tiR 'Z PbfbiRkfAk
N\lf viqkfkmf
tiR 'ZkfPbfbiRkfAk '[f{mf Tti N\lf tmizf ;lkfkiytftilf uqfq 96 pirpnft vAkkqilf o[fbaKmf.
;nftkf kviAt MAbyilf o[fB Mtlf "Z vAr uqfq ']fkAq "biy<mf
;bgfkiy<mf ']f]lgfkarpf pdmak AvtfTpf pakfkqf `AmkfkpfpDmf.
(of[fB Mtl Orf"zf :bacf
ec[fb']f :Erzf nilnfetaBnf tiritr
']f}v eta[fbamf 'ZPbf biRkfAk)---mab[lgfkarmf 297.
nkfkIrrf, tiRwa[cmfpnftrf, tiRmgfAk ~zfvarf, `R]kiri natrf MtliEyarf ;tftAky
pakfkAq ;ybfbipf p<kzf epbfBqfq[rf.
EmLmf, tiR = Mtfti ;[fptfAt, 'Z = 'Zpfp<ki[fb, PbfB = ecabfkqi[f, ;RkfAk
= ;Rpfpidmf '[fBmf epaRqf ekaqfqlamf.
tiRwa[ cmfpnftri[f tiRevZkf PbfB ;RkfAk, Etvartf tiRMAbyilf (1 - 128) cIkazipf
ptikmak, OrfuR ~yiA[...'[fB etadgfKkibT. tiRmgfAk ~zfvari[f tiRevZkf PbfbiRkfAk
, oREpRnfti... '[fb Mtlf `Fy<d[f etadgfKkibT (nalayir tivfypf pirpnftmf
2672).
MRkpf epRmaE[ wa[cmfpnftrak `vtritftvrf '[f{mf ekaqfAkAykf eka]fd `R]kiri
natrf, cmfpnftArpf EpalEv ta{mf tiRevZkf PbfbiRkfAkAy MRkA[ MZ Mtbf epaRqakkf
eka]fD paF `Rqi[arf.
(p<miyt[ibf pfrp<va[ p<kliyilf vitftkrf Epal
`mirftkvitf etaAdpad `FAmt[kf kRqfvaEy)---tiRpfp<kzf (p<miyt[ibf).
cmfpnftri[f ptikgfkAq naqfEtaBmf pyi[fB vnft `vrf tnfAtyakiy civpat ;Rtyrf, `AvkAq MbfBmf
pyil MFyamlf vRnfti[arf. cmfpnftrf, tiRevZkf PbfbiRkfAkAypf paF, `At ti[Mmf
Oti[alf, 'lflapf ptikgfkAqy<mf paFy pl[f kiAdkfKmf '[fB uArtftarf.
('nfAtkfK 'ZPbfB ;RkfAk, :rF :rF Avpfp<)--- epriy p<ra]mf 2179.
`R]kiri natrf 'Ztiy pti[abayirmf tiRpfp<kzfpf padlfkAqtf ti[Mmf Ot
MFyatvrfkqf, tiRevZkf PbfB ;RkfAk o[fAb mdfDmf paF[aLmf, 'lflapf pakfkAqy<mf
paFytbfKcf cmmf '[fB PBvT vzkfK. tiRpfp<kzilf uqfq kRtfTkfkqf `A[tfAty<mf
CRkfki, oR citftir vFvilf `AmtfTkf kviAt ;ybfb vlfl `R]kiri natrf, nabf kvi
kviwrf '[fB paradfdpfpDvtilf viypfpilfAl.
citftirkf kviAtyi[f `Ampfp<
;nftkf kviAt `Ampfpilf, ciB kdfdgfkAq "Z vriAckqilf `AmtfTpf paDvT
mrp<. Mtlf vriAcyilf 1 '[fb ;lkfkmf ;dpfpdfd oEr kdfdmf `AmkfkpfDmf. `t[f
kIzf, ;dmiRnfT vlmak, MAbEy 1,2,1 '[fb ;lkfkgfkqf ;dpfpdfd 3 kdfdgfkQmf, `t[f
kIzf, 1,2,3,2,1 '[fb ;lkfkgfkqf ;dpfpdfd 5 kdfdgfkQmf, `t[f kIzf 1,2,3,4,3,2,1
'[fb ;lkfkgfkqf ;dpfpdfd 7 kdfdgfkQmf, `t[f kIzf 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1 '[fb
;lkfkgfkqf ;dpfpdfd 9 kdfdgfkQmf, `t[f kIzf 1,2,3,4,5,6,5,4,3,2,1 '[fb
;lkfkgfkqf ;dpfpdfd 11 kdfdgfkQmf, `At `DtfT, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 '[fb
;lkfkgfkqf ;dpfpdfd 13 kdfdgfkQmf `AmkfkpfpDmf. "Z vriAckqilf uqfq ;nftkf
kdfdgfkqi[f `Ampfp< oR MkfEka]tfAtEya, Ekayilf ;rttfAtEya otfT ka]pfpDmf. (pdmf
1).
