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periya thirumozhi >> Fourth centum >> Third decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
mallaimA munnIr adharpada malaiyAl aNai seydhu magizhndhavan thannai
kallin mIdhu iyanRa kadimadhiL ilangai kalanga Or vALi thottAnai
selva nAnmaRaiyOr nAngai nannaduvuL sembonsey kOyilin uLLE
allimA malarAL thannodum adiyEn kaNdu koNdu allal thIrndhEnE
Word-by-Word meanings
mallai – abundant
mA – having wealth
munnIr – ocean
adharpada – to worship
malaiyAl – by rocks
aNai seydhu – building a bridge
magizhndhavan thannai – being the one who became joyful
kallin mIdhu – on the mountain named thrikUtam
iyanRa – built
kadi – protection
madhiL – having fort
ilangai – lankA
kalanga – to become agitated
Or – distinguished
vALi – arrow
thottAnai – one who touched and shot
selvam – having wealth
nAlmaRaiyOr – brAhmaNas who are learned in four vEdhams, their
nAngai – in thirunAngUr
nal naduvuL – present in the good central location
sem pon sey kOyilin uLLE – in the dhivyadhESam named sembonsey kOyil
alli – having petals
mA – best
malarAL thannodum – along with periya pirAttiyAr who is residing on the lotus flower
adiyEn – I, the servitor
kaNdu koNdu – enjoyed with my eyes
allal – sorrow
thIrndhEn – got to eliminate.
Simple translation
emperumAn became joyful on building a bridge with rocks on the ocean which is abundantly wealthy, to be worshipped by that ocean; he touched and shot the distinguished arrow to have lankA which is built on the mountain named thrikUtam and is fortified, become agitated; I, the servitor, enjoyed such emperumAn along with periya pirAttiyAr who is residing on the best lotus flower having petals, with my eyes in the dhivyadhESam named sembonsey kOyil which is present in the good central location in thirunAngUr which belongs to brAhmaNas who are learned in four vEdhams which are wealthy, and got to eliminate my sorrow.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
mallai … – The ocean which is abundantly wealthy and vast – to have it worship (emperumAn). There will be abundance of precious gems etc in ocean. Building a bridge with rocks which will drown, on the ocean to have it worship him, and became joyful in enjoying such sport. lankA was on top of the thrikUta peak; further, it was fortified; emperumAn who shot an arrow which he could place his hands on, to have many residents of lankA scrambling for a single piece of cloth in such lankA.
The dhivyadhESam which belongs to the brAhmaNas who were abundantly wealth.
alli … – I got to see emperumAn along with periya pirAttiyAr who is the cause for their wealth, and got to eliminate all my worldly sorrows.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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