Post 7
Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,
We are studying sage vaalmeeki's `andha raama soundharyam' in
conjunction with kamban, basing that on the krithi by poet
aruNaachala kavi, wherein we have hanumaan's description of raamaa's
physical features. In the previous slOkam hanumaan said `raama has
proportionate limbs'. `What are the details?' is given in the next
slOkam.
thri sthhiras thri pralambascha thri samas thrishu cha unnatha: |
thri thaamras thrishu cha snigdhO gambheeras thrishu nithyasa: || 5-
35-17
thri sthhira: - strong in 3 places (chest, wrist, knee)
thri pralamba: cha - long in 3 features (eye brows, arms, testicles)
thri sama: - equal in 3 features (hair ends, knee, testicles)
thrishu cha unnatha: - in 3 features outstanding (stomach, naval,
chest) viz. raised
thri thaamra: - red in 3 features (eyes, nails, foot)
thrishu cha snigdha:- in 3 features smooth (foot, hair, male organ)
thrishu gambheera: - strong in 3 features (speech, stride, valiance)
nithyasa: - always
meaning: raama is strong in 3 features, long in 3 features, equal in
3 features, outstanding in 3 features, red in 3, smooth in 3 and
always strong in 3 features.
Point: In fact this and the next 3 slOkams are the inspiration for me
to write this series, coupled with the raama naataka krithi `andha
raama soundharyam'.
In the commentary of govindaraja, it is stated
a. one who has this `thri sama: - equal in 3 features' is
a `bhoo pathi' ? the king - husband of the earth ? husband of
seethaa ? that seethaa, who is born from earth.
b. according to varaaha mihira, the noted astrologer, one who
has `thrishu unnatha: - in 3 features outstanding (stomach, naval,
chest) viz. raised' he is a `king'. Yes ? raama is THE king ultimate,
no doubt.
c. On the 3 strong features ? speech, stride, and valiance ?
gambheera: - it is difficult to understand such a person. Or it is
the marks of a person of good health ? arOgha:
On this `raised' and strong chest, kamban says
poruvaru maragathap polankoL maal varai
veruvuRa virindhu uyar vilangal aagaththaip
pirivu aRa nORRanaL ennin pinnai ath
thiruvinin thiru uLaar yaavar dheivamE ? 46 uruk kaattup padalam
meaning: poruvu ? oppu - comparison
varai ? malai ? hill or mountain
aru - uruvam illaamai - figureless
veru ? achcham ? fear
vilangal ? malai - hill or mountain
aagam ? maarbu - chest
maal ? mayakkam ? giddy
summary: oh my god, who has that amount of wealth of wealth goddess
for a non separation from that chest ? thiruvin thiru aagam - for she
has undertaken the fast of non-separation from that `chest' of the
lord [raama's] ? that green gem mountain chest, which has nothing for
comparison, a look at the broad raised hill like chest creates a
featureless fear in the mind of the onlooker.
Point: just recall `thiruvukkum thiru aagiya selvaa, dheivaththukku
arasE' of thirumangai aazhvaar while singing thEr azhundhu(m) oor
emperumaan ? kamban also says same ? thiru ath thiruvinin thiru
aagaththaip pirivu aRa nORRanaL enin pinnai ath thiru uLaar yaavar
dheivamE? Oh, what a great verse?
`virindha maarbukku iNai bhoomi aghalam kaaNum' saya aruNaachalak
kavi ? the earth's spread is the real comparison for the chest ? yes ?
he is `mahee dhara:' as per sree vishNu sahasra naamam ? so when he
has to bear the mahee ? bhoomi ? the earth on his chest, then it has
to be spread to that extent to support it ? broad, raised, strong, et
al.
Now the next slOkam of sundhara khaaNdam ?
thri valeemaan thrayee anatha: chathu: vyanga: thri seershavaan!
chathu: kala: chathu: lEkha: chathu: kishku: chathu: sama: || 5- 35-
18
thri valeeman - with 3 folds (in the stomach and neck)
thrayee anatha: - with 3 depressions (breast, nipple, foot)
chathu vyanga: - with tapered 4 features (neck, male organ, back,
knee)
thri seershavaan - with 3 circles in His hair on the head
chathu: kala: - with 4 lines on the bottom half of thumb
chathu lEkha: - with 4 lines on His forehead
chathu kishku: - 4 cubits height ie. 8 feet tall
chathu sama: - with similarity in 4 features (hands, knees, thighs,
cheeks)
meaning: raama has 3 folds, 3 depressions, 4 tapered features, 3
circles in his head, 4 lines on thumb and forehead, 4 cubits ie. 8
feet tall and similar in 4 features.
Kamban on the `hair' says
neeNdu kuzhanRu neiththu iruNdu neRindhu seRindhu nedu neeLam
pooNdu purindhu sarindhu kadai suruNdu pugaiyum naRum poovum
vENdum alla ena dheiva veRiyE kamazhum naRum kunji
eeNdu sadai aayinadhu enRaal mazhai enRu uraiththal izhivu anRO?
57 uruk kaattup padalam
meaning: is it not a disgrace if we say the hair is like rain ? for
the hair is
§ long,
§ in whirls or circles
§ well oiled
§ in black colour
§ in a regular style [ well combed or dressed]
§ well grown [all over the head]
§ long enough
§ well divided on all sides
§ flowing
§ ends well curled
§ do not need smoke of `agil' [an incense to give good smell]
and flowers to give smell
§ has its own charecteristic divine smell
and such hair has become the crown on the head.
paruththa thirumudi vENiyum vENiyil pasum-thuLava malar haaramum ?
says aruNaachalak kavi for the hairdo ? see here he adds the hair has
thuLasee garland instead of the usual chest. That is a variation.
Now I get a doubt - Is it because this kaaNdam describe raamaa's
beauty ? soundharyam of raama - in such detail that the kaaNdam is
called `sundhara kaaNdam'?
Let us continue to enjoy the beauty of raama in next post also.
Dhaasan
Vasudevan m.g.
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