kdfdgfkqi[f uqfEq, tkfk ecabfkEqa, ecabfebadrfkEqa ;lkfk] MAbpfpd
'ZtpfpdfD, kviAt oR ']f]lgfkarcf citftirmakkf ka]pfpDmf. oR ttfTvtfAtEya `lflT cmykf
EkadfpadfAdEya ;gfg[mf u]rftfTvT 'Ztiy p<lvri[f kviAttf tibAmkfK oR
ca[fbaKmf. kbfpvrfkQmf m[mf kqipfp< `Advarfkqf. pakfkAq, :rAccf cIrfkqa[, Etma, p<qima, Pviqmf, kRviqmf
'[fpvbfAbkf eka]fd ~ciriypfpavilf `AmpfpT mrp<.
N\lf
Orf uRvakiy tark pirmtfT
oR vAktf EtabfbtfT ;R mrp< 'yfti
o[fbayf o[fbi ;Rvrilf Eta[fbi
YMvaT ~yiA[
;R pibpfpaqri[f oRv[f ~yiA[
Oracff ecyfAkyi[f ;RAmyi[f M[f naqf
na[f Mk[f KDmi ;Ampfpi[ilf epyrftfT
YMvRmf EpanfT ;R taqf Ev]fd
oR ciAb viDtftA[
oR enaF `t[ilf ;R ciAb myili[f
MnfnIrf uDtft na[ilmf `wfc nI vlmf ecyftA[
nalf vAk mRpfpi[f MmfmttfT ;R ecvi
oR Akpf epaRpfp[f mkAq EvdfdA[
oRvAk vFvi[ilf ;R vAktfT ~kiy
Mmfmt[f t[kfK YMtfEta[f ~ki
nalf vayf MktfEta[f _nfT Akkf kdv<qf
`BK VFkfK ;AqEya[f ~yiA[
_nfT 'ZtfT `t[ilf na[f mAb u]rftfTmf
Mkfk]f CdriA[ ;R viA[ mRnfTkfK
oR KR ~yiA[
oR naqf uAm tR ;R MAlpf palf `Rnfti
Mtftmizf virk[f nalf kvi raj[f
_mfp<lkf kizv[f `B Mk[f ;v[f '[
'Z tRmf `zKd[f kZmltfT utitftA[
`B mI[f pynftA[ _nf tR Evnft[f
na[f mAbtf EtabfbtfT MtftAl ecmf VdfD
`[fbilf `mf kiri ;R piqvak oR Evlf viDtftA[
kaviri vd kAr Emviy KR kiri ;Rnft
~B 'ZtfT `nft]rf `F ;A]
"rktfT ;Abv[f '[ ;RnftA[Ey.
