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periya thirumozhi >> Third centum >> Eighth decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
AzhwAr says “emperumAn is mercifully standing in thirumaNimAdak kOyil to be praised by dhEvathAs highlighting his acts of killing the seven bulls for nappinnaip pirAtti and his beautiful holding of the divine weapons. Oh heart! You go and enjoy him there”.
pAsuram
vidaiyOda venRu Aychchi men thOL nayandha
vigirdhA! viLangu sudar Azhi ennum
padaiyOdu sangonRu udaiyAy! ena ninRu
imaiyOr paravum idam paindhadaththup
pedaiyOdu sengAla annam thugaippath
thogaip puNdarIgaththidaich chengazhunIr
madaiyOda ninRu madhu vimmu nAngUr
maNimAdak kOyil vaNangu en mananE!
Word-by-Word meanings
vidai – seven bulls
Oda – to run away and die
venRu – winning (those)
Aychchi – nappinnaip pirAtti’s
men thOL – embracing of tender shoulders
nayandha – desired
vigirdhA – Oh one who has distinguished acts!
viLangu – shining
sudar – having radiance
Azhi ennum padaiyOdu – with the weapon thiruvAzhi (divine chakra)
onRu sangu udaiyAy – Oh one who has the distinguished SrI pAnchajanyam!
ena ninRu – saying this
imaiyOr – dhEvathAs such as brahmA et al
paravum – continuously praising
idam – being the abode
pedaiyOdu – with female swan
sem kAla – having reddish feet
annam – swan (due to drinking honey, being unable to see next steps)
paim thadaththu – in the beautiful pond
thogaip puNdarIkam – gathered lotus flowers
thugaippa – as they stomp (due to that)
idai – present in between those lotus flowers
sengazhunIr – sengazhunIr flowers [purple Indian water lily]
madai Oda – though the canals are filled and flowing
ninRu madhu vimmum – the flood of honey from inside is flowing
nAngUr – in thirunAngUr
maNi mAdak kOyil – thirumaNimAdak kOyil
en mananE – Oh my heart!
vaNangu – surrender
Simple translation
Oh my heart! Surrender unto thirumaNimAdak kOyil in thirnAngUr which is the abode where dhEvathAs such as brahmA et al are constantly praising saying “Oh one who has distinguished acts who desired to embrace the tender shoulders of nappinnaip pirAtti by winning the seven bulls by making them run away and die! Oh one who has the radiantly shining thiruvAzhi as the weapon and the distinguished SrI pAnchajanyam!”; there, as the male swan having reddish feet along with its female swan stomps on the gathered lotus flowers, the sengazhunIr flowers which are present in between those lotus flowers, start flooding the honey from inside into the canals though the canals are filled and flowing.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
vidai Oda – Winning the bulls, which were hurdles for his union with nappinnaip pirAtti, to make them run away
Aychchi men thOL nayandha vigirdhA – Oh who has the distinguished act of desiring her tender shoulders!
viLangu … – Oh one who is having the distinguished SrI pAnchajanyam along with the weapon thiruvAzhi which is having radiance and which is contrasting your divine complexion!
ena ninRu – Saying in this manner.
imaiyOr paravum idam – The abode where dhEvathAs such as brahmA et al are continuously praising.
paim thadam … – The male swan entered the beautiful ponds to drink the honey; as it entered along with its spouse, due to drinking the honey, being unable to see the next steps, it is unable to preserve the lotus flowers which is its abode; the flowers get stomped due to that.
thogai … – In between the gathered lotus flowers, the honey flooding from the sengazhunIr flower is flowing out and reaching the canals which are already filled, due to having too much of it. As the swans stomp in between the dense lotus flowers, the sengazhunIr flower will create a flood of honey. In such thirnAngUr.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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