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Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
mallarai attu mALak kanjanai malaindhu konRu
pallarasu avindhu vIzhap pAradhap pOr mudiththAy!
nallaraN kAvin nIzhal naRai kamazh nAngai mEya
kallaraN kAvaLandhaNpAdiyAy! kaLaigaN nIyE
Word-by-Word meanings
mallarai – wrestlers such as chANUra et al
attu – fought
mALa – killed
kanjanai – kamsan
malaindhu – fought
konRu – killed
pal arasu – many kings
avindhu vIzha – to be destroyed
bAradhap pOr – mahAbhAratha war
mudiththAy – Oh one who completed!
nal – distinguished (dense)
araN – having beauty (shade)
kAvin – gardens’
nIzhal – in the shade
naRai – fragrance
kamazh – smelling
nAngai – in thirunAngUr
mEya – firmly residing
kal – strong
araN – being the one who is having protection
kAvaLam thaN pAdiyAi – Oh one who is present in the dhivyadhESam named thirukkAvaLambAdi!
nIyE kaLaigaN – You should be the protector.
Simple translation
Oh one who fought with wrestlers such as chANUra et al and killed them! Oh one who fought with kamsa and killed him! Oh one who completed mahAbhAratha war to have many kings destroyed! Oh you who are firmly residing in the dhivyadhESam named thirukkAvaLambAdi in thirunAngUr where the fragrance is smelling in the distinguished, beautiful gardens and having strong protection! You should be the protector.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
mallarai attu mALa – Fought with the wrestlers chANUra, mushtika et al who came with a lot of anger, and killed them instead of making them tired and letting them go; as kamsan angrily came, hearing the death of the wrestlers, emperumAn killed and destroyed him. These were done when he was a child.
Now, AzhwAr is talking about his acts which were done after he became old.
pal arasu … – All the evil people gathered in a single location; oh you who eliminated the burden of the earth by killing all those who came as kings supporting dhuryOdhana et al!
nal araN … – In the shade of the garden which has abundance of shade, in thirunAngUr which is very fragrant showing that this is the place where bhagavAn who is known as in chAndhOgya upanishath “sarvagandha:” (root of all fragrance) is eternally residing.
kal araN … – AzhwAr’s upAyam (means) is well protected here. Should I go searching for another protection giving up the well protected upAyam?
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
adiyen sarathy ramanuja dasan
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