kdfdgfkqilf ka}mf ']fkqf/ptgfkqf
vriAc 1
']fkqf --- 1
ptgfkqff--- 1 = ORRvakiy tarkpf pirmtf
vriAc 2
']fkqf (;dmiRnfT vlmf)--- 1,2,1
ptgfkqff ---
1 = oR vAktf EtabfbtfT
2 = ;R mrepyfti
1 = o[fbayf
vriAc 3
']fkqf (;dmiRnfT vlmf)--- 1,2,3,2,1
ptgfkqf----
1 = o[fbi
2 = ;Rvrilf Eta[fbi
3 = YMvaT ~yiA[
2 = ;R pibpfpaqrf
1 = oRv[f ~yiA[
vriAc 5
']fkqf (;dmiRnfT vlmf)--- 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1
ptgfkqf---
1 = oR enaF `t[ilf
2 = ;R ciAb myili[f
3 = MnfnIrf uDtft
4 = na[ilmf
5 = `wfc nI vlmf ecyftA[
4 = nalf vAk mRpfpi[f
3 = MmfmttfT
2 = ;R ecvi
1 = oR Akpf epaRpfp[f mkAq EvdfdA[
vriAc 6
']fkqf (;dmiRnfT vlmf)--- 1,2,3,4,5,6,5,4,3,2,1
ptgfkqf ----
1 = oR vAk vFvi[ilf
2 = ;R vAktfT ~kiy
3 = Mmfmt[f t[kfK YMtfEta[f ~ki
4 = nalfvayf MktfEta[f
5 = _nfT Akkf kdv<qf
6 = `BK VFkfK ;AqEya[f ~yiA[
5 = _nfT 'ZtfT `t[ilf
4 = na[f mAb u]rftfT
3 = Mkfk]f CdriA[
2 = ;R viA[ mRnfTkfK
1 = oR KR ~yiA[
vri Ac 7
']fkqf (;dmiRnfT vlmf)--- 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
ptgfkqf---
1 = oR naqf uAm
2 = ;R MAlpf palf `Rnfti
3 = Mtftmizf virk[f
4 = nabfkvi raj[f
5 = _mfp<lkf kizv[f
6 = `BMk[f ;v[f '[
7 = 'zilf tR `zKd[f kZmltfT utitftA[
6 = `BmI[f pynftA[
5 = _nftR Evnft[f
4 = na[f mAbtf EtabfbtfT
3 = MtftAl ecmf VdfD `[fbilf `gfkiri
2 = ;R piqvak
1 = oR Evlf viDtftA[
:bfB `Fkqf
kaviri vd kAr Emviy KR kiri ;Rnft
~B 'ZtfT `nft]rf `FyiA[pf Epabfb
"rktfT ;Abv[f '[ ;RnftA[Ey.
pt uAr
vriAc 1
Orf uRvakiy = oR epaRqakiy. tark = pir]vmakiy. pirmtfT = MZ
Mtbf epaRqilf.
vriAc 2
oR vAktf Etabfb = oR vAkya[ Etabfbtftilf. ;R mrp< 'yfti = ctfti-civmf
'[f{mf ;r]fF[f ;lkfk]Mmf vayftfT. o[fbayf = ta[f oR uRvak.
vriAc 3
o[fbi = epaRnfti. ;Rvrilf Eta[fbi = `nftcf ctfti-civmf '[pfpDmf ;Rvridmf
Eta[fbi. YMvaT ~yiA[ = YMpfp< ;lflat ;Aqyv[ak viqgfKki[fbv[f ~[ayf. ;R
pibpfpaqri[f = ;R pibpfpaqrf '[f{mf mAbEyarf mrpilf. ORv[f ~yiA[ = opfpbfbv[aktf
tikzfnftayf.
vriAc 4
Ora = (pir]vtfti[f epaRAq) `biyamlf. ecyfAkyi[f = (pirm[f) vizitft
kar]tftalf. ;RAmyi[f = epRAmy<d[f. M[f[aqf = M[fp< oR naqf.
na[f Mk[f = pirm{Ady. KDmi = KDmiAy. ;Ampfpi[ilf = ;Ampf epaZtilf. epyrftfT =
kAlycf ecyfT. YMvRmf EpanfT = `ri, `r[f, ;nftir[f ~kiy YMvRmf u[f[idmf vnfT. ;R
taqf Ev]fd = u[T ;r]fD tiRvFkAqpf p]infT MAbyidfD Ev]fd. oR ciAb viDtftA[ = (nI
;dfd) ciAbyi[i[fBmf `nftpf pirmA[ viDvitftayf.
vriAc 5
oR enaF `t[ilf = oR enaFpf epaZtilf. ;R ciAb myililf = ;R epriy cibKkAq uAdy myilf mIT "bi. MnfnIrf uDtft = kdAl ~Adyak uDtfTqfq. na[ilmf `wfc = Kbiwfci, MlfAl, mRtmf, enyftlf '[pfpDmf nalf vAktfta[ ulK pypfpDmfpF. nI vlmf ecyftA[ = nI `At vlmf vnftayf.
nalf vAk mRpfpi[f = na[fK vAktf tnftgfkAqy<mf.
MmfmttfT = MmfmttfAty<mf. ;R ecvi = ;r]fD kaTkAqy<mf. oR Ak = opfpbfb
TtikfAk o[fAby<mf eka]fd. epaRpfp[f = mAl Epa[fb _ravttfAt uAdy ;nftir{Ady.
mkAq = mkqakiy EtvEcA[Ay. EvdfdA[ = m]mf ecyfT eka]fdayf.
vriAc 6
oR vAk vFvi[ilf = oR vAkya[ yaA[ vFvilf. ;R vAktftakiy = MT kqiB, ;qgfkqiB '[ ;r]fD vAkyakv<mf vrvlfl. Mmfmt[f t[kfK = MmfmttfTd[f vnft yaA[kfK. YMtfEta[aki = YMtftv[aki viqgfki. nalf vayf MktfEta[f = etagfKmf MktfAt uAdyv[akiy. _nfT Akkf kdv<qf = _gfkrkf kdv<qf. `BK VFkfK = `Bkmf p<lfAltf tritftv[akiy k]ptikfK. ;AqEya[f ~yiA[ = tmfpiyak viqgfKki[fbayf.
