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How far did appar go enroute Kailash ?


திருத்தொண்டர் புராணம்
பன்னிரண்டாம் திருமுறை
திருநாவுக்கரசு நாயனார் புராணம்

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

வெங்கதிர்ப் பகல் அக்கடத்திடை வெய்ய வன்கதிர் கைபரந்து
எங்கு மிக்க பிளப்பில் நாகர் தம் எல்லை புக்கெரிகின்றன
பொங்கழற்றெறு பாலை வெந்நிழல் புக்க சூழல் புகும்பகல்
செங்கதிர்க் கனல் போலும் அத்திசை திண்மை மெய்த்தவர் நண்ணினார்.

திருச்சிற்றம்பலம்

thiruththoNDar purANam
twelth thirumuRai
thirun^Avukkaracu n^AyanAr purANam

thirucciRRambalam

veN^kathirp pakal akkaDaththiDai veyya van kathir kai paran^thu
eN^gu mikka piLappil n^Agar tham ellai pukkerikinRana
poN^gazaRReRu pAlai ven^n^izal pukka cUzal pukum pakal
ceN^kathirk kanal pOlum aththicai thiNmai meyththavar n^aNNinAr.

thirucciRRambalam

Meaning:
During the day of blistering rays, in that strenuous path, 
the scorching rays of the sun all across the zone burn
upto even the world of nagas through the clefts on the ground !
That environment was like the desert that is the shade of fire
in which the fiery rays of sun pierce through. In that direction
the resolute true ascetic reached.

Notes:
1. By the description given in periya purANam, appar had
crossed major portion of Tibet in his pursuit to worship
Lord at kailAsh. It may have been a very short distance 
more, and probably God wanted to bless for his austerity 
a kailAsh itself for the rest of the masses at thiruvaiyARu !!
Probably. God only knows ! But we definitely got a kailAsh
to worship with ease.
      "....n^IL kayilai thikaz tharu paricathelAm
     can^thiththE in^thap pAr canaN^kaL n^inRu thaN^kaNAl
     thAmE kANA vAzvArath thakavu cethavathiDam
                                         - camban^dhar"
2. A very astonishing thing is the description of the
route taken by appar, in periya purANam. While many
may be aware of upto the thick forests at the bottom of 
himalayas, the repeated mention of the desert is 
astounding ! That too for the cEkkizAr who resides far
south of the bhArat !! (description of the kailAsh yatra).
3. kaDam - very difficult route. 

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