Recently we were driving down to Hyderabad from Bangalore.
My son was listening to new film songs,Tamil,Hindi and English.
When we started playing old Tamil songs ,my son likes them too,there was this line from the Tamil Song,
‘Aagayap Pandalile Oorkolam Pohuthamma’,
‘Meenavin Kungumaththai Naanaalavendumamma’
The song is between the lovers.
The lady says ’May I be Blessed with/rule the Kum Kum or Kungumam of Goddess Meenakshi’
What is conveyed is that ‘my husband Be Blessed with long life’
Here why does the poet say ( I would not Kannadasan a Lyricist, he is a Poet) the way he says it?
My son remarked that Kannadaasn is obsessed with Meenakshi.
I agree.
Yes , Kannadasan is obsessed with Goddess Meenakshi, Madurai.
The first reason is that as a Nattukkottai Nagarathar, as his community is,he is attached to Meenakshi and Umayal.
One may find these names among the women folk of the Nattukkottai Nagaraththaar.
Another reason is that there is something significant about Meenakshi, more specifically about her Kum Kum.
Kannadasan penned these lines as well.
‘‘Thangath Theroodum Veedhiyile Oorkolam Pohuthayya Sevvazhaip Pandhalile Lakshmi Kalyaanam’(Film Lakshmi kalyaanam)
“Ammuru Meenakshi Paarthaalum Ava Kanuukku Varuthamadi’(Savale Samai’-
Ammuru is a slang widely used for Nammuru, Our Town in Old Ramanathapuram District, especially among the Nagarathaar Community)
‘Kungumam, Mangala Mangayar Kungumam(film Kungumum), to quote a few.
Lord Shiva is regarded as the One who is never born.
He is Ayonijan,One who does not stay in the womb’
One may notice that Lord Shiva appears suddenly before His devotees,
Devas and disappears, apparently from nowhere;while Lord Vishnu stays in the womb as in Ramavatar, Krishnavatar.
Lord Shiva is described as the Eldest of All. Goddess Uma is His Wife.
She is variously described as Abirami,Parvati,Lalitha.
In Abiramai Andhadi Abirama Bhatar describes Goddess Abirami as, Endrum Moova Mukunkarkku Ilayavalai( one who is younger to the one who never Ages.
( Lord Vishnu) Goddess Lalitha is described as ‘Sumangali’ in Lalitha Sahasranama.
She is the Ultimate ,
She wears The Vedas on Her forehead/at the front of the Central partition of Her Hair on Her Head:
or another interpretation is that the Sruthi/Vedas wear Her on Its Forehead(The Forehead of The Vedas is The Upanishads)
“Sruthi Seemanatha Sindhhora Thikaanchita’
The Dust of Lalitha’s Feet is worn by The Vedas or The Vedas are the Dust at or of Her Feet.
‘Sruthi Paathapja Dhoolika’-Lalitha Sahasranama.
Lailitha is described as the One who can Create the Universe at the wink of an Eye.
‘Unmesha Nimishoththpanna Vipanna Bhuvanaavali”-Lalitha Sahsranama
What could be greater than being the Husband, that too who is Himself never born?
Now such a wife’s wish, how great , noble, endearing,powerful and auspicious!
In the case of Kamakshi She is the One who grants one’s wishes .
Meenakshi protects and showers Blessings with Her Eyes.(Meenakshi in Tamil denotes one who protects with Her looks) and Lord Shiva in his Avatar as Lord Somasundarar is known only as the Husband of Meenkashi. the Ruler of Madurai.
No wonder a Great Poet as Kannadasan refers to Meenakshi!
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