12. Thiruchchaazhal Q: My dear ! What is this which people say that He with the world as witness wedded before a fire the precious daughter of the King of the mountains, the blessed beauty of women with a bright forehead? A: Behold Had He not wedded her before a fire with the world as witness, all the moral teachings in the world would have been confounded; Chaazhalo! (12:13) Q: My dear! What is the secret behind the Lord of the hall of wisdom in Thillai surrounded by honey-dripping cool fields entering the hall and dancing there? A: Had He not entered the hall and danced there behold that all the world would have become the abode of a gang of Kaali with flesh-clinging spears; Chaazhaio ! (12:14) Q: My dear ! Explain to me that I may know the reason why He was pleased to ride a bull instead of preferring and riding the stately elephant, swift steed or the chariot? A: Behold 1 The day on which He burnt the three fortresses with wide ramparts, it was Thirumaal who bore Him in the guise of a bull; Chaazhaio ! (12:15) 445