_nfT 'ZtfT `t[ilf = _nfetZtftakiy pwfcaXrtfti[f YMlmak. na[f mAb u]rftfTmf =
na[fK EvtgfkQmf kdv<qf ;vEr '[ u]rftfTmf. Mkfk]f Cdri[f = YM[fB CdrfkAqtf tmT
k]fkqakkf eka]fd. _ = tAlvRmf. ;R viA[ = nlf viA[, tI viA[ '[f{mf ;r]fD viA[kAq
ozikfKmf. mRnfTkfK = mRnftayf viqgfKmf civepRma{kfK. oR = opfpbfb. KR ~yiA[ =
KRvak `Amnftayf.
vriAc 7
oR naqf = M[fepaR naqf. uAm ;R MAlpfpalf = uma Etviyi[f epRAm
vayfnft MAlpf
paAl. `Rnfti = pRki. Mtftmizf virk[f = ;ylf, ;Ac, nadkmf '[f{mf Mtftmizilf
vlflv[ayf. nabf kvi raj[f = ~C, mTrmf, citftirmf, vitftarmf '[f{mf na[fK vitma[
kvi paDvtiLmf vlflv[ayf. _mfp<lkf kizv[f = _mfp<l[fkAqy<mf t[f vctftilf
uAdEya[ayf. `B Mk[f ;v[f '[ = ~BMkkf kdv<Eq ;v[f '[fB yavRmf PBmfpF. 'zilf
tRmf `zKd[f = ;qAm viqgfKmf `zKdE[. kZ mltfT utitftA[ = cIkaziyilf (wa[
cmfpnftraktf) Eta[fbi[ayf.
`B mI[f = karftftiAk matrfkqakiy ~B
ndfctftirgfkQmf. pynftA[ = epbfb
p<tlfv[ak viqgfki[ayf. _nftR Evnft[f = _nfT vAkya[ tRkfkAq uAdy
epa[f{lktfTkfK `rc[ak. nalf mAbtf EtabfbtfT = naL vAkya[tayf viqgfkat EtabfbgfkQqf o[fba[Tmf. MtftAlcf ecmf VdfD = Mpfpiriv<kAqkf eka]fd ecvfviy
ucfcikf eka]fAdAy uAdyTma[. `[fbilf `gfkiri = `[fbilf pbAvyi[f epyrf
eka]fd kierqwfc mAl. ;R piqvak = ;r]fD piqv< ~KmfpF. oR Evlf viDtftA[ = opfpbfb EvAlcf
ecLtfti[ayf.
:bfBpf pKti
kaviri vd kAr Emviy =
kaviriyi[f vd kAryilf uqfq. KR kiri = KR mAl '[pfpDmf
Cvami mAlyilf. ;Rnft = vIbfbiRkfKmf. ~B 'ZtfT `nft]rf = cdakfkr mnftirmf OTmf
`nft]rfkqf. `FyiA[pf Epabfb = u[T tiRvFkAqpf Epabfb. "rktfT ;Abv[f '[
;RnftA[Ey = tiREvrktfT ;Abv[f '[pf epyRd[f vIbfbiRkfki[fbayf.
CRkfk uAr
(MRka) nI pir]vpf epaRqf. MZ Mtlilf _nfT MktfEtaD `Eta MkMmf Ecrfnft
civtfti[f Etabfbtftilf, ctfti-civmf '[fb ;r]fF[f ;lkfk]Mmf eka]fD, YMpfp<
;lflat ;Aqyv[ak ~yiA[. ;Rpibpfpaqra[ `nft]rf Kltfti[ilf opfpbfbv[ayiA[.
pir]vtfti[f epaRAq `biyat kar]tftalf pirmA[tf t]fFtftayf. `ri, `r[f, ;nftir[f
~kiy YMvRmf u[f[idmf MAbyid, `nftpf pirmA[cf ciAbyi[i[fBmf viDvitftayf.
oR enaFpf epaZtilf myili[f Emlf "bi kdlf Vzfnft ulAk vlmf vnftayf.
