Part 1 of 2, dukkac cuzhalaiyai, துக்கச் சுழலையை, periyAzhvAr tirumozhi 5.3, upanyAsam

Video content: avatArikai (introduction) and pAsurams 1-5. துக்கச் சுழலையை (which means the whirlpool of sufferings, from which the Azhvar says he's been released) is the penultimate padigam of Sri Periyazhvar Thirumozhi, the one before his swan song "senniyongu" (covered in another video). It is very personal and poignant, with the Azhvar swearing that he will not let Him go, now that He's entered his body with His suitcase and bed (பெட்டி படுக்கையுடன்). It has strong connections with the last padigam of tiruvAimozhi.
This padigam is a mangaLASAsanam of the divya desam of tirumAliruncholai (known popularly as Azhagar Koil, near Madurai), a hill kshetram often talked about in the same breath as its more famous hill cousin tiruvEngaDam.
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