Without the Sun, the
Earth would be no more than a frozen rock stranded in space. The Sun warms the
Earth and makes life possible. It’s energy generates clouds, cleanses our
water, produces plants, keeps animals and humans warm, and drives ocean
currents and thunderstorms. Despite the Sun’s importance, until a few decades ago, astronomers and Earth scientists did not even
have accurate data on the total amount of energy from the Sun that reaches the
Earth’s outermost atmosphere.
Our ancient scriptures
have always held Sun and its rays of prime importance. Adiyta (Sanskrit) means "of Aditi", referring to the offspring of Aditi. Scientifically,
the Sun is a star, a hot ball of glowing
gases at the heart of our solar system. Its influence extends far beyond the
orbits of distant Neptune and Pluto. Without the sun's intense energy and heat,
there would be no life on Earth. And though it is special to us, there are
billions of stars like our sun scattered across the Milky Way galaxy. The average diameter of the Sun is - : 864,000
miles, about 109 times the size of the Earth.
Virtually all life on Earth depends on the sun for energy. Although it
appears constant, the total amount of energy radiated by the sun is constantly
changing, on scales of seconds, to years, to centuries.
At Thiruvallikkeni, in the grand Brahmothsavam of Sri
Parthasarathi on day 4 morning it - Surya Prabhai representing the Sun
chariot pulled by 7 horses. The radiance of Sun would sure get
overshadowed by the brilliance of Perumal. Centuries ago, Thiruvallikkeni
was such a pleasant garden with dense vegetation that ThirumangaiAzhwar
described it as ‘இரவியின் கதிர்கள் நுழைதல் செய்து அறியா
திருவல்லிக்கேணி” ~ the Thiruvallikkeni where the rays of Sun have not
ventured inside……today, it is a concrete jungle with so many flats, vehicles
and over-crowded that there is not proper space for the Perumal purappadu – of
course in tune with its older leanings, cattle still remain……
Adiyen Srinivasadhasan.
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