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Translated by Sri Ramanan Rajagopalan

Rudran

"sakala prAnigalaiyum samharikkum thozhilai udayavanAi vidAyar mugathilae neruppai sorinthAr polE thazhal niRa vaNNanAi thannai Asrayippavargalai aRuththu thA poRiththu thA endru kodum thozhil seyvadhAlum ..."

Rudran's job is to get involved in destruction, and hence there is an inherant ambienece of sorrow while performing this activity. Also, the bhaktas of rudran get involved in strenuos physical means like walking on fire, etc... unlike Vishnu bhaktas.

Infact, Vishnu bhaktas always enjoy the kaimkaryam as they get involved in goshti followed by prasadam. They dont even have to take shower in the middle of the day again unlike the shiva bhaktas. They need to get ready for the next goshti during the utsavam, and hence have to make sure they have their thrumaN kAppu on their forehead.

Swami Pillai Lokacharyar also refers to the story from periya puranam on Siruthonda nayanar. He was commanded by rudran to have to cook piLLaik kaRi. Swamy Pillai Lokacharyar refers to rudran as thazhal niRa vaNNan as agaist mugil vaNNan for Perumal. Thazhal niRam refers to the colour of heat. Hence it is always not suited where as mugil niRam refers to coolness that suits every one.

Two Divya Desam Perumals were called as mugil vaNNan by NammAzhwar in ThiruvAymozhi. Azhwar calls Srirangam Perumal as mugil vaNNan in his phalasruti pasuram (7.2). Immediately, in the next ten pasurams, Azhwar calls the Perumal of ThenthiruppErai as Nigaril Mugil vaNNnan (7.3).

"nigaril mugilvaNNan nEmiyAn en nenjcham kavarndhu enai UzhiyAnE"

Krishna bhaktas are always under the cool shade Him unlike the souls that worship rudran.

We will contiune with the case of rudran further in the next posting.

Pillai Lokacharyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam
Azhvar Emperumanar Jeeyar Thiruvadigale Sharanam

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