MmfmtgfkAqkf eka]fd _ravttfAt uAdy ;nftir[f mkqa[ EtvEcA[Ay m]nftayf. yaA[ Mk
vinayk{kfK ;Aqyv[ak viqgfKki[fbayf. _nfetZtfti[f YMlmf na[fK EvtgfkQmf kdv<qf
;vE[ '[fB u]rftfTmf civepRma{kfK oR KRvak ;RnfT upEtcitftayf. uma Etviyi[f MAlpf paAl
u]fD, nabf kvi paDmf vlflv[akv<mf, _mfp<l[fkAq `dkfk
vlflv[akv<mf, ~BMk EvEq '[fBmf yavRmf Pbipf p<kZmf ;qAmy<dv[akv<mff,
kZmltftilf wa[cmfpnftrak `vtritftayf.
karftftiAkpf ep]fkQkfKpf p<tlfv[ak viqgfki[ayf. kierqwfci mAlAy ;R
piqv<kqakpf piqkfKmfpF EvAlcf ecLtfti[ayf. kaviriyi[f vd kAryilf uqfq Cvami
mAlyilf u[T tiR mnftirma[ Kmaray nm '[f{mf cdakfkrtfAt OTmf `nft]rfkqf u[fA[pf
Epabfb, "rktfT ;Abv[f '[f{mf tiRpfepyRd[f vIbfbiRkfki[fbayf.
ttfTvpf epaR]fAm
tiRwa[ cmfpnftrf, tiRmgfAk ~zfvarf, `R]kiri natrf ~kiEyarf `Rqiy tiRevZkf PbfbiRkfAkAycf cbfB PrfnfT Enakfki[alf, oR cil ttfTvpf epaR]fAmkqf evqipfpDmf.
`R]kiri natrf tmkfK emyfwfwa[mf `qitft MRkpf epRmaA[ MZ Mtbf epaRqakkf eka]fdarf. k]ptiyi[f tmfpi '[fpTmf, ta[f pir]vtfAt upEtcitft civ{kfK mk[f '[fpTmf, pC wa[tftalf mdfDmf ;Ab u]rfv< kidfdaT, `tbfKpf pti wa[mf Ev]fDmf '[f{mf citftanftkf kRtfT epatinfT kidkfki[fbT. _nfetZtfT mnftirtftalf ;R viA[kAqkf kAqylamf '[fpTmf u]rftftpfpdfdT. tiRmali[f mRkE[ '[fpT civ-Av]v oRAmpfpadfAd viqkfKmf. ckfti EvAlcf ecLtftiyT `wfwa[tfAty<mf, `knfAtAyy<mf `zipfpAtkf KbikfKmf. MRkE[ tiRwa[ cmfpnftrak `vtritftarf '[fpT, MRk{Ady tmizfpf p<lAmAyy<mf, _mfp<l[f `dkfKmf tibA[y<mf KbikfKmf.
Thiru ezhu kURRirukkai
(tiR 'ZkfPbfbiRkfAk)
Thiru ezhukUttrikkai is a Thamizh literary genre in which a mythological
and/or metaphysical concept is presented in a pictorial format. Numbers from one
to seven are arranged inside squares in a increasing and decreasing order. The
numerical and descriptive details of the concept are skillfully interwoven with
each other and maneuvered to be placed inside these squares resulting into a
cohesive verse.
The squares containing the phrases and numbers are set up in rows containing
increasing and decreasing numbers to give the appearance of a triangle or a
south Indian temple car. There is one square in the first row which lies at the
apex of the triangle. This square is designated as number one. The next lower
row contains 3 squares designated, from left to right, 1,2 and 1 respectively;
the third row contains 5 squares designated 1,2,3,2 and 1 respectively; the fourth
row contains 7 squares designated from left to right 1,2,3,4,3,2,and 1; the
fifth row contains 9 squares designated 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2, and 1; the sixth row
contains 11 squares designated 1,2,3,4,5,6,5,4,3,2 and 1 respectively; the
seventh row, which lies at the base of the triangle, contains 13 squares
designated 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,6,5,4,3,2 and 1 respectively.
The versification in Thiru ezu kURRirukkai is set up in AciriappA, (~ciriypfpa), in which the sequence of the model syllables (`Ac), nEr (Enrf) and nirai (niAr), occur by themselves or in a serial combination of two. The proficiency of poets in the field of artistic literature (citftirkf kvi) is judged by the quality of the graphic presentation of the literary material. ThirugnAna sambanthar , Thirumangai AzhwAr and aruNagiri nAthar are renowned composers in this genre of Thamizh literature.
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