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periya thirumozhi >> Fourth centum >> Seventh decad
Highlights from avathArikai (Introduction)
No specific introduction.
pAsuram
kallAl kadalai aNai katti ugandhAy!
nallAr palar vEdhiyar manniya nAngUrch
chelvA! thiruveLLakkuLaththu uRaivAnE!
ellA idarum kedumARu aruLAyE
Word-by-Word meanings
kallAl – with rocks
kadalai – ocean
aNai katti – built a bridge
ugandhAy – oh you who became joyful!
nallAr – having the goodness named compassion
palar – many
vEdhiyar – brAhmaNas
manniya nAngUr – thirunAngUr where they remain firmly
thiruveLLak kuLaththu – in thiruveLLak kuLam
uRaivAnE – oh you who are eternally residing!
selvA – Oh SrImAn! [one who has all the wealth]
ellA idarum – all sins
kedumARu – to be destroyed
aruLAy – you should kindly shower your mercy.
Simple translation
Oh you who became joyful building a bridge with rocks on the ocean! Oh you who are eternally residing in thiruveLLak kuLam in thirunAngUr where many brAhmaNas who are having the goodness named compassion are remaining firmly! Oh SrImAn! You should kindly shower your mercy to have all my sins destroyed.
Highlights from vyAkyAnam (Commentary)
kallAl kadalai aNai katti ugandhAy – Building a bridge on the ocean with rocks which would usually drown in water, you became joyful thinking “We got to help samsAris (materialistic people)”.
nallAr palar vEdhiyar manniya nAngUr – thirunAngUr which is firmly inhabited by brAhmaNas who are focussed on helping others exclusively and are having compassion.
selvA … – You should shower your mercy to have all of avidhyA (ignorance), karma (virtues/vices), vAsanA (impressions), ruchi (taste), bhagavath apachAram (offenses towards bhagavAn) etc, prArAbadha karma (karma which has started yielding results), destroyed.
In the next article we will enjoy the next pAsuram.
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