to jaanakee ramaNan, victory to the one who gave refuge to 
vibheeshaNan, 
victory to the one with lotus feet, victory to the destroyer of the raakshasaas,
victory to the one who is the refuge of all the three worlds, 
victory to the one who is merciful to his devotees,
victory to the one who is limitless splendour, 
victory to the one who is worshipped by all  in the universe.

charaNam: victory to you, oh lord raamaa, the
one who lives in all the three worlds, one who resides in ayOdhyaa, 
one who has a pure and tender smile, one who  has a face like lotus, 
one who is hymned by sages sukha, one who  has a pure and beautiful character, 
one who has an ear ornament like an alligator, 
one who  has a blue colour equal to that of the cloud,

victory to you, oh lord raamaa, hey raghveera , you, the one 
has kousthubha the jewel in chest, who  has lotus eyes, 
one who destroys all sins,.
the brave one who is victorious against enemies in conflicts 
one who  is profound and has all qualities,
one who moves in pure and untainted hearts 
one who rids us of all troubles

one who is manmadha 
one who  is courageous and has beautiful qualities
one who is the son of the ruler of earth dhasaratha,
one who got rid of the burden of earth
one who tears apart the groups of sins 
one who  killed the ten headed raavaNan
one who  is the lord of lakshmee the tender one, 
one who joyously moves about with seethaa - victory to you, oh raamaa.
  
dear bhakthaas, you may ask why, what is the link for this krithi with the 
present topic of vaNNam 
        -       it is the kaal vaNNam - see the second line in pallavi - 
sarOruha charaNa - adi vaNNam thaamarai of aazhvaar 
        -       not only that thaayOn padi vaNNam paarkkadal neer vaNNam - is 
said here as 'mEga syaama varNaa'. 
        -       Further, it is the intention of saying 'jayam to you, oh lord' 
- like 'pallaaNdu pallaaNdu' of periyaazhvaar

Hail victory to the lord, 'jaya jaya jaanakee ramaNaa' till next post on colour.

Dhasan
Vasudevan m.g.






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