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perumAL thirumozhi >> 4th Decad
avathArikai (Introduction)
AzhwAr brings this decad to an end by mentioning the benefits which will accrue to those who learn this decad.
manniya thaN sAral vadavEngadaththAn than
ponniyalum sEvadigaL kANbAN purindhiRainjik
konnavilum kUrvEl kulasEkaran sonna
panniya nUl thamizh vallAr pAngAya paththargaLE
Word-by-Word Meanings
kol navilum – accomplished enough to kill (enemies)
kUr vEl – having a sharp spear
kulasEkaran – kulaSEkhara AzhwAr
manniya thaN sAral – having mountain slopes which are cool always
vada vEngaththAn than – emperumAn who has mercifully come to vEngadamalai which is in the northern direction, his
pon iyalum sE adigaL – distinguished, gold-like divine feet
kANbAn – to worship
puridhu – desiring to
iRainji – bowing down
sonna – mercifully composed
panniya nUl thamizh – thamizh songs which are spread well and are synchronous with thamizh grammar
vallAr – those who have learnt well
pAngu Aya paththargaLE – will be loving devotees (who will be dear to emperumAn’s divine mind)
Simple Translation
kulaSEkhara AzhwAr has a sharp spear which is accomplished enough to kill enemies. He desired to bow down to and worship the distinguished, gold-like divine feet of emperumAn who has mercifully come to thirumalai, which has cool mountain slopes. Those who learn well the mercifully composed thamizh songs which are spread well and are aligned to thamizh grammar, will be dear devotees to that thiruvEngadamudaiyAn.
vyAmyAnam
manniya thaN sAral vada vEngadaththAn than ponniyalum sEvadi kANbAn – the cool slopes of the hills in thiruvEngadam are such that they will bind those who see them, making them inseparable. They will remove the ennui of the onlookers. To see the distinguished, divine feet of emperumAn who has thirumalai, which is on the northern side, as his residence.
purindhu iRainji – having the devotion to see [those divine feet], to worship them with his head and sing with his mouth
konnavilum kUrvEl kulasEkaran sonna – just as he is capable of annihilating his enemies, he is equally capable of composing pAsurams, mercifully.
panniya nUl thamizh vallAr – spread among those who have devotion, those who are able to learn these pAsurams, which are congruent with the grammar of composing hymns
pAngAya paththargaLE – instead of having the necessity to desire “I should be born in that place which has connection with emperumAn or in this place”, being devoted to him such that they would subjugate themselves to emperumAn’s desire.
adiyEn krishNa rAmAnuja dhAsan
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