Need some help - references for the material of the Ural to which Krishnar was tied to . googlar help says wooden, but want to see if we have any in tamil ?
Dear Vijay Nalayira Divyaprabandham - Periyazhwar 2nd Pathu 32nd song gives the details.
பெருமாவுரலில் பிணிப்புண்டிருந்து அங்கு இருமாமருதம் இறுத்தஇப்பிள்ளை குருமாமணிப்பூண் குலாவித்திகழும் திருமார்புஇருந்தவாகாணீரே சேயிழையீர். வந்துகாணீரே.
Kannan was tied with Ural. Ordinary ropes were not sufficient. So he was tied with Thambu. Damodaran -the name like this. Udharam means stomach - tied with Thambu.
He dragged the Ural and broke the Marudham trees in the backyard. The two trees were sons of Kubera, namely Nalakooparan and Manikreevan cursed by Narada Muni. Their curses were resolved by Krishna by breaking the trees.
Dear Vijay Enga oorlaUral is made of stone only. Unga oorla eppadi? Ural's counterpart is Ulakkai. That is made of wood with ironcupson its edges. If ural is made of wood, it cannot withstand ulakkai's strokes. Thats why definitely ural must be made of stone.
So far I didnot see ural made of wood. Did you see or hear? The spiritual meaning is human life is like ural with striking ulakai i.e. happiness and difficulties. Yasodai tried to tie up (bandham) Krishna with ural, but he dragged it to break the trees i.e. to free kuberan's sons from their curses.
truth be told....nobody for sure will know. There might be few books who might say stone......how can one prove or disprove it? One will have to find what was used in that particular part of the region then.
And it might hurt sentiments, but I still say it ....this part of puranams.....we cannot pin historicity to these. What I am trying to say is if you or someone else says stone, most probably you won't be sued :-)))))))))