படித்த பாசுரத்தில் பிடித்தது - 1

என்னப்பன் எனக்காயிகுளாய் என்னைப்பெற்றவளாய்
பொன்னப்பன் மணியப்பன் முத்தப்பன் என்னப்பனுமாய்
மின்னப்போன்மதிள்சூழ் திருவிண்ணகர் சேர்ந்த அப்பன்
தன்னொப்பாரில்லப்பன் தந்தனன் தனதாள் நிழலே!

This paasuram is by Nammazhwar and he perceives the Lord as Ponnappan, Maniappan, Ennappan, Muthappan and Vinnagarappan.
The presiding deity in this kshetram is Lord Oppiliappan who is considered comparable to none.
The meaning is like this:
He is my father... He is my sevili-thaai (mistress / one who takes care).. He is my mother...
He is my gold.. my pearl and the pupil of my eye..
He is the one who is in ThiruviNNagar and who glitters and is surrounded by golden ramparts...
There is no one equal to him..
He has given me shadow of his Lotus Feet (Lord has given shelter for him under His Feet) for my redemption. There is nothing for me except taking refuge under his Feet!

Take(ing) diversions

Whenever I come across these words,"Take Diversion", I am so reminded of Vivek's dialogue in a Vijay movie. I have wondered if it would even happen!. But, surprisingly I witnessed it today.

My sister and I wanted to do a small bit of shopping in Pondy Bazaar. We decided to get in to a share auto(!) due to time constraint. Traveling from West Mambalam to Kasi Arcade( Pondy Bazaar) it took us 60 minutes. Wait a second!.. Did I say One hour. Yes, I am right!. It took us solid one hour to reach there... It was not because of the

- traffic jam

- mad rush/crowd wanting to shop in the city's shopping base - T Nagar.

Thanks to the traffic Police(festive season, election galatta). The diversion from Duraiswamy subway was a real DIVERSION!. Yes, just to go to Pondy Bazaar, we got(!) the privilege of traveling for one hour passing- Rangarajapuram, Kodambakkam, United India Colony, Mahalingapuram, 2 overpasses ( just a few minutes away from my office), North Usman Road, Panagal park...huh... I am tired... finally reached Pondy Bazaar. When the driver took a turn and looked for alternate routes, I began to think if he is by any chance crossing my area... so much detouring..

Poor driver - he had so much amount of patience!..

By the time, we reached there, our interests levels crashed and we started wondering when we will get back home!.Guess, this is how T Nagar is going to be or even worse in the years